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Inland Chess Academy
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Results
DRAGON SLAYER
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Played at Saint Geroges School
March 22, 2025
See pictures on
Facebook.com/inlandchess
See results for all player at NW Rating.
Championship Section
1st: John McIntyre
2nd: Nicholas Wilson
3rd: Kelin Bai
Upset: Melody Ji
PAWN Section (U800)
1st: Daniel Young
2nd: Patrick Bray
3rd: Logan Bryd
Upset: A.J. Duncan
Other trophies: Reed Autry-Dalsanders,
Alex Sun Zhang, Oliver Rodwell,
Asmi Jain, Claire Brown, Eric Odell
TEAM Winner
St. Thomas Moore
Dragon Slayer Report by James Stripes
There were 36 players representing 17 teams. Four teams had three or more players. St. Thomas More with 10.0 for the top three had one-half point more than Skyline and Saint George's.
New players made a difference. Patrick Bray, playing his first tournament, led four 4.0 finishers to take home the second place trophy. Two of Skyline's top scorers were playing their first event as well.
Time management made a difference. One player won on time with only two pawns against two queens, a rook, and at least another pawn.
Basic checkmate skills mattered. One game ended in a stalemate when the player with the queen did not see the mate in one and moved the queen to the wrong square. Another player in time pressure missed a mate in one. One player who drew a difficult game where both players in time pressure missed chances, did not see a forced mate in two with Nf6+ followed by Rg8# (Arabian mate).
Endgame skills made a difference. There were dozens of pawn promotions, many preventable by the opponent. There were as many as three queens in the possession of one side in games that I witnessed.
I'm writing a blog post with some positions that I captured with my phone's camera. Stripes Blog
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See discussion on tie-breaks,
by James Stripes on Blogspot
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GRAND PRIX
Grand Prix Awards ~ School year 2022-2023
Grand Prix Winners
Grand Prix Overall Results
Current year results are
being tabulated. |
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COMING EVENTS
2025 Events Spring & Summer Flier
Tournaments & Camps
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SPRING BREAK CAMP~ Flier
Tue, Wed, Thr ~ Apr 8, 9, 10
Beginners: 10:00 am - noon
Advanced: 1:00 to 4:00 pm
Register
Text: 509-822-9800
or eMail: reg@inlandchess.org
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LAST CHANCE ~ Flier
CHESS TOURNAMENT
Saturday, April 12
St. John Vianney School
Register
Text: 509-822-9800
or eMail: reg@inlandchess.org
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Spring Chess Clubs 2025
Fliers are posted below.
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Washington State
Elementary
Chess
Championship
April 26, 2025 ~ Tacoma, WA
REGISTER
Results
2024 Washington State
Scholastic
Chess
Championship
Played May 4, 2024 ~
Tri-Cities
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RESOURCES
Benefits of Chess
Summary of research.
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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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EMPLOYMENT ~ Flier
NEED - PART TIME CHESS COACHES
Earn $35 / 1 hour sessions
Before and after school.
All training and equipment provided.
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Watch for updates.
Join Inland Chess Academy's
eMail list:
play@inlandchess.or
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CHESS PRO SHOP ~
Everything Chess
Open by appointment
days, evenings, and weekends.
Spokane Valley Chess Center
Phone or text: 509-822-9801
Bring your gift certificates and
your chess shopping list. |
