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Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo 262

November 5, 2017

Contents:

1. NW Chess Calendar 2017-2018 is here

2. Monday, Nov. 13: Alpha Meet at Blaine HS

3. Start a chess club at your school!

4. High school, middle school leagues begin soon

5. Results: Dueling Knights K-8, Bellingham

6. Calendar

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NW WA CHESS CALENDAR IS HERE

NEW EVENTS THIS YEAR

Check the full tournament schedule and mark up your calendar! New events include the Cordata Elementary Chess Joust K-8 on Jan. 20, and the Assumption Scouts ChessFest on March 10, both of which will be qualifiers for Elementary State. See the full schedule in the calendar, near the bottom of this ememo.

ALPHA CHESS MEET NEXT MONDAY

NOV. 13 at BLAINE HS

http://northwestchess.info/pre17.html

Aimed at middle and high school players, the format puts players of similar skill, based on ratings, in sections of eight (or so) players. Medals for perfect 3-0 scores. Check in no later than 6:10pm sharp. (Visit link above.)

YES YOU CAN

START A CHESS CLUB AT YOUR SCHOOL

Get the smart virus going in your school. It ain't hard. Encouragement and ideas:

Intro to Chess: https://www.chesskid.com/video/player/an-introduction-to-chess

Taking Chess to the Children: http://www.chessmaniac.com/2006/02/taking-chess-to-children.php

Guide to Running a Fun & Engaging Chess Club: https://chess4life.com/6-keys-chess-club-guide/

HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE

MIDDLE SCHOOl LEAGUE

THE TIME IS SOON

League play, which means team play, is a whole new dimension to chess, typically thought of as a solo sport. If you've got friends at your MS or HS who play, consider joining league. MS League begins Nov. 18, HS League on Dec. 12. Details at:

NW High School League: http://northwestchess.info/nwleague.html

Whatcom Middle School League: http://northwestchess.info/wcleague.html

DUELING KNIGHTS TOURNAMENT

BELLINGHAM WA

SEPT. 23, 2017

(Results best viewed in a fixed font, i.e. Courier)

Dueling Knights Section Beginner

pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot

1 Guernsey, Llyr WKECI144 840 982/ 28 W2 W3 W10 W4 W8 5.0

2 Alpsteg, Sven LYCC403H 400 941/ 5 L1 W13 W6 W8 W4 4.0

3 Hong, Colton IVEE324T 472 631/ 10 W13 L1 W11 W5 W9 4.0

4 Pisan, Kai CHYD404C 795 795/ 86 W9 W6 W8 L1 L2 3.0

5 Avula, Varshith Reddy BRHB110R 400 584/ 5 L8 W9 W7 L3 W10 3.0

6 Dalrymple, Matteo HSCBE98G 400 619/ 4 W12 L4 L2 W13 BYE 3.0

7 Hong, Declan IVEC469N 400 400/ 4 BYE L8 L5 W11 D12 2.5

8 Crocheron, Miles WKEC440S 669 657/ 20 W5 W7 L4 L2 L1 2.0

9 Kim, Darren ASTBI53S 400 472/ 5 L4 L5 W12 W10 L3 2.0

10 Neem, Avery COLC357V 418 425/ 19 W11 W12 L1 L9 L5 2.0

11 Raaka, Aiden WKEBA97F 400 400/ 4 L10 BYE L3 L7 W13 2.0

12 Love, Jasper CDRCD63T 400 400/ 13 L6 L10 L9 BYE D7 1.5

13 Wallace, Waylan FIDA695K 400 400/ 4 L3 L2 BYE L6 L11 1.0

Dueling Knights Section Intermediate

pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot

1 Tanovan, Quincy WKEDJ79P 529 691/ 14 D10 W11 WF W2 W4 4.5

2 Oltman, James WKEDH705 836 832/ 69 W11 W4 W7 L1 W5 4.0

3 Dalrymple, Irene HSCFD61T 500 618/ 4 L6 BYE W13 D7 W9 3.5

4 Mozsgai, Andre SAIE589G 400 546/ 9 W5 L2 W12 W8 L1 3.0

5 Simmons, Sean WKEDH985 645 645/ 62 L4 W10 W9 W6 L2 3.0

6 Mao, Andrew WKEDD93K 484 631/ 14 W3 W13 LF L5 W7 3.0

7 Malpica, Tony RESEI186 618 603/ 39 W8 W9 L2 D3 L6 2.5

8 Stuart, Silas COLEF86L 400 400/ 4 L7 D12 W10 L4 BYE 2.5

9 Schlegel, Calvin HSCA561W 400 440/ 5 W12 L7 L5 W13 L3 2.0

10 Paz, Jolie NOREK85E 400 400/ 12 D1 L5 L8 BYE D12 2.0

11 Lynch, Ceileidh BEEE427J 400 400/ 9 L2 L1 BYE L12 W13 2.0

12 Almquist, Bennett WKED172V 410 400/ 14 L9 D8 L4 W11 D10 2.0

13 Gulleson, Jacob SAID153Q 400 400/ 4 BYE L6 L3 L9 L11 1.0

Dueling Knights Section Advanced

pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot

1 Hamilton-sommer, Miles WHMG540A 1479 1514/ 80 W3 W5 W2 W4 W6 5.0

2 Brady, Jack KULGB850 1205 1252/ 95 W7 W11 L1 W6 W3 4.0

3 Simmons, Jack FHVG1755 1051 1112/ 63 L1 W7 W11 W5 L2 3.0

4 Johnson, Derek HSCGB948 1170 1172/112 W8 W9 L5 L1 W7 3.0

5 Chen, Jeremy OPWE7853 1119 1140/ 61 W10 L1 W4 L3 W8 3.0

6 Cox, Dylan WKEF3440 1078 1054/ 59 L9 W8 W10 L2 L1 2.0

7 Mueller, Aidan ASTEC779 1044 1024/ 54 L2 L3 W9 W10 L4 2.0

8 Lindner, Avi FHVGJ273 1034 992/ 34 L4 L6 BYE W9 L5 2.0

9 Goetzl, Twain FHVH6001 826 869/ 78 W6 L4 L7 L8 W10 2.0

10 Kim, Zachary ASPG1260 929 850/ 22 L5 BYE L6 L7 L9 1.0

NORTHWEST WASHINGTON

CHESS CALENDAR 2017-2018

For links & info: http://northwestchess.info/calendar.html

2017 - 2018:

SEP. 23: Dueling Knights K-8, Bellingham

NOV. 13: NWL PreSeason Alpha Meet, Blaine HS

NOV. 18: LC Thanksgiving Classic K-8, Lynden

NOV. 27: NWL PreSeason Beta Meet, Mt Vernon HS

JAN. 6: Assumption Chess Challenge K-8, Bellingham

JAN. 20: Cordata Chess Joust K-8, Bellingham

FEB. 3: The KING's Tournament K-8, Bellingham

FEB. 24: Chess Jam K-12, Ferndale

MAR. 10: Scouts Chessfest K-8, Bellingham

APR. 21: Wa. State Elementary Ch K-6, Pasco

NWL High School Events:

PreSeason Meets Nov. 13, Nov. 27 as listed above

DEC. 2: State MS-HS MiniTeams Championship, Bellevue

DEC. 12: NW League Meet 1, Sehome HS

JAN. 8: NW League Meet 2, Meridian HS

JAN. 22: NW League Meet 3, Ferndale HS

JAN. 26-27: 2018 Wa. State HS Individual Championships, Kenmore

FEB. 5: NW League Meet 4, Lynden HS

FEB. 24: Chess Jam, Ferndale HS

MAR. 2-3: 2018 Wa. State HS Chess Team Championships, Issaquah HS

Every Sunday, 2:00: All ages chess play, Bellingham

Bellingham Chess Club: http://www.bellinghamchess.com/

(WHSCA statewide calendar at http://www.whsca.org/tournannounce.html)

(B.C. chess events listed at http://www.chess.bc.ca/)

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