Alaska Arctic Chess Club
For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven. - Ecclesiastes 3:1

Not going to the Super Nationals or Delegates meeting, but still want to play some chess? Head to the North Pole Public Library for four rounds of fun, USCF rated chess in a Swiss tournament! Setup of tables and registration begins at 11 AM, round 1 starts at 11:20 …

The results from our ACF sanctioned Grand Prix are in!

We had 11 players for the tournament last Saturday, May 17th, and it was a fun atmosphere. Lots of good play, a couple of upsets, and even a new unrated player!

Congratulations to Landon Burton Hoard for a clean sweep …

In the latest States Affiliate Committee report from US Chess (USCF), they have accepted the Alaska Chess Federation's request to become the Alaska state chapter!

You can read the report here:

https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/0002-2025-states-affiliates-committee-report.pdf

That means the ACF will be brought forward …

The Alaska Arctic Chess Club will be hosting an ACF sanctioned Grand Prix event in Fairbanks Alaska!

That's right, the AACC will be hosting this event at the Noel Wien Public Library on May 17th, 2025 in Fairbanks. Time controls will be G/25;d/5, and there will be …

Save the date! On October 4th, the ACF will be hosting the Alaska State Championship in Anchorage!

There are still lots of details to work out, but we currently know that there will be three sections: an open section for the state champion title, an under 1000 section with cash …