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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.

June/July - Scholastic Events!

  • Chess4Life is offering live virtual chess classes/camps.

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.

Northwest Chess June 2023 coverJune 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.

Completed Tournament / Match News

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.

  Scholastic Events (May-June):
  Open or Invitational Events (May-June):

Sri Chess Academy (Bothell, WA) students excel at WA State Elementary Championship in Tacoma. Photo by Josh Sinanan.
Scholastic Events (March-April):
  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
  Scholastic Events (January-February):
  Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
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