Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
Results of The North
Thank you everyone for making Idaho scholastic chess great! The ICA North Regional Scholastic Qualifier took place on Saturday, January...
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Adam Porth
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
ICA Blitz Co-champions!
Kaustubh Kodihalli and James Wei are the 2021 Co-champions! The Annual MLK Blitz is held every year during MLK Week and this year it was...
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Adam Porth
- Jan 17, 2021
- 1 min
MLK Blitz!
This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King reminds me of chess - substitute chess for education - "The function of chess is to teach one to...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Jan 10, 2021
- 1 min
Results of the East Idaho Region Scholastic Qualifier
The first regional was held on Saturday, January 9 on Chess.com. In spite of the fact some people are a little intimidated by online...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Dec 26, 2020
- 1 min
Holiday Leftover Results
The Leftovers saw a couple of ICA firsts. This was the first time we divided an online tournament into two sections: under 1500 and...
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Adam Porth
- Dec 26, 2020
- 2 min
Twas the Night Before Christmas . . .by Christopher Willard
'Twas the night before Christmas, my friends had all gone Not a chess piece was stirring, I stifled a yawn. I looked at the pieces, I...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Dec 22, 2020
- 1 min
Winter Solstice Results
This is the first Winter Solstice Tournament that actually took place on the winter solstice! We had 16 players from three states. ...
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Adam Porth
- Dec 12, 2020
- 1 min
Western Idaho Open Results
Forest Zeng wins the Western Idaho Open!
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Dec 10, 2020
- 1 min
2020 Western Idaho Open
Idaho Chess Association is pleased to announce this year’s Western Open! The event will be held on Saturday December 12 at 10am Boise...
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Adam Porth
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Monthly Meeting Synopsis
We have had two thankful and positive emails regarding online tournaments that we have been hosting online at chess.com. Two folks via...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Nov 22, 2020
- 1 min
James Wei is Victorious at the Turkey Shoot
Idaho Chess Association hosted another US Chess rated event on Saturday, November 21. This was the first in our “Turkey Series”. The...
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Adam Porth
- Nov 9, 2020
- 1 min
The Queen's Gambit
For those needing some bingy-viewing, check out The Queen's Gambit on Netflix. This show was featured in this past month's Chess Life.
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Nov 8, 2020
- 1 min
Southern Idaho Open & Veterans Day Tournament Results
Idaho Chess hosted another successful event today on Chess.com. We had 23 players from three states. We were honored to have Eric...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Oct 10, 2020
- 1 min
Results of The Friedman
First of all, on behalf of the Idaho chess community, please join me in thanking Joyce Friedman for generously supporting the Idaho Chess...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
Norman Friedman - Chess Philanthropist
I want to frame the NFM event in some meaningful context so I've been prowling thru the ICA "vault" and the web for information on Mr....
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Oct 7, 2020
- 1 min
Updated Member/Player List for the Friedman
Help us honor the memory of Norman Friedman who has given so much to Idaho chess The Norman Friedman Memorial is our best tournament of...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Sep 26, 2020
- 1 min
Upset At The Eastern Idaho Open
For the first time in quite a while, James Wei did not finish first. It was Kaustubh Kodihalli who was victorious! James took second...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Sep 25, 2020
- 1 min
Updated Member/Player List for the Rated Club
The Eastern Idaho Open will take place on Saturday, September 26 at 10am MDT. It will be hosted on Chess.com. Below is the most...
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Jef Leifeste/TofuNightmare
- Sep 14, 2020
- 1 min
James Wei Victorious in The Idaho Open
I know this is getting to sound a bit repetitive. James Wei won another tournament. But this time he didn't win just any tournament. ...
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