Note: See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events.
Important Changes (Rev. Oct. 2020) - Please Read |
- If you are a resident of Washington State, your
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
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- If you are a resident of Oregon, your Northwest Chess
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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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September - Advertised Chess Events
- See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events, including ad links.
- Sep 12, 19, 26 Seattle CC Autumn Leaves (Rds 2-4), Seattle, WA
- Sep 21 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
- Sep 27-28 King County Open, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 28 King County Blitz, Bellevue, WA
- Sep 28
My Chess World Gala, Bellevue, WA
September - 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.
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). The teaser edition contains the Degenbaev interview interview, but
it's also available as a separate PDF file here.
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).
Note! Online distribution of
the July NWC magazine was delayed for anyone new (not
on the list the past month or two). The August online distribution should
have brought everyone up to date, but let us know if you think you should have been
invited to view the online edition, but don't receive the invitation.
July magazine!
The July 2025 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on Friday, 6/27. It's a 48-page issue with
"2025 Seattle City Championship" by John Selsky,
"2025 Oregon Senior Open" by Wilson Gibbins,
"Sridhar Seshadri Goes To Iceland" by Sridhar Seshadri,
"2025 Washington State Barber + Rockefeller Open" by Josh Sinanan,
"A Game From The Franklin Charles International" by Alex Machin,
"St. Anne Celtic Challenge Spring 2025" and "2025 Washington State Barber + Rockefeller Closed" by Josh Sinanan,
"A Conversation with Mani, FIDE Arbiter" by Ken Lee,
"McMinnville Chess Tournament At Evergreen Museum" by Christefano Reyes,
"Detective Cookie Chess Classic" by Josh Sinanan,
"2025 Western States Regional For Women And Girls" by Chouchanik Airapetian,
"2025 Washington Spring Mini-Teams Championship," "Third Annual Bellingham Open"
and "GM Kayden Troff Clock Simul" by Josh Sinanan,
and a back-cover photo of Sophia Michael by Meiling Cheng.
Cover: Carl Haessler by Wilson Gibbins.
See the teaser edition
(selected pages including all full-page ads). The teaser edition contains the "Mani" (FIDE Arbiter) interview, but
it's also available as a separate PDF file here.
See old news previously appearing on this page.
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Some local tournament reports were previously posted to the
Northwest Chess (NWC) blog, found at http://www.nwchess.com/blog/.
Links are to NWC blog post or other report, usually US Chess or scholastic rating report.
However, blogging activity has stopped. If you are interesting in blogging
for your club's events, please let us know.
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Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
- 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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