Northwest Chess Calendar of Events

Open/Club Events | Scholastic Events

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See WA Chess Forum and OR Chess Forum for additional info/discussion of some events.

Open/Club Events

This is a summary of all regional (and a few national) events reported to Northwest Chess.
Click here for detailed tournament announcements for some events.

A bold listing indicates a Harmon Memorial Northwest Grand Prix event.
WCF or OCF membership required to qualify for Grand Prix prizes.
Chess club membership may be required for some non-Grand Prix club events.

Contact information for major chess clubs listing events:

Weekly Events and Casual Chess Gatherings
are listed on a separate page.
Also, please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

July 2009

Reminder: Detailed tournament announcements for many events can be found on the TA page.
If you don't find details for the event you're interested in, please contact the organizer or Northwest Chess.

• Jul 5 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA – See PDF of SCC ad.

• Jul 10 Tacoma City Championship (Rd 5), Tacoma, WA

• Cancelled! Jul 10, 17, 24 Tacoma CC Firecracker Swiss, Tacoma, WA

• Jul 11-12 Tacoma CC Evergreen Empire Open, Tacoma, WA

• Jul 11-12 Portland CC Summer Open, Portland, OR

• Jul 12 Sammamish July Swiss (K-12/Adult, G/30), Sammamish, WA
  Info: www.groupchessclass.info, bruce@kovalsky.com.

• Jul 18 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA – See PDF of SCC ad.

• Jul 18 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR

• Jul 18-19 3rd Spokane Falls Open, Spokane, WA

• Jul 20 Live Outdoor Chess Game, 1:00-3:00 PM, Victoria, BC (same contact as below)

• Jul 20 Twilight Blitz, Victoria, BC – Contact victoriajuniorchess@gmail.com.

• Jul 20-21 Summer Chess Fest including GM Nakamura simul, Victoria, BC

• Jul 24-26 Seattle CC Seafair Open, Seattle, WA – See PDF of SCC ad.

• Jul 24-26 BC Open Chess Championships, Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC
  See www.bcopenchess.pbworks.com.

• Jul 25 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR

• Jul 25 The 2009 Run/Chess Championship – A Fun Event, Newport, OR – See PDF flyer.

• Jul 28 Oregon Chess Champion Carl Haessler will be introduced and will throw the first pitch at a baseball game between the Portland Beavers and the Las Vegas 51s. More info on TA page.

• Jul 31 Tacoma CC Quads (G/15), Tacoma, WA

August 2009

• Aug 1 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR

• Aug 1-9, 4-9 or 6-9 110th Annual U.S. Open, Indianapolis, IN – See PDF flyer

• Aug 1-2, 8-9 Oregon Class Championships, Portland, OR – See PDF flyer

• Aug 2 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

• Aug 6, 13, 20 August Ajeeb (Quads), Spokane, WA

• Cancelled! Aug 7, 14, 21, 28 Tacoma CC Summer Championship, Tacoma, WA

• Aug 8 WA Blitz Chess Championships (open section), Crossroads, Bellevue, WA

• Aug 8-9 Tacoma CC Tacoma Open, Tacoma, WA

• Aug 15 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

• Aug 16 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA

• Aug 29 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR

• Aug 29-30 Washington Senior Adult Championship, Tacoma, WA

• Aug 29-30 Washington Women's Championship, Tacoma, WA

• Aug 30 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

September 2009

• Sep 5-7 Oregon Open, Gresham, OR – See PDF flyer

• Sep 5-7 Langley Chess Club Labor Day Weekend Open, Langley, BC

  Info: TD Eugenio (Alonso) Campos, (604) 767-5153, or see http://www.langleychess.com/2009-Open.htm.

• Sep 12 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

• Sep 12-13 Tacoma CC Economy Tournament, Tacoma, WA

• Sep 19-20 Southern Oregon Open XXXV, Grants Pass, OR

• Sep 25-27 Seattle Fall Open, Seattle, WA

October 2009

• Oct 3 Washington G/60 Championship at TCC, Tacoma, WA

• Oct 4 Washington G/30 Chess Championship at SCC, Seattle, WA

• Cancelled? Oct 4 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

• Oct 10 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

• Oct 17-18 Tacoma CC Puget Sound Open, Tacoma, WA

• Oct 23-25 Western States Open Chess Tournament, Reno, NV

November-December 2009

• Nov 1 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

• Nov 6-8 Seattle CC Extravaganza (7 Rd G/90), Seattle, WA

• Nov 14 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

• Nov 14 National Gaming Day, contact your local library for more information.

• Nov 15 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA

• Nov 21-22 Tacoma CC Economy Tournament, Tacoma, WA

• Nov 27-29 WA Class Championships, location TBD

• Dec 6 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA

• (Subject to change) Dec 12 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA

• Dec 12-13 Wash. Challengers' Cup at SCC, Seattle, WA

• Dec 19-20 Tacoma CC Christmas Congress, Tacoma, WA

Scholastic Events

See the scholastic page for chess camps/school chess club web sites, etc.
See the WHSCA/OSCF scholastic calendar
See the British Columbia junior chess event calendar.

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	To advertise your chess school/camp, please contact the Northwest Chess Business Manager at info@nwchess.com. Cost: (includes magazine ad) $100.00 full year, $50.00 summer camp season only.

Weekly Events
Please see the club page for info about chess club regular meetings.

• 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. (Gold Members, $5). 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. Contact: Chess4Life, (425) 283-0549, kids@chess4life.com. Also new location in Bothell; see http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Chess4Life-Bothell-Quads/542.
• Saturdays at 5:00 PM – Chess4Life Saturday Super-Quads. Register online, by phone, or in person by 4:30 PM. Entry fee: $20 (Gold Members, $15). Site: Chess4Life Chess Center in Bellevue. Three-round G/45, minimum NWSRS rating of 800, coach on hand to analyze games. See http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Chess4Life-Saturday-Super-Quads/606 for details.
• Elliott's Chess School for players of all levels – Monday through Saturday. Click here for details: http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Chess4Life-Chess-Center-Classes/555. (Same contact info as Chess4Life above.)

• 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.)

June 2009

Not all summer camps are listed on this page. See chess camps page for more information.

• Jun 29-Jul 3 Evergreen School Beginning Chess for Girls and Boys (5-9 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Jun 29-Jul 3 Introduction to Chess with Coach Al Walker at The Open Window School, http://www.ows.org/summer_program.php.

July 2009

• Jul 6-10 Evergreen School Siamese (Bughouse) Chess for Girls and Boys (6-15 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Jul 6-10 Competitive Chess with Coach Al Walker at The Open Window School, http://www.ows.org/summer_program.php. 

• Jul 12 Sammamish July Swiss (K-12/Adult, G/30), Sammamish, WA.
  Info: www.groupchessclass.info, bruce@kovalsky.com.

• Jul 13-17 Chess Vision Camp, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR.

• Jul 13-17 Evergreen School Beginning Chess for Girls and Boys (5-9 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Jul 13-17 Tournament Chess with Coach Al Walker at The Open Window School, http://www.ows.org/summer_program.php. 

• Jul 20 Twilight Blitz, Victoria, BC – Contact victoriajuniorchess@gmail.com.

• Jul 20-24 Chess Vision Camp, 2nd Annual Whitford Super Camp, Portland, OR.

• Jul 20-24 Evergreen School Intermediate Chess for Girls and Boys (7-13 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Jul 20-24 Bughouse Chess with Coach Al Walker at The Open Window School, http://www.ows.org/summer_program.php. 

• Jul 27-31 Chess Vision Camp, Pacific Northwest Academy, N. Wilsonville, OR.

• Jul 27-31 Evergreen School Very Beginning Chess for Girls and Boys (5-8 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Jul 27-31 Advanced Chess (Grades 2-8) with Coach Dr. Leo Stefurak at The Open Window School, http://www.ows.org/summer_program.php.

August 2009

• Aug 1 Chess4Life Summer Chess Fest, Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA.
  http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Chess4Life-Summer-Chess-Fest/614.

• Aug 3-7 Chess Vision Camp, Liberty Bible Church–Nazarene, Vancouver, WA.

• Aug 3-7 Evergreen School Advanced Chess for Girls and Boys (8-15 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Aug 8 WA Blitz Chess Championships (scholastic section), Crossroads, Bellevue, WA.
  http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/WA-State-WCF-Blitz-Championships-Scholastic/586.

• Aug 10-14 Chess Vision Camp, Oregon Episcopal School, Portland, OR.

• Aug 10-14 Evergreen School Siamese (Bughouse) Chess for Girls and Boys (6-15 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Aug 17-21 Evergreen School Super-Advanced Chess for Girls and Boys (8-15 yrs), Shoreline, WA.

• Aug 17-21 Chess Vision Camp, Triad School, Klamath Falls, OR.

• Aug 19 Tacoma CC Kids Night, Tacoma, WA.

• Aug 21-28 Chess4Life Alaskan chess cruise including coaching by GM Emil Anka.

September-December 2009

• Nov 14 National Gaming Day, contact your local library for more information.

January-April 2010

• Apr 24 2010 ELEMENTARY STATE CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP, GREATER TACOMA CONVENTION & TRADE CENTER, Tacoma, WA. Please see: http://www.southsoundchess.com/state/state2010.html.

USCF NATIONAL Scholastics

For information on any national event, contact Jerry Nash, Scholastic Director, jnash@uschess.org.