Iowa State Chess Association

2015-2016 Qualifying Cycle Concludes

The Cedar Rapids Leather Jackets tournament has concluded, and with it the 2015-2016 qualifying cycle. Pending certification by the IASCA board, the following six players will appear in the 2016 IASCA Closed Championship, to be held April 2-3 in Ankeny:

1. Daniel Brashaw, defending champion

2. James Neal II

3. Robert Keating

4. Joseph Wan

5. Gokul Thangavel

6. Arshaq Saleem

Overall, 90 resident IASCA members and two non-resident IASCA members competed in twelve events across Iowa. Special recognition goes to James Neal II, Ilya Blokhin, and Michael Takahashi, who each played in nine events, the highest number of any participant.