Category: Clubs

  • WIM Megan Lee Lecture

    WIM Megan Lee Lecture

    Date: February 9, 2018 Site: Seattle Chess Club Organizer: Josh Sinanan Here is the flyer. The game presented can be viewed here. Megan presented a lecture featuring highlights from her recent victory at the 2017 North American Open in Las Vegas.  The lecture was followed by a brief Q&A session and a chance for autographs. …

  • Chess in Equatorial Guinea

    Story submitted by Seth Talyansky, email talyanskys@catlin.edu. We, the leaders of the Catlin Gabel Chess Club, investigated the circumstances of chess in Equatorial Guinea (EG), the only Spanish-speaking country in Africa, as a project for Spanish class. After Seth’s saga of efforts to connect us with people in EG, which we recount in an article for…

  • Inland Empire Open article

    Posted by Spokane Chess Club on facebook: HAVRILLA, CAMBARERI WIN INLAND EMPIRE OPEN April 29-30 Top seeds Michael Cambareri and Mark Havrilla won this year’s Inland Empire Open with scores of 4.0. Mark beat Michael in round four, but was held to a final round draw while Michael scored a comeback victory in a fascinating…

  • Kornelijs (Neil) Dale RIP

    Photo Credit: Russell Miller The info available on USChess website starts in 1991. I believe he played and directed events before that. He was the tournament director for 10 Oregon Closed Championships, the first one in 1994. He directed many events at the Portland Chess Club site and other places also such as Newport and…

  • Portland June Summer Open and G/60 Events

    Portland CC Summer Open (June 21-22) As reported by Brian Berger, “Preregistration numbers for the Portland Chess Club’s Summer Open tournament gave the first hint that a full house could be expected. And a full house it was, as 42 players gathered to test their playing skills–many of them new faces to this reporter.” The…

  • Picture taken at Tacoma Chess Club

    Vivi Bartron posted this photo on facebook so I assume she took it. This not the Tacoma CC that I remember visiting several years ago. This looks like more space than I remember. Maybe some one can take some more photos. Understand there maybe some new type events held there next Spring.

  • NWC Banner Visits the Vancouver WA Chess Club

    NWC Banner Visits the Vancouver Washington Chess Club on May 20, 2013. The club meets at the Vancouver main library on C and Evergreen in downtown on Mondays 5pm to 7:45pm. There is a kids group that meets 4pm to 5pm the same day. Usually there have been more people attending the club than appear…

  • Portland Chess Club and May BLITZ event

    CLICK HERE for a batch of photos. Nick Raptis won the event with 14.5-1.5. 2nd was Ray Kaufman 12-4 and 3rd Dennis Hoefler with 10-6. Mike Janniro was the TD. USCF crosstable CLICK Here.

  • Cedar Hills Crossing Chess Club

    Took my camera and the NWC Banner to Beaverton on Friday May 3, 2013. The club organizer Sean Tobin talked the mall management into letting chess be played in a empty store front. It was the TGIF May chess tournament that I visited. There is some space behind a barrier where the tournament play happens…

  • Tacoma Chess Times News from Tacoma CC

    TACOMA CHESS TIMES 1/21/2013 by Vivi Bartron Don’t forget to come to the general membership meeting Friday night Jan. 25th at 8:30 pm. Your input is needed. Agenda: Minutes from last meeting Financial report Tournament report Membership report Other officer reports New Business: Results from survey conducted last Oct. New computer for club to replace one…