For my students: * tournaments with bus for students, # over-nighter
Where to Play
Wednesdays & Thursdays, 3:30 - 5:30 pm, WRHS, 1250 Fox Acres Rd., Hailey, Idaho (during school year)
For more information on any of the listed tournaments, contact me.
2013
- Kasparov All-girls National Championship, April 26 -28, Chicago, IL
- Idaho Open, Sat. & Sun., May, SUB, ISU, May 18-19, Pocatello
- WRHS Championship, May 4, WRHS
- BCSD Chess Rage Day Camp, June 10-14, WRHS
- Twin Falls Championship, Sat., TBA, Twin Falls
- Wood River Championship, Sat., July 6, Hailey
- US Open, July 27 - Aug. 4, Madison, WI
- ICA Summer Classic, Sat.-Sun., Aug. 17-18, Boise
- ICA President's Cup, Twin Falls, Sat.-Sun., TBA, Twin Falls
- US Junior Open Championship, 5-3 - 6-2, Tarrytown, NY
- ICA Player's Memorial, Sept. 21-22, Boise
- *#Ogden Scholastic, Sept. 28, Ogden, Utah
- ICA Wood River Weekend, Sat.-Sun., cancelled due to conflict with WISCL, WRHS
- National Chess Day Family and Friends tournament, Sat., Oct. 12, WRHS
- ICA Eastern Idaho Open, Oct. 19-20, ISU SUB, Pocatello
- ICA Southern Idaho Open, Sat., Nov. 2 , Twin Falls
- National Scholastic K-12 Championship, Dec. 13-15, Lake Buena Vista, Florida
- Winter Tournament, Sat., Nov. 30, WRHS
- ICA Western Idaho Open, Sat.-Sun., Dec. 14-15, Boise
- Christmas Blitzkrieg, Thursday, Dec. 12, SCHS
- Santa's Bughouse, Thurs., Dec. 19 , SCHS
- Family Chess, Fri., Dec. 27, WRHS
2014
- *#West Jordan Scholastic, Sat., Jan. TBA,
- Dragon Appreciation Day tournament, Thurs., Jan. 16, SCHS
- Theme Tournament,WRHS, Thurs., Jan. 23, SCHS
- *#Girls Scholastic Championships, Feb. TBA, Compass Public Charter School, Meridian
- *#Novice Scholastic Tournament, Feb. TBA, Compass Public Charter School, Meridian
- ICA Idaho Closed State Chess Championship, Feb. TBA, Boise
- Spring Warm-up, Sat., March 8, WRHS
- *#Scholastic Championships, March TBA, Vineyard Boise, Boise
- MVCC Invitational, Sat., March TBA, Obenchain Bldg., Twin Falls,
- National High School Championships, April 4-6, Nashville
- Wood River Elementary School Chess Championship, April 12, WRHS
USCF National Tourneys
Where to Play in Idaho
Boise
Boise Chess Club, All About Games, 7079 Overland Road, Boise, 208-343-5653. Meets Mon. 4:00 p.m. - closing (10:00 p.m.).
Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls Informal Chess Club, meets at Barnes & Noble Bookstore cafe every Tues., 7:00pm.
Mountain Home
Mountain Home Public Library, An informal group meets at the Mountain Home Public Library, 790 North 10th East, Mountain Home, Sat., from 9 am - 2 pm and Mondays - Fridays, 11 am - 2 pm.
Nampa
Flying M Coffee Garage, S. 2nd St., Sun., 10:00 am.
Pocatello
Pocatello Chess Club, Fri., 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm at the Marshall Public Library on Garfield street, Pocatello. Contact Ernie Emerick at 234-0244 for information.
Twin Falls
Magic Valley Chess Club, 6:00pm-10:00pm on the second and fourth Tuesday at Barnes and Noble Booksellers in Twin Falls Contact: Barry Eacker 733-6186. Email: mol@q.com.
