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Important Changes (Rev. Oct. 2020) - Please Read
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  • For new subscriptions and renewals, NWC no longer guarantees that there will continue to be 12 printed magazines each year. There could be fewer editions, and/or publication could be in an online format. At present, we expect that printed magazines will continue to be available for all 2023-dated editions.
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  • In 2018, the NWC board decided to add "Foundation" to its corporate name, becoming the Northwest Chess Foundation. We will completely update the website once this name is officially registered with the State of Washington and the IRS. This does not affect the name of the magazine - it's still Northwest Chess!

March - Advertised Chess Events!

  • See calendar for more info about upcoming chess events, including ad links.
  • There are no more GP events. The GP is discontinued as of 2023.
  • Mar 24 SCC March Winds (Close Ratings) (Rd 4), Seattle, WA
  • Mar 25-26 (New Dates) Seattle Spring Open, Seattle, WA

March - Scholastic Events

Important notes: Beginning with the January 2022 issue of Northwest Chess, all extra copies are received and handled by Josh Sinanan. If you would like to request an extra copy or didn't receive your copy in the mail, please contact Josh, joshsinanan@gmail.com. Eric Holcomb is no longer the Business Manager. Please mail all checks and other written items to the Orlov Chess Academy address at the top of this page.

April magazine! The April 2023 issue of Northwest Chess is in production and should be mailed the end of this week. It's a 32-page issue with "2023 Oregon Closed" by Wilson Gibbins, "Eastside Open" by Josh Sinanan, "2023 Idaho Closed State Championship" by Adam Porth and Jeffrey Roland, "2023 Oregon Girls Championship" by Wilson Gibbins, "Washington State High School Chess Team" and "2023 Presidential Scholastic" by Josh Sinanan, and a back-cover photo of Josh Price, Kaustubh Kodihalli, James Wei and Adam Porth by Kyra Dorman. Cover: Zoey Tang and Greg Markowski by Lilly Tang.

March magazine! The March 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on 2/24. It's a 32-page issue with "Answers to last month’s puzzles" by Valentin Razmov, "Washington HS Individual Championship," "Washington Junior Closed & Invitational" and "Washington Winter Classic" by Josh Sinanan, "Pan-American Intercollegiate Teams" by Pan-Am Organizers, "States Cup Semifinals and Finals" by Siva Sankrithi, "St. Anne Celtic Challenge" and "Washington Junior Open and Reserve" by Josh Sinanan, "Decatur Gator Fest" by Siva Sankrithi, "MexInsurance FIDE Open" by George Lundy, "Chico Juvenal-The Tiger Killer" by David Zaklan, "East Idaho Regional Scholastic Chess Qualifier" by Jay Simonson, and a back-cover photo of a "Facepainted Girl" by Chouchan Airapetian. Cover: Advaith Vijayakumar by Meiling Cheng. See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).

Philip Peterson 1961-2022 - With the February magazine (see below), we regret to report the accidental death of former NWC editor Philip Peterson over the Christmas holiday. Philip edited 47 issues of NWC during the 1990s and early 2000s, and was an accomplished chess photographer, with his work appearing in NWC as recently as the January 2023 cover (see below) which was edited and sent to print shortly before his passing.

February magazine! The February 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday 1/20. It's a 32-page issue with "Chessable and Chess.com at the Pan-Am" by Alexey Root, "Philip Peterson 1961-2022" by Ralph Dubisch, "2022 Oregon Junior Closed" by Wilson Gibbins, "Robert “Bob” Bishop 1953-2022" by David And Ellen Baumann, "Chess, Art and the Power of Community" by Gabriela Osias, "2022 Washington Class Championships" by Josh Sinanan, "Northwest Grand Prix—Final Report" by Murlin Varner, and a back-cover photo of “Smoky Queen” by the late Philip Peterson. Cover: “Evening at the Club” by Gabriela Osias. See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).

The NWC Grand Prix for 2022 was conducted in three sections - Washington, Idaho and all others. See the GP page or the February 2023 magazine for a final report. The 2022 GP is named in honor of Ignacio Perez. There will not be a GP in 2023.

900th Issue! Our 750th issue was published in June-July 2010 (combined issue), and our 900th issue was just published for January 2023! The 900th issue also represents our 75th anniversary, remarkably with only a three-month delay over the years due to combined issues. See the editors page for more information and details about Northwest Chess magazine over the years. We're getting close to 500 of the 900 issues available online, and we hope to go well over 500 in 2023.

January magazine! The January 2023 issue of Northwest Chess was mailed on Friday 12/23. This is the second NWC full-color issue, and all future issues will be in full color! It's a 32-page issue with "Northwest Chess Hall of Fame" by Ralph Dubisch for the NWC Board of Directors, "Northwest Chess Hall of Fame Inductee: Viktors Pupols" by John Donaldson, "2022-2023 States Cup" by Siva Sankrithi, "2022 Turkey Shoot" by Adam Porth, "17th Susan Polgar Foundation National Open" by SPFNO Organizers, "Susan Polgar Foundation National Open" by Karen Schmidt, "Where Have All The Novices Gone" by Nobel Ang, "2022 Oregon Class Championships" by Wilson Gibbins, "2022 Washington Challenger’s Cup" and "2022 Challenger’s Cup Scholastic" by Josh Sinanan, and "900-themed artwork" by Eric Holcomb on the back cover. Cover: “Issue 900!” by Philip Peterson. See the teaser edition (selected pages with color).

See old news previously appearing on this page.

Completed Tournament / Match News

Some local tournament reports were previously posted to the Northwest Chess (NWC) blog, found at http://www.nwchess.com/blog/. Links are to NWC blog post or other report, usually US Chess or scholastic rating report. However, blogging activity has stopped. If you are interesting in blogging for your club's events, please let us know.

  Scholastic Events (March-April):
  Open or Invitational Events (March-April):
  • Mar 12 SCC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
  • Mar 5 SCC Novice, Seattle, WA
  • Mar 4 SCC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
  Scholastic Events (January-February):
  Open or Invitational Events (January-February):
  Scholastic Events (November-December):
  Open or Invitational Events (November-December):
  • Dec 31-Jan 1 Seattle CC Insanity, Seattle, WA.
  • Dec (Mondays at 5 p.m.) Fishing for FIDE, Boise, ID
  • Dec 19 (Monday at 5 p.m.) GM Bryan G. Smith Simul, Boise, ID
  • Dec 17-18 Washington Winter Classic, OCA Seattle + Redmond, WA
  • Dec 16-18 MexInsurance.com FIDE Open, Barber Park Education and Event Center, Boise, ID
  • Dec 11 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA
  • Dec 10 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
  • Dec 4 Seattle CC G/20 Hexes, Seattle, WA
  • Ending Dec 2 Seattle CC November Rains, Seattle, WA
  • Nov (Mondays ending 11/28) Wellington Served Rare, Boise, ID
  • Nov 25-27 Washington Class Championships, Redmond, WA
  • Nov 20 Seattle CC Sunday Tornado, Seattle, WA
  • Nov 19 Seattle CC Saturday Quads, Seattle, WA
  • Nov 13 Seattle CC G/20 Hexes, Seattle, WA
  • Nov 12 Seattle CC Novice, Seattle, WA
  • Nov 4-6 Washington Challenger's Cup, Seattle and Redmond, WA
  • Nov 5-6 Oregon Class Championships, Portland, OR
  Scholastic Events (September-October):
  Open or Invitational Events (September-October):
See old tournament news previously appearing on this page.

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