Open/Club Events | Scholastic Events

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Please send corrections and additions (including new events) to: Eric Holcomb.
Tournament organizers – please help avoid conflicting tournaments by using this calendar!
Note: Gary Dorfner is the tournament clearinghouse for Washington.

Open/Club Events

This is a summary of all regional (and a few national) events reported to Northwest Chess.
Click here for detailed tournament announcements for some events.

A bold listing indicates a Northwest Grand Prix (or Oregon GP) event.
State membership required to qualify for Grand Prix prizes.
Chess club membership may be required for some non-Grand Prix club events.
OCF took over the Grand Prix for Oregon chess players for 2019.
Oregon GP details for 2020 to be announced.

Contact information for major chess clubs listing events:

Weekly Events and Casual Chess Gatherings are listed on a separate page.
Also, please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

January 2020

Reminder: Detailed tournament announcements for many events can be found on the TA page. If you don't find details for the event you're interested in, please contact the organizer or Northwest Chess.

• Pacific Northwest Chess Center in Kirkland offers many events including scholastic, FIDE-rated and GM.
• Click here for PNWCC schedule/calendar and registration info.

• Note: Status of Oregon Grand Prix in 2020 to be determined.
• Jan 24, 31 PNWCC G45 Duel, Rapids and Blitz, Kirkland, WA - See January PNWCC ad
• Jan 25 PNWCC G60, Kirkland, WA - See January PNWCC ad
• Jan 26 PNWCC Transformer G45, Kirkland, WA - See January PNWCC ad
• Jan 26 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA - See January SCC ad

February 2020

Reminder: Detailed tournament announcements for many events can be found on the TA page. If you don't find details for the event you're interested in, please contact the organizer or Northwest Chess.

• Pacific Northwest Chess Center in Kirkland offers many events including scholastic, FIDE-rated and GM.
• Click here for PNWCC schedule/calendar and registration info.

• Feb 1 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA - See January SCC ad
• Feb 1-2 PNWCC Monthly USCF Open, Kirkland, WA
• Feb 7 PNWCC Friday Night Rapids, Kirkland, WA
• Feb 8-9, 15-17 WA State Chess Championship, at PNWCC, Kirkland, WA.
  This event will again be four 10-player RR sections, by invitation.
• Feb 15-16 Washington President’s Cup, Seattle, WA
• Feb 15-17 Idaho Closed State Chess Championship, Boise, ID
• Feb 21 IM John Donaldson Simul and Lecture, Spokane, WA
• Feb 22-23 PNWCC Insanity, Kirkland, WA
• Feb 22-23 The 28th Dave Collyer Memorial, Millwood, WA
• Feb 23 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA - See January SCC ad
• Feb 29 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA - See January SCC ad
• Feb 29 PNWCC Monthly G45 Transformer, Kirkland, WA

March 2020

• Mar 1 PNWCC G60, Kirkland, WA
• Mar 7 Bellingham Knights USCF Chess Tournament, Belingham, WA
• Mar 7-8 Northwest Chess Open, Seattle, WA
• Mar 12-15 PNWCC FIDE Open - Anniversary II, Kirkland, WA
• Mar 28-29 PNWCC Monthly USCF Open, Kirkland, WA

April-May 2020

• Apr 4 In-house Chess Tournament, Bellingham, WA
• Apr 4-5 Harmon Memorial, Seattle, WA
• Apr 6-10 PNWCC GM Camp, Kirkland, WA
• Apr 10-12 PNWCC Super USCF Open - National Simulation, Kirkland, WA
• Apr 10-13 14th Annual Grand Pacific Open, Victoria, BC
• Apr 13-16 PNWCC GM Camp, Kirkland, WA
• Apr 16-19 PNWCC FIDE Open - Skagit Tulips II, Kirkland, WA
• May 2 In-house Chess Tournament, Bellingham, WA
• May 16-18 45th Annual Keres Memorial, Richmond, BC
• May 21-25 PNWCC FIDE Open – Glacier Peak (GP I), Kirkland, WA
• May 23-25 Washington Open - to be announced

June-July 2020

• Jun 6 In-house Chess Tournament, Bellingham, WA
• Jun 17-21 PNWCC Summer Norm Invitational and Round Robin, Kirkland, WA
• Jun 22-26 PNWCC GM Camp, Kirkland, WA
• Jun 29-Jul 3 PNWCC GM Camp, Kirkland, WA
• Jul 4 In-house Chess Tournament, Bellingham, WA
• Jul 28-Aug 2 PNWCC FIDE Open - Summer of Seattle (SOS), Kirkland, WA

2020-2021 National/International Events

• Aug 8-16, 2020 U.S. Open Chess Championship, Saint Charles, MO
• Jul 31-Aug 8, 2021 U.S. Open Chess Championship, Cherry Hill, NJ

Scholastic Events

See the scholastic page for chess camps/school chess club web sites, etc.
Business card ads appearing above also appear on the chess camps page.
See the WHSCA/OSCF scholastic calendar

Many open chess events are suitable for experienced scholastic players,
so be sure to also review the open events above.

Weekly Events

These events are usually held weekly or at frequent scheduled times.
Please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

• Chess4Life Premium Center Classes (PCC) are for chess players of all skill levels. From absolute beginner to 1600 NWSRS rated, we have something to teach you. Classes run Mon-Sat every week all year long. Visit the linked website for the class schedules.

• Chess4Life After School Clubs - Chess4Life teaches chess in 80+ schools in the Puget Sound area. Visit the linked website to find your school. Would you like Chess4Life to teach at your school? Fill out a New School Request Form and a Chess4Life representative will contact you.

• Chess4Life Quads/State Qualifier/Beginner's Tournaments - Quads are fun tournaments held on Friday nights in Bellevue, Redmond and Issaquah. Each player is placed with 3 other players of similar rating to play 3 chess games. Winners receive a trophy. Quads are rated events and are a great way to sharpen skills, and meet other chess players. Beginners tournaments are for anyone who hasn't participated in a tournament before and would like to try some friendly competition. State Qualifiers prepare players to take part in the State championships. Check-in can be done online, by phone at (425) 283-0549 or in-person. Entry fee is $20. Click on the link for more information or to register.

• Chesssport Grandmaster Classes with GM Emil Anka.

• Saturdays Noon to 2:00 PM - Detective Cookie's Urban Youth Chess Club (ages 5-18 plus family), Rainier Beach Branch (Library), Seattle, WA. Library events and programs are free and everyone is welcome. Registration is not required. Contact Info: Rainier Beach Branch, 206-386-1906.

• Various – Orlov Chess Academy with IM Georgi Orlov. See www.chessplayer.com, e-mail chess64@comcast.net. (Registration required; fees charged per class attended.)

January 2020

Also see the WHSCA/OSCF scholastic calendar

For Bellingham and NW Wash. events, see http://northwestchess.info/calendar.html.

Note: There are typically many chess camps and activities available during the summer season, and sometimes during the school year (including holidays) as well. Please contact individual camp organizers, including those advertised above, for more info.

• In progress (various dates) Chess4Life Friday Night Quads, Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah and Redmond, WA.
• (Sundays as announced on website) Bellingham Chess Club in-house Tournament, Bellingham, WA
• In progress NW High School Chess League (various schools), WA
• Jan 24-25 Washington State High School Individual Chess Championship, Seattle, WA

February-March 2020

• Feb 15 Presidential Scholastic Chess Tournament, Bellevue, WA
• Mar 22 Intermat Candidates Tournament at PNWCC, Kirkland, WA

US Chess NATIONAL Scholastics

• For information on US Chess national events, see the US Chess website scholastic chess section.