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February 2012

Feb 4 TCC Mini Swiss. Site: Tacoma Chess Club, 409 Puyallup Ave. E., Room 11 2nd Floor in the DCI Soccer Store Building. Format: 3 round Swiss. TC: G/90. Entry Fee: $10.00 Economy. Reg. 9:00-9:45. Rounds: 10:00, 1:30, 5:00 or A.S.A.P. USCF/WCF memberships required. 1 bye available. Entries/Info: Gary J. Dorfner, 8423 E. B St., Tacoma, WA 98445, (253) 535-2536, e-mail ggarychess@aol.com.

Feb 5 Seattle Chess Club Sunday Tornado. Site: Seattle Chess Club, Northway Square East Building (2150 N 107th St), Seattle WA. Format: 4-SS. Time Control: G/64. Entry Fee: $17 (+$5 fee for non-SCC). Prizes: 1st 35%, 2nd 27%, Bottom Half 1st 22%, 2nd 16% ($10 from each EF goes to prize fund). Reg.: 10:30-11:15 a.m. Rds: 11:30-1:50-4:10-6:30. Misc: USCF, WCF/OCF memb. req’d, Other States Accepted. No Smoking, No Computers. Info: 206-417-5405 (recorded message); e-mail kleistcf@aol.com.

Feb 7, 14, 21 Portland Tuesday Night Quads. Time: 7:15-10:15 pm. Location: Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland, OR Map. Phone: 503-246-2978. Notes: The only weekly (one round/week) USCF-rated, quad-format tourney in the Portland-Vancouver area. TC: 40/90, SD/30. To register, contact Mike Morris, mikejmorris@earthlink.net or Alex Grom, grom.alex@gmail.com with (month) QUADS REGISTRATION as the heading of the email. Please include your USCF ID and name, and be specific about which event you are registering for. Pay on-site. Checks/cash only. $10 members/$15 visitors.

Feb 11-12 and 18-20 WASHINGTON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. See linked page for details. Invited players please sign up on the online registration page (see NWC homepage) by clicking confirm or decline.

Feb 11-12 and 18-20 OREGON STATE CHAMPIONSHIP. See linked page for details.

Cancelled! Feb 18-20 Presidents Day Chess Congress.

Feb 18-20 Idaho Closed Championship, Boise, ID.

Feb 25 Portland CC Game in 60. 4SS, G/60. TD may switch to 5SS and G/45 if more than 25 entries. Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave., Portland, OR. EF: $20, $5 discount for PCC Members. OCF/WCF and USCF memb req'd, OSA. No advance entries. Reg: 9-9:30. Byes: 1/2 point bye if requested at reg. Prizes: ($200/b20) $60-$40-$30 U1800, U1500 $35 each. Info: e-mail portlandchessclub@gmail.com, phone 503-246-2978, website www.pdxchess.com.

Feb 25 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA. Site: Seattle Chess Club, Northway Square East Building (2150 N 107th St), Seattle WA. Format: 3-RR, 4-player sections by rating. Time Control: G/120. Entry Fee: $7 (+$5 fee for non-SCC). Prizes: Free entry for future quad. Reg: 9:00-9:45 a.m. Rds: 10:00-2:15-ASAP. Misc: USCF, WCF/OCF memb. req’d, Other States Accepted. No Smoking, No Computers. Info: 206-417-5405 (recorded message); e-mail kleistcf@aol.com.

Feb 25-26 20th Dave Collyer Memorial. The Spokane Chess Club and the Gary Younker Foundation, in memory of former presidents Dave Collyer and Gary Younker, proudly present the Twentieth Dave Collyer Memorial tournament. Location: Basement Conference Room, St. Anne’s Children’s Center, 25 W. Fifth Ave., Spokane, WA. A computer-paired, five-round Swiss System event. Registration: 8:30-9:30, February 25, 2012. Mandatory player meeting at 9:45 (except for sleep in). Rounds: 10 (or 12)-2:30-7; 9-1:30 or ASAP. Time control: Game/115. Entry fee: $27 if received by 2/24, $33 at the door; under 19 $5 less. Telephone entries accepted. All registrants must check in by 9:30 unless a first-round bye was granted or player is playing in the “sleep in” section. Late arrivals might not be paired in first round. Special “Sleep In” option: Anyone interested in sleeping in can play their round one game commencing at noon under G/60 time control and join the regular event for round two. Registration for this option ends at 11:40 a.m. Feb. 25. $2,000 GUARANTEED prize fund in honor of the 20th anniversary! Class prizes based on at least 5 per class; classes may be reconfigured if less than five class entries. Only one prize per player (excluding biggest upset). NS, NC, W. One ½-point bye available if requested by end of prior round; Sunday bye must be requested by end of round 3. Director reserves the right to use class pairings in final round. There will be a special door prize for every entrant. PRIZES: FIRST - $400, SECOND - $250, THIRD - $175. Class Prizes: Top Expert $100; $100 first, $75 second: A; B; C; D; E/unrated. Biggest Upsets: $100 & $50 & $50 (non-provisional ratings). Extra donated prize: $200 Stephen Christopher Memorial Perfect Score Prize. Entries: Spokane CC, c/o Kevin Korsmo N. 9923 Moore, Spokane, WA 99208-9339. For information please call (509) 270-1772. Check website for updates & directions: www.spokanechessclub.org. Simul and Talk Feb. 24 at 6:00 p.m. - IM John Donaldson lecture at the Kress Gallery – Riverpark Square, downtown Spokane. 6:45 p.m. - Donaldson Simul, $10 per board.

March 2012

Mar 4 Portland Chess Shop Rapid Tournament, Portland, OR - See ad/flyer. New Grand Prix event!!

Cancelled! Mar 10 Northwest Open, Tacoma, WA. (Details removed.)

Mar 10-11 3rd Annual Silverdale Beach Hotel Classic. A four-round Swiss event in three sections, USCF rated, USCF membership required, WCF recommended. Please bring chess sets and digital clocks. Professional: for players rated above 2000, Intermediate: for players rated between 2000 and 1500, Educational: for those unrated or rated below 1500. If more than 44 players, more prizes. Section boundaries may be modified. Time control: Game in 90 minutes, with 30 seconds increment per move. Rounds: Saturday 12:30PM and 6:00PM; Sunday 9:30AM and 3:00PM. Entry fee: $55, $45, $35 in advance, $10 more at site. Guaranteed Prizes: Professional: $250 + Hotel-night and breakfast for two, $150, $125, best game by non prize-winner $100. Intermediate: $150, $125, $100, best game by non-prize winner $75. Educational: $100, $80, $70. Plus: For intermediates and educationals, post-game analysis by USCF Master and former Washington State chess champion Bill McGeary. Site: Silverdale Beach Hotel, http://www.silverdalebeachhotel.com/, Silverdale, WA with very special hotel rates and terms for participants, a pleasant ferry ride and short drive from Seattle. http://www.wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/Default.aspx. Affiliate: Kitsap County Chess Club, Bremerton, WA. Organizer and Chief Tournament Director: H. G. Pitre. Send advance entries by March 1 to H.G. Pitre, 700 Crockett Street #105, Seattle, WA 98109. E-mail questions, support to hgpitre@gmail.com.
See flyer / registration form (PDF).

Mar 17-18 Portland Spring Open, Portland, OR. (TA based on previous events and may be subject to change.) Site: Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland, OR. This USCF-rated, two-day tournament is played in two sections, has five rounds, and offers long time controls and lots of cash prizes: Time Control: Rounds 1-3 played on Saturday (time control 40/90 SD/30) and Rounds 4-5 on Sunday (time control 40/120 SD/60). Entry Fee: $35; members of the Club get $10 discount. Memberships: USCF and OCF/WCF required and can be purchased/renewed at registration. Registration: opens at 9:00am on Saturday. Prizes: based on 40 entries and adjusted proportionally if different number of players, total prize fund is $650 (each section's prize fund $325). Open section: 1st place - $150, 2nd place - $100, best result for rated under 2000 - $75. Reserve section: 1st place - $100, 2nd place - $75, best results for rated under 1600, under 1400, and under 1200 or unrated - $50 each. No tiebreakers used, prizes split between players with the same results.

Mar 31 DAFFODIL Open, Tacoma, WA. Site: Tacoma Chess Club, 409 Puyallup Ave. Room 11, across the street from Alfred’s Café & 2 blocks down the hill from the Tacoma Dome. Format: 4 round Swiss. Time Control: G/60. Rounds: Sat. 10:00, 12:30, 3:00, 5:30 or A.S.A.P. Entry Fee: $20.00. Registration: 9:00-9:45 am. Prize Fund: $125 b/10, Top Half 1st $40.00, 2nd $25.00, Bottom Half 1st $35.00, 2nd $25.00. NS NC NW. USCF & WCF/OCF memberships required. Entries/info: Gary J. Dorfner, 8423 E. B St., Tacoma, WA 98445 or call (253) 535-2536 or (253) 306-7137 (club), e-mail ggarychess@aol.com.

April 2012

Apr 6-9 6th Annual Grand Pacific Open, Victoria, BC - See ad to appear in NWC.

Apr 20-22 Larry Evans Memorial Open (formerly Reno Farwest Open), Reno, NV.

New Dates! Apr 21-22 Idaho Open Chess Championship, Pocatello, ID. 5SS, G/120 d5. 2 Sections: Open and Reserve (U1400). Site: ISU, Student Un Bldg, Salmon River Suites, 1065 S. 8th St., Pocatello, Idaho. EF: USCF mem. req., $30 (U18 & 60+ $25), ISU students & Chess Club $10, by 4/18/12. $5 more (all) after. Reg & Ck in: 7:30-8:30 AM 4/21/12. Those not paid & ck'd in by 8:30 AM may not be paired in 1st rnd. RNDS: 9,2,7,9,2. 1/2 pt byes: Max 1, Rd 1-4 only. 0 pt bye avail rnd 5. Commit by end of rd 2. Prizes: $$ b/30 non ISU; Open: $175-85-65; Reserve: $75-50-35. HR/ENT/INFO: ICA c/o Jay Simonson, 391 Carol Ave., Idaho Falls, ID, 83401, 208-206-7667, rooknjay@yahoo.com, http://www.idahochessassociation.org. NC, NS, W.

May 2012

May 19-20 ICA Players Memorial (Open and Reserve), Boise, ID.

May 19-21 37th Annual Paul Keres Memorial, Richmond, BC - See ad to appear in NWC.

May 26-28 Washington Open, location to be announced, WA.

June-August 2012

Jun 9-10 Northern Idaho Open, Lewiston, ID.

Jul 8-13 49th Canadian Open Chess Championship, Hotel Grand Pacific, Victoria, BC
See http://monroi.com/2012-cocc-home.html. See ad to appear in NWC.

Jul 21-22 ICA Summer Classic, Boise, ID.

Aug 4-12 113th annual U.S. Open, Vancouver, WA.
The 2012 U.S. Open will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington! Watch this website for details of the 2012 event as they become available, probably soon. Note that 2012 will be the 25th anniversary of the previous U.S. Open held in the Portland area won by GM Lev Alburt.
See photos of the Hilton Hotel / Vancouver Convention Center site taken by Rusty Miller.
Link to Hilton Hotel website.

Note: The 2012 U.S. Open will be held at the Hilton Hotel in Vancouver, Washington! Watch this website for details of the 2012 event as they become available, probably in January 2012.

Scholastic Events

Scholastic event details are usually not listed on this page. Instead, please see the main calendar page
for links to web sites and PDF files for many scholastic events.