Last Saturday and Sunday we had over 90 players assemble for the Alaska State Championship in Anchorage Alaska! With over 250 games in three sections, it was a huge success! The Alaska Arctic Chess Club was represented as the Assistant Chief Tournament Director for the event, under Fairbanks Community Chess Club's Jeremiah Youmans as the Chief Tournament Director. The Alaska Chess Federation also supplied two relief tournament directors and did all the work of organizing and running the event. You can check out the rating reports online at:

https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202610110823?section=0

Following the classical games, we also held a blitz championship event, with six rounds and 29 players! It was a fast paced and fun event as well! You can check out the rating reports online at:

https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202610110833?section=1

You can also look for other events at the ACF calendar by checking out the ACF website at:

https://www.alaskachessfederation.org/

And here are a few more pictures from the event:

The Alaska Arctic Chess Club held a four round swiss on September 5th! It was a really fun event with a four way tie for first place going into the last round, which ended with a two way tie for first! We had to resort to tie breaks to get the final results, so congratulations to Liam for securing the win!


You can also look at the results on Chessnut: https://chessnut.club/events/6004/standings

Or on the US Chess events page: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202609050443

Thanks for playing and I hope to see you for more games next time!

The Alaska Arctic Chess Club will be hosting a four round Swiss chess tournament at the North Pole Public Library on September 5th, 2026 from 11 AM until 5 PM. This will be in the Multi-purpose room, and will be open for up to 35 players. This is a rated event and will require a current US Chess membership and ID. It will also be an ACF Grand Prix event, and an ACF membership is suggested if you would like to earn ACF Grand Prix points. (This is not a US Chess Grand Prix event.)

Games will be G/25;d/5, dual rated time control.

The schedule will be as follows:

11:00 Setup and check in, as well as brief discussion of rules and regulations

11:20 Round 1 starts

12:30 Round 2 starts

1:30 – 2:00 Break

2:00 Round 3 starts

3:10 Round 4 starts

4:20 Results and cleanup

Please contact me if you have any questions or would like to sign up at alaskaarcticchessclub@fastmail.com, or you may also sign up on Chessnut.club. See you then!

Document with general information and rules for the tournament:

https://alaskalinuxuser.ddns.net/index.php/s/xQQcBpd7jPKPDKE

The AACC and the Fairbanks Community Chess Club teamed up for a fun filled, relaxed, unrated event, and it was a blast!

Congratulations to Brett Z. for first place, Sam B. for second, and Aiden L. for taking third!

There was fun, chess, prizes, and snacks! What a great time - thanks to Josh Rathbun for hosting such a great event!