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Top 200 in Idaho
Are you on this list? Do you want to get on this list? Play in our rated tournaments!
Adam Porth
Jan 30, 20231 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Jan 14, 20231 min read
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Top Idaho Active Chess Players, Sept. 2022
Michael Cambareri is still the most active and highly rated player in Idaho. Keep on truckin'!
Adam Porth
Oct 15, 20221 min read
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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...
Dimitri Nosarev
Sep 11, 20222 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Apr 9, 20221 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Dec 25, 20214 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Dec 26, 20202 min read
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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.
Adam Porth
Nov 9, 20201 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Jan 13, 20191 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Dec 31, 20181 min read
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Behavior at Chess Tournaments
#video #USChess
Adam Porth
Nov 23, 20181 min read
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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...
Jeff Roland
Oct 20, 20181 min read
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Her Move Next
#videos
Adam Porth
Oct 12, 20181 min read
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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...
Michael Presutti
Aug 22, 20184 min read
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Article Submission
http://news.stlpublicradio.org/post/chess-view-commentators-chair On Chess: The view from a commentator's chair By Maurice Ashley • Aug...
Adam Porth
Aug 19, 20183 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
Jul 20, 20183 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
May 23, 20181 min read
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Russian Cartoon
#video
Adam Porth
May 17, 20181 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
May 15, 20181 min read
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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...
Adam Porth
May 1, 20184 min read
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