Bonner County teen masters chessWednesday, May 11, 2011 10:00 am Bonner County teen masters chess By CAMERON RASMUSSON Staff writer Bonner County Daily Bee SANDPOINT — Savanna Naccarato formulates her strategy and carries out her moves in a split...
Idaho Closed State Chess Championship
State Chess Tournament Wraps Up In Twin FallsBy Michelle CostaStory Published: Feb 21, 2011 at 5:12 PM MSTStory Updated: Feb 21, 2011 at 5:14 PM MST TWIN FALLS, ID (KMVT TV) – Make your move, I’m taking your queen,...
An avid chess player for five decades
‘I love to play chess’Monday, September 20, 2010 12:57 amBy Sean Ellis POCATELLO — Jay Simonson is exactly the type of person you want in charge of removing radioactive waste from Idaho — always thinking, no detail left to...
Playing for Haiti
Chess champ to play for HaitiBy Tim WoodwardPublished: 01/27/10 Idaho’s state chess champion will take on all challengers Saturday to raise money for victims of Haiti’s earthquake. Luke Vellotti, 11, has teamed up with Smoky Mountain Pizza to do...
America’s next phenom
Luke Harmon-Vellotti and Daniel Vellotti 10 year old Luke defeated 4 masters, 1 GM, and drew a 2350+ player this past weekend at the Las Vegas International Chess Festival! He also won the SP World Open Puzzle Solving Championship...
Cherry Gulch State Chess Champion
Contact:Andy Sapp, Ph.D.Founder and CEOwww.CherryGulch.org June 4, 2009 Cherry Gulch Chess Club accomplished the remarkable feat of winning first place at the Idaho State Chess Championships in both 2008 & 2009 in two separate divisions. The Cherry Gulch chess...
Girls making history in Idaho!
I just received the following from Katie Abderhalden, a young female chess player from Idaho. I am very happy to see this kind of progress. Here is her letter: Ms. Polgar, I wanted to keep you informed about the...
Idaho Scholastic Girls Championship
Deadline for state girls chess tournament is Feb. 19– STATESMAN STAFFEdition Date: 02/14/09 The Idaho Chess Association Scholastic Girls Chess Championship is Feb. 21. It is open to all girls attending Idaho schools, grades K-12. The entry fee of...
Investing serious money for students’ future
Check mate! Chess thrives in Idaho grade schoolsBy JESSIE L. BONNER – 7 hours ago COUNCIL, Idaho (AP) — The elementary school at the edge of this rural town has a playground that boasts little more than a swing...
Chess thrives in rural areas
Chess thrives in rural Idaho schoolBy JESSIE L. BONNER(Published September 12, 2008) COUNCIL, Idaho — The elementary school at the edge of this rural town had to scrape money together just to clear the weeds from the playground, which...