Category: General announcements

  • 2 NWC players make 2014 All America Chess Team

    The USCF has announced the 2014 team members. Idaho has Luke C. Harmon-Vellotti age 14 as a team member. Washington has Roland Feng age 12 as a team member. For the full list CLICK HERE.

  • Alexey Root coming to Oregon and Washington

    Dear Russell, I will be presenting at a chess club, several libraries, and a charter school August 7-14, 2013. There will be a press release soon from the Timberland Regional Library System. Right now, one of the library presentations is listed on some calendars see http://events.seattlepi.com/tumwater_wa/events/show/335126803-thinking-with-chess-teaching-children-ages-5-14 for example. Here is my schedule: Presentation #1 Portland…

  • NWC Banner visits Multnomah Falls

    CLICK HERE for the photos.

  • NORTHWEST CHESS Banner at Mall

    The large chess set gets a lot of use but is often set up wrong. There are pieces for playing checkers also. Play on the board is possible all the hours the mall is open.

  • US Team in Brazil

    The United States will play in the Pan American Team Championship, a qualifier for the 2013 World Team Championship. The event will be held January 24-30 in Campinas, Brazil, near Sao Paulo. The US team, in the absence of Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky, who have prior commitments to compete in conflicting events in Wijk aan Zee and…

  • Simul In Boise Dec 7

    *** Special side-event: FREE Simultaneous Exhibition by Washington Master Josh Sinanan starting at 5:00 p.m. going to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 also at BSU Student Union Building (Hatch Ballroom) in Boise. Email jroland@cableone.net to sign up. ***

  • Simul at Portland CC

    The Portland Chess Club invites you to play in a Simultaneous Exhibition game with Canadian Grandmaster Eric Hansen; Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m. at the Portland Chess Club.

  • Article in West Seattle Newspaper

    See story “West Seattle dad shares the game with others” in the West Seattle Herald.

  • Welcome!

    Welcome to the Northwest Chess blog! Beginning with the U.S. Open in Vancouver, ambulance WA, viagra 100mg NWC officers and editors will be able to use this blog to communicate directly with our web audience. Comments are welcome and may be sent to the author of the article or to info@nwchess.com. – Eric Holcomb, NWC…