Photo: Action in the WA Class Masters section. Credit: Victoria Doknjas.

Open Events (November): WA Class Championships (Nov 28-30) in Lynnwood, WA Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Nov 4-25) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Nov 23) Portland CC G/60 (Nov 22) Turkey Quads (Nov 6-20) in Spokane Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Nov 15) Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Nov 13) Seattle CC Extravaganza (Nov 7-9) Southern Idaho Open (Nov 8) in Twin Falls Seattle CC Novice (Nov 2) New photo added! Oregon Class Championships (Nov 1-2) in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Nov 1)

Photo: USCF Life Master Viktors Pupols plays GM Alexander Ivanov in Reno. Credit: Brian Berger.

Open Events (October): Seattle CC Championship (concluded Oct 31) Portland CC Club Championship (Sep 30-Oct 28) Washington Challenger’s Cup (Oct 25-26) in Seattle Portland CC G/60 (Oct 25) Bethel Chess Quads (K-12 and adult) (Oct 24) in Eugene Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Oct 23) 32nd Annual Sands Regency Reno-Western States Open (Oct 17-19) in Reno, NV - Link is to the USCF crosstables. A number of Northwest players competed. Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Oct 18) Spokane Fall Championship (final round on Oct 16) MILLIONAIRE Chess Open (Oct 9-13) in Las Vegas, NV - A number of NW players competed in this historic event, with at least two (Artem Verdiyan and Becca Lampman) winning significant prizes. See the USCF crosstables. See an interesting report on tacticstime.com. Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Oct 12) National Chess Day Portland Fall Open (Oct 11-12) Wood River Weekend Progressive Open Chess Tournament & National Chess Day Celebration (Oct 11) in Hailey, ID Washington Blitz (Speed Chess) Championships (Oct 11) in Bellevue, WA National Chess Day (Oct 11) Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Oct 9) Oyster Bay Inn Classic (Oct 4-5) in Bremerton, WA Eastern Washington Open (Oct 4-5) in Spokane

Photo: Action in the playing room at the Vancouver Open. Credit: Russell Miller.

Open Events (August): Oregon Open (Aug 30-31 & Sep 1) in Portland, OR - See flyer/entry form Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Aug 28) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Aug 24) ICA Players Memorial (Aug 23-24) in Boise Portland CC G/60 (Aug 23) Tacoma CC Summer Championship (Aug 8-22) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Aug 5-19 or possibly 26) Spokane Falls Open (Aug 16-17) in Spokane, WA Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Aug 16) Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Aug 16) at Director Park in Portland Washington Senior Adult Championship (Aug 16) in Tacoma Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Aug 14) Vancouver Open (Aug 9-10) in Vancouver, WA Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Aug 9) Tacoma Open (Aug 2) USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Aug 2) at Coffee Time in Portland Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Aug 2) at Director Park in Portland Run/Chess Championship (Aug 2) in Newport, OR Knockout Tournament (G/10) (Aug 1) in Tacoma

Photo: Action at the Seattle Seafair Open. Credit: Josh Sinanan.

Open Events (July): Maryhill Museum (near Goldendale, WA) Cardboard, Clay & Crayons: Chess Sets by Young Northwest Artists Exhibition (ended Jul 31) Double Round Swiss Styled Blitz Open (Jul 28) at Director Park, Portland Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jul 27) Portland CC G/60 (Jul 26) Firecracker Swiss (Jul 11-25) in Tacoma Portland Chess Club Thursday Blitz (USCF Blitz rated) (Jul 24) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jul 1-15 or possibly 22) 2014 ICA Summer Classic (Jul 19-20) in Boise Seattle Seafair Open (Jul 18-20) Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jul 19) Oregon Senior Open (Jul 12-13) in Oregon City Puget Sound Open (Jul 12) in Tacoma Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jul 10) Seattle CC Novice (Jul 6) USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Jul 5) at Coffee Time in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jul 5)

Photo: Jeremy Silman at Maryhill Museum. Credit: Russell Miller. See more on Flickr.

Open Events (June): Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 29) 2014 Idaho Open (Jun 28-29) in Boise, ID 2nd Annual Olympia Open (Jun 28) in Olympia, WA Portland CC G/60 (Jun 28) Tacoma City Championship (concluded on Jun 27) Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jun 26) Summer Open (Jun 21-22) in Portland Emerald City Open (Jun 20-22) in Seattle Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jun 3-17) Newport June Open (Jun 14-15) in Newport, OR - See information/entry form Qualchan Quads (Jun 14) in Spokane, WA Five-round Rapid Chess Tournament at Guardian Games (Jun 14) in Portland Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Jun 12) Maryhill Museum Game/15 Quads & IM Jeremy Silman visit (Jun 7) - This event was in connection with the Harry Potter chess game that Silman helped create as part of the “Cardboard, Clay and Crayons, Chess Sets by Young Northwest Artists” exhibit. Boise Chess Festival (Jun 7) Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jun 7) USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Jun 7) at Coffee Time in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jun 7) Evergreen Empire Open (Jun 7) in Tacoma Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 1)

Photo (at Coffee Time event by Galen Pyle): Ricard Guttman (purple), Lennart (standing) and Luke Robson (scarf).

Open Events (May): Portland CC G/60 (May 31) Washington Open (May 24-26), North Seattle Community College - see two-page flyer with side events. New NWC subscriptions will not begin until the July magazine. U.S. Amateur North Championship (May 24-26) in Boise, ID Portland CC unrated Thursday Blitz (May 22) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (May 6-20) 39th Paul Keres Memorial (May 17-19) in Richmond, BC Inland Empire Open (May 17-18) in Spokane Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (May 17) Seattle CC Saturday Quads (May 17) May Day Quads (G/20) (May 16) in Tacoma Pierce County Open (May 10) in Tacoma Portland CC USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (May 8) Harmon Memorial (May 2-4) in Seattle USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (May 3) at Coffee Time in Portland Pierce County Championship (concluded May 2) in Tacoma

It's Over ... the biggest kids' event of the year! Washington State Elementary Chess Championship or click here to see WSECC Facebook page Smith Cove Cruise Terminal Pier 91, Magnolia WA 98121 Saturday April 12th, 2014

Coquille Chess Team display their collection of trophies at the National: Tanner Flood, Hailey Riley, Aaron Grabinsky, Josiah Perkins, Joshua Grabinsky. Photo by Nancy Keller.

Scholastic Events (April): Bethel Last Friday Quads (Apr 25) at Willamette High School in Eugene Washington State Elementary Chess Championship (Apr 12) in Seattle, WA Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation State Championship (Apr 11-12), Seaside, OR. Website: www.oscf.org. See Rusty Miller's photos. See article from The Oregonian. USCF K-12 National Chess Championships (Apr 3-6) in San Diego, CA See article "Coquille student now at 'master level' in chess" in The World.

Participants in the Washington Girls Championship. Photo by TD David Hendricks.

Scholastic Events (March): Dragonslayer Scholastic K-12 (Mar 22) in Spokane, WA Chessmates Springfest Scholastic K-8 (Mar 15) in Seattle, WA Napavine Elementary School Chess Challenge (Mar 15) in Napavine, WA Chess for Success Individual Championships (Mar 15) in Portland, OR Chess for Success Team Championships (Mar 14) in Portland, OR See "Patterson Elementary students take third place in state chess competition" in The Oregonian (Mar 19) American Chess Institute Success Through Chess Event (Mar 14) in Vancouver, WA OES Aardvark Scholatic Tournament (Mar 8) in Portland, OR March Madness Scholastic Event (Mar 8) in Eugene, OR Knightmares Gambit K-6 Tournament (Mar 8) in Shoreline, WA Chess4Life Bellevue Catholic Challenge (Mar 8) in Bellevue, WA NW SW Washington Championship (Mar 8) in Vancouver, WA Shelton View Scholastic K-6 (Mar 8) in Bothell, WA Rook Madness Scholastic Tournament (Mar 8) in Spokane, WA Washington Girls Championship (Mar 2) in Redmond, WA 2nd Annual Wildcat Classic Scholastic (Mar 1), Oregon City, OR Richland March Madness K-12 Tournament (Mar 1) Seattle Country Day School K-5 Tournament (Mar 1) Vancouver Washington YMCA K-6 Tournament (Mar 1) OHSCTA State Team Championship (Feb 28-Mar 1) at South Umpqua High School, OR WA State High School Chess Team Championships (Feb 28-Mar 1) in Issaquah, WA

Nick Raptis vs. Michael Goffe at the Portland Spring Open. Photo by Brian Berger.

Open Events (March): Tis Your Move Sunday Slam Blitz (Mar 30) in Portland Portland CC G/60 (Mar 29) Seattle CC Saturday Quads and Mini-Quads (Mar 29) Tacoma CC Spring Quick (G/15) Championship (Mar 28) Portland CC unrated Thursday Blitz (Mar 27) Seattle Spring Open (Mar 21-23) Klamath Chess March G/75 (Mar 22) in Klamath Falls See "Klamath Falls Chess Club hosts tournament" in the Herald and News Spokane March Madness (Mar 13-20) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Mar 4-18) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Mar 16) Tacoma CC March Open Sundays (Mar 9 & 16) Portland Saturday Quads (Mar 15) Tacoma CC March Semi-Class Saturdays (Mar 8 & 15) See Rusty's blog post about the first weekend! Portland Chess Club USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Mar 13) Reykjavik Open (Mar 4-12) in Iceland - three local players participated! Portland Spring Open (Mar 8-9) | Report about Klamath Falls player at the event Portland CC G/60 (Mar 1) Seattle CC Sat. Quads and Mini-Quads (Mar 1) Tacoma CC vs. Seattle CC Match (Mar 1) in Seattle USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Mar 1) at Coffee Time in Portland

Congratulations to Washington State chess champion Nat Koons! The Washington State Championship & Premier concluded Feb. 15-17 in Seattle. Photo by Duane Polich at left shows Nat lifting the state championship trophy.

Congratulations to Nick Raptis for successfully defending his Oregon State chess championship! Nick also won the Oregon championship in 2001 and 2013, and tied with Oleg Zaikov for the championship in 2005.The Oregon State Championship concluded Feb. 23 in Portland, one week late due to a weather delay. See blog post. Photo by Grisha Alpernas at right shows Nick holding the championship trophy.

Congratulations to Caleb Kircher, the new Idaho State Champion! See the ICA webpage for this event.

Photo: Washington President's Cup winners Patrick Van Dyke, Samuel He and Peter Lessler.

Open Events (February): Pierce County Chess League (Fridays, Feb 7-28) in Tacoma Seattle CC February Event (Fridays, Jan 31-Feb 28) Portland CC unrated Thursday Blitz (Feb 27) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Feb 23) Dave Collyer Memorial (Feb 22-23) in Spokane IM John Donaldson lecture and simul (Feb 21) in Spokane Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Feb 4-18) Olympia Chess Club President's Day Open (Feb 17) Idaho Closed State Championship (Feb 15-17) in Twin Falls Washington President's Cup (Feb 15-16) in Seattle Portland CC USCF-rated Thursday Blitz (Feb 13) Spokane Winter Championship (concluded Feb 13) British Columbia Open (Feb 8-10) in Richmond, BC USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Feb 1) at Coffee Time in Portland Seattle CC Saturday Quads and Mini-Quads (Feb 1)

Photo: Daniel He, winner of the 2014 Washington State Junior Closed.

Scholastic Events (January): Washington State High School Individual Championship (Jan 31-Feb 1) in Bothell, WA - Also see official WHSCA webpage. Chess for Success regional tournament (Jan 25) in Redmond, OR (article in Bend Bulletin) Coquille Chess Tournament/OSCF Qualifier (Jan 24) in Coquille, OR (newspaper story) WA Junior Open and Reserve (Jan 20) in Bellevue, WA Chess4Life Scholastic Chess Tournament (Jan 20) in Bellevue, WA Einstein Wise Scholastic Tournament (Jan 20) in Vancouver, WA I Have a Dream Scholastic Tournament (Jan 20) in Klamath Falls, OR Winter Chess Fest Scholastic (Jan 18) at Broadview Thompson Elem. School in Seattle, WA Winter Carnival Chess Tournament (Jan 18) at South Eugene High School in Eugene, OR Metzger Winter Classic Scholastic Event (Jan 11) in Tigard, OR Washington State Junior Closed (Jan 3-5) The winner is seeded into the Washington State Championship in February.

Photo: Nick Raptis vs. Dillon Murray at the Gresham Open.

Open Events (January): Tis Your Move TGIM event (Jan 6-27) in Beaverton Tis Your Move Sunday Slam events (Jan 19 and 26) in Portland Portland CC G/60 (Jan 25) Northwest Open (Jan 25) in Tacoma Tacoma CC New Year's Quads (Jan 10-24) Seattle CC January Friday night events (Jan 3-24) Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jan 7-21) Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jan 19) Emil Anka simul-lecture (4 p.m. Jan 18) at the Seattle Chess Club Tacoma CC Let's Play Booth at Tacoma Dome (Jan 18) Portland Saturday Quads (Jan 18) Mountain Home Open Chess Tournament (Jan 11) in Mountain Home, ID Seattle City Championship (Jan 10-12) Spokane CC Quick (G/10) (Jan 9) Seattle CC Novice (Jan 5) Gresham Open (Jan 4-5) in Gresham, OR Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jan 4) USCF Rated Rapid (G/15) Chess Tournament (Jan 4) at Coffee Time in Portland Tacoma CC New Year's Mini-Swiss (Jan 3)