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 ...

CDA Chess Club · Newsletter Club News, Tournaments & Resources This month at CDA Chess: a tournament week ahead, a new program at the Hayden Library, our Chess.com partnership, a raffle of a one-of-a-kind set, and a call for volunteers. Read what interests you, skip the rest. 🕒 This Monday, May 18 Rounds 3 and 4 of our current tournament are this Monday, May 18. Pairings will be set at the meeting based on who shows up — current standings and tournament details at cdachess.com . ♟ New Program New Chess Program at the Hayden Library — All Ages Welcome Good news for North Idaho chess players: the Community Library Network at Hayden has launched a new All Ages Chess p...