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MARCH MADNESS
Chess Tournament Flyer
 Scholastic and USCF Open
with a beginner's section
Saturday, March 7, 2026
St. John Vianney School
Register: See flyer for details.
eMail: reg@inlandchess.org
Or, text or phone: 509-822-9800
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Results > >
SPOKANE CLASSIC
Scholastic
Chess Tournament
with a beginner's section
Played Saturday, Feb 21, 2026
St. John Vianney School

BISHOP SECTION
1st Place: Asmi Jain
2nd Place: Carlie McLachlan

KNIGHT SECTION
1st Place: Liam Scott
2nd Place: Daniel Young

PAWN SECTION
1st Place: Malcolm Jiminez
2nd Place: Gabriel Gfeller

TEAM 1st Place
NESS Elementary

See detailed results.


PAWN section begins play.
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See discussion on tie-breaks,
by James Stripes on Blogspot
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CHESS PRO SHOP
Everything Chess
Open by appointment.
Spokane Valley Chess Center
Phone or text: 509-822-9801
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COMING EVENTS

2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR
Schedule of Events - Updated

Next Chess Tournaments
March Madness
St. John Vianney Flyer
Saturday, March 7, 2026

Spring Semester
School Chess Clubs
Flyers appear below as
school clubs are confirmed.
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Next > >
2026 Washington State
Elementary Chess Championship
April 25, 2026 Tacoma, WA
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RESULTS
2025 USCF National
Scholastic Chess Championship
Played Dec 12, 13, & 14, 2025
Spokane, WA
2025 Washington State
Scholastic Chess Championship
Played April 26, 2025 ~ Tacoma
2024 Washington State
Scholastic Chess Championship
Played May 4, 2024 ~ Tri-Cities
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Top ten students in each grade,
Washington statewide.
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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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RESOURCES

Benefits of Chess
Summary of research.

Log in 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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SCHOOL CHESS CLUBS ~ After School and Late Start Mornings.
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.

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. Contact Inland Chess Academy regarding tutoring and starting a home study program.
   
  Spring Semester ~
See school chess club registration flyers as they are scheduled.


WASHINGTON CHESS CLUBS
• All Saints Catholic School ~ FLYER
• Arlington EM ~ FLYER
• Cataldo Catholic School ~ FLYER
• East Farms STEAM School ~ FLYER
 • Freeman ~ FLYER
• iChoose Home School ~ FLIER
• Liberty Creek EM ~ FLYER
• Liberty Lake EM ~ FLYER
• Libby ~ FLYER
 • McDonald Elementary ~ FLYER
• Moran Prairie ~ FLYER
 • NESS Elementary AM ~ FLYER
 • Northwest Christian School ~ FLYER
• Orchard Center Elementary AM ~ FLYER

• Pasadena Park Elementary AM ~ FLYER
• Prairie View Elementary ~ FLYER
• Seth Woodard Elementary AM ~ FLYER
• Skyline Elementary ~ FLYER
• South Pines Elementary ~ FLYER
• Southside Chriatian School ~ FLYER
• St. John Vianney Catholic School ~ FLYER
• St. Mary's Catholic School ~ FLYER
• University Elementary ~ FLYER
• Valley Christian School ~ FLYER
• Whitman EM ~ FLYER

IDAHO CHESS CLUBS
• Holy Family Catholic School ~ FLYER
• Home School of Post Falls at American Legion ~ FLYER

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NESS ELEMNTARY CHESS CLUB

EMPLOYMENT~ Flyer
NEED - PART TIME CHESS COACHES ~ Earn $35 each session hour
One hour sessions coaching before and after elementary school chess clubs.
All training and equipment provided.
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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 $22/yr. ChessKid.com $18/yr. Both membeships for $35/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 ~ School Years
 2013~2014 . 2014~2015 . 2015~2016 . 2016~2017 . 2017~2018 . 2018-2019 . 2019-2020
Summer 2020 . 2020-2021 . 2021-2022 . 2022-2023 . 2023-2024 . 2024-2025 .2025-2026

Inland Chess Academy's Tournament Policies
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Watch for website updates.
Join Inland Chess Academy's eMail list: play@inlandchess.org
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SPONSORS and SUPPORTERS
Byrd Realty, Cal's Cars, City of Spokane Valley, Dill Companies, David Griffin,
O'Reilly Auto Parts, Overstock Surplus, Pasadena Ridge Resort,
Spokane Valley Sea Hawkers Booster Club,
State Farm Christy Agency, STCU, VPI Quality Windows

 

Spokane Chess Club

 Meets ever Thursday, 7:00 pm
West Central Abbey’s Fellowship Hall, 1832 West Dean Avenue, Spokane , WA
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 tournament of four players playing three reounds. Eah player plays all other players once.

Inland Chess Academy is a Washington State nonprofit and Federal 501(c)3. Request a copy of the Federal acceptance letter when needed.


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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