Fall Championship — CDA Chess Club, September 2026 CDA Chess Club · September 2026 Fall Championship Club Championship · One Section · Six Rounds Tournament Complete — 6 Rounds  Club Champion Travis Miller 6 / 6 2nd Overall Ken Erickson 5 / 6 3rd Overall Daniel Tanaka 3.5 / 6 First In Class Class C Emerson Schwartz Class D Anakin Kelsick Class E Harue Blanton Class F Jaden Carlson Class G Sam Redline ♞ Tournament Recap Travis Miller and Ken Erickson traded the early lead through the first three rounds before Miller's Round 4 upset of Erickson broke the tie for good — Miller never lost again, closing out Rounds 5 and 6 to finish a perfect 6–0. Travis Miller takes the Fall Championship title outright at 6/6, undefeated through all six rounds. Ken Erickson finishes clear in 2nd at 5/6, with Daniel Tanaka rounding out ...

The Dog Days Gambit — CDA Chess Club, August 2026 CDA Chess Club · August 2026 Final Standings · Monday Evenings, August 3–17, 2026 Tournament Complete — 6 Rounds  Schedule Aug 3 · 10 · 17 Monday Evenings, 6:00–8:00 PM  Venue McDonald's at Riverstone 1325 W Riverstone Dr, Coeur d'Alene  Sections Top Dogs & Underdogs Rated 1201+ · Rated 1200 & below  Round 5–6 Highlights — Final Results  Top Dogs champions (tied): Erickson, Ken and Miller, Travis , final score 5.5/6.  Underdogs champion: H, Rick , final score 3.5/6. ⚡ Biggest upset (Top Dogs): B, Eric (1221) downed A, Chad (1275). ⚡ Biggest upset (Underdogs): C, Jaden (838) topped S, Dwight (1172).  Most improved over the past three months: F, Zach (+176) and J, Adam (+173). ♔ Thanks to everyone who played across all six rounds — congratulations to our Dog Days Gambit champions! ...

CDA Chess Club · July 2026 The Independence Gambit Final Results · July 6–20, 2026 Tournament Complete — Six Rounds ♛ Commanders Champion Erickson, Ken Perfect 6–0 ♛ Recruits Co-Champions J, Adam & T, Greg 4–2 ⚔ Tournament Highlights 🏆 Erickson, Ken ran the table, winning all six games to claim the Commanders title outright. 🏆 J, Adam and T, Greg finish as Recruits Co-Champions at 4–2 — Adam took their head-to-head meeting in the final round. ⚡ Biggest upset (Commanders): Rainey, Sam (1241) knocked off G, Deon (1480). ⚡ Biggest upset (Recruits): T, Greg (1062) toppled L, Leo (1186). 📈 Biggest rating gain: J, Adam , up 117 points over the last three months. ♔ Welcome to our newest member, Chance (age 5!), who made his tournament debut in the final two rounds. 🎉 Thanks to eve...

Erickson Edges Miller in a Nail-Biter at the Day of Blitz Eleven players. Twenty rounds. Half a point. That's what it came down to at this weekend's Day of Blitz, where Kenneth Erickson held off Travis Miller for the overall title, 17.5 to 17.0 , across the Early and Afternoon sessions combined. The margin is fitting, because the two players' head-to-head record was a dead heat. Erickson swept both games against Miller in the Early session, and Miller returned the favor by sweeping both games against Erickson in the Afternoon. Four games, split 2-2. The championship was actually decided everywhere else on the wallchart — Erickson was just a hair better against the rest of the field, and that was enough. Best of the rest Ryan Bell had no such rivalry to contend with and quietly built the largest cushion on the chart, finishing a clear 3.5 points ahead of 4th place with 13.5. Desmond Hegy rode a strong Early session to 4th, edging out a higher-rated Deon Goodw...

Summer Solstice Invitational 2026 — Final Standings — CDA Chess Club CDA Chess Club · USCF Affiliate #83118174 ☀ Summer Solstice Invitational 2026 Final Standings · 6-Round Swiss · Three Midsummer Evenings Jun 8 — Rds 1–2 Jun 15 — Rds 3–4 Jun 22 — Rds 5–6 ☀ Lord of the Solstice Ken Erickson 6/6 · Undefeated Champion · Solstice Court ☀ The Solstice Court Upper Section · Final Standings # Name Rtg R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 Pts 1 Erickson, Ken 1671 W-11 W-8 W-5 W-2 W-3 W-7 6 2 R, Jonathan 1315 W-12 W-4 W-7 L-1 W-5 L-3 4 3 Miller, Travis 1447 U U BYE W-8 L-1 W-2 3 4 P, Marty ...