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The Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational was one of the most memorable events in all the years that I have…

The 2025 ICEA Chess Summer Camp brought together 19 young players for a vibrant week of strategy, learning, and fun.…

On Saturday (6/21/2025), ICEA Chess proudly hosted a free, all-ages chess tournament at the Wende Museum, marking our much-anticipated return…

The 2025 Southern California SuperStates Championship was held by ICEA Chess for the first time at the historic Biltmore Hotel…

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, the Nakaoka Community Center in Gardena transformed into a hub of strategic excitement as young…

Author’s Note:This article was written after I achieved the title of National Master (see my other article, Journey to National…

The elusive National Master (NM) title had been my dream since I first picked up a chessboard. I started playing…

We are thrilled to officially announce that ICEA has been designated as the host of the 2025 Southern California SuperStates…

Last year, I co-won the National Open U2100 in June with a score of 6.5/7, increasing my rating from 2063…

(from left to right) Julian Colville, Felix Guo, Esther Jou(Co-Captian), Alex Wang(Captian), Angela Liu(Co-Captian), Elena Zhang The 2024 SuperStates, hosted…

ICEA Chess is proud to partner with Coach Jay to organize the 2024 SoCal SuperStates Scholastic State Chess Championship. March…

Angela Liu, Julian Colville, and Felix Guo from ICEA Chess proudly represented Team USA in this year's tournament. Congratulations to…

Gambits. Gambits aren’t horrible types of openings to play, but problems can occur if you aren’t careful. Gambits such as…

Ever since I started playing chess, I would watch the tournament directors amble past each board as they attentively watched…

On September 15 and September 16, two qualifier tournaments were held to determine who would earn a coveted spot at…

In the months leading up to the Pacific Southwest Open, I experienced a string of unsatisfactory results, my play having…

The Beginning In March 2023, I played in Southern California’s Superstates tournament, an annual scholastic tournament held to decide California’s…