Note: See calendar and TA pages 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
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
online-only access to NWC magazine. For now, you should contact
OCF directly if you want this option. Also see the
OCF website.
- For Idaho (ICA) membership options, please visit the
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 2021-dated editions.
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Printable Form (PDF file).
- 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 Northwest Chess Forum
(bulletin board for chess-related discussions) has fallen into disuse, and has been disabled.
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January - NWC Grand Prix events!
- All local over-the-board chess events have been cancelled. Please contact the event organizer
for more information and current
status of scheduled events. Some events have been moved online.
See calendar and TA pages for more info about upcoming chess events.
- Seattle Chess Club - The club has
suspended advertising of in-person events until the club is
able to safely reopen.
- Please note: We did not have a
separate Oregon section of the NWC Grand Prix in 2020, however, a small
GP prize fund for non-WA players was announced.
January - Other (non-GP) events!
- See PNWCC website for online chess classes/camps and other events.
- Chess4Life is also offering live virtual chess classes/camps.
January - Scholastic Events
Bellingham club featured! See "Bellingham
Knights Chess Club Captures Enthusiasm From All Ages and Skill Levels," published 1/21 by local newspaper Whatcom Talk.
February magazine!
The February 2021 issue of Northwest Chess
is in production, and should be mailed next week. It's a 32-page issue with "Rusty ...like the father of
Northwest Chess..." by Duane Polich, "Russell “Rusty” Miller (1942-2020)" by John Donaldson, Murlin Varner, Ralph Dubisch, Mike Mulford,
Jude Acers, Philip Peterson; "2020 Washington Scholastic Mini Teams
Championship" by Siva Sankrithi and Josh Sinanan, "2020 Northwest Chess
Winter Open," "2020 SCC Extravaganza," "2020 Washington Class
Championships" and "Washington Winter Classic" by Josh Sinanan; and a
back-cover photo of "Kathy Miller and Russell Miller" by Jeffrey Roland.
Cover: Russell “Rusty” Miller by Philip Peterson.
See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).
In
Memoriam - Rusty Miller, 1942-2020. We regret to announce that
Rusty Miller passed away
unexpectedly on Dec. 29, 2020, at the age of 78, at his home in Vancouver,
as reported by daughter Ielleen Miller. Rusty was born in 1942 in Hood River
Oregon, and most recently lived in Vancouver, Washington. He was the editor of Northwest Chess,
and for several years he and his wife Kathryn (Kathy) Eddy (sister of
editor Buz Eddy) printed the magazine on a press
in their home in Seattle. Rusty also served as NWC Business Manager, until
current Business Manager Eric Holcomb took over the job in 2003. We'll miss you, Rusty!
More information will be posted when available, and there will be a memorial
in the February 2021 edition of Northwest Chess.
January magazine!
The January 2021 issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on 12/31. It's a 40-page issue with "The Queen’s Gambit
(Netflix)" by Karen Schmidt, "Portland Chess Club Championship" by
Wilson Gibbins, "Team Washington Wins Inaugural States Chess Cup" by
Josh Sinanan, "Washington Scholastic Mini Teams Championship" by Siva
Sankrithi and Josh Sinanan, "Chess960 (Fischer-Random)" by
Valentin Razmov, "WA Chess960 Pilot Tournament" by Josh Sinanan, "Oregon
Class Championships" by Wilson Gibbins,"Chess Shorts: Cheerleaders And
Chess" by Breck Haining, "Recap For ICA Online Events" by Jeffrey
Roland, "PCC Winter Open" by Mike Morris and a back-cover photo of
"Faded Warrior" by Philip Peterson.
Cover: Fairy Chess by Philip Peterson.
See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).
December magazine!
The December issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on 12/1.
It's a 32-page issue with "OCF Rejoins NWC" by Eric
Holcomb, "Cousin Ken" by Karen Schmidt, "Readers’ Showcase" by Derin
Goktepe and Jim Tarjan, "15th SPFNO," "2020 Washington Blitz
Championship," "2020 Washington Game/60 Championship" and "Seattle Fall
Open" by Josh Sinanan, "Washington Challenger’s Cup" and "Washington
Women’s Championship" by Rekha Sagar, "Challenger’s Cup Scholastic" by
Jacob Mayer, and a back-cover photo of "Bug-Eyed Knight" by Ralph Dubisch.
Christmas cover art by Brian Berger, based on previous 2017 cover.
See the full edition (all pages with color).
See "The
Queen's Gambit: Meet the real life women chess stars" on BBC News.
Also, a review of the wildly popular Netflix series The Queen's Gambit
by local chess player and author Karen Schmidt is scheduled to appear in
The Seattle Times - first online on Monday 11/30, and then in print in the Weekend Plus section on Friday 12/4.
See the online article. Karen also reports that an interesting review ran in The Guardian - an excellent British publication.
Team WA on King5 - Be sure to check out the
championship coverage of Team WA on King5 News,
which aired on 11/20. - Captains Jacob, Josh, and Eddie.
November magazine!
The November issue of Northwest Chess
was mailed on 10/29. It's a 48-page issue again
with "Teaching Others To Play Chess" by Karen Schmidt, "Recap For ICA Online
Events" by Jeffrey Roland, "Seattle Chess Classic" by Josh Sinanan, "Seattle
Classic Blitz Championship (Olympiad Fundraiser)" by Jacob Mayer, "Readers’
Showcase" by Jeffrey Roland, Book Review by Breck Haining, "Oregon Open" by
Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of "Ice White Queen" by Philip
Peterson. Cover: Ice White Knight by Philip Peterson.
See the full edition (all pages with color).
States Cup Update! Reported by
WCF President Josh Sinanan: Last Saturday 11/7 Team WA
scored a nail-biting victory over Iowa to win the semifinal match and
advance to the States Cup Championship! Our team of Georgi, Derek, Rushaan,
and Ananth picked up the pace in the 2nd round after a slow start and
managed to trade blows with a very tough Iowa team leading into the final
round, when it was all tied up. It was a thrill to watch this back and
forth match, with many time pressure scrambles and double-edged positions
along the way! Thanks to some clutch wins by Georgi and Rushaan, we edged
out a narrow 8.5-7.5 victory, and now heading to the finals against Michigan.
(Update: Team WA won the championship!)
Previous Updates:
- On 10/31 Team WA scored a clutch victory over CA-N to win the
Western Division Title and advance to the semifinals!
- On 10/19 Team WA rode the wave to victory against an
underrated Hawaiian team, thanks to a 3rd round 4-0 wipeout! We finished the
regular season 5.5-1.5 and tied for first place in the Western Division with CA-N!
- On 10/12, Team WA won a clutch match against the
division-leading Oregon team by a score of 9.5-6.5, led by strong
performances from our junior squad: Kyle Haining, Derek Zhang, Rushaan
Mahajan, and Advaith Vijayakumar! Following this match, the team was 4.5-1.5 on the season and
tied for first place in the Western Division! Live commentary of the WA-OR match was available on
Nathan Wonder’s Twitch stream with guest commentator Carl Haessler.
Or use these links to follow the games of
Joshua Grabinsky,
Matt Zavortink,
Roshen Nair, and
Zoey Tang on lichess.org.
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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Scholastic Events (January-February):
- Jan 18 WA Junior Open and Reserve, online via Chess.com
(flyer)
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Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
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Scholastic Events (November-December):
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Open or Invitational Events (November-December):
- Dec 26-27 Washington Winter Classic, online via Chess.com
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Results and Standings
- Dec 19-20
2nd Annual IM John Donaldson Championship, online via Chess.com
- Dec 13
Northwest Chess Winter Open, online via Chess.com (flyer)
| Results and Standings
| FB Photo Album
| Games
- Dec 13 NACH WYCC Rapid - Intended to help prepare young players for the WYCC final, but open to ALL players (flyer)
- Dec 12 PNWCC Blitz fundraiser for Ignacio Perez, online via lichess.org (flyer)
- Dec 5-6 Portland Winter Open, online via Chess.com
(flyer)
- Nov 27-29 WA Class Championships, online via Chess.com
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Results, Standings, Prizes
| Blitz Standings, Prizes
| Games
| Blitz Games
| FB Photo Album
- Nov 22 WA CHESS960 Pilot Tournament, online via Chess.com (flyer)
| Results, Standings, Prizes
| Games
| FB Photo Album
- Nov 21-22 National Open, Las Vegas, NV (but played online)
- Nov 14-15 SCC Extravaganza (co-hosted by SCC and WCF), online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Nov 14-15 Apropos Adult Swiss #4, online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Nov 7-8 Oregon Class Championships, online via lichess.org (flyer)
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Scholastic Events (September-October):
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Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
- Sep 29-Oct 27 Portland CC Championship
- Oct 24-25 WA Challenger's Cup, Online via Chess.com (flyer)
Results, Standings, Prizes
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- Oct 10-11 Apropos Adult Swiss #3, Online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Oct 10 Global Chess Festival Online
- Oct 4 WA Blitz Championship, Online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Oct 3 WA G/60 Championship, Online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Sep 26-27 Seattle Fall Open, online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Sep 18-20 Washington Women’s Championship, online via Chess.com (flyer)
- Sep 12-13 Apropos Adult Swiss #2, online via Chess.com, US Chess rated! (flyer)
- Sep 5-7 70th Oregon Open - sponsored by OCF and PCC in cooperation with WCF, online via Chess.com (flyer)
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