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• Now 488 issues! Northwest Chess magazine back issues - For a complete list of available issues (scanned prior to Sept. 2008, made from the print production files thereafter), please see the Northwest Chess Scanning Project page. Washington Chess Letter scans from the 1947-1964 time period are also available and included.

• Our games viewer has been updated to the Chessbase viewer, which has many modern features. You can view games from the Washington and Oregon state championships and some other regional chess tournaments in your browser. See the games page.

Note: See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events.

September - Advertised Chess Events!

• See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events, including ad links.
• There are no more GP events. The GP is discontinued as of 2023.

• Sep 29 SCC Close Ratings (Rd 4), Seattle, WA
• Sep 30 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

September/October - Scholastic Events!

• Chess4Life is offering live virtual chess classes/camps.

• Oct 14 Seattle National Chess Day Scholastic, Lakeside School, Seattle, WA
• Oct 14 "The Opening" Chess Tournament State Regional Scholastic Qualifier, Vancouver, WA
• Oct 14 Port Townsend Chess National Chess Day Student Tournament, Port Townsend, WA
• Oct 21 Lakeside Fall Classic, Lakeside School, Seattle, WA

Important notes: Beginning with the January 2022 issue of Northwest Chess, all extra copies 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.

October magazine! The October 2023 issue of Northwest Chess should be mailed this Friday (9/29). It's a 32-page issue with "Seattle Chess Classic" by Josh Sinanan, "Penguin Extravaganza Drei" by David Murray, "About This Photo" (of penguins) by Steven Breckenridge, "USPS Statement of Ownership," "Randy Dean Remembered" by John Donaldson, "NM Derek Zhang Simul" by Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of "Blue Silicon King" by Josh Sinanan. Cover: Siddarth Sundaram by Josh Sinanan. See the teaser edition (selected pages).

September magazine! The September 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, September 1. It's a 32-page issue with "Joseph Levine – FIDE International Master" by Lisa Levine, "Vancouver Open" by Josh Sinanan, "NWC Hall Of Fame Inductee (Richard S. Vandenburg)" by Jeffrey Roland, "2023 ICA Summer Classic" by Jeffrey Roland, "Facing a Hedgehog" by Glen O’Harra, "Washington Annual Chess960 and Summer Bughouse" by Josh Sinanan, "Seattle Honored: 2023 Chess City of the Year" by Josh Sinanan, "Seattle Chess Club GM Vinay Bhat Simul" by John Selsky and Fred Kleist, "Washington Summer Sizzler" by Josh Sinanan, "CJA Awards – Ten Consecutive Years as Best State Magazine/Newsletter" and a back-cover photo of (L-R) John Bueno, Caleb Kircher, and Eric Hon by Jeffrey Roland. Cover: L-R: Josh Sinanan, Isaac Vega, and Rekha Sagar by Sridhar Seshadri. See the teaser edition (selected pages).

Joseph Levine achieves third IM Norm! - See the blog post (with photos) or visit @wachessfed on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/wachessfed/) or @ChessWashington on Twitter (https://twitter.com/ChessWashington).

August magazine! The August 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, July 28. It's a 32-page issue with "Solution to Last Month’s Puzzles" by Valentin Razmov, "Fred Bartell (1930-2023)" by Adam Porth, "Fred Bartell Memorial" by David Zaklan, "First SCC Invitational Tournament of 2022 Champions" by Fred Kleist and John Selsky, "Koma Kulshan Chess Club" by Ani Barua, "More Games from the Washington Open" by The Players (Annotators), "Washington Open Interview" by Ani Barua, "WCF Father’s Day Weekend Chess Festival," "2023 Mid-Year Scholastic Cup," "Washington vs British Columbia Challenge Match" and "2023 Seattle Summer Kickoff" by Josh Sinanan, "Lakeside Summer Classic" by Josh Sinanan and Valentin Razmov, "Corrections... (...to the Printed Version of the July 2023 Issue)," and a back-cover photo of Josh Sinanan by Haiyong Wang. Cover: Team Washington versus Team British Columbia, by Haiyong Wang and Victoria Doknjas. See the teaser edition (selected pages).

July magazine! The July 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday, June 30. It's a 48-page issue with "Oregon Senior Open" by Wilson Gibbins, "2023 Detective Cookie Chess Classic" by Josh Sinanan, "Idaho Open" by Jay Simonson, "Washington Open (plus various side events)" by Josh Sinanan, "Coaching Corner" by Ralph Dubisch, "Washington Players Excel at Elementary Nationals" by Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of Christian Fobian by Meiling Cheng. Cover: Wilson Gibbins by Ellen Silva. See the teaser edition (selected pages).

See old news previously appearing on this page.

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.

Sri Chess Academy (Bothell, WA) students excel at WA State Elementary Championship in Tacoma. Photo by Josh Sinanan.

Scholastic Events (March-April): Apr 29 Elementary-MS State, Tacoma Convention Center, Tacoma, WA Apr 15 Washington vs British Columbia International Scholastic Chess Match, Lansdowne Centre, Richmond, BC Apr 15 Franklin Spring Tourney (K-8), Bellingham, WA Apr 8-9 WA Girls Championship, Redmond, WA Mar 25 Barber/Rockefeller Qualifier, Bellevue, WA Mar 18 Intermat Candidates Tournament, Seattle, WA Mar 11 Lakeside Chess Classic, Seattle, WA Mar 3-4 Washington High School State Chess Team Championships, Stanwood, WA