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• Now 532 issues! Northwest Chess magazine back issues - For a complete list of available issues (scanned prior to Sept. 2008, made from the print production files thereafter), please see the Northwest Chess Scanning Project page. Washington Chess Letter scans from the 1947-1964 time period are also available and included.

• Our games viewer has been updated to the Chessbase viewer, which has many modern features. You can view games from the Washington and Oregon state championships and some other regional chess tournaments in your browser. Games published in the magazine are also included. See the games page.

Note: See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events.

March - Advertised Chess Events

• See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events, including ad links.
• Mar 13, 20, 27 (Fri.) Seattle CC March Winds (Rds 2-4), Seattle, WA
• Mar 21 (Sat.) Seattle CC March Quads, Seattle, WA
• Mar 28-29 (Sat.-Sun.) Seattle Spring Open, Seattle, WA

March - Scholastic Events

• Chess4Life offers various events such as classes, camps and quad tournaments.
• Mar 15 Barber, Rockefeller, Ashley Open, Chinook Middle School, Bellevue, WA
• Mar 22 Barber, Rockefeller, Ashley Closed, Chinook Middle School, Bellevue, WA
• Mar 22 St. Anne Celtic Challenge, Seattle, WA
• Mar 28 Sagar Spring Strategy Scholastic, Bothell, WA
• Mar 28-29 WA Girls Championship, Bothell Country Inn & Suites + OCA Greenlake, WA

Important note: All extra copies of Northwest Chess 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. Please mail all checks and other written items to the Orlov Chess Academy address at the top of this page.

Another new NM! Congratulations to Derek Heath, a 10th grader from Camas, Wash., who recently became Washington State's newest National Master! Derek achieved a US Chess rating of 2201 as a result of winning his first three games in the 9th Annual Neil Dale Memorial, hosted by the Portland Chess Club January 3-4, 2026 in Portland, Ore. Along the way, Derek scored victories against Elijah Barish (1705), Santiago Tenesaca Argudo (1905), and NM Jason Cigan (2217).   Here is the link to the 2026 Neil Dale Memorial rating report: https://ratings.uschess.org/event/202601040253?section=0.

March magazine! The March 2026 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, 2/27. It's a 48-page issue with "2026 ICA January Alchemist Coffee House Swiss" by Jeffrey Rolanad, "Chess Bingō" by Christefano Reyes, "Promoting Queens" by The Chess Friends, "A Conversation With Alex Byelashov" by Ken Lee, "Susan Polgar Foundation National Open For Girls & Boys" by SPFNO Organizers, "Washington Class Championships" by Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of Tom Booth by Jeffrey Roland. Cover: Andrew Beck by Jeffrey Roland. See the teaser edition (selected pages including all full-page ads).

Eastside Oly Chess Club Chess Instruction with National Master Aditya Ponukumati - Classes were held on Feb. 8, 15 and 22, and on March 1. Each session ran from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastside Oly Chess Club members received a 10% discount on registration, and scholarships were available, with all proceeds supporting club activities and scholarship opportunities. Info.: Luis Ayala, 360-999-2001, EastsideOlyChessClub.org, director@eastsideolychessclub.org.

Opportunity to host high school exchange students from Spain and Germany - see the scholastic opportunites page.

Chess & Alzheimer's Research Study Recruiting Seniors! Caton Tsao, a high school student and undergraduate research assistant at the Cognition and Decision Science Lab at Clemson University, is involved in a research study exploring how factors, such as health status, work status, and an engaged lifestyle, are associated with memory and decision-making in individuals aged 65 and older. One of the factors is experience with cognitively stimulating games like chess. The study entails a prescreening digital survey (~10-15 minutes) and one remote study session (~25-30 minutes). For more information or to volunteer, contact the lab at decisionlab@clemson.edu. (Posted 1/9/2026)

Articles with links (in the magazine contents below) are available as separate PDF files.

February magazine! The February 2026 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, 1/30. It's a 48-page issue with "Love, Chess" by The Chess Friends, "Oregon Junior Closed" by Wilson Gibbins, "2025 Washington Challenger’s Cup" by Josh Sinanan, "National Chess Day Scholastic Chess" and "Challenger’s Cup Scholastic" by Rekha Sagar, "A Conversation With Ted Wang" by Ken Lee, "NW Players at 2025 US Senior Women’s Championship" by Mary Kuhner and Chouchanik Airapetian, "19th SPICE Cup" by Josh Sinanan, "Mount McKinley was named by William A. Dickey" by John Donaldson, and a back-cover photo of Susan Polgar (L) and GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez by Ani Barua. Cover: Vinesh Ravuri by Meiling Cheng. See the teaser edition (selected pages including all full-page ads).

January magazine! The January 2026 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, 12/26. It's a 32-page issue with "Vihaan Jammalamadaka becomes National Master" by Josh Sinanan, "Chess Resolutions" by The Chess Friends, "A Conversation With Jacob Mayer" by Ken Lee, "Oregon Class Championship" by Wilson Gibbins, "Daniel He Becomes FIDE Master" by Josh Sinanan, "Washington Women’s Championship" by Rekha Sagar, "Washington Women’s Championship" by Ian Holden, Ann Jem, Saiya Karamali, Eliza Wheeler, "Andrew Fletcher Becomes National Master" by Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of of Jason Cigan by Wilson Gibbins. Cover: Zoey Tang by Wilson Gibbins. See the teaser edition (selected pages including all full-page ads).

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Links are usually to the tournament flyers or ads. For tournament reports where available, see the magazine.