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Idaho Chess History

Idaho Chess History is an ongoing project to preserve the history of chess in Idaho. Click here to see a list of those who have, over the years, contributed to this work. We are adding new and refining old information as it becomes available through ongoing research. It is a work in progress.

It is humbling, rewarding, and inspiring all at the same time to see what has happened before, how that affects current history of today, and how what we do today shapes the future.

We invite everyone to participate in Idaho chess events and become part of the rich and rewarding Idaho Chess History!

The years 1947-1955

The Idaho Chess Association (ICA) was formed in 1947. Early records for the ICA are hard, if not impossible, to come by. Research is currently in progress for this time period. There will be some material forthcoming for this time period.

Please contact the Webmaster if you have information or material from this time period.

Newspaper clippings and various odds and ends: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955,

The years 1956-1966

The Idaho Chess Quarterly/Bulletin as re-typed by Jeff Roland. Typos, spelling errors, and other errors in the original work have been corrected when known, with the blessing of the original editor, Dick Vandenburg. Tie-break points, however, are not corrected. They are listed as they were in the original publication, as history recorded them, and as the players of the day accepted them.

1956

State Chess Bulletin - September, 1956

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1958

1959

More coming...

Mel Schubert (left) vs. Glen Buckendorf (right) at 1960 Idaho State Chess Championship.

Table of Original Scans

Forty-three (43) issues of the Idaho Chess Quarterly/Bulletin were produced between 1956 and 1966. The following table has links to all 43 of those issues.

1956	1956-09
1957	1957-01	1957-04	1957-07	1957-10
1958	1958-01	1958-04	1958-07	1958-10
1959	1959-01	1959-04	1959-06	1959-10	1959-12
1960	1960-02	1960-04	1960-06	1960-10	1960-12
1961	1961-02	1961-04	1961-06	1961-10	1961-12
1962	1962-02	1962-04	1962-06	1962-10	1962-12
1963	1963-02	1963-04	1963-06	1963-10	1963-12
1964	1964-02	1964-04	1964-06	1964-10	1964-12
1965	1965-03	1965-06	1965-09
1966	1966-03

The years 1966-1981

In 1966, it was decided to discontinue the Idaho Chess Bulletin, as published by the Idaho Chess Association. Dick Vandenburg continued to produce the "Idaho Chess Bulletin" under the banner of Northwest Chess Letter. Vandenburg also produced occasional reports that were sent to Idaho chess players called "Idaho Chess Report". There were also various miscellaneous mailings sent to the members to report results. Here are the articles, reports, and mailings for the period 1966-1981 as re-typed into html code by Jeff Roland, with minimal corrections to correct spelling errors and to use more graphic diagrams.

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1981

1982-1989 Section

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1986

Idaho Chess News - May, 1986

1987

1988

Idaho Chess News - February, 1988

1989

1990-2004 Section

1999

Idaho Chess News - November, 1999