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Note: See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events.
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Northwest Chess subscription includes a state chess
membership. For WCF (Washington) membership options, please continue to use this website.
All WCF memberships are considered "Premium," and include
benefits such as free registration to certain seminars.
- If you are a resident of Oregon, your Northwest Chess
subscription to paper copies includes a "Premium" OCF state
membership. You can also choose a "Basic" OCF membership with
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ICA website.
These options include a "Premium" membership with a NWC subscription.
- For new subscriptions and renewals,
NWC no longer guarantees that there will continue to be 12
printed magazines each year. There could be
fewer editions, and/or publication could be in an online format.
At present, we expect that printed magazines will continue to be available
for all 2025-dated editions.
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- In 2018, the NWC board decided to add "Foundation" to its corporate
name, becoming the Northwest Chess Foundation. We will completely update the
website once this name is officially registered with the State of Washington
and the IRS. This does not affect the name of the magazine - it's still Northwest Chess!
(The board will review the status of the "Foundation" name due to the implementation delay.)
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November - Advertised Chess Events
- See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events, including ad links.
- Nov 1-2 Oregon Class Championships, Portland, OR
- Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 Seattle CC November Rains, Seattle, WA
- Nov 8 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Nov 19-24 SPICE Cup Open, Bellevue, WA
- Nov 22 SPICE Cup Blitz Championship, Bellevue, WA
- Nov 24 SPICE Cup Rapid Championship, Bellevue, WA
- See half-page flyer/ad for all Amerian Open events.
- Nov 25-30 American Open Main Event: Championship Section, Garden Grove, CA
- Nov 27-30 American Open Main Tournament (lower sections), Garden Grove, CA
- Nov 28-30 American Open Lectures and Side Events, Garden Grove, CA
- Nov 28-30 Washington Class Championships
(and side events), Redmond, WA
- Nov 29-30 Piper Memorial Adult Swiss at WA Class, Redmond, WA
November - Scholastic Events
Important note: All extra copies of
Northwest Chess are received and handled by
Josh Sinanan. If you would like to request an extra copy or didn't receive
your copy in the mail, please contact Josh, joshsinanan@gmail.com.
Eric Holcomb is no longer the Business Manager.
Please mail all checks and other written items to the Orlov Chess Academy address at the top of this page.
Chess Survey! At your convenience,
consider taking this chess product survey by NM Nikash Vemparala,
who is conducting some research about chess game broadcasting
to reach wider audiences: https://forms.gle/hoMUsD59uangQgrZA.
The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete.
Articles with links (in the magazine contents below) are available as separate PDF files.
 November magazine!
The November 2025 issue of Northwest Chess
will be mailed on Friday, 10/31. It's a 48-page issue with
"Daniel Naroditsky 1995-2025" by wachessfed (via Instagram),
"Executive Chess" by The Chess Friends,
"75th Oregon Open" by Wilson Gibbins,
"2025 Eastern Idaho Open" by Jay Simonson,
"Seattle Chess Classic," "Sizzling Summer Rapid" and "Seattle Classic Scholastic" by Josh Sinanan,
"Covington Library Chess Tournament" by Rekhar Sagar,
"A Conversation With Tim Moroney" and
"A Conversation With NM Joshua Sinanan" by Ken Lee,
and a back-cover photo of Lilly Tang and Mike Morris by Wilson Gibbins.
Cover: Wilson Gibbins and Jim Tarjan by Lilly Tang.
See the teaser edition
(selected pages including all full-page ads).
 October magazine!
The October 2025 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 9/26. It's a 48-page issue with
"Chess: Art, Science, Or Sport?" by The Chess Friends,
"2025 Mid-Year Scholastic Cup" by Josh Sinanan,
"2025 Idaho State Blitz Championship" by Jay Simonson,
"USPS Statement of ownership,"
"Seattle Seafair Open" by Josh Sinanan,
"A Conversation With Akim And Valentyna Pikh" by Ken Lee,
"12th Annual Vancouver Open" by Josh Sinanan,
"NWC Hall Of Fame Inductee: Robert A. Karch" by John Donaldson,
"Monroe YMCA Summer Championship" by Josh Sinanan,
and a back-cover photo of "Medals arranged by Gelareh Golanbar" by Mani Atikankhotchasee.
Cover: Ani Barua by Gelareh Golanbar.
See the teaser edition
(selected pages including all full-page ads).
 September magazine!
The September 2025 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 8/29. It's a 32-page issue with
"Answers to the puzzles in last month’s issue (from page 35 in the August
2025 issue)," "GM Kayden Troff Simul (Bellevue, May 1)" by Josh Sinanan, "A Conversation With FIDE Master Aziz Degenbaev" by Ken Lee,
"Washington Father’s Day Open (The Galactic Report)" by Mani Atikankhotchasee,
"Washington Father’s Day Open" by Josh Sinanan,
"A Game From Charles Edward (FIDE)" by Alex Machin and Ralph Dubisch,
"Our Darkest Chess Hours" by The Chess Friends,
"Washington vs. British Columbia Intermat" by Josh Sinanan,
and a back-cover photo of Odbayar Yondon by Meiling Cheng.
Cover: Owen Xu by Meiling Cheng.
See the teaser edition
(selected pages including all full-page ads).
 August magazine!
The August 2025 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 7/25. It's a 48-page issue with
"Elementary Chess Championships" by WSECC Organizers,
"GM Kayden Troff Simul (Issaquah, April 30)" by Josh Sinanan,
"3rd Annual Friday Night Championship Invitational" by John Selsky,
"2025 Washington Girls Championship,"
"2025 Washington Senior Championship," and
"Washington Open" by Josh Sinanan,
and a back-cover photo of Selina Cheng, Josh Sinanan, and Duane Polich by Meiling Cheng.
Cover: Odbayar Yondon (L), Zane Wirkkala and others by Meiling Cheng.
See the teaser edition
(selected pages including all full-page ads).
See old news previously appearing on this page.
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Links are usually to the tournament flyers or ads. For tournament
reports where available, see the magazine.
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Scholastic Events (September-October):
- Oct 18 OWS Fall Tornado, Bellevue, WA
- Oct 12 Challengers Cup Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
- Oct 11
National Chess Day Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 27 New Adventure Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 28 King County Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
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Ani Barua honored by Josh Sinanan at King County Open, for appearing on the cover of Northwest Chess. Photo by Haiyong Wang. |
Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
- Oct 24-26
WA vs BC Challenge Match, Saanich (Victoria), BC (Canada)
- Oct 3-24 Seattle CC Pumpkin Spice, Seattle, WA
- Oct 18-19 Seattle Fall Open, Seattle, WA
- Oct 11-12 WA Women's Championship, Bellevue, WA
- Oct 11-12 Washington Challengers Cup, Bellevue, WA
- Oct 4-5 High Desert Open, Redmond, OR
- Oct 4 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Oct 3-5 42nd Annual Reno Western States Open, Reno, NV
- Sep 28 My Chess World Gala, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 28 King County Blitz, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 27-28 King County Open, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 5-26 Seattle CC Autumn Leaves, Seattle, WA
- Sep 21 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Sep 6 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
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Scholastic Events (July-August):
- Aug 23 Covington Library Chess Tournament (K-8), Covington, WA
- Aug 19 Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 4, Ferndale, WA
- Aug 17 Seattle Classic Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
- Aug 16 Sizzling Summer Rapid Scholastic, Bellevue, WA
- Aug 13 Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 3, Ferndale, WA
- Aug 6 Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 2, Ferndale, WA
- Jul 30 Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 1, Ferndale, WA
- Jul 15 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 4, Ferndale, WA
- Jul 7 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 3, Ferndale, WA
- Jul 1 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 2, Ferndale, WA
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Open or Invitational Events (July-August):
- Aug 30-Sep 1 75th
Oregon Open, Portland, OR
- Aug 29 Seattle CC Fifth Friday G/15, Seattle, WA
- Aug 23 2nd Annual Snohomish County Open, Mukilteo, WA
- Aug 1-22 Seattle CC Dog Days, Seattle, WA
- Aug 16-17 Seattle Chess Classic, Bellevue, WA
- Aug 16 Sizzling Summer Rapid, Bellevue, WA
- Aug 10 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Aug 2 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- Jul 26-27 Big Summer Adult Swiss, Seattle, WA
- Jul 26-27 Seattle Summer WaldowChess Championship, Seattle, WA
Note: This is a chess variant with special opening rules.
- Jul 26 Monroe YMCA Summer Chess Championship, Monroe, WA
- Jul 11-25 Seattle CC Hot as Hades, Seattle, WA
- Jul 19-20 Vancouver Open, Vancouver, WA
- Jul 12-13 Seattle Seafair Open, Bellevue, WA
- Jul 5 Seattle CC Quads, Seattle, WA
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Scholastic Events (May-June):
- Jun 28-29 Mid-Year Scholastic Cup, Bellevue, WA
- Jun 25 Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix 1, Ferndale Library, Ferndale, WA
- Jun 8 WA vs BC Intermat (K-12), Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- May 24 Washington Open Scholastic, Redmond, WA
- May 17-18 WA Girls Championship, OCA Greenlake, Seattle, WA
- May 9-11 SuperNationals VIII, Orlando, FL
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Open or Invitational Events (May-June):
- Jun 29
Summer
Hand & Brain Blitz, Grand Knights Chess Academy, Bellevue, WA
- Jun 6-27 Seattle CC It’s Summertime, Seattle, WA
- Jun 21-22 Emerald City Open, Seattle, WA
- Jun 15 Washington Father’s Day Blitz, Bellevue, WA
- Jun 14-15 Washington Father’s Day Open, Bellevue, WA
- Jun 7 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- May 30 Seattle CC May Flowers (Rd 4), Seattle, WA
- May 25-26 Carol Kleist Memorial Adult Swiss (at WA Open), Redmond, WA
- May 24-26 Washington Open (and side events), Redmond, WA
- May 16-18 WA Senior Championship, Redmond, WA
- May 10 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
- May 3-4 Seattle University Chess Club Chess Classic, Seattle, WA
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