Photo: Playing room scene at the Thanksgiving Scholastic. Courtesy WCF. |
Scholastic Events (November-December):
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Open or Invitational Events (November-December):
- Dec 27-31 Washington Winter Chess Classic, Seattle, WA -
See ad/flyer
| See blog post
| See photos on Facebook
- Dec 30
Portland CC G/60
- Dec 26-30 27th Annual North American Open, Las Vegas, NV
- Dec 5-26 Portland Tuesday Night Quads
- Dec 1-22 Seattle CC Package Express
- Dec 17 Portland Sunday Quads
- Dec 17 Bethel Sunday Chess Quads, Eugene, OR -
See ad/flyer
- Dec 16-17 Northwest Chess Open, Seattle, WA -
See ad/flyer
- Dec 9-10 Portland Winter Open
- Dec 9 Seattle Chess Masters Series
- Dec 9 Western Idaho Open, Boise, ID
- Dec 9 Delphi Painting's December Swiss, Port Angeles, WA
- Dec 3 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado
- Dec 2 Seattle CC Saturday Quads
- Dec 2 Southern Oregon Open, Medford, OR
- Dec 2 Bend Holiday Quads & Novice, Bend, OR
- Nov 2-30 Turkey 2017, Spokane, WA
- Nov 24-26
Washington Class Championships, Lynnwood, WA
- See ad/flyer
| See blog post (with results).
- Nov 7-21 Portland Tuesday Night Quads
- Nov 6-19 27th
FIDE World Senior Chess Championship in Acqui Terme, Italy -
look for a future report about James Tarjan and other local seniors in this event.
Also see the final crosstable.
- Nov 19 Bethel Sunday Chess Quads, Eugene, OR
- Nov 18 Seattle CC Saturday Quads
- Nov 18 Portland CC G/60
- Nov 18 McPhees's Fall Classic, Port Angeles, WA
- Oct 27-Nov 17 Tacoma City & Pierce County Championship
- Nov 3-17 Seattle CC November Rains
- Nov 12 Portland Sunday Quads
- Nov 10-12 10th Seattle CC Extravaganza
- Nov 11 Southern Idaho Open & Veteran's Tournament, Twin Falls, ID
- Nov 5 Boise Chess Club #16 Tournament -
See flyer
- Nov 4-5 Oregon Class Championships, Portland, OR -
See ad/flyer
- Nov 5 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado
- Sep 8-Nov 3 Seattle CC Championship
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Scholastic Events (September-October):
- Oct 21 Open Window School Fall Tornado, Bellevue, WA
- Oct 13 OSCF All-Stars Invitational, Salem, OR
- Sep 30 Unrated Chess Tournament (K-12) at Master’s Academy, Boise, ID
- Sep 23 Dueling Knights Tourney (K-8), Bellingham, WA
- Sep 16 Unrated Chess Tournament (K-12) at Master’s Academy, Boise, ID
- Aug 31-Sep 5
North American Junior (U20) Chess Championship, Irving (near Dallas), TX - Congratulations to Naomi Bashkansky on
achieving the Woman International Master title and a GM norm!
See the family's chess travel blog post.
- Sep 2 Scholastic Tournament at Oregon Open, Portland, OR
- Sep 2 Unrated Chess Tournament (K-12) at Master’s Academy, Boise, ID
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Photo: Playing room scene at the WA Challenger's Cup at the Seattle Chess Club. Courtesy WCF. |
Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
- Oct 28 Portland CC G/60
- Oct 28-29 Washington Challenger's Cup, Seattle, WA -
See ad/flyer
- Oct 6-27 Seattle CC Autumn Leaves
- Sep 26-Oct 24 Portland Chess Club Championship
- Oct 22 Portland Sunday Quads
- Oct 22 Seattle CC Novice
- Oct 21 Seattle CC Saturday Quads
- Oct 21 Emerald City Chess Tournament, Eugene, OR
- Oct 14-15 National Chess Day Portland Fall Open
- Oct 14-15 Norman Friedman Memorial & National Chess Day Tournament, Hailey, ID
- Oct 13-15 35th Annual Sands Regency Reno Western States Open, Reno, NV
- Oct 14 Washington G/60 Chess Championship, Seattle, WA
- Oct 14 Washington Blitz Chess Championship, Seattle, WA
- Oct 14 Corvallis Fall Quads, Corvallis, OR
- Oct 14 National Chess Day Fundraiser & Simul at Northwest University, Kirkland, WA -
See ad/flyer |
See related Seattle Times article (Oct. 2)
- Oct 8 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado
- Oct 8 Boise Chess Club #15 Tournament
- Oct 7 Seattle Chess Masters Series
- Sep 15-Oct 6 Tacoma CC Club Championship (G/60)
- Sep 30-Oct 1 Eastern Washington Open, Spokane, WA
- Sep 30 Portland CC G/60
- Sep 8-29 Seattle CC Close Ratings 3
- Sep 22-24 Seattle Fall Open
- Sep 23 Southern Oregon Open, Medford, OR
- Sep 5-23 Portland Tuesday Night Quads
- Sep 15-17 Washington Women's Championship, Seattle, WA -
See blog post
- Sep 17 Portland Sunday Quads
- Sep 16 Seattle CC Saturday Quads
- Sep 16 Eastern Idaho Open, Pocatello, ID
- Sep 10 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado
- Sep 9 Seattle Chess Masters Series
- Sep 2-4 67th Annual Oregon Open, Portland, OR -
See ad/flyer
See story, "Life
lessons learned by young chess champ," on The Oregonian Oregon Live website. (Published 9/6)
- Sep 3 Oregon Open Blitz, Portland, OR
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Scholastic Events (July-August):
- Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix #4 (Aug 31) in Ferndale, WA
- Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix #3 (Aug 10) in Ferndale, WA
- Denker
Tournament of High School Champions (Jul 29-Aug 1) in Norfolk, VA
- Barber
Tournament of K-8 Champions (Jul 29-Aug 1) in Norfolk, VA
- National
Girls Tournament of Champions (Jul 29-Aug 1) in Norfolk, VA
- Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix #2 (Jul 27) in Ferndale, WA
- North American Youth Chess Championship (Jul 12-16)
in Morristown, NJ. - Bryce Tiglon (WA) was awarded the IM title for
winning 1st place in the U18 Open section with 7.5 of 9 points. Other
winners included Stephanie Velea (WA) who finished 1st place in the U10
Girls section and earned the WCM title, Owen Xuan (WA) 3rd place in U10
Open section with the CM title, and Minda Chen (WA) 2nd place in U14
Girls section with the WCM title. See the standings.
- Hot Summer Chess Grand Prix #1 (Jul 13) in Ferndale, WA
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Open or Invitational Events (July-August):
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads:
Upper /
Middle /
Lower (Aug 1-29)
- Seattle CC Adult Swiss (Aug 26-27)
- US Masters (Aug 23-27) in Greensboro, NC -
Northwest players competed including Bryce Tiglon.
- Portland CC G/60 (Aug 26)
- Idaho Chess Hall of Fame Induction & Tournament (Aug 26) in Twin Falls, ID
- Seattle CC Dogs Days Swiss (Aug 4-25)
- Seattle Chess Classic
(Aug 16-20) in Seattle - See blog post
- Portland Sunday Quads (Aug 20)
- Spokane Falls Open and City Championship (Aug 19-20)
- Pierce County Championship (G/120) (Aug 4-18) in Tacoma
- Spokane Ad'jeeb Quads (Aug 3-17)
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Aug 13)
- Boise Chess Club #14 Tournament (Aug 13)
- 7th Annual Oregon Senior Open (Aug 12-13) in Portland
- Semiahmoo Open Chess Tournament (Aug 5-7) in White Rock, BC, Canada
- Vancouver Open (Aug 5-6) in Vancouver, WA
- U.S. Open Championship (Jul 29-Aug 6) in Norfolk, VA
- U.S. Open Blitz Championship (Aug 5) in Norfolk, VA
- Microsoft vs. Amazon Chess Match (Jul 30) in Seattle
- Portland CC G/60 (Jul 29)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jul 11-25)
- U.S. Senior Open (Jul 21-23) in Northfield, MN
- Seattle Seafair Open (Jul 21-23)
- Portland Rapid and
Blitz Championships (Jul 22)
- Bend Summer Open & Novice (Jul 22) in Bend, OR
- Firecracker Swiss G/30 (Jul 7-21) in Tacoma
- Seattle CC Novice (Jul 16)
- Canadian Open Chess Championship (Jul 8-16) in Sault Ste Marie, ON
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jul 15)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jul 15)
- ICA Summer Classic (Jul 15) in Boise, ID
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jul 9)
- 3rd Annual Rose City Sectionals (Jul 8-9) in Portland
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #9 (Jul 8)
- Tacoma CC Puget Sound Open (Jul 1-2)
- Spokane Spring Open (Jun 1-Jul 2)
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Photo: Washington team at the Intermatch. Photo by Victoria Doknjas.
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Scholastic Events (May-June):
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Open or Invitational Events (May-June):
- Seattle CC It's Summertime! (Jun 2-30)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jun 6-27)
- Emerald City Open (Jun 23-25) in Seattle
- Portland CC G/60 (Jun 24)
- Tacoma City Championship (Jun 2-23)
- Las Vegas
International Chess Festival (Jun 14-18) - See the newsletters for various
stories, including about the success of Washington player Anthony He,
who was one of six players tied for first in the Walter Browne Memorial Blitz Championship.
See: Blitz crosstables |
National Open crosstables.
- BC Senior Championship (Jun 16-18) in Victoria, BC
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jun 17)
- Tacoma CC Evergreen Empire Open (Jun 17)
- ICA & ICU Player’s Memorial (Jun 17) in Mountain Home, ID
- Portland Summer Open (Jun 10-11)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jun 10)
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jun 4)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #8 (Jun 3)
- Central Oregon CC Spring Open (May 11-Jun 1) in Bend, OR
- Washington Open
(May 27-29) in Lynnwood, WA
- Chicago Open (May 25-29) in Wheeling, IL
- Seattle CC Close Ratings 2 (May 5-26)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (May 2-23)
- 42nd Annual Keres Memorial (May 20-22) in Richmond, BC
- Bethel Sunday Chess Quads (May 21) in Eugene, OR
- Corvallis Chess Club Spring Open (May 20) in Albany, OR
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (May 20)
- Portland CC G/60 (May 20)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (May 13)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (May 13)
- Pierce County Championship (Apr 21-May 12) in Tacoma
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (May 7)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #7 (May 6)
- Star Wars Day Blitz (May 4) in Spokane
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Photo: Girls U9 awards at WSCC in Romania. Photo by Velea family. |
Scholastic Events (March-April):
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Open or Invitational Events (March-April):
- Boise Chess Club #13 (Apr 30) in Boise, ID -
See flyer
- Inland Empire Open (Apr 29-30) in Spokane
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Apr 29)
- Portland CC G/60 (Apr 29)
- The Mallard Chess Tournament (Apr 29) in Eugene, OR
- Seattle CC April Showers (Apr 7-28)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Apr 4-25)
- Seattle CC Novice (Apr 23)
- Bethel Sunday Chess Quads (Apr 23) in Eugene, OR
- Idaho Open Chess Championships (Apr 22) in Pocatello, ID
- John Braley Memorial (Apr 22) at the Seattle Chess Club
- Taxing Quads (Apr 6-20) in Spokane
- 11th Annual Grand Pacific Open (Apr 14-17) in Victoria, BC
- Larry Evans Memorial Open (Apr 14-16) in Reno, NV
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Apr 15)
- Tacoma CC Daffodil Open Tornado (Apr 15)
- Kitsap Quick (Apr 8) in Bremerton, WA
- Campbell Center Chess Tournament (Apr 8) in Eugene, OR
- 11th Annual Harmon Memorial Open (Apr 1-2) in Portland -
See ad/flyer |
See post-event report and blog post
| See video annotation of Corey's Russell game vs. Matt Zavortink
- 82nd Montana Open (Apr 1-2) in Missoula, MT
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Apr 2)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #6 (Apr 1)
- Seattle CC March Winds (Mar 3-31)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Mar 14-28)
- Seattle Spring Open (Mar 24-26)
- Portland CC G/60 (Mar 25)
- Spokane Triumphant G/61 (Mar 16-23)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Mar 18)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Mar 18)
- Bethel Sunday Chess Quads (Mar 12) in Eugene, OR
- Bend Winter Open and Novice (Mar 11) in Bend, OR
- Neil Dale Memorial Open (Mar 4-5) in Portland -
See ad/flyer
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Mar 5)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #5 (Mar 4)
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Scholastic Events (January-February):
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Matt Zavortink and the Oregon chess championship trophy. Photo credit: Grisha Alpernas.
Nick Raptis with the championship trophy, photo courtesy of WCF President Josh Sinanan. Nick previously won the state championship when
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Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Feb 7-28)
- The 25th Dave Collyer Memorial (Feb 25-26) in Spokane
- Portland CC G/60 (Feb 25)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Feb 25)
- Seattle CC Cabin Fever (Feb 3-24)
- Blitz Tournament & IM John Donaldson simul & lecture
(Feb 24) in Spokane - Note: John Donaldson's lecture topic this year
was “How the U.S. team won gold at the 2016 Chess Olympiad.”
- IM John Donaldson lecture (2/23) in Portland
- Congratulations to Matt Zavortink for winning the Oregon State chess championship,
and achieving a U.S. Chess master rating!
Oregon State Championship & Invitational
(Feb 11-12 & 18-20) in Portland, OR
- Congratulations to Washington State chess champions, FM Nick Raptis and FM Roland Feng!
Washington State Championship, Premier, Invitational & Challengers tournaments
(Feb 11-12 & 18-20) in Redmond, WA
- Bethel Sunday Chess Quads (Feb 19) in Eugene, OR
- Spokane Winter Championship (Jan 19-Feb 23)
- BC Open (Feb 11-13) in Richmond, BC
- Washington President's Cup (Feb 11-12) in Seattle
- Valentine's Day Swiss (Jan 27-Feb 10) in Tacoma
- Seattle CC "Super Bowl" Sunday Tornado (Feb 5)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Feb 4)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #4 (Feb 4)
- Portland Tuesday Night Quads (Jan 3-31)
- Portland CC G/60 (Jan 28)
- Tacoma Open Tornado (Jan 28)
- ECCC Winter Open (Jan 28) in Eugene, OR
- Seattle CC January Thaw (Jan 6-27)
- Seattle CC Novice (Jan 22)
- Portland Saturday Quads (G/45) (Jan 21)
- Seattle CC Saturday Quads (Jan 21)
- Ashland Chess Open (Jan 21) in Ashland, OR
- New Years Quads (Jan 6-20) in Tacoma
- Seattle City Championship (Jan 13-15)
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Victoria Championship (Jan 13-15), including BC vs. WA section, Victoria, BC.
See related blog post, "Update
BC vs WA Matches" from BCCF Bulletin #331 by Mr. Wright.
- Bethel Sunday Chess Quads (Jan 8) in Eugene, OR
- Seattle CC Sunday Tornado (Jan 8)
- Seattle Chess Masters Series #3 (Jan 7)
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