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1980 Idaho High School Chess Championships
Finals - Boise, Idaho - March 29, 1980

##	Player	School	1	2	3	4	Score	Tie	Break	Prize
1	David Brizzee	Skyline	W7	W12	W2	W5	4	8		Chess Clock
2	Bry Riba	Coeur d'Alene	W14	W4	L1	W6	3	9		Trophy
3	Wayne Morrison	Kellogg	W10	W6	L5	W8	3	7½	5½	Trophy
4	Bob Simnitt	Burley	W5	L2	W12	W11	3	7½	4½	Trophy
5	Dave Stuart	Caldwell	L4	W9	W3	L1	2	12		Trophy
6	Steve Flock	Boise	W8	L3	W7	L2	2	10
7	Tim Dun	Coeur d'Alene (Jr. High)	L1	W13	L6	W10	2	8½
8	Devin Christensen	Minico	L6	W14	W9	L3	2	7
9	Jeff Roland	Boise	W11	L5	L8	W12	2	6½
10	Don Cook	Clearwater	L3	D11	W13	L7	1½	7½
11	Ken McCurry	Moscow	L9	D10	W14	L4	1½	6½
12	Dave Cassell	Caldwell	W13	L1	L4	L9	1	7
13	Mike McFadden	Bonneville	L12	L7	L10	W14	1	4½
14	Mike Bettinson	Culdesac	L2	L8	L11	L13	0	7½

Congratulations to Dave Brizzee, our first Idaho High School Chess Champion. Also, congratulations to all the finals participants, since they were local winners, qualifying for the State Championship.

North Idaho Regional Results

##	Player	School	Score
1	Bry Riba	Coeur d'Alene	4½
2	Wayne Morrison	Kellogg	4½
3	Tim Dun	Coeur d'Alene Jr. High	4
4	Darren Taylor	Coeur d'Alene	4
5	Rance Chaffin	Kellogg	4
6	Bret Martin	Coeur d'Alene Jr. High	3½
7	Takakazu Keneko	Lakeland	3
8	William Coats	Kellogg	3
9	Quentin Tuttle	Lakeland	3
10	George Blalack	Kellogg	3
11	Bill McGregor	Coeur d'Alene	3
12	Mitch Willadsen	Coeur d'Alene	3
13	Doug Ackerman	Kellogg	3
14	Nick Patano	Kellogg	2½
15	Rod Platts	Coeur d'Alene Jr. High	2½
16	Jeff Meyer	Kellogg	2
17	Mike Schumacher	Lakeland Jr. High	2
18	Dennis Reed	Lakeland	2
19	Shawn Ostoj	Kellogg	2
20	Keith Christianson	Coeur d'Alene	2
21	Randy Chilson	Lakeland	2
22	Don Hill	Kellogg	2
23	Chris Hanks	Coeur d'Alene	1½
24	Randy Price	Lakeland Jr. High	1
25	Travis Lee	Lakeland Jr. High	1
26	Ron Brown	Coeur d'Alene	1
27	Mike Walter	Kellogg	½
28	Hannah Detherow	Lakeland	½

South-Central Regional Results

##	Player	School	Score
1	Devin Christensen	Minico	4
2	Bob Simnitt	Burley	3½
3	Aaron Hall	Minico	3
4	Scott McCuistion	Burley	3
5	Curtis Johanson	Minico	3
6	Kent Meininger	Minico	2½
7	Fred Tate	Gooding	2
8	David Gerdes	Gooding	1
9	Jody Carter	Minico	1

Eastern Idaho Regional Results

##	Player	School	Score
1	David Brizzee	Skyline	4½
2	Danny Wolfley	Bonneville	3½
3	Ray Helm	Madison	3½
4	Mike McFadden	Bonneville	3
5	David Hunt	Skyline	3
6	Kent Griffen	Blackfoot	3
7	Brian Perrin	Skyline	2½
8	Steve Berreth	Skyline	2
9	Jim Thiessen	Idaho Falls	2
10	Roger Brown	Idaho Falls	2
11	Lynn Mortensen	Madison	1

Western Idaho Regional Results

##	Player	School	Score
1	Dave Stuart	Caldwell	4½
2	Dave Cassell	Caldwell	4
3	John Schreiner	Mtn. Home	3
4	Steve Flock	Boise	3
5	Jeff Roland	Boise	3
6	George Wardle	Boise	3
7	Mike Boyle	Mtn. Home	2½
8	James Thompson	Mtn. Home	2
9	Dave Bingham	Emmett	2
10	Michael Burnside	Mtn. Home	1½
11	Mike Perkins	Emmett	1
12	Ray Beckwith	Borah	½

North-Central Regional Results

##	Player	School	Score
1	Ken McCurry	Moscow	4
2	Don Cook	Clearwater	4
3	Mike Bettinson	Culdesac	4
4	Glen Sego	Clearwater	3
5	Skipper Brandt	Clearwater	3
6	Andy Molnau	Moscow	3
7	Paul McMurray	Lewiston	2
8	Dean Rowan	Clearwater	2
9	Rich Buttenhoff	Culdesac	2
10	Lee Netcher	Culdesac	2
11	Tony Wayne	Culdesac	1

We are planning on having this tournament again in 1981 so please maintain the interest of your school and yourself in chess ifyou will still be in high school. You might write thank you's to the following organizations for sponsoring this year's tournament:

Continental Life & Accident Co.
William H. Langroise, Chairman
Box 1599
Boise, ID 83701

Idaho Chess Association
Dick Vandenburg
2316 Regan Ave.
Boise, ID 83702