It is the Season.... Chess Season I mean. Tournaments Galore! and updated ladder.

Lots of Tournaments!  So many about one every week.

Here is a note from Jim Hodina the Iowa State Scholastics Chess Director. 

IOWA SCHOLASTIC CHESS NEWSLETTER

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ARE YOU READY FOR SOME CHESS?! While we don't have an official chess season, I think it is fair to view these winter months as the busiest part of our chess calendar. Our scholastic chess clubs are either gearing up or going full bore and there are scholastic chess tournaments nearly every Saturday through the months of December, January, February, and March. So, let's play! Our scholastic tournament calendar is full of great opportunities for every interested scholastic chess player at all ages and skill levels. First, let me suggest that you visit the Iowa State Chess Association website, www.iowachess.org, to view the most current list and details of scholastic chess events. If you cannot find information on the IASCA website, then check out our Facebook Page or my website at www.chessiniowa.org. Here are some updates for the 2013-2014 School Year: We are using www.onlineregistration.cc for registration of most of our scholastic events this year. This site accepts online payment and purchase or renewal of USCF memberships. You may still register as before (by mail, email, or on-site). The Iowa Individual High School Championship, Iowa Individual K-8 Championship, and Iowa Girls Championship will determine the Iowa representatives to the US Denker (High School), US Barber (K-8), and US Girls Championships held concurrent with the 2014 US Open. While we have held these qualifying events in the past, the name of the tournaments have changed a bit.  As in the past, each representative receives an IASCA stipend (usually $250, subject to approval by the Board of Directors) to attend this tournament representing our state. The K-12 Open Championship (and K-9, K-6, and K-3 sectionals) will be the concluding IASCA scholastic championship tournament of the year, highlighting the overall state scholastic champion. Traditionally, this tournament has been in the early part of the scholastic chess calendar. There are many details which simply must be viewed on the IASCA website, but here are the highlights of what is in store. See www.iowachess.org for current information.  Flyers are available where noted (check back for updates). Nov 23, 2013, Ames, 1st Annual Ames Scholastic Chess Tournament (Click for Flyer) Dec 7, 2013, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #1 (Click for Flyer) Dec 14, 2013, Ames, Individual Grades Championship Jan 11, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa Girls State Championship Jan 18, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #2 (Click for Flyer) Jan 25, 2014, Iowa City, Weber Borlaug 8th Annual Chess Tournament Feb 1, 2014, West Des Moines, Iowa High School Individual Championship and K-8 Individual State Championship Feb 8, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa Elementary Team Championship Feb 15, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Prairie Chess Series Tournament #3 (Click for Flyer) Feb 22, 2014, Iowa City, Iowa High School and Junior High School Team Championships Mar 8, 2014, Cedar Rapids, Iowa K-12 Open Championship and K-9, K-6 & K-3 Sectional Championships

and then last weeks chess ladder

 1  +2  6  0 Peter Adams                        
  2 +10  4  0 Carter Phillips                    
  3  -2  8  0 Caroline Mascardo                  
  4  +2  5  0 Parker Imborek                     
  5  +6  5  0 Barry Vigil                        
  6 +18  7  0 Arun Dixit                         
  7 +20  3  0 Lucy Westermeyer                   
  8  -6  7  0 Julianna Mascardo                  
  9  -5  3  0 Dominic Rutkowski                  
 10  -3  6  0 Sebastian Rutkowski                
 11  -2 10  0 Joseph Vigil                       
 12  +9  7  0 Yusef Alaya                        
 13  -8  3  0 Brendan Klutts                     
 14  -6 10  0 Patrick Selby                      
 15  +4  7  0 Tommy  Kerns                       
 16  -6  4  0 Jacob Vigil                        
 17 +13  6  0 Elias Davis                        
 18 +15  2  0 BJ Wolfe                           
 19  -1  4  0 Keenai Fender                      
 20  -7  6  0 Teddy Kim                          
 21  -7  7  0 Eleanor Weitz                      
 22 +10  5  0 Max Gerke                          
 23  +6  6  0 Sam Callahan                       
 24  -9  2  0 Sam Weitz                          
 25  -5  8  0 Teya Kerns                         
 26 -10  7  0 Caroline Netolicky                 
 27 -10  0  1 Brady Gromacki                     
 28  +6  1  0 Luca Chackalackal                  
 29  -7  0  1 Nickolas Ferrel                    
 30  -7  4  0 Aiden Jacobsen                     
 31  -6  1  0 Jackson Seering                    
 32  -6  1  0 Davis  Nepple                      
 33  -5  1  0 Tyler Lieberman                    
 34  -3  0  0 Sam  Showers                       
 35   0  0  0 Ethan Truman