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Adam Porth
Jan 30, 20231 min read
Top 200 in Idaho
Are you on this list? Do you want to get on this list? Play in our rated tournaments!
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Adam Porth
Jan 14, 20231 min read
New Year's Chess Resolutions
Here are the comments from our survey: "Play over the board as much as i can" "Help my grandchildren enter more matches." "Arrange a...
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Adam Porth
Oct 15, 20221 min read
Top Idaho Active Chess Players, Sept. 2022
Michael Cambareri is still the most active and highly rated player in Idaho. Keep on truckin'!
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Dimitri Nosarev
Sep 11, 20222 min read
ICA supports Ukrainian refugees
Here is the report from Dimitri Nosarev: Dear Idaho Chess Association, We want to thank you for donating 10 chess sets and financially...
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Adam Porth
Apr 9, 20221 min read
ICA Board takes a position and sends aid to Ukraine
We usually stay out of politics but it is clear that the invasion of Ukraine is not a political decision, but one of violence against...
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Adam Porth
Dec 25, 20214 min read
A Christmas Chess Story
source: Russel Ramsey's chess column in the Philadelphia Sunday Item, December 20, 1908. It was a snowy, blustery Christmas Eve, and the...
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Adam Porth
Dec 26, 20202 min read
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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Adam Porth
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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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Adam Porth
Jan 13, 20191 min read
The Backyard Professor
Sweet Jesus! I just found out Kerry Shirts, a.k.a. the Backyard Professor is back and here is his first post of 2019: #backyardprofessor...
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Adam Porth
Dec 31, 20181 min read
Article Submission
Garry Kasparov, left, playing against the I.B.M. Deep Blue computer in the sixth and final game of a match in New York in May 1997. The...
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Jeff Roland
Oct 20, 20181 min read
Play in the WIO or else!
Northwest Chess editor Jeffrey Roland has shared this page-spread from the upcoming November issue of Northwest Chess magazine due to hit...
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Michael Presutti
Aug 22, 20184 min read
My Accidental Trip to the USCF National Senior Invitational Tournament Who Says there is no luck in
Photo by Adam Porth On June 9, 2018 the Idaho State Chess Association held a Senior Open Chess Tournament at Boise State University to...
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Adam Porth
Aug 19, 20183 min read
Article Submission
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/chess-view-commentators-chair On Chess: The view from a commentator's chair By Maurice Ashley • Aug...
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Adam Porth
Jul 20, 20183 min read
Idaho visits Washington
Spokane Chess Club With my current move to northern Idaho, I've discovered a plethora of chess opportunities in the eastern Washington...
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Adam Porth
May 23, 20181 min read
Member Appreciation
After winning the special award, I thought it would be a nice idea to also share an email from an ICA supporter. Please show your...
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Adam Porth
May 15, 20181 min read
Active Chess Players
The ICA would like to thank the players for participating in Idaho events. We have 18 people that have played in 6 or more events in ICA...
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Adam Porth
May 1, 20184 min read
Cheating/Sandbagging at Nationals
Here is a valuable lesson for everyone. Always play your best. source:http://lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com/2018/04/cheating-at-national-jun...
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