Cedar Rapids Chess Club

10/20/2026

Lots going on this week!!!!

Wednesday - Haloween Gambit Thematic Blitz tournament (Free) at Cedar Rapids Public Library. Please arrive before 6PM to register. Double Round Robin G5+3.

Thursday - FIDE blitz at Diversions Board Game Cafe in Iowa City at 7PM! Register on-site.

Saturday - the PRAIRIE Chess Series returns for 2026! Sign up and bring your youngster out to play at Prairie Point Middle school starting at 9AM. p.s. email [email protected] if you need a scholastic membership to USChess.org. -- https://www.kingregistration.com/event/CRLJ_10_26

View the chess tournament information for the Prairie Chess Series - October. Check this page for the section information, time control, playing schedule, and entry fees.

10/14/2026

It's chess club day!! 5:30 at the Cedar Rapids Public Library. I'm not sure what room we're in this week, I'll update the post when I do.

5:30 - Free play
6:00 - announcements & lecture on the spookiest opening (Haloween Gambit - aka prep for next weeks thematic tournament)
6:20 - Free play & Ladder Challenges (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1m3NDyNT4UMo6iqDwswlHOTIT4pNZDb87X9UbtYkui1E/edit?usp=sharing)
7-7:45 Free play
7:45 - clean up

10/07/2026

We are on the first floor in the Children's Program Room!

10/07/2026

Club today, I believe we are in Children's Programing room at the Cedar Rapids Public Library

Club today!! Show up when you can. Beems B @ Cedar Rapids Public Library
5:30 -6 Free Play
6-6:20 Announcements & Guest Lecture from Dennis!! (You don't have to listen to me this week!)
6:20 - 7:45 Ladder Challenges & Free Play
7:45 - Clean up and let the librarians go home. See less

09/30/2026

Club today!! Show up when you can. Beems B @ Cedar Rapids Public Library

5:30 -6 Free Play
6-6:20 Announcements & Lecture
6:20 - 7:45 Ladder Challenges & Free Play
7:45 - Clean up and let the librarians go home.

09/29/2026

On Sunday, 5 teams gathered to contest the Iowa Team Championship. Western Illinois Chess Club triumphed winning against the Iowa City Thunderkings, Cedar Rapids Blue team, and drawing with Cedar Rapids Red. The Linn Mar Lions were our only pure scholastic team!

09/24/2026

Tournament this Sunday (Iowa Team Championship) is at

4th Floor 222 3rd Ave SE Cedar Rapids, Iowa|

I apologize for not having it on registration page. Onsite registration we will organize our CR teams. I have the following people as signed up and playing, please arrive between 1:30-1:45 so we can organize that. Western Illinois Chess Club is bringing a team as well. We'd love to see some other Iowa Chess players show up!

Sarvad
Siddarth
Niksheeth
Nikshay
Shawn K
Ryan
Bryce
Dennis
Dan v
Madison
Joe P
Jim W
Skylar Etten

View the chess tournament information for the Iowa Team Championships 2026. Check this page for the section information, time control, playing schedule, and entry fees.

09/23/2026

We are meeting in BEEMS B tonight! It's right next door to our usual location Whipple Auditorium.

09/22/2026

Message me if you want to be on a team for the Iowa Team championships this sunday

09/17/2026

If anyone didn't get enough Blitz in their life yesterday, head down to Diversions board game cafe in Iowa City for a FIDE rated Blitz tonight!

View the chess tournament information for the September Diversions FIDE Blitz. Check this page for the section information, time control, playing schedule, and entry fees.