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Note: See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events.
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- In 2018, the NWC board decided to add "Foundation" to its corporate
name, becoming the Northwest Chess Foundation. We will completely update the
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June - Advertised Chess Events!
- See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events,
including ad links.
- There are no more GP events. The GP is discontinued as of 2023.
- Jun 11 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Jun 17 Seattle Summer G/10 Championship, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18 Seattle Summer Rapid Championship, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 18 Seattle Summer Blitz Championship, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 24-25 Emerald City Open, Seattle, WA
June/July - Scholastic Events!
- Chess4Life is offering live virtual chess classes/camps.
- Jun 17 Seattle Summer Kickoff, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 17-18 Mid-Year Scholastic Cup, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jun 17 White Elephant Speed Chess Tournament, Ferndale, WA
- Jun 20, 29, Jul 11, 18, 25 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix, Ferndale, WA
- Jul 15 WA Summer Sizzler, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
- Jul 16
WA Summer Bughouse Championship, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
Important notes: Beginning with the January 2022 issue of
Northwest Chess, all extra copies are received and handled by
Josh Sinanan. If you would like to request an extra copy or didn't receive
your copy in the mail, please contact Josh, joshsinanan@gmail.com.
Eric Holcomb is no longer the Business Manager.
Please mail all checks and other written items to the Orlov Chess Academy
address at the top of this page.
 June magazine!
The June 2023 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 5/26. It's a
32-page issue with "Letter To The Editor" by Bill Elliott,
"Bellingham Open" by Josh Sinanan,
"Closed But Not Forgotten" by Josh Price,
"Washington Barber + Rockefeller Qualifier," "Washington Girls Championship" and "Washington Senior Championship" by Josh Sinanan,
"2023 Idaho Scholastic Championship" by Adam Porth,
"Washington State Elementary Chess Championships" by WSECC Organizers,
"Washington vs. British Columbia Intermat" and "Ted Wang Simul" by Josh Sinanan,
and a back-cover photo of "William Watts, Sam Maurer, Harrison Toppen-Ryan, Alex Kaelin, TD Josh Sinanan" by William Dann.
Cover: Vivienne Luo at the WA State Barber + Rockefeller Qualifier
Tournament. Photo Credit: Meiling Cheng.
See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).
New World Champion! See
"King Ding!"
on John Henderson's First Move Chess blog (posted 5/1). Following
Magnus Carlsen's decision not to defend his world championship,
China’s Ding Liren is the new world chess champion, following a
dramatic match ending in a playoff against Ian Nepomniachtchi,
who had previously lost to Carlsen.
 May magazine!
The May 2023 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 4/28. It's a
32-page issue with "2023 Washington President’s Cup" and "Washington Closed" by Josh Sinanan,
"Collyer Finale" and "Collyer Memories" by Kevin Korsmo,
and a back-cover photo of "Washington State Chess Championship trophy" by Meiling Cheng.
Cover: Brandon Jiang by Josh Sinanan.
See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).
 April magazine!
The April 2023 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 3/24. It's a 32-page
issue with "2023 Oregon Closed" by Wilson Gibbins, "Eastside Open" by Josh
Sinanan, "2023 Idaho Closed State Championship" by Adam Porth and Jeffrey
Roland, "2023 Oregon Girls Championship" by Wilson Gibbins, "Washington
State High School Chess Team" and "2023 Presidential Scholastic" by Josh
Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of Josh Price, Kaustubh Kodihalli, James Wei
and Adam Porth by Kyra Dorman.
Cover: Zoey Tang and Greg Markowski by Lilly Tang.
See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).
 March magazine!
The March 2023 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on 2/24. It's a
32-page issue with "Answers to last month’s puzzles" by Valentin Razmov,
"Washington HS Individual Championship," "Washington Junior Closed & Invitational" and "Washington Winter Classic" by Josh Sinanan,
"Pan-American Intercollegiate Teams" by Pan-Am Organizers,
"States Cup Semifinals and Finals" by Siva Sankrithi,
"St. Anne Celtic Challenge" and "Washington Junior Open and Reserve" by Josh Sinanan,
"Decatur Gator Fest" by Siva Sankrithi,
"MexInsurance FIDE Open" by George Lundy,
"Chico Juvenal-The Tiger Killer" by David Zaklan,
"East Idaho Regional Scholastic Chess Qualifier" by Jay Simonson,
and a back-cover photo of a "Facepainted Girl" by Chouchan Airapetian.
Cover: Advaith Vijayakumar by Meiling Cheng.
See the full edition (all pages with color).
See old news previously appearing on this page.
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Some local tournament reports were previously posted to the
Northwest Chess (NWC) blog, found at http://www.nwchess.com/blog/.
Links are to NWC blog post or other report, usually US Chess or scholastic rating report.
However, blogging activity has stopped. If you are interesting in blogging
for your club's events, please let us know.
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Scholastic Events (May-June):
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Open or Invitational Events (May-June):
- Jun 4 SCC Novice, Seattle, WA
- Jun 3 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Jun 3 Port Townsend (WA) Spring Classic Open Swiss Tournament (informal/unrated)
- May 27-29 Washington Open, Redmond, WA
- May 5-26 SCC May Flowers, Seattle, WA
- May 21 SCC G/20 Hexes, Seattle, WA
- May 14 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- May 6 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
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Sri Chess Academy (Bothell, WA) students excel at WA State Elementary
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Scholastic Events (March-April):
- Apr 29 Elementary-MS State, Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, WA
- Apr 15
Washington vs British Columbia International Scholastic Chess Match,
Lansdowne Centre, Richmond, BC
- Apr 15 Franklin Spring Tourney (K-8), Bellingham, WA
- Apr 8-9 WA Girls Championship, Redmond, WA
- Mar 25 Barber/Rockefeller Qualifier, Bellevue, WA
- Mar 18 Intermat Candidates Tournament, Seattle, WA
- Mar 11 Lakeside Chess Classic, Seattle, WA
- Mar 3-4 Washington High School State Chess Team Championships, Stanwood, WA
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Open or Invitational Events (March-April):
- Apr 7-28 SCC April Showers, Seattle, WA
- Apr 22-23 2nd Annual Ron Kirsch Memorial Adult Swiss, Seattle, WA
- Apr 22 Bellingham Open, Bellingham, WA
- Apr 19
Ted Wang Simul + Q&A, Issaquah Highlands Chess Club, Issaquah, WA
- Apr 16 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Apr 15 SCC Novice, Seattle, WA
- Apr 14-16 WA Senior Championship, Redmond, WA
- Apr 7-9 10th Annual Larry Evans Memorial Reno Open, Reno, NV
- Apr 8 SCC G/20 Hexes, Seattle, WA
- Apr 1 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Mar 25-26 Seattle Spring Open, Seattle, WA
- Mar 3-24 SCC March Winds (Close Ratings), Seattle, WA
- Mar 12 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Mar 5 SCC Novice, Seattle, WA
- Mar 4 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
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Scholastic Events (January-February):
- Feb 24-25 Oregon High School Chess Team Championship, Junction City, OR
- Feb 20 Presidential Scholastic, Chinook Middle School, Bellevue, WA
- Feb 4 SW Washington High School and
Middle School Chess Championships, Centralia College, WA
- Feb 4 Oregon Girls Championship, Portland, OR
- Jan 28 Decatur Gator Fest (K-5), Decatur Elementary School, Seattle, WA
- Jan 22 St. Anne Celtic Challenge Winter 2023, St. Anne School, Seattle, WA
- Jan 20-21 Washington State High School Individual Chess Championships, Lakeside Upper School, Seattle, WA
| Flyer
| Results, Standings, and Prizes
| Photo Album
| US Chess Rating Report
- Jan 16 Washington Junior Open & Reserve, Interlake High School, Bellevue, WA
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Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
- Feb 26 SCC G/20 Hexes, Seattle, WA
- Feb 25-26 Eastside Open, Issaquah Highlands Chess Club, Issaquah, WA
- Feb 25-26 The 30th Collyer Memorial, Spokane, WA
Note: Also see linked flyer for side events including IM John Donaldson simul.
- Feb 3-24 SCC Cabin Fever, Seattle, WA
- Feb 11-12 and 18-20 Washington State Championship, Redmond, WA
- Feb 4-5 Washington President's Cup, OCA Seattle + Redmond, WA
- Feb 4 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Jan 29 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Jan 6-27 SCC January Thaw (Close Ratings), Seattle, WA
- Jan 21-22 Seattle City Championship, Seattle, WA
- Jan 15 SCC Novice, Seattle, WA
- Jan 14 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Jan 5-8 PanAmerican Team Chess Championship and Seattle New Years Open, Seattle, WA
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