It is great to see the opportunities for tournament play opening up for folks in north Idaho and today we played in the Winter Solstice in the North tournament sponsored by the Lakeland High School Chess Club, the Coeur d'Alene Chess Club and the ICA. Partnerships where clubs come together to produce opportunities are important in states such as Idaho where there are not many tournaments. In this way an overall strategy and coordination of events can take place. We plan on