Issaquah Highlands Chess Club

Our Eastside Spring Quads daily club tournament starts in just a few hours - sign up while you can! EASTSIDE SPRING QUADS 2023 - 4 players per group, 2 advance each round - 1 day per move - GAMES START TODAY (Fri 3/24) @ 5 pm Join now!

Last week's online Rapid tourney was a success with 31 players - special congrats to 9-yr old Neevan (NeevSuperChess) for coming out on top with a perfect 6/6!   Blakely Hall update: it sounds like the HVAC installation is unfortunately expected to last through the entire remainder of March, so we have to cancel our OTB tournaments on 3/22 and 3/29.  In the event installation finishes early and Blakely Hall re-opens sooner than expected, we'll re-join for casual OTB. In the meantime we'll w...

This Weds 3/8 in lieu of meeting in person (while Blakely Hall is closed for HVAC installation), we'll be hosting our club's second-ever online live tournament, starting right at 6 pm! Here's the link: IHCC Live Online Swiss 3/8. This will be a live Rapid, Swiss-style tournament here on Chess.com for all rating levels, with 7 rounds, time controls 10+5 (10 minutes per move + 5-second increment). Games start at 6 pm; but be sure to register early (registration starts one hour before the match,...

Hello all! We're planning for future Daily club tournaments and wondering what time controls everyone prefers? We typically stick to 3 days per move, but I've heard some of you prefer faster, while others might prefer more time... please take 30 seconds to share your preferences HERE. Thank you in advance!

Weds, 2/15 - OTB Rated Quads tournament Join us at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands on Weds, 2/15 for our next USCF-rated OTB tournament! This will be a USCF-rated "quads" format, which means we'll pair you with 3 others near your USCF rating (using the higher of your Regular vs Quick rating), and you'll each play 3 games against the other players in your "quad". As this is a USCF-rated event, all players will need a current USCF membership to participate (www.uschess.org). Time contro...

We need help against ACF Bournemouth - please join this Daily match if you can!  Thank you!  - Sterling1341 (Chad)

Weds, 12/21 - OTB Rated Quads tournament Join us at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands this Weds, 12/21 for our next USCF-rated OTB tournament! This will be a USCF-rated "quads" format, which means we'll pair you with 3 others near your USCF rating (using the higher of your Regular vs Quick rating), and you'll each play 3 games against the other players in your "quad". As this is a USCF-rated event, all players will need a current USCF membership to participate (www.uschess.org). Time co...

Our seasonal online Quads tournament starts TOMORROW and spots are still available - sign up now! EASTSIDE WINTER QUADS 2022-2023 - START DATE: Fri 12/9 - 40 max players - 3 days max per move - 2 players advance each round

IHCC December Blitz (12/7) Join us at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands this Weds, 12/7 for a free & unrated OTB tournament! Format will be Blitz (G/5+5), with 6 rounds at 6:30, 6:50, 7:10, 7:30, 7:50, and 8:10 pm. Please submit this form ASAP to register. Once registered, players should arrive for check-in promptly at 6 pm, and games begin soon after. All our tournaments are free to join, but we do accept donations to help offset administrative costs (PayPal to issaquahchess@gmail.com)...

Weds, 10/19 - OTB Rated Quads tournament Join us at Blakely Hall in the Issaquah Highlands on Weds, 10/19 for our next USCF-rated OTB tournament! This will be a USCF-rated "quads" format, which means we'll pair you with 3 others near your USCF rating (using the higher of your Regular vs Quick rating), and you'll each play 3 games against the other players in your "quad". As this is a USCF-rated event, all players will need a current USCF membership to participate (www.uschess.org). Time cont...