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Roland Feng Scores 7-2 in US Open

The 2015 US Open was held in Phoenix AZ August 1-9. Roland Feng’s score pushed his rating up 23 to 2403 making him a Senior Master. , Roland’s 7 -2 score won him $922.20 1st-4th Master (tie). He placed...

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Princes beat Kings 14-11!

Below are the final results of the Kings vs. Princes Match and Junior FIDE Round Robin.  The games from both events can be found here.  Here is link to some pictures taken during the event by Victoria...

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Spokane Falls Open Results

CLICK HERE for USCF Crosstables James Stripes of Spokane won the event held on August 15-16, 2015 with a score of 4 wins and a half point bye in round 3. Steven Merwin of WA and Brian Woods of Ohio...

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Seattle Chess ‘Club Quads of Aug 15 have been rated.

23 players took part including one from the East Coast. CLICK HERE for crosstables

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Oregon players sweep Vancouver Open

Chess players from Oregon triumphed at the 2015 Vancouver Open, which took place August 22-23 at the Vancouver Red Lion Hotel at the Quay and was hosted by the Washington Chess Federation.  FM Nick...

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Sluggers Lose to Dallas 1st rd of US Chess League

From Facebook post Seattle Sluggers Seattle Sluggers Open Season with Tough Loss –by Mark Trevor Smith and Curt Collyer At Chess4Life in Bellevue on Wednesday, August 26, the Seattle Sluggers opened...

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Raptis Wins Yet Another Tournament

Portland CC Aug G/60 event held on August 29, 2015 Lennart Bjorksten reports on Facebook: ” Yes. I was the TD, and I’m still not comfortable with the arcane nuances of submitting a tournament for...

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Crosstables of a couple of Seattle CC Events

TD of Seattle CC Fred Kleist at 2012 US Open. Photo by Russell MillerCLICK HERE for Dog Days event held in August. August 30 event Tornado of 19 players, CLICK HERE for crosstable

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Tacoma Open results

CLICK HERE for the US Chess Crosstable 11 players took part in two sections. Viktors Pupols of Kingston WA won the top section, 3-0. Ralph Anthony won the 2nd section. Gary Dorfner of Tacoma handled...

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Sluggers Week 2 Report

by Mark Smith and Curt Collyer In the second week of the US Chess League season, the Seattle Sluggers scored a convincing 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Blizzard. In an energetic game on board 1, IM...

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Seattle Fall Open Results

Nick Raptisphoto by Russell Miller, not taken at Seattle event but at a Portland event in 2013 The Seattle Chess Club held their annual Seattle Fall Open on Sept 18-20. Nick Raptis of Portland Oregon...

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Raptis does it again, Portland CC G/60 Event.

Nick Raptis of Portland won the September 26, 2015 G/60 event held at the Portland Chess Club with 4-0 score. 22 players took part. LENNART BJORKSTEN was the TD. CLICK HERE for the US Chess crosstable

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Eastern Washington Open Results

Tournament Winner: Michael Cambareri on left and TD Kevin Korsmo.Photo Credit: Annette Weyland Kevin Korsmo directed the 30 player event on Sept 26-27 for the Spokane Chess Club. Michael Cambareri won...

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Register for Reno!

Due to an error, the full-page ad for the 33rd Annual Sands Regency Reno – Western States Open, Oct. 16-18 in Reno, Nevada, was not repeated in the October issue of Northwest Chess. However, it’s not...

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Nick Raptis of Portland and OnLine BLITZ

There are online blitz tournaments and Nick Raptis of Portland Oregon plays quite often. He won the one played Sept 28, 2015 with a 6-1 score. The time control is G/3 +2. Events are played on Internet...

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Portland Fall Open Results

National Chess Day was Oct 10, 2015. For the 2nd year in a row the Portland Chess Club held their annual Fall Open on this weekend. Last year 44 player took part and this year 30 did. Mike Janniro of...

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Oregon All Stars Results

On Oct 9, 2015 there was a many sections scholastic event held in Salem. Jeff Dobbins was the chief TD. Chess Ratings Northwest Crosstable CLICK HERE The US Chess Crosstables for 16 sections can be...

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Alekhine Headstone in Paris

Michael Lilly of Portland Oregon is on vacation in Europe. He took this · He says “We were out for an evening stroll, and Jackie convinced me to walk though an old cemetery. Look who we found! — at...

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Portland CC Championship

Sign on a street near the Portland Chess Club. Photo Credit: Russell Miller From the website of the chess club “Club Championship (Sept 29-Oct 29): The annual Portland Chess Club Championship, which is...

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Washington Challenger’s Cup Report

From Washingtfon Chess Federation facebook page. “GM Dmitry Skorchenko and LM Viktors Pupols tied for first place in the annual Washington Challenger’s Cup each with 3.5/4, which took place Nov. 7-8 at...

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