Northwest Grand Prix final results

NM Joseph_Truelson

Updated: Feb 17, 2016, 9:47 PM | 13

Here are the final standings for the NW chess Grand Prix. I got first out of state, but I live in the northwest, so maybe that isn't fair. But anyway, here are the standings: http://nwchess.com/gp/score/gpbyscore_2015.htm

ADDED February 18th (in Vietnam)

Joseph Truelson had an amazing year in the northwest. He had a good first tournament, winning the Emerald City Open, drawing only to N obscure figure named Samuel Deng. Then he played in the Vancouver open, but that should not be mentioned here. After a decent showing at the August tornado, he totally won the Seattle fall open reserve! Let's not mention the September tornado. Joseph started with 4.5/5 in the extravaganza and would have gained a bunch of rating points and money if it weren't for his mean last round opponents beating him. Although the northwest chess open and the Washington game in 60 didn't go too well, they seized him enough points to be first out of state by 1.5 points.

Next year he will be out to get you and take your northwest Grand Prix prize!

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Hi everybody! I write blogs about most of the tournaments that I go to. Feel free to look at my blogs! I always try to be funny, upbeat, and provide a different style of writing from the usual tournament report. I make new blogs when I feel like it, which tends to be after a tournament is over. -Me in 2016

I used to make lots of blogs, from 2015-2017. Sadly, I will admit, I’ve become a lazier person, and with my new part time job, I really don’t have as much time. I don’t use my free time wisely, and as a result, I unfortunately stopped making blogs. I’m working on doing better things with my free time; writing blogs was a challenge, but a rewarding one. I really hope I can get back on track and write about my tournaments again. -April 2018

Note: Some of these blogs have games, and others will not. They will not be entirely serious. If you want to read good content, read my events after the Washington Open, it appears my blogs before then were pretty bad. Also, reading them in chronological order will also make more sense, as then you will be able to understand the jokes, stories, and other things that I mention or refer to (such as if I've played the same opponent before).

The RAR movement is mentioned in many blogs of course. Don’t take it to have a definite definition, but RAR has something to do with being unethical (cheating and intimidating) or just plain lucky.

Here is a list of my tournament blogs:

2015

Vancouver Open

SCC Tornado

Seattle Fall Open: Day 1

Seattle Fall Open: Day 2

SCC September Tornado

Mukilteo Free Rapid Quads 1

Mukilteo Free Rapid Quads 2

2015 Northwest Chess Open

Washington G/60 Championship Day 1

Washington G/60 Championship Day 2