Northwest Chess Calendar of Events

 

	Aug 22 Tacoma CC Summer Championship (Rd 4), Tacoma, WA
	Aug 23 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
	Aug 23 Summer Lightning, Spokane, WA
	Aug 23-24 Tacoma Summer Open, Tacoma, WA
	Aug 30-Sep 1 Oregon Open, Mt. Hood Community College, Gresham, OR See PDF flyer.
	Aug 31 (1PM – 5PM) Simultaneous Exhibition with Master David Bragg and another Master, Seattle, WA. See TA page for details.

	Sep 5, 12, 19 Seattle CC Club Championship (Rds 1-3), Seattle, WA
	Sep 5, 12, 19 Tacoma CC Fall Quads, Tacoma, WA
	Sep 6 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
	Sep 6-7 Tacoma Chess Club Fall Open (all-economy), Tacoma, WA
	Sep 9 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins
	New! Sep 13-14 The Green Open at Seattle CC, Seattle, WA See August Seattle CC ad with details of some SCC events.
	Sep 17 Cal Anderson Park Chess Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA Topic/event: Blindfold chess exhibition.
	Sep 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16 Spokane Fall Championship, Spokane, WA
	Sep 21 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
	Sep 26, Oct 3,10,17,24,31 Tacoma CC Championship, Tacoma, WA
	Sep 26-28 Seattle Fall Open, Seattle, WA
	Sep 27 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA
	Sep 27 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
	Sep 27-28 Eastern Washington Open, Spokane, WA
	Sep 30 Portland CC Club Championship (Rd 1), Portland, OR

	Oct 3, 10, 24, 31 Seattle CC Club Championship (Rds 4-7), Seattle, WA
	Oct 4 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
	Oct 4 Washington Quick Chess (G/30) Championship, Tacoma, WA
	Oct 4 Seattle CC Lo-Roller Octagonal, Seattle, WA
	Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 Portland CC Club Championship (Rds 2-5), Portland, OR
	Oct 11 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
	Oct 17-19 26th Annual Western States Open, Sands Regency, Reno, NV See flyer/entry form in PDF format.
	Oct 18 Cal Anderson Park Chess Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA Topic/event: Action (G/30) tournament.
	Oct 18 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA
	Oct 18-19 Portland CC Fall Open, Portland, OR
	Oct 25 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
	Oct 25-26 Halloween Open, Tacoma, WA
	Oct 26 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
	Oct 31-Nov 2 SCC Extravaganza (7 Rd G/60), Seattle, WA

 

	Nov 1 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
	Cancelled! Nov 1 Tacoma CC Tornado (G/60), Tacoma, WA
	Nov 7 Tacoma CC Blitz Championship (G/5), Tacoma, WA
	Nov 8 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
	Nov 9 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA
	Nov 11 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins
	Nov 12 Cal Anderson Park Chess Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA Topic/event: Speed chess event.
	Nov 14 Tacoma CC Quick Chess Championship (G/15), Tacoma, WA
	Nov 15-16 Tacoma Open (all-economy), Tacoma, WA
	Nov 22 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA
	Nov 22 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR
	Nov 23 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
	Nov 28-30 WA Class Championships, site TBA

December 2008
 

	Dec 2 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins
	Dec 5,12,19,26 Tacoma CC Christmas Swiss, Tacoma, WA
	Dec 6 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR
	Dec 6 Tacoma CC Christmas Quads, Tacoma, WA
	Dec 13 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
	Dec 13-14 Portland CC Winter Open, Portland, OR
	Dec 14 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
	Dec 20-21 Christmas Congress, Tacoma, WA
	Dec 27 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA
	Dec 27 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR

Scholastic Events

	Fridays starting at 7:00 PM – Chess4Life Friday Night K-12 Quads. Check-in (in-person or over phone) by 6:45. Entry fee: $10. Site: Chess4Life Chess Center, 13555 Bel-Red Rd. Suite #200, Bellevue, WA, 98005. Three-round G/30. Trophies awarded to top winner in each quad.
	Elliott’s Chess School for beginners through 800 rating – Fridays from 5:40-6:40pm and Saturdays from 1-2pm and 3-4pm. (Same contact info as Chess4Life above.)
	Fridays – quads chess tournament at Eckstein Middle School. See TA page.
	Fridays starting at 7:00 PM – Chess4Life Tacoma Friday Night K-12 Quads. Check-in (in-person or over phone) by 6:45 PM. Entry fee: $12. Site: John L. Scott Real Estate Offices near Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma. Three-round G/30. Trophies awarded each week!
	Sundays – Three-time US Women's Chess Champion, WGM Elena Chess School, Bellevue Boys & Girls Club, Bellevue, WA. See www.chessplayer.com, e-mail chess64@comcast.net, ph. 206-363-6511. (Registration required; fees charged per class attended.)

	Aug 18-22 Evergreen Super-Advanced Chess Camp ages 8-15 years, 9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak, The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway, summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533, www.evergreenschool.org.
	Aug 18-22 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp IX, Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA. See www.chess4life.com.
	Aug 18-22 Sammamish Summer Chess Camp III, Sammamish, WA. See www.chess4life.com.
	Aug 18-22 Chess Star Camp, Bear Creek Elementary, Woodinville, WA. See http://www.chessplayer.com, e-mail chess64@comcast.net, ph. 206-363-6511.
	Aug 18-22 Chess Odyssey Summer Chess Camp, Evergreen Presbyterian Church, Beaverton, OR. See www.chessodyssey.com or see PDF flyer.
	Aug 24 Sammamish August Quads, 6:00pm, Sammamish, WA. See www.groupchessclass.info to enter.

	Aug 25-29 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp X, Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA. See www.chess4life.com.
	Aug 25-29 Chess Star Camp, Bellevue Boys and Girls Club, Bellevue, WA. See http://www.chessplayer.com, e-mail chess64@comcast.net, ph. 206-363-6511.

Oct 15 Tacoma Chess Club Kids Night, Tacoma, WA

Feb 7 Waypoint Foundation Scholastic Chess Tournament, Parkway School in Ephrata, WA. Website: http://www.waypointfoundation.org/index.html.