Postponed
Looks like chess.com is planning on a maintenance shutvdown so I have not been able to create a tournament for us tonight. See you next Tuesday!
Sign Up to Play
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Tuesday Night US Chess Online Rated events back!
Join us next Tuesday night at 8 pm MT for Tuesday Night Rated events starting Jan. 27. Caveats: Games are rated once per month and if someone shows up that doesn't have a US Chess membership, the match will not be rated (but they will be d...
Tuesday Night Rated Events
We would like to thank everyone who has participated in these tournaments for the past two years. But all good things sometimes come to an end. Very few people have been showing up as of late, and so we are officially on hiatus u...
Tuesday Night Games
Please remember I can only rate the matches when both players have current US Chess memberships. There is no means for me to remove players from tournaments that are rated, so if you are paired against an unrated player, they will be removed...
ICA Ethics Policy
Standards of Conduct The actions and behavior of players, tournament directors, sponsors, and other individuals and entities participating in Idaho Chess Association’s activities shall be lawful and in accordance with all US Chess rules and regul...
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Our Fair Play Policy Chess.com's Fair Play Policy supports our mission to maintain a clean and fair platform for chess players around the world. In light of this mission, we reserve the right and discretion to monitor all chess games played on our...
Please review this
Our Fair Play Policy Chess.com's Fair Play Policy supports our mission to maintain a clean and fair platform for chess players around the world. In light of this mission, we reserve the right and discretion to monitor all chess games played on our...
Judit Polgar’s Global Chess Festival Inaugural #ChessConnectsUs Championship 2023 Qualifer
Join us Thursday night, 7 pm MT, for a qualifying event. https://www.chess.com/play/tournament/4319852
Tuesday Night Rated play again!
We are pleased to offer ICA Rated Members an opportunity to play every week on Tuesday night. Beginning this next week (and every Tuesday), 3SS G/30 at 7 pm PT we offer a US Chess rated event. To register, please fill out this link, make sure ...
Every Tuesday?
We are pleased to offer ICA Rated Members an opportunity to play every week on Tuesday night. Beginning this next week (and every Tuesday), 5SS G/10 at 7 pm PT we offer a US Chess rated event. For those of you interested in donating in order to ...
Senior Championship
Wow, I never thought of myself as a senior but hey, I get to play in the ICA Senior Championship where Idaho will select their representative for the 4th Annual John T. Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions. Play starts at 10 am MT ...
2021 State Scholastic Team Championship
Join this club to play on June 19: https://www.chess.com/club/ica-scholastic-team/join/c61ffa
May Flowers Chess Tournament
Join us on May 15 at 10 am MT to play in the May Flowers US Chess Rated Tournament. Expect 4 rounds of G/30+5 action that will challenge you and warm you up for the June 12 over-the-board tournaments coming up in each of Idaho's regions. This wi...
Winter Tournament announcement
Neither Covid nor snow will stop us from playing! Join us on Saturday, Feb. 6 for a 5-round g/30+5 Winter Tournament. Register here. US Chess Rated. Free.
MLK Blitz!
This quote by Dr. Martin Luther King reminds me of chess - substitute chess for education - "The function of chess is to teach one to think intensively and think critically." Please join us this weekend for the seventh annual Blitz Championship t...
Fair Play on Chess.com
The following has been cut&pasted from an original Chess.com-authored article What are the rules? No chess programs or engines (e.g. Chessmaster, Fritz, Komodo, Houdini, Stockfish, Chessbase with any active UCI engine, etc.) can be used to an...
2021 New Years Tournament
Does anyone really care what goes on in Times Square? Is anyone getting excited about the Couch Potato Drop? Come on, start your New Years off right. We have some real chess on tap for you! On Saturday, join us for a 4SS G/30+5 classic battle....
2020 Holiday Leftovers Tournament
On the morning of the 26th, pry yourself out of bed, wipe the gunk out of your eyes, make yourself a stale turkey & cranberry sandwich and join us for the first ever Holiday Leftovers Tournament! It will be in our new rapid format of 5SS G/15...
Announcing The Winter Solstice
The longest night of the year will occur on December 21. It’s known by astronomers as the winter solstice. In Boise, we will see more than 15 hours of darkness. But don’t despair. ICA is here to brighten up your solstice! On Monday, Decembe...
Announcing The Christmas Blitz
Have you been naughty or nice? No matter. Either way the ICA has little Christmas present for you… another online blitz battle! Yes, you heard it right. The Christmas Blitz Tournament will be held on Wednesday, December 16 at 6pm Boise time. ...
Scholastics Schedule Announced!
The season is upon us - The Scholastic Season! Please check the Idaho Chess Association website every now and again for updated information. The registration form, with tons of information, can be found here or just use https://bit.ly/21Scholasti...
2020 Western Idaho Open
Idaho Chess Association is pleased to announce this year’s Western Open! The event will be held on Saturday December 12 at 10am Boise time. The Western will be hosted on Chess.com, will be US Chess rated and will be in our usual online classic f...
TURKEY TROT BLITZ TONIGHT!
I know it's a busy time of year, but don't forget that Idaho Chess is putting on a blitz tonight! The link to the original new post with all the details and links you need is shown below. Check it out... Turkey Trot Blitz
Turkey Shoot & Turkey Trot Open Tournaments
The weather’s getting cold and the leaves have fallen. There may even be snow on the ground where you live. But don’t go into hibernation just yet! The Idaho Chess Association is pleased to announce, not one, but two tournaments for the end of Nov...
