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Grandmaster Lecture and Blitz Who: GM Grigoriy Oparin & GM Elshan Moradi When:  Thursday, February 23, 2023  Where: Microsoft Building 99, 14820 NE 36th St, Redmond, WA 98052 Format: 9 rounds of USCF rated Blitz with Time Control: 3 min + 2 sec Starting around 7PM Lecture: 1. 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM Dynamic Positions out of the Opening - by GM Elshan Moradiabadi (FIDE 2507)2. 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM Practical Opening Prep for Tournaments - by GM Oparin Grigoriy (FIDE 2667) Prize Fund (Blitz ev...

Hi chess friends! The 2023 Washington State Championship is coming up in February. The tournament is spread out into two weekends. February 11-12 & February 18-20. With a total of nine rounds, this tournament is sure to test not only your chess skills but also your mental stamina! At the end of nine rounds, the Championship section will decide the next Washington State Chess Champion. Please click the link for further details ( https://nwchess.com/calendar/2023%20WA%20State%20Championship....

Hi Everyone, Today 1/10 at 5:30pm Pacific we play Pennsylvania in the U2200 division Playoffs! As a reminder it is single elimination, but I have great confidence in the strong lineup we have put together.  Kyle Haining (2288) Derek Zhang (2274) Michael Omori (2164) Ryan Min (2063) Playoff Spreadsheet is here:

A local Seattle base chess club, Chess Club LLC,  (Est 2018) recently got coverage on GeekWire. Checkout the article:  https://www.geekwire.com/2022/chess-club-is-making-all-the-right-moves-in-seattle-attracting-players-to-lively-venues-across-the-city/

This past weekend, November  25th - 27th, Washington Chess Federation hosted the 2022 WA Class Championship at the Redmond Marriott. Over 150 chess players participated throughout North America including parts of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Utah and British Columbia (CAN).  The tournament was directed by Senior TD Fred Kleist. The Thanksgiving Scholastic was directed by Coach Lane Van Weerdhuizen, in which 127 juniors participated on Black Friday November 25!  Numerous fun side events includ...

Hello Chess Players, The 2022 Washington Winter Chess Classic is coming up on December 17th - 18th, 2022. Their will be two location for this event, Orlov Chess Academy (Seattle) for the Open section and Orlov Chess Academy (Redmond) for the Reserve U1600 section. Prize Fund: $1,100 (based on 30 total paid entries) Highest finishing player in the Open and Reserve sections seeded into the Premier and Challengers sections, respectively, of the 2023 WA State Championship. The Open Section i...

Thank you for participating in the 2022 Challenger's Cup Scholastic chess tournament, which was held last Saturday, November 12, at Chinook Middle School in Bellevue.  A total of 190 talented scholastic chess players in grades K-12 participated from throughout the Pacific Northwest, including the cities of Bothell, Seattle, Redmond, Bellevue, Woodinville, Sammamish, Normandy Park, Kirkland, Snoqualmie, Mercer Island, Renton, Bainbridge Island, Issaquah, Salem (OR), Medina, Clyde Hill, Duvall,...

I wrote my report in my chess.com Blog:https://www.chess.com/blog/JAdept/chess-club-seattle-beta-tournament-great-success

From October 22-23, the Washington Chess Federation partnered with Susan Polgar Foundation to organize the 2022 Susan Polgar Foundation National Open for Girls & Boys at the Marriott Hotel in Bellevue, WA. The event was a great success with over 400 participants battling out over two days of hard fought chess games. This was one of the largest tournaments WCF & SPF organized in recent times. **Drum Roll** The 2022, $100,000 scholarship winner to attend Webster University are Krisha Khandelw...

Team Washington is back at the States Cup for Season 3! Starting Tuesday Nov 1st at 7pm Pacific / 10pm Eastern, and continuing on a weekly basis on Tuesdays! USCF Expert Tim Moroney will do live commentary on his Twich channel ( https://www.twitch.tv/slothychess?fbclid=IwAR2WrRoEjLg82oXj6N7pNCaiXGa2KsU9KpWbWBbXR_nplGG4gL3yGo9dj-w) . Please check it out and chat with Tim and support Team Washington! Team Washington is being represented by: WIM Megan Lee (2332), CM Michael Omori (2164), Adva...