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Next Tournament
DRAGON SLAYER
Scholastic Chess Tournament ~ K-12
March 23
at
St. Georges School
Please read the Flier
Register: reg@inlandchess.org or
Phone or text: 509-251-2737
Awards will be presented to
winning players and top school team.
Fee $20 Walk-ins: $25
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Results
MARCH MADNESS
Scholastic Chess Tournament

Played on Saturday, March 9, 2024
Open Section
1st: Karl Keener / 2nd: Ben Paterson
3rd: Nicholas Wilson
Upset:
Connor Lung
Elementary Knights Section
1st: Kellen Lindy / 2nd: Matthew Huang
3rd: Alexander Samiev
Upset: Apryl Hooker
Medals: Ethan Zhou, Braylon Morton,
Spencer Caine, Juian Bingo, Miles Brewer,
Joseph Jones, Reed Autry-Dalsanders,
Jesse Avey, Archie Donahoe, Melody Ji
Elementary Pawn Section
1st: Asmi Jain
2nd: Cole Sherwood / 3rd: James Donahoe
Upset: Oliver Rodwell
Medals: Kannon Kapiko,
Tristan McHaughten, Finn Quisenberry
TEAM Winners
1st: Libby Chess Club
2nd: Soda Shop Chess Club
See detailed report
of all players.

A record number of children participated in the March Madness youth chess tournament at St. John Vianney on 9 March 2024. Not since 2008 has a local youth tournament drawn in excess of 100 players. There were 109 players from 35 schools. Nearly half of the young competitors (52) were playing in their first event. The problem solving abilities of Inland Chess Academy's tournament crew were put to the test.

With so many players new to competition, keeping the playing room quiet required vigilance. Some players forgot to report their results and had to be tracked down by the tournament director. The numbers also made time between rounds a bit longer after a late beginning for round one. Even so, awards were finished before 5:00 pm.

There were upsets aplenty. The second highest rated players in the top two sections finished in first place, while in the K-3 section, the top award went to the third seed. There were long battles when clocks added to the pressure, but the playing room was half empty ten minutes into each round. There were stalemates when a player thought that more than one queen was needed to finish. There were draws because kings were all that remained. There were the usual small number of games that ended with checkmate in fewer than eight moves. There were complex positional battles, too. Enough players were recording their games, that additional pencils had to be pulled from hiding.
by James Stripes

For a discussion of the tie-breaks we use, please see "Swiss Tournament Tie-Breaks" at:
http://chessskill.blogspot.com/2016/02/swiss-tournament-tie-breaks.html.

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EVENTS

2023-2024 Schedule of Events
Tournaments & Camps
Flier

DRAGON SPLAYER
Scholastic Chess Tournament
March 23, Saturday
Saint Georges School

SPRING BREAK
Chess Camp and Tournament
April 2-5 Flier
St. John Vianney School

Chess Clubs Spring 2024
Fliers will be posted below.

2024 Washington State
Scholastic Championship
May 4, 2024
Tri-Cities, WA
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GRAND PRIX
Grand Prix Awards
School year 2022-2023
Grand Prix Winners
Grand Prix Overall Results

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AFFILIATE
Greater Spokane
High School Chess League

Program needs a director.
Contact: 509-822-9801

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EMPLOYMENT
NEED - PART TIME
CHESS COACHES

$35 for 1 hour sessions,
before and after school.

All training provided.
Flier
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RESOURCES
Benefits of Chess
Summary of research.

Login for:
Chess Magnet School
Chess Kid


CHESS BLOGS
James Stripes

RATING SYSTEMS
NW Rating System
US Chess Federation

CHESS NEWS on WEB
USA Chess News
World Chess News
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Watch for emails and
website updates.
Request to join email list: play@inlandchess.org


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SPONSORS

AGK Electric, Byrd Realty, Chess Pro Shop, Davis Office Furniture,
Dill Companies, IC Credit Union, Lithograph Reproductions, O'Reilly Auto Parts
Overstock Surplus, Pasadena Ridge Resort, Christy State Farm Agency, State Line Auction
CHESS PRO SHOP ~ Everything Chess
Open by appointment days and evenings, Spokane Valley.

Phone or text: 509-822-9801
Bring your gift certificates and your chess shopping list.
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Before and After School Chess Clubs ~ Winter 2024
Let us hear from schools with chess clubs so we can post the information.

School chess clubs meet once weekly for one hour, either before or after school. Students develop chess skills with the coach's assistance through lectures, exercises, and tournament style play. Discounted subscriptions to Chess Magnet School's online self study chess school and Chesskid.com learning and play website are available through Inland Chess Academy.


Advanced Study Club, Weds 5-6 pm ~ FLIER
All Saints Catholic School ~ FLIER
Cataldo Catholic School ~ FLIER
CV CoOp Home School - Tuesday & Wednesday
- - - Valley Center ~ FLIER

Holmes Elementary ~ FLIER
Hutton Elementary ~ FLIER
Libby ~ FLIER
Liberty Lake Chess Club at Library ~ FLIER
Liberty Lake Home School Chess Club ~ FLIER
• McDonald Elementary AM ~ FLIER
• NESS Elementary AM ~ FLIER
NW Christian Elementary ~ FLIER

• Orchard Center Elementary AM ~FLIER
Pasadena Elementary AM ~ FLIER
Priarie View Elementary ~FLIER
Seth Woodard Elementary AM ~ FLIER
Soda Shop Chess Club in MEAD ~ FLIER
South Pines Elementary School ~ FLIER
Southside Christian School ~ FLIER
St. Charles Catholic School ~ FLIER
St. John Vianney School ~
FLIER
University Elementary ~ FLIER
Valley Center Chess Club ~ FLIER
• Valley Christian School ~ FLIER


If your child attends a school without a chess club and wants to
learn and play chess, there are a few options:

1. Talk with the principal and suggest he/she contact Inland Chess Academy to
discuss the progrram.
2. Register your child in the Wednesday after school chess club at
the Valley Chess Center. FLIER
3. Contact Inland Chess Academy regarding tutoring and getting a
home study program started.

SPRING CLUBS:
CV CoOp Home School Dishman ~ FLIER
CV CoOp Home School Greenacres ~ FLIER
Freeman Elementary ~ FLIER
• iChoose Home School ~ FLIER
Libby ~ FLIER
Pasadena Park Elementary ~ FLIER
Skyline Elementary School ~ FLIER
Seth Woodard EM ~ FLIER
Soda Shop Chess ~ FLIER
Valley Christin School ~ FLIER



Pasadena Park EM Chess Club
Autumn Semester Celebratration ~ Dec, 2023

For Online Study . . .
Students wanting to use Chess Magnet School or ChessKid.com
contact Inland Chess Academy: 509-822-9800 ~
Or buy online.
Chess Magnet School $25/yr. ChessKid.com $18/yr. Both membeships for $40/yr.

Videos presented by Inland Chess Academy's coaches during Covid . . .
www.coachchess.com ~ Watch all the videos, as many times as you want.
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Results for Past Regional Tournaments
2013~2014 . 2014~2015 . 2015~2016 . 2016~2017 . 2017~2018 . 2018-2019
2019-2020 . Summer 2020 . 2020-2021 . 2021-2022 . 2022-2023 . 2023-2024

Inland Chess Academy's Tournament Policies
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Spokane Chess Club

Meets ever Thursday, 7:00 pm, Gonzaga, Jepson Building, Room 101
www.SpokaneChessClub.org for schedule of USCF rated events.

Employment: Coaches are needed in order for us to offer chess clubs in more schools.
For appointment to learn about a paid coaching position in our scholastic program, phone: 509-822-9801.

QUAD is a round robin tournment of four players playing three round. Each player plays all other players.


INLAND CHESS ACADEMY ~
MAP
920 N. Argonne Rd., Suite 120, Spokane Valley, WA 99212 509-822-9800
email: chess@inlandchess.org ~ www.chess@inlandchess.org ~
www.Facebook.com/inlandchess

Inland Chess Academy scholastic events are open to all K-12 students, from anywhere.
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