Northwest Chess
Calendar of Events
Open/Club Events |
Scholastic Events
Other
U.S. and international chess calendars
British Columbia Chess Federation
calendar
See
WA Chess Forum and
OR Chess Forum for additional
info/discussion of some events.
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Please send corrections and additions (including new
events) to:
Eric Holcomb.
Tournament organizers – please help avoid conflicting tournaments by
using this calendar! |
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:
Please Note! Weekly Events
and Casual Chess Gatherings
are now listed on a separate page.
Also, please see the club page for info about
chess club regular meetings.
May
2008
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May 16 Tacoma CC Quick Chess Tournament (G/15), Tacoma,
WA |
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May 16-19 33rd Keres Memorial, Vancouver BC, Canada.
Details at
http://chess.bc.ca/events3.html#KeresMemorial.
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May 17-18 Pierce County Open, Tacoma, WA |
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May 18 G/90 Swiss, USCF rated, Bend, OR |
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May 24-26 Washington Open, Redmond, WA
See:
PDF flyer |
PayPal entry form |
Standard entry form
Hotel/Playing Site: Redmond Marriott Town Center, 7401 164th Ave NE,
Redmond, WA 98052.
Reservation website:
www.marriott.com/seamc. Enter Group Code: WOCWOCA.
Reservation phone number: 1-800-218-7141, reference
Washington Open Chess block. Rate: $89.00 per night for 1 to 4 guests. The
cutoff date for this room block is April 23, 2008. |
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May 26 Washington Open Quads, Redmond, WA |
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May 30
Tacoma City Championship (Rd 1), Tacoma, WA |
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May 31 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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May 31 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA |
June
2008
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Jun 1 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Jun 3 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Jun 6,13,20,27 Tacoma City Championship (Rds 2-5), Tacoma, WA |
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Jun 13-15, 21-22 Oregon Invitational Championship, Portland, OR |
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Jun 7 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Jun 14 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Jun 20-21 Emerald City Open, Seattle, WA |
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Jun 21 Java Fusion Open, Tacoma, WA |
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Jun 28 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Jun 28 Qualchan Quads, Spokane Valley, WA |
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Jun 28-29 Evergreen Empire Open, Tacoma, WA |
July
2008
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Jul 1 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Jul 5 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Jul 11,18,25 Tacoma CC Firecracker Swiss, Tacoma, WA |
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Jul 12 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Jul 12-13 Portland CC Summer Open, Portland, OR |
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Jul 12-13 Spokane Falls Open, Spokane, WA |
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Jul 13 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Jul 16 Cal Anderson Park Chess
Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Topic: Lecture on rook endgames. |
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Jul 19-20 Puget Sound Open, Tacoma, WA |
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Jul 26 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Jul 26 Washington State Blitz Championships, Bellevue, WA. All ages.
See
www.chess4life.com or contact
kids@chess4life.com for more
information. |
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Jul 26 Washington vs. Oregon Chess Match, The Hoquiam Castle, 515
Chenault Avenue, Hoquiam WA. Interested players contact Harley
Greninger, Phone: 360-533-1900,
Fax: 360-533-1909, Email:
harleyg@prgraysharbor.com. See PDF flyer. |
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Jul 27 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA |
August
2008
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Aug 1,8,15,22 Tacoma CC Summer Championship, Tacoma, WA |
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Aug 2 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Aug 2 Pierce County G/30 Class Championships, Tacoma, WA |
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Aug 5 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Aug 9 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Aug 13 Cal Anderson Park Chess
Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Topic/event: Simultaneous exhibition with a master. |
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Aug 15-17 Seattle Seafair Open, Seattle, WA |
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Aug 23 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Aug 23-24 Tacoma Summer Open, Tacoma, WA
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Aug 30 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA
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Aug 30-Sep 1 (tentative) Oregon Open, site TBA
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TBA WA Quick Chess Championship, site TBA |
September
2008
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Sep 5, 12, 19 Seattle CC Club Championship (Rds 1-3),
Seattle, WA |
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Sep 5, 12, 19 Tacoma CC Fall Quads, Tacoma, WA |
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Sep 6 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Sep 6-7 Tacoma Chess Club Fall Open (all-economy), Tacoma, WA |
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Sep 9 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Sep 13 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Sep 17 Cal Anderson Park Chess
Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Topic/event: Blindfold chess exhibition. |
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Sep 21 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Sep 26, Oct 3,10,17,24,31 Tacoma CC Championship, Tacoma, WA |
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Sep 26-28 Seattle Fall Open, Seattle, WA |
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Sep 27 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Sep 30 Portland CC Club Championship (Rd 1), Portland, OR |
October
2008
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Oct 3, 10, 24, 31 Seattle CC Club Championship (Rds 4-7),
Seattle, WA |
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Oct 4 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Oct 4 Washington Quick Chess (G/30) Championship, Tacoma,
WA |
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Oct 7, 14, 21, 28 Portland CC Club Championship (Rds 2-5), Portland, OR |
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Oct 11 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Oct 18 Cal Anderson Park Chess
Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Topic/event: Action (G/30) tournament. |
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Oct 18-19 Portland CC Fall Open, Portland, OR |
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Oct 25 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Oct 25-26 Halloween Open, Tacoma, WA |
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Oct 26 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Oct 31-Nov 2 SCC Extravaganza (7 Rd G/60), Seattle, WA |
November
2008
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Nov 1 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Nov 1 Tacoma CC Tornado (G/60), Tacoma, WA |
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Nov 7 Tacoma CC Blitz Championship (G/5), Tacoma, WA |
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Nov 8 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Nov 9 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA |
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Nov 11 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Nov 12 Cal
Anderson Park Chess Club event, Capitol Hill, Seattle, WA
Topic/event: Speed chess event. |
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Nov 14 Tacoma CC Quick Chess Championship (G/15), Tacoma, WA |
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Nov 15-16 Tacoma Open (all-economy), Tacoma, WA |
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Nov 22 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
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Nov 23 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Nov 28-30 WA Class Championships, site TBA |
December
2008
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Dec 2 Portland CC Tuesday QUAD tournament begins |
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Dec 5,12,19,26 Tacoma CC Christmas Swiss, Tacoma, WA |
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Dec 6 Portland CC Saturday Quads, Portland, OR |
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Dec 6 Tacoma CC Christmas Quads, Tacoma, WA |
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Dec 13 Seattle CC Saturday Quads,
Seattle, WA |
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Dec 13-14 Portland CC Winter Open, Portland, OR |
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Dec 14 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado,
Seattle, WA |
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Dec 20-21 Christmas Congress, Tacoma, WA |
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Dec 27 Portland CC Game in 60, Portland, OR |
New! Weekly Events
These meetings will now be listed here rather than
changing the date every week.
Please see the club page for info about
chess club regular meetings.
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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. |
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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.) |
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Fridays – quads chess tournament at Eckstein
Middle School.
See TA page. |
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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! |
May
2008
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May 16-17 Oregon Polgar Qualifier, Portland, OR. Contact OCF for info. |
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Rescheduled! May 17-18 WA Susan Polgar Qualifier Chess Tournament (Girls over 1000
rating), Issaquah and Bothell Libraries.
See PDF flyer/entry form. |
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May 17-18 Miller Community Center Inaugural Scholastic Open Tournament,
Seattle, WA. |
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May 17 Chess4Life's Afterschool Program: Open House and Fall
Registration, Clarus Academy, Bellevue, WA – Right next to Chess4Life's
Chess Center. See www.chess4life.com. |
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May 21 Tacoma CC Wed. Kids Night, Tacoma, WA. |
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May 24 Washington Open Scholastic, Redmond, WA.
See PDF flyer. |
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May 31 Oregon Junior Open and Denker Qualifier, Gresham, OR. See
http://oregonchess.org/index_files/page0007.htm. |
June
2008
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Jun 7-8 Miller Community Center Bughouse Tournament, Seattle, WA. |
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Jun 18 Tacoma CC Wed. Kids Night, Tacoma, WA. |
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Jun 23-27 Evergreen Chess Camp ages 5-8 years, 9 am-12 noon, Leo
Stefurak, The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
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Jun 23-27 Evergreen Chess Camp ages 7-13 years, 1-4 pm, Leo Stefurak,
The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
 | Jun 23-27 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp With GM Emil
Anka, Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA. See
www.chess4life.com. |
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Jun 30-Jul 3 Evergreen Chess Camp ages 5-9 years, 9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak,
The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
 | Jun 30-Jul 3 Tacoma Summer Camp, Tacoma, WA. See
www.chess4life.com. |
 | Jun 30-Jul 3 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp II With GM
Emil Anka, Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA. See
www.chess4life.com. |
July
2008
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Jul TBA OSCF All Stars Invitational, OR. |
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Jul 7-11 Evergreen Siamese “Bughouse” Chess Camp ages 6-15 years,
9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak, The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact:
Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
 | Jul 7-11 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp III, Chess4Life
Center, Bellevue, WA.
See
www.chess4life.com. |
 | Jul 8-11 Tri-Cities Summer Chess Camp, Richland, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Jul 14-17 Chess Camp (ages 6-17) LaCamas Swim & Sport, Camas, WA. Times:
10 AM to Noon. Info: call 360-834-8506 or see
www.lacamassport.com. Coach:
Tony Sanchez. |
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Jul 14-18 Evergreen Chess Camp ages 5-9 years, 9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak,
The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
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Jul 14-18 Hendricks Chess and Sports Camp (grades 4-9), Sammamish, WA.
See PDF flyer. |
 | Jul 14-18 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp IV, Chess4Life
Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Jul 16 Tacoma CC Wed. Kids Night, Tacoma, WA. |
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Jul 19 Ecuador Fundraiser Tournament, Trinity Baptist Church, Renton,
WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Jul 21-25 Evergreen Chess Camp ages 7-13 years, 9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak,
The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact: Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
 | Jul 21-25 Sammamish Summer Chess Camp II, Sammamish,
WA. See www.chess4life.com. |
 | Jul 21-25 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp V, Chess4Life
Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Jul 26 Washington State Blitz Championships, Bellevue, WA. All ages. See
www.chess4life.com or contact
kids@chess4life.com for more
information. |
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Jul 28-Aug 1 Evergreen 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. |
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Jul 28-Aug 1 Hendricks Chess and Sports Camp (grades 1-3), Sammamish,
WA. See PDF flyer. |
 | Jul 28-Aug 1 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp VI,
Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
August
2008
 | Aug 4-8 Tacoma Summer Camp II, Tacoma, WA. See
www.chess4life.com. |
 | Aug 4-8 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp VII, Chess4Life
Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Aug 11-15 Evergreen Siamese “Bughouse” Chess Camp ages 6-15 years,
9am-3pm, Leo Stefurak, The Evergreen School, Shoreline, WA. Contact:
Danielle Larway,
summerprogram@evergreenschool.org, 206-957-1533,
www.evergreenschool.org. |
 | Aug 11-15 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp VIII,
Chess4Life Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
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Aug 17 Tacoma CC Wed. Kids Night, Tacoma, WA. |
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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.
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 | 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 25-29 Chess4Life Summer Chess Camp X, Chess4Life
Center, Bellevue, WA.
See www.chess4life.com. |
September-December 2008
January-March 2009
USCF NATIONAL Scholastics
For information on any national event, contact Diane Reese
at events@uschess.org.
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