Northwest Chess

This is a Northwest Chess archival page. For current information and links, click on Home.
NWC: Home > Articles > Old Tournament News > 2014

Selected Old Tournament Chess News (2014)

News items previously appearing on the Northwest Chess home page.

  Scholastic Events (December):
  • Bethel Chess Quads (K-12 and adult) (Dec 19) in Eugene, OR
  • USCF K-12 Championships (Dec 12-14) in Orlando, FL
  • Bryant Fall Classic (Dec 6) in Seattle, WA
  • State Mini-Teams MS/HS Championships (Dec 6) in Bellevue, WA
  Open Events (December):
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Dec 2-30)
  • Portland CC G/60 (Dec 27)
  • Washington G/60 Championship (Dec 27) in Seattle
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Dec 21)
  • Christmas Congress (Dec 20) in Fife, WA
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Dec 20)
  • Portland Winter Open (Dec 13-14)
  • 2014 Western Idaho Open (Dec 13-14) in Boise
  • Northwest Chess Open and fundraiser (Dec 13-14) in Seattle
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Dec 11)
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Dec 6)
  Scholastic Events (November):

Photo: Action in the WA Class Masters section. Credit: Victoria Doknjas.
Open Events (November):

Photo: USCF Life Master Viktors Pupols plays GM Alexander Ivanov in Reno. Credit: Brian Berger.
Open Events (October):
  Scholastic Events (September):
  Open Events (September):
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Sep 28)
  • Portland CC G/60 (Sep 27)
  • Bethel Chess Quads (K-12 and adult) (Sep 26) in Eugene
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Sep 25)
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Sep 9-23)
  • Eastern Idaho Open (Sep 20-21) in Pocatello
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Sep 20)
  • Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Sep 20) at Director Park in Portland
  • Seattle Fall Open (Sep 19-21)
  • Autumn Equinox Open (Sep 13) in Tacoma - tournament cancelled
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Sep 11)
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Sep 6)
  • Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Sep 6) at Director Park in Portland

Photo: Action in the playing room at the Vancouver Open. Credit: Russell Miller.
Open Events (August):
  • Oregon Open (Aug 30-31 & Sep 1) in Portland, OR - See flyer/entry form
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Aug 28)
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Aug 24)
  • ICA Players Memorial (Aug 23-24) in Boise
  • Portland CC G/60 (Aug 23)
  • Tacoma CC Summer Championship (Aug 8-22)
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Aug 5-19 or possibly 26)
  • Spokane Falls Open (Aug 16-17) in Spokane, WA
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Aug 16)
  • Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Aug 16) at Director Park in Portland
  • Washington Senior Adult Championship (Aug 16) in Tacoma
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Aug 14)
  • Vancouver Open (Aug 9-10) in Vancouver, WA
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Aug 9)
  • Tacoma Open (Aug 2)
  • USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Aug 2) at Coffee Time in Portland
  • Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Aug 2) at Director Park in Portland
  • Run/Chess Championship (Aug 2) in Newport, OR
  • Knockout Tournament (G/10) (Aug 1) in Tacoma

Photo: Action at the Seattle Seafair Open. Credit: Josh Sinanan.
Open Events (July):
  • Maryhill Museum (near Goldendale, WA) Cardboard, Clay & Crayons: Chess Sets by Young Northwest Artists Exhibition (ended Jul 31)
  • Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Jul 28) at Director Park, Portland
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jul 27)
  • Portland CC G/60 (Jul 26)
  • Firecracker Swiss (Jul 11-25) in Tacoma
  • Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Jul 24)
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jul 1-15 or possibly 22)
  • 2014 ICA Summer Classic (Jul 19-20) in Boise
  • Seattle Seafair Open (Jul 18-20)
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jul 19)
  • Oregon Senior Open (Jul 12-13) in Oregon City
  • Puget Sound Open (Jul 12) in Tacoma
  • Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jul 10)
  • Seattle CC Novice (Jul 6)
  • USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Jul 5) at Coffee Time in Portland
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jul 5)
  Scholastic Events (June-July):

Photo: Jeremy Silman at Maryhill Museum. Credit: Russell Miller. See more on Flickr.
Open Events (June):
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 29)
  • 2014 Idaho Open (Jun 28-29) in Boise, ID
  • 2nd Annual Olympia Open (Jun 28) in Olympia, WA
  • Portland CC G/60 (Jun 28)
  • Tacoma City Championship (concluded on Jun 27)
  • Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jun 26)
  • Summer Open (Jun 21-22) in Portland
  • Emerald City Open (Jun 20-22) in Seattle
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jun 3-17)
  • Newport June Open (Jun 14-15) in Newport, OR - See information/entry form
  • Qualchan Quads (Jun 14) in Spokane, WA
  • Five-round Rapid Chess Tournament at Guardian Games (Jun 14) in Portland
  • Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jun 12)
  • Maryhill Museum Game/15 Quads & IM Jeremy Silman visit (Jun 7) - This event was in connection with the Harry Potter chess game that Silman helped create as part of the “Cardboard, Clay and Crayons, Chess Sets by Young Northwest Artists” exhibit.
  • Boise Chess Festival (Jun 7)
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jun 7)
  • USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Jun 7) at Coffee Time in Portland
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jun 7)
  • Evergreen Empire Open (Jun 7) in Tacoma
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 1)
  Scholastic Events (May):
  • American Chess Institute Quads Tournament (K-8) (May 30) in Vancouver, WA
  • Bethel Last Friday Quads, Willamette High School (May 30) in Eugene, OR
  • WA Open Scholastic (May 24) in Seattle
  • WA - BC International Scholastic Invitational (May 3) in Vancouver, BC
Photo (at Coffee Time event by Galen Pyle): Ricard Guttman (purple), Lennart (standing) and Luke Robson (scarf). Open Events (May):
  • Portland CC G/60 (May 31)
  • Washington Open (May 24-26), North Seattle Community College - see two-page flyer with side events. New NWC subscriptions will not begin until the July magazine.
  • U.S. Amateur North Championship (May 24-26) in Boise, ID
  • Portland CC unrated Thursday Blitz (May 22)
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (May 6-20)
  • 39th Paul Keres Memorial (May 17-19) in Richmond, BC
  • Inland Empire Open (May 17-18) in Spokane
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (May 17)
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (May 17)
  • May Day Quads (G/20) (May 16) in Tacoma
  • Pierce County Open (May 10) in Tacoma
  • Portland CC USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (May 8)
  • Harmon Memorial (May 2-4) in Seattle
  • USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (May 3) at Coffee Time in Portland
  • Pierce County Championship (concluded May 2) in Tacoma
It's Over ... the biggest kids' event of the year!
Washington State Elementary Chess Championship
Smith Cove Cruise Terminal
Pier 91, Magnolia WA 98121
Saturday April 12th, 2014

Coquille Chess Team display their collection of trophies at the National: Tanner Flood, Hailey Riley, Aaron Grabinsky, Josiah Perkins, Joshua Grabinsky. Photo by Nancy Keller.
Scholastic Events (April):
  Open Events (April):
  • Seattle Chess Club Novice (Apr 27)
  • Western Pacific Open (Apr 25-27 or 26-27) in Los Angeles
  • Portland CC G/60 (Apr 26)
  • Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Apr 26)
  • Portland Chess Club unrated Thursday Blitz (Apr 24)
  • Grand Pacific Open (Apr 18-21) in Victoria, BC
  • Larry Evans Memorial (Apr 18-20) in Reno, NV - see full-page ad
  • Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Apr 19)
  • Daffodil Open (Apr 19) in Tacoma, WA
  • Taxing Quads (Apr 3-17) in Spokane, WA
  • Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Apr 1-15)
  • Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Apr 13)
  • Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Apr 10)
  • Seattle Adult Swiss (Apr 5-6)
  • City of Eugene Recreation chess tournament (Apr 5-6)
  • USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Apr 5) at Coffee Time in Portland

Participants in the Washington Girls Championship. Photo by TD David Hendricks.
Scholastic Events (March):

Nick Raptis vs. Michael Goffe at the Portland Spring Open. Photo by Brian Berger.
Open Events (March):

Congratulations to Washington State chess champion Nat Koons! The Washington State Championship & Premier concluded Feb. 15-17 in Seattle. Photo by Duane Polich at left shows Nat lifting the state championship trophy.

Congratulations to Nick Raptis for successfully defending his Oregon State chess championship! Nick also won the Oregon championship in 2001 and 2013, and tied with Oleg Zaikov for the championship in 2005.The Oregon State Championship concluded Feb. 23 in Portland, one week late due to a weather delay. See blog post. Photo by Grisha Alpernas at right shows Nick holding the championship trophy.

Congratulations to Caleb Kircher, the new Idaho State Champion! See the ICA webpage for this event.

  Scholastic Events (February):

Photo: Washington President's Cup winners Patrick Van Dyke, Samuel He and Peter Lessler.
Open Events (February):

Photo: Daniel He, winner of the 2014 Washington State Junior Closed.
Scholastic Events (January):

Photo: Nick Raptis vs. Dillon Murray at the Gresham Open.
Open Events (January):
Other NewsSee 2014 news page