Northwest Chess Calendar of Events

Open/Club Events | Scholastic Events

Other U.S. and international chess calendars
British Columbia Chess Federation calendar | Oregon Chess Federation calendar
See WA Chess Forum and OR Chess Forum for additional info/discussion of some events.

Open/Club Events

This is a summary of all regional (and a few national) events reported to Northwest Chess.
Click here for detailed tournament announcements for some events.

A bold listing indicates a Harmon Memorial Northwest Grand Prix event.
WCF or OCF membership required to qualify for Grand Prix prizes.
Chess club membership may be required for some non-Grand Prix club events.

Contact information for major chess clubs listing events:

Weekly Events and Casual Chess Gatherings
are listed on a separate page.
Also, please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

September 2010

Reminder: Detailed tournament announcements for many events can be found on the TA page.
If you don't find details for the event you're interested in, please contact the organizer or Northwest Chess.

• Sep 4-6 Oregon Open, Gresham, OR – See PDF flyer/entry form
• Sep 4-6 Langley Chess Club Labor Day Weekend Open, Langley, BC, Canada – See TA page
• Sep 5 (Sunday) OCF General Membership Meeting, 3:30 PM at the Oregon Open.

• Sep 7 Seattle Sluggers (U.S. Chess League) match vs. Miami Sharks – see full schedule
  Match starts at 6:00 PM PDT at Chess4Life Chess Center, 13555 Bel-Red Rd. Suite #200, Bellevue, WA, 98005.

• Sep 10,24, Oct 1,8,22,29, Nov 5 Seattle CC Championship, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad
• Sep 11 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR

• Sep 11 Tacoma CC Mini-Swiss, Tacoma, WA

• Sep 12 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad

• Sep 17,24 Tacoma CC Championship (Rds 1-2), Tacoma, WA

• Sep 17-19 Seattle Fall Open, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad
• Sep 25 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
• Sep 25 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad
• Sep 25 Yakima Chess Club Mini Swiss (G/90), Toppenish, WA – See PDF flyer
• Sep 28 Portland CC Club Championship starts, Portland, OR

October 2010

• Oct 1,8,15,22,29 Tacoma CC Championship (Rds 3-7), Tacoma, WA

• Oct 2 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
• Oct 2-3 Silverdale Beach Hotel Classic, Silverdale, WA – See TA page
• Oct 5, 12, 19, 26 Portland CC Club Championship (Rds 2-5), Portland, OR
• Oct 7 Portland CC Blitz Tournament, Portland, OR
• Oct 9 Washington State Team Championship, Seattle, WA – See TA page
• Oct 9-10 National Chess Day weekend
• Oct 9-10 Eastern Washington Open, Spokane, WA
• Oct 10 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad
• Oct 16-17 Portland Fall Open, Portland, OR
• Oct 22-24 28th Annual Sands Regency Reno - Western States Open, Reno, NV – See full-page ad
• Oct 23 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA – See September SCC ad
• Oct 23 Ernst Rasmussen Blackmar Diemer Gambit Open, Port Townsend, WA – See TA page
• Oct 23 Yakima Chess Club Mini Swiss (G/90), Toppenish, WA – See PDF flyer
• Oct 30 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR

• Oct 30-31 77th Puget Sound Open, Tacoma, WA

November 2010

• Nov 2 Portland CC Tuesday Night Quads start, Portland, OR
• Nov 4 Portland CC Blitz Tournament, Portland, OR
• Nov 5-7 Seattle CC Extravaganza, Seattle, WA
• Nov 6 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA
• Nov 7 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

• Nov 13 Tacoma CC Tornado #7, Tacoma, WA

• Nov 13 National Gaming Day at your local library

• Nov 20 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
• Nov 20 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
• Nov 20 Yakima Chess Club Mini Swiss (G/90), Toppenish, WA – See PDF flyer

• Nov 26-28 Washington Class Championships, Redmond, WA – See PDF flyer
  Hotel reservation link: Redmond Marriott Town Center >>

December 2010

• Dec 3,10,17 Tacoma CC Santa's Quads, Tacoma, WA

• Dec 4 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
• Dec 4-5 Seattle CC Junior Swiss, Seattle, WA
• Dec 7 Portland CC Tuesday Night Quads start, Portland, OR
• Dec 11 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
• Dec 11-12 Portland Winter Open, Portland, OR
• Dec 12 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
• Dec 18 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR

• Dec 18-19 52nd Tacoma Open, Tacoma, WA

• Dec 31 Seattle CC Insanity, Seattle, WA

Scholastic Events

See the scholastic page for chess camps/school chess club web sites, etc.
See the WHSCA/OSCF scholastic calendar
See the British Columbia junior chess event calendar.

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To advertise your chess school/camp, please contact the Northwest Chess Business Manager at info@nwchess.com. Cost: (includes magazine ad) $100.00 full year, $50.00 summer camp season only.

Weekly Events
Please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

• SUMMER CHESS FUN with FIDE Master William Schill. Site: LAKE AND PARK SCHOOL, 3201 Hunter Boulevard South, Seattle, WA 98144-7029. Phone (206) 721-3480. Drop in classes every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 11:00 until 1:30. Only $25 per day.

• Elliott's Chess School for players of all levels – Monday through Saturday. Click here for details: http://www.chess4life.com/classes-center.php. (Same contact info as Chess4Life Friday event below.)

• Fridays starting at 7:00 PM – Chess4Life Friday Night K-12 Quads. Check-in (in-person or over phone) by 6:45. Entry fee: $12. (Gold Members, $6). Site: Chess4Life Chess Center, 13555 Bel-Red Rd. Suite #200, Bellevue, WA, 98005. Three-round G/30. Trophies awarded to top winner in each quad. Contact: Chess4Life, (425) 283-0549, kids@chess4life.com. Check with Chess4Life for potential fall 2010 locations in Bothell and Tacoma!

• Saturdays at 5:00 PM – Chess4Life USCF rated Saturday Super-Quads. Register online, by phone, or in person by 4:30 PM. Entry fee: $20 (Gold Members, $15). Site: Chess4Life Chess Center in Bellevue. Three-round G/45, ALL ratings welcome, coach on hand to analyze games. See http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Chess4Life-Saturday-Super-Quads/606 for details.

• Sundays – Three-time US Women's Chess Champion, WGM Elena Chess School, Bellevue Boys & Girls Club, Bellevue, WA. See www.chessplayer.com, e-mail chess64@comcast.net, ph. 206-363-6511. (Registration required; fees charged per class attended.)

September 2010

Also see the WHSCA/OSCF scholastic calendar

• Sep 11 Kick-off Qualifier! (Chess4Life Hosted) (State Qualifier), Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA

• Sep 11-12 Summer Chess Fest, Victoria, BC – See www.victoriajuniorchess.com

• Sep 15 Tacoma Kids Night #9, Tacoma, WA

October-December 2010

• Oct 20 Tacoma Kids Night #10, Tacoma, WA

• Nov 17 Tacoma Kids Night #11, Tacoma, WA

• Dec 15 Tacoma Kids Night #12, Tacoma, WA

January-April 2011

• Apr 30 ELEMENTARY STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, Tacoma, WA Please see: http://www.southsoundchess.com/state/state2010.html. (Will be updated when available.)

• Apr 30 MS/JHS Individual Championship (5-9), Marriott Courtyard, next to Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, WA

USCF NATIONAL Scholastics

For information on any national event, contact Jerry Nash, Scholastic Director, jnash@uschess.org.