Photo: Roland Feng giving simul at the Seattle Chess Club. Photo: Nick Raptis and Carl Haessler at the Portland CC for their talk on Dec. 4.

Open/Scholastic Events (December or annual summary): Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation Winter All Star List (as of Dec 31) Top 12 Active Players in Portland Chess Club Events (2013) Top 10 Players to take part in WCF events (2013) Seattle CC Sunday (Holiday) Tornado (Dec 29) Portland CC G/60 (Dec 28) Tacoma CC Mini After Christmas Swiss (Dec 28) Tis Your Move Sunday Slam (Dec 21 or 22) in Portland Steven Breckenridge simultaneous exhibition (Dec 21) in Beaverton Christmas Congress (Dec 21) in Tacoma Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Dec 19) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Dec 3-17) Northwest Chess Open (Dec 14-15) in Seattle Portland Winter Open (Dec 14-15) Western Idaho Open (Dec 14-15) in Boise. NM Roland Feng simultaneous exhibition (Dec 13) at the Seattle Chess Club - see flyer Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Dec 8) Redding Sundial Bridge Chess Open (Dec 7-8), Redding, CA USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Dec 7) at Coffee Time in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Dec 7) Lincoln High Scholastic Event (Dec 7) in Portland Blitz Chess Time (Blitzen) (Dec 5) in Spokane Recap of Anand-Carlsen World Chess Championship match (Dec 4) at the Portland CC by LM Nick Raptis and LM Carl Haessler.

Group photo at the Tri-Cities Open in Richland, WA. See the blog post for identification of the players in the photo.

Open Events (November): WA Class Championships (Nov 29-30, Dec 1) in Lynnwood - see ad/flyer Portland CC G/60 (Nov 30) TIS Your Move Monday (TGIM) Event (Nov 4-29) in Beaverton Seattle CC November Rains (Nov 1-23) Tacoma CC G/30 Championship (Nov 22) Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Nov 21) Turkey Quads (Nov 7-21) in Spokane Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Nov 5-19) Klamath Falls G/75 (Nov 17) Seattle Chess Club Extravaganza (Nov 15-17) International Games Day (Nov 16) at participating local libraries Tacoma CC Blitz Championship (Nov 15) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Nov 10) WCF-sponsored Tri-Cities Open (Nov 9-10) in Richland Washington G/60 Championship (Nov 9) in Tacoma Portland Saturday Quads (Nov 9) Tacoma CC G/15 Championship (Nov 8) Oregon Class Championships (Nov 2-3) in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Nov 2) Southern Idaho Open (Nov 2) in Twin Falls Seattle Chess Club Championship (Sep 6-Nov 1)

Nathan Smith poses as Dr. Who at the Halloween-themed tournament.

Scholastic Events (October-November): Washington State Mini-Teams Championship (Nov 16; Middle/High School), Bellevue, WA USCF All-America Chess Team (Nov 3; two players from the Northwest) Coquille Scholastic/Adult Chess Tournament (Nov 2) in Coquille, OR Pacific Crest Community School Halloween-themed tournament (Oct 27) in Portland, OR OSCF All Stars (Oct 11) in Salem, OR Coquille Scholastic and Adult Chess Tournament (Oct 5) in Coquille, OR

Jeffrey Roland, First place with 4.5/5 points at the Eastern Idaho Open.

Open Events (October): Portland Chess Club Championship (concluded Oct 29) Washington Challenger's Cup (Oct 26-27) in Seattle Spokane G/10 (Oct 26) Portland CC G/60 (Oct 26) Tacoma Chess Championship (concluded Oct 25) Eastern Idaho Open (Oct 19-20) in Idaho Falls Western States Open (Oct 18-20) in Reno Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Oct 17) Spokane Fall Championship (concluded Oct 17) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Oct 13) National Chess Day Portland CC Fall Open (Oct 12-13) Eastern Washington Open (Oct 12-13) in Spokane National Chess Day Open (Oct 12) in Tacoma - cancelled Seattle CC Novice (Oct 12) National Chess Day 100-Board Elliott Neff Benefit Simul (Oct 12) in Bellevue FIDE & USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (and unrated quads) (Oct 5) at Coffee Time in Portland Coquille Scholastic and Adult Chess Tournament (Oct 5) in Coquille, OR Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Oct 5)

Megan Lee with her NAYCC trophy. (Photo courtesy of the Lee family.)

Scholastics (August): North American Youth Chess Championships (Aug 14-18) in Toronto - Megan Lee of Bellevue, WA won 1st place in the U18 Girls section. She was awarded the WIM title for winning the section. Megan and Michael Lee will be holding a simul fundraiser at the Seattle Chess Club on Saturday, September 7. New WFM Alexandra Botez, representing Canada, tied for 1st but placed 2nd on tiebreak, receiving a WIM norm and the WFM title. See the final standings (U18 Girls).

Players competing at the Washington Speed Chess Championships in Bellevue. (Photo courtesy of Chess4Life.)

Open Events (August/Labor Day Weekend): Oregon Open (Aug 31, Sep 1-2) in Portland - See flyer Langley Open (Aug 31, Sep 1-2) in Langley, BC TGIF Open (Aug 2-30) in Beaverton TGIM Open (Aug 5-26) in Beaverton Washington Senior Adult Championship (Aug 24) in Tacoma Portland CC G/60 (Aug 24) Spokane Summer G/45 (Aug 24) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Aug 6-20) ICA Summer Classic (Aug 17-18) in Boise Tacoma Open (Aug 17) - link to TCC news for this and other events Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Aug 15) August Ajeeb Quads (Aug 1-15) in Spokane Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Aug 11) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Aug 10) Portland Saturday Quads (Aug 10) Washington Speed Chess Championships (Aug 10) in Bellevue U.S. Open (ended Aug 4 in Madison, WI) Northwest player results Olympia Open (Aug 3) in Olympia, WA Run/Chess Championship (Aug 3) in Newport, OR - congratulations to Alex Mueller-Warrarnt on successfully defending his title! FIDE & USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (and unrated quads) (Aug 3) at Coffee Time in Portland. Also blindfold simultaneous chess exhibition featuring chess master Steven Breckenridge.

Naomi (left) receives trophy as Pan-American Youth Co-Champion. Vincent Marr presents a trophy to one of the winners at the Burger King tournament.

Scholastics (June-July): Pan-American Youth Festival (Chess Championship) (Jul 25-Aug 1) in Brazil - blog post by the Bashkansky family. In the Girls Under 10 category, Naomi Bashkansky of Bellevue, WA tied for first place with a Bolivian girl with 8 points out of 9, and got second place by the first tie-break, thus becoming Pan-American Youth Co-Champion, and earning the Women Candidate Master FIDE title. See the U.S. Head of Delegation article. Thanks to the Bashkansky family for making this report and supplying the photo at left. Susan Polgar Girls' Invitational (Jul 20-25) at Webster University - Five Northwest girls competed at this event. TD Frank Niro and assistant TD Jeff Roland made posts about the event on the NWC blog, and a report will appear in the September edition of Northwest Chess. I am a Chess King at Burger King (Jul 13) in Issaquah - TD Gary Dorfner, Organizer Vincent Marr. United States Junior Closed (Jun 13-23) - see story above and in August edition of Northwest Chess about Luke Harmon-Vellotti of Idaho.

Corey Russell of Southern Oregon, winner of 2013 Newport June Open. Photo credit: Rusty Miller.

Open Events (June): Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jun 4 to Jul 2) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 30) Red Castle Games "The Sunday Slam!" (Jun 30) in Portland Evergreen Empire Open (Jun 29) in Tacoma TGIF Open (concluded Jun 28) in Beaverton Tacoma City Championship (concluded Jun 28) TGIM Open (concluded Jun 24) in Beaverton Everett G/30 (Jun 22) Portland CC G/60 (Jun 22) Medford CC Game in 29 (Jun 22) Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Jun 20) Newport June Open (Jun 15-16) in Newport, OR - See tournament history. Qualchan Quads (Jun 15) in Spokane (USCF crosstable link) Everett G/15 (Jun 15) in Everett Speed Chess Tournament at Director Park (Jun 15) in Portland Emerald City Open (Jun 14-16) in Seattle Las Vegas International Chess Festival & National Open (Jun 6-9) Portland Saturday Quads (Jun 8) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jun 8) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 2) FIDE & USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (and unrated quads) (Jun 1) at Coffee Time in Portland

Naomi receives her trophy from former world chess champion Gary Kasparov!

Scholastics (late April and May): Washington Open Scholastic (May 25) in Seattle Chess at Valerie’s Waterfront Bistro (May 7) in Chelan, WA WA vs. BC International K-12 Invitational 2013 (May 4) in Bellevue All Girls Chess Championship, Chicago, IL (Apr 28) - Congratulations to Naomi Bashkansky, who won first place in the under age 10 section. Other Washington players also did well. Thanks to the Bashkansky family for making this report and supplying the photo at left.

Players compete at the May 4 rapid chess tournament at Coffee Time.

Open Events (May): Tacoma CC Spring Blitz Championship (May 31) TGIF Open (May 3-31) in Beaverton Portland Tuesday Night Quads (concluded May 28) Washington Open (May 25-27), North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA - See: PDF ad/flyer | TD Gary Dorfner's report TGIM Open (May 6-27) in Beaverton Ed Groth’s Sunday Chess Slam (May 26) in Portland Calgary International Chess Classic (May 14-20) in Calgary, Alberta 38th Annual Paul Keres Memorial (May 18-20) in Richmond, BC Brian Berger G/25 Open (May 19) in Portland Red Castle Games G/5 Blitz Tournaments (May 5 & 19) in Portland Idaho Open Chess Championship (May 18-19) in Pocatello Portland CC G/60 (May 18) Pierce County Open (May 18) in Tacoma May Day Quads (May 17) in Tacoma Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (May 16) Adam Culbreth G/25 Open (May 12) in Portland Portland CC Saturday Quads (May 11) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (May 11) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (May 5) Red Castle Games "The Sunday Slam!" (May 5) in Portland FIDE & USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (and unrated quads) (May 4) at Coffee Time in Portland

The playing hall at the Washington State Elementary Championships. Photo credit: Russell Miller.

Scholastics (April): Washington State Elementary Chess Championships (Apr 20, hosted by Cornerstone Chess Club at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Vancouver, WA). Official website. See Northwest players win trophies at SuperNationals V (Apr 5-7 in Nashville, TN) on our blog! This was the largest rated chess competition in U.S. history!

Frank Niro (left) presents an autographed picture of Susan Polgar taken under the Portland Chess Club sign in 2011 to Mike Janniro at the Clark Harmon Memorial tournament on April 14, 2013. Photo credit: Jeff Roland.

Open Events (April): TGIM Open (Apr 1-29) in Beaverton Red Castle Games G/5 Blitz Tournaments (Apr 14, 21 & 28) in Portland Inland Empire Open (Apr 27-28) in Spokane Portland CC G/60 (Apr 27) TGIF Open (Apr 5-26) in Beaverton Seattle CC Adult Swiss (Apr 20-21) Harmon Memorial (Apr 13-14) in Portland - See 2007-2013 player participation spreadsheet, compiled by Russell Miller. Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Apr 14) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Apr 13) Seattle CC Novice (Apr 7) Daffodil Open (Apr 6-7) in Tacoma Coffee Time meetup (G/15 and quads, Apr 6) in Portland - Results on our blog

Scholastics (March): The Washington High School Individual Championship was held on Jan. 25-26, but required a playoff on March 2 to decide the champion ... Xiaoman Chu, a freshman from St. George School in Spokane. For his victory, Xiaoman is invited to represent Washington in the Denker Tournament of High School Champions, held concurrently with the U.S. Open in Madison, Wisconsin in August. Photo: Xiaoman celebrates with (and receives trophy from) Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA) President David Ellinger. Photo credit: Josh Sinanan.

Back row left to right: Wanchen Zao, Priya Kudva, Sarah May, Audrey Whitmer. Front row left to right: Cheyenne Zhang, Naomi Bashkansky, Becca Lampman, Sujatha Devi Chalasani. Not in photo: Olga Cherepakhin.

Washington State Girls Championship (Mar 23-24), Medina Elementary, Medina, WA. Congratulations to Becca Lampman for winning for the second year in a row. Becca is planning to spend her $500 toward the World Open, July 3-7, 2013 in Washington, D.C. Group photo at left. Credit: David Hendricks. Wizards' Chess Tourney and costume contest (Mar 23), Prairie High School, Vancouver, WA - See Rusty's photos on Flickr Idaho Scholastic Championship (Mar 16) Chess for Success State Championships in Portland (Mar 15-16) - See "Coquille youth wins state chess tourney" published in The World (Mar 19) Excitement at March Madness Tournament in Spokane (Mar 2) Washington High School Individual Championship (playoff Mar 2)

Northwest Chess editor Jeff Roland takes second place at the 2013 Magic Valley Chess Club Championship. According to Jeff, "I don’t think I’ve ever looked better in a picture in at least 20 years!" Photo courtesy of Jeff Roland, taken by Desmond Porth.

Open Events (March): 7th Annual Grand Pacific Open (Mar 29-Apr 1) in Victoria, BC 2nd Annual Larry Evans Memorial Tournament (Mar 29-31) in Reno, NV Portland CC G/60 (Mar 30) TGIF Open (Mar 1-29) in Beaverton Portland CC March Quads (Mar 5-26) Sunday Slam events (Mar 24) in Portland Magic Valley Chess Club Championship (Mar 23) in Twin Falls, Idaho Seattle Spring Open (Mar 22-24 or 23-24) Portland CC Third Thursday Blitz (Mar 21) Spokane CC March Madness (non-scholastic) (Mar 14 & 21) WGM Lufei Ruan Simultaneous Exhibition hosted by the Seattle Sluggers Chess Team (Mar 17 at the Seattle Chess Club) Portland Spring Open (Mar 16-17) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Mar 16) Pierce County League (ended Mar 15) in Tacoma TGIM event (Mar 4 & 11) in Beaverton Northwest Open (Mar 9-10) in Tacoma Portland Saturday Quads (Mar 9) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Mar 3) Nick Raptis (Oregon Champion) Chess Festival including simultaneous exhibition (Mar 3) at Cedar Hills Crossing in Beaverton Quick Chess at Coffee Time (Mar 2) in Portland

Congratulations to the 2013 state chess champions! (events held in February) Photo: Washington State champion Ignacio Perez holds the trophy with his name engraved twice (2007 and 2013). The engraved trophy was presented on March 6 at the Bellevue Hilton. Photo credit: Steve Shoe. Washington: FM Ignacio Perez, with score of 6 of 9. Washington State Championship. Oregon: FM Nick Raptis, with score of 7.5 of 9. Oregon State Championship. Idaho: Larry Parsons, with score of 5 of 6. Idaho Closed State Championship. FIDE Ratings of Players in WA and OR 2013 Championships.

• Washington High School Team Championships (Feb 8-9)
• Northwest Grade Level Championships (Feb 9)
• Washington High School Individual Championship (Jan 25-26)
• Northwest (WA) Chess Scholastic League (final standings)

Open Events (February):

• North Olympic Peninsula (WA) Chess Tournament (ended in Feb)
• The 21st Dave Collyer Memorial (Feb 23-24) in Spokane; this blog post also reports on the IM John Donaldson simultaneous exhibition and talk (Feb 22) in Spokane
• Portland CC G/60 (Feb 23)
• Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Feb 23)
• Spokane Winter Championship (concluded Feb 21)
• Costin Cozianu simultaneous exhibition (Feb 16) at the Seattle Chess Club
• President's U2000 Open (Feb 16-17) in Tacoma - USCF crosstable
• BC Open (Feb 9-11) in Richmond, BC
• Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Feb 3)
• Groundhog Day Mini-Swiss (Feb 2) in Tacoma
• Coffee Time Chess Tournament (USCF 4-round G/15, Feb 2) in Portland

Scholastics (January): Washington Junior Closed (Jan 5-6). Group photo: Front row (L to R): Roland Feng, Nathan Lee, Michael Wang, Kyle Haining; Back row (L to R): Josh Sinanon WCF President, Michael Omori, Casey Xing, David Hendricks WCF Scholastic Director. Nathan Lee won with 4.5 of 5 points, drawing only Roland Feng, who finished second with 4 points. | Washington Junior Open & Reserve on the Monday holiday (Jan 21) in Bellevue, WA. The WCF board also met at this event.

Open Events (January):

• Portland CC G/60 (Jan 26)
• Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jan 26)
• Seattle CC Novice (Jan 19)
• Winter Open (Jan 19) at the Tacoma Dome
• New Year Mini-Swiss (Jan 4, 11 and 18) in Tacoma
• Seattle City Championship (Jan 11-13)
• Portland Saturday Quads (Jan 12)
• Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jan 6)
• Gresham Open (Jan 5-6) in Gresham, OR