Photo: Action at the Thanksgiving Scholastic. Photos courtesy Josh Sinanan and WCF. |
Scholastic Events (November-December):
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Photo: Gary Dorfner (left) and Fred Kleist (right) handle the TD duties at the WA Class Championships. |
Open or Invitational Events (November-December):
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Scholastic Events (September-October):
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Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
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Photo: Sophie Velea (girl on left) receives her Pan-Am U8 Girls Champion award. Credit: Andy Ke. |
Scholastic Events (July-August):
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Playing room at the Seattle Chess Club for the Quads on July 9. Credit: Russell Miller. (More photos linked in blog post.)
Carl Haessler receives trophy for Oregon Senior Championship for the third consecutive year! Credit: Brian Berger. |
Open or Invitational Events (July-August):
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Scholastic Events (May-June):
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Open or Invitational Events (May-June):
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Photo: Bryce Tiglon, WA State High School co-Champion (along with Samuel and Daniel He),
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Scholastic Events (March-April):
- OSCF Championship (Apr 29-30), Seaside, OR
- Washington State Elementary and
Middle School Championships (Apr 15-17) in Tacoma
- See www.washingtonstatechess.com.
- WA State Girls Championship (Apr 9-10) in Redmond, WA
- Chess for Success Oregon State Tournament (Apr 8-9) in Portland;
See "Metzger
Elementary shines at 2016 Chess for Success" (local news story)
- National High School Championship (Apr 1-3) in Atlanta, GA
- Clark County YMCA at Orchards (Apr 2) in Vancouver, WA
- WA State Scholastic Chess Championship (Mar 26-27) in Bellevue, WA
- Open Window School Spring Tornado (Mar 26) in Bellevue, WA
- Terrace Park State Qualifier (Mar 26) in Mountlake Terrace, WA
- Victoria Youth Chess Championship (Mar 25) in Victoria, BC
- The Knightmares' Gauntlet Chess Tournament (Mar 19) in Shoreline, WA
- Charles Wright Challenge (Mar 12) in Tacoma, WA
- Eugene March Madness (Mar 12) in Eugene, OR
- March Madness (Mar 12) in Spokane, WA
- Shelton View PTA State Qualifier (Mar 12) in Bothell, WA
- Idaho Scholastic Championship (Mar 12) in Boise
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WA Denker Qualifier Playoff (Mar 5) in Seattle
- Lakeridge Elementary Tournament (K-6 & 7-12) (Mar 5) in Mercer Island, WA
- Chess Mates Spring Fest (Mar 5) in Seattle
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Open or Invitational Events (March-April):
- Pierce County Championship (concluded Apr 29) in Tacoma
- Taxing Quads (Apr 7-28) in Spokane, WA
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Apr 5-26)
- Seattle CC Adult Swiss (Apr 23-24)
- Portland CC G/60 (Apr 23)
- ICA Spring Open (Apr 23) in Pocatello, ID
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Apr 17)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz Tournament (Apr 16)
- Clark Harmon Memorial Open
(Apr 9-10) in Seattle, WA
- Campbell Chess Tournament (Apr 9) in Eugene, OR
- Seattle CC Novice (Apr 3)
- Southern Oregon Chess Open (Apr 2-3) in Medford, OR
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Apr 2)
- 10th Annual Grand Pacific Open (Mar 25-28) in Victoria, BC -
final standings
- Larry Evans Memorial (Mar 25-27) in Reno, NV
- Portland CC G/60 (Mar 26)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Mar 1-22)
- Seattle Spring Open (Mar 18-20)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) +
Blitz Tournament (Mar 19)
- March Madness (Mar 10-17) in Spokane, WA
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Mar 13)
- Portland Spring Open (Mar 12-13)
- Seattle Kings vs. Princes Match II & Junior FIDE RR
(invitational) (Mar 11-13) in Seattle
- Northwest Open (Mar 5) in Tacoma, WA
- Coffee Time 03/05 (Mar 5) in Portland, OR
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Photo: 2016 Washington Junior Closed players. Congratulations to winner Daniel He. See linked blog post for more details. |
Scholastic Events (January-February):
- Chess4Life Redmond State Qualifier Tournament (Feb 27), Redmond, WA
- Seattle Country Day School Tournament (Feb 27) in Seattle
- Oregon State HS and MS Team Championships (Feb 26-27), Junction City, OR;
Results on Chess Ratings Northwest website |
See blog post |
See story in The Oregonian online edition
- Washington State HS Chess Team Championships (Feb 26-27), Issaquah, WA;
See story and photo of the winning team on the Lakeside School website.
- International Chess Jam (K-12) (Feb 20) in Ferndale, WA
- Idaho Scholastic Triple Crown (Feb 20) in Eagle, ID
- WCF Presidential Scholastic (Feb 15) in Seattle
- OSCF President's Weekend Tournament (Feb 13) in Portland
- Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament (Feb 6) in Ephrata, WA;
Also see Waypoint on YouTube!
- Checkmate Tournament (Jan 30) in Pasco, WA
- Washington High School Championship (Jan 29-30) in Seattle
- The KING's Tournament (K-8) (Jan 23) at Wade King Elem., Bellingham, WA
- Washington Junior Open and Reserve (Jan 18), Bellevue, WA
- Washington Junior Closed (Jan 8-10) in Bellevue and Redmond, WA
- Lincoln 2016 OSCF event (Jan 9) in Portland
- Assumption Winter Chess Challenge (K-8) (Jan 9) in Bellingham, WA
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 Photo: Washington State chess champion, IM Michael Lee! |
Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
- The 24th Dave Collyer Memorial, Millwood, WA (new location) (Feb 27-28)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Feb 27)
- Portland CC G/60 (Feb 27)
- Blitz Tournament (Feb 26), Riverpark Square in Spokane
- IM John Donaldson lecture & simul (Feb 26), Riverpark Square in Spokane
- Valentine's Day Swiss (Feb 12-26) in Tacoma
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Feb 21)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Feb 20)
- Tacoma CC Winter Open (Feb 20)
- Spokane Winter Championship (Jan 21-Feb 18)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Feb 2-16, Feb 23 if needed)
- Idaho Closed State Championship (Feb 13-15) in Twin Falls;
Congratulations to Idaho champion, FM David Lucky! -
See blog post
- Oregon Chess Championship (Feb 6-7 & 13-15) in Portland;
Congratulations to Oregon champion, LM Carl Haessler!
- Washington Chess Championship (Feb 6-7 & 13-15) at Microsoft in Redmond;
Congratulations to Washington State champion, IM Michael Lee!
- See blog post
- Washington President’s Cup
(Feb 13-14) in Seattle
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jan 30)
- Portland CC G/60 (Jan 30)
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jan 24)
- Tacoma Open (Jan 23)
- New Year's Mini-Swiss (Jan 8-22, G/30 x 2 rds/night) in Tacoma
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jan 5-19)
- Seattle City Championship (Jan 15-17)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) + Blitz (G/3;d2) Tournament (Jan 16).
Note: G/45 is now a GP event; blitz is not.
- Seattle CC Novice (Jan 3)
- Gresham Open (Jan 2-3) in Gresham, OR
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jan 2)
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Photo: Washington State chess champion, IM Michael Lee!