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NW WA Youth Chess Ememo 380
August 5, 2025
Contents:
1. August 6, Wednesday: Dog Days II, Ferndale
2. August 9, Saturday: Burlington Library Tourney
3. August 10, Sunday: Whatcom Girls Chess Club, Ferndale
4. Dog Days Grand Prix Standings after I
5. Results: Dog Days Grand Prix I
6. Chess Calendar
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1.
DOG DAYS GRAND PRIX II
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Info page: http://northwestchess.info/dogdays25.html
For players 2nd grade to 12th grade, beginners welcome! Players are placed in groups with others of similar experience, based on ratings. You can play in one, some, or all four. Whoever racks up the most wins in all four tournaments wins the Grand Prix. There are prizes at each individual Grand Prix tourney as well. Players must sign up for each one in advance (by the night before), separately, then check in on tourney day between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. The first three are on Wednesdays, the last one on a Tuesday.
2.
BURLINGTON LIBRARY TOURNEY
THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
FREE, REGISTER IN ADVANCE
Come play! The last of the Burlington Public Library Saturday afternoon Scholastic Chess Tournaments this summer is on August 9. The tournament room will be the Burlington Hill side of its large Conference Room which is the side closest to the main entrance. Each of these tournaments will have three rounds and will be NWSRS rated. Swiss Pairings will be used, which means everyone playing will play all three rounds. USCF official rules will be used. Tournament Director: Randy Walther.
The event will be open to scholastic chess players from 3rd grade to 12th grade. This event is for players that already know how to play chess and are able to record their games' moves using chess notation. (You can learn in advance, here.)
Register in advance via email to randyw...@msn.com before the day of the tournament. Entries will be confirmed via email. 32 players maximum.
The entry fee is free. You will be expected to help set up and clean up afterwards.
Check-in will be from 12:10 to 12:25pm. Do not be late! The 1st round will start at 12:30pm or as soon as possible after check-in is closed. Round 2 scheduled to start at 1:40pm and Round 3 should start at 2:50pm. Time Control: 30 Minutes/Game with a 5 second increment. Recording the moves of your games is required until one player's time in under five minutes.
Tournament chess sets, boards and score sheets will be provided by the TD. Bring your digital delay chess clocks if you own one. Everyone must bring their own writing instrument.
3.
WHATCOM GIRLS CHESS CLUB
THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 3pm, FERNDALE LIBRARY
The WGCC is back in Ferndale after a stint at the Lynden Library. Come for friends, snacks, hijinks and smiles at the Ferndale Library, Sunday from 3pm to 5pm, free. Coach Jacob is hosting, and Coach Megan is our girls chess club mentor this month.
4.
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER GRAND PRIX
STANDINGS AFTER I
(also found at the Dog Days Grand Prix website)
3 Ari Ferris
3 Blaise Fredette
3 Noah Hardin
2.5 Owen Zhang
2.5 Owen Scollon
2 Benjamin Smith
2 Mason McNeil
2 Prabhkirat Kaur
2 Altair Bannister
1.5 Danish Qureshi
1.5 Nicholas Cancelosi
1.5 Thomas Orsino
1 George Buckham
1 Korben Westergreen
1 Nihal Bhatta
1 Crystal Triano
0.5 Aryanna Arevalo
0.5 Audrey Fine-Gucker
0.5 Clayton Jacobson
0.5 Blane Hildenbrand
0.5 Tony Triano
0 Logan Fine-Gucker
5.
RESULTS: DOG DAYS GRAND PRIX I
WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2024
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 1
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Scollon, Owen SHMJ734D 1774 1777/578 W3 D2 W4 2.5
2 Zhang, Owen SHMJ995H 1575 1621/376 W4 D1 W3 2.5
3 Hildenbrand, Blane STNJ122V 1573 1538/410 L1 D4 L2 0.5
4 Jacobson, Clayton ANALH12T 1399 1393/ 20 L2 D3 L1 0.5
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 2
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Fredette, Blaise BECGH95C 1211 1261/ 86 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Mcneil, Mason VSTHJ49Y 830 931/ 69 W5 W6 L1 2.0
3 Qureshi, Danish BLNHF36V 978 1011/220 L1 W5 D4 1.5
4 Orsino, Thomas WHMIH40B 1138 1118/ 59 W6 L1 D3 1.5
5 Bhatta, Nihal CIAFK82Z 1065 1008/ 60 L2 L3 W6 1.0
6 Fine-gucker, Logan EAGF535R 836 789/143 L4 L2 L5 0.0
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 3
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Ferris, Ari BFMFG98H 785 905/ 37 W2 W5 W4 3.0
2 Smith, Benjamin BLEEG44D 631 716/ 84 L1 W4 W6 2.0
3 Cancelosi, Nicholas VSTHM25W 798 768/121 L4 D6 W5 1.5
4 Westergreen, Korben HORIH39X 756 736/ 39 W3 L2 L1 1.0
5 Buckham, George SKYEK37E 761 729/114 W6 L1 L3 1.0
6 Triano, Tony SKYFJ17K 609 578/ 62 L5 D3 L2 0.5
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 4
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Hardin, Noah LYAEH68E 405 533/ 32 W5 W4 W2 3.0
2 Bannister, Altair EAGDK36Y 574 574/ 81 W6 W3 L1 2.0
3 Kaur, Prabhkirat IREFE41C 589 565/ 64 W4 L2 W5 2.0
4 Triano, Crystal SKYCG72H 207 217/ 22 L3 L1 W6 1.0
5 Fine-gucker, Audrey EAGCG71W 100 100/ 28 L1 D6 L3 0.5
6 Arevalo, Aryanne CEEDG72K 174 126/ 22 L2 D5 L4 0.5
6.
NW WA YOUTH CHESS CALENDAR
Details via northwestchess.info
2025
Aug 6: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 2 (4:00pm)
Aug 9: Burlington Summer Series 3
Aug 10: Whatcom Girls Chess Club
Aug 10: Chess in the Park
Aug 13: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 3 (4:00pm)
Aug 19: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 4 (4:00pm)
Aug 24: Chess in the Park
Sept 7: Chess in the Park
Sept 14: Whatcom Girls Chess Club
April 25, 2026: Elementary and MS State, Tacoma Convention Center
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August 5, 2025
Contents:
1. August 6, Wednesday: Dog Days II, Ferndale
2. August 9, Saturday: Burlington Library Tourney
3. August 10, Sunday: Whatcom Girls Chess Club, Ferndale
4. Dog Days Grand Prix Standings after I
5. Results: Dog Days Grand Prix I
6. Chess Calendar
_________________________________________________________
1.
DOG DAYS GRAND PRIX II
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 6
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Info page: http://northwestchess.info/dogdays25.html
For players 2nd grade to 12th grade, beginners welcome! Players are placed in groups with others of similar experience, based on ratings. You can play in one, some, or all four. Whoever racks up the most wins in all four tournaments wins the Grand Prix. There are prizes at each individual Grand Prix tourney as well. Players must sign up for each one in advance (by the night before), separately, then check in on tourney day between 3:30pm and 4:00pm. The first three are on Wednesdays, the last one on a Tuesday.
- Dog Days of Summer I -- July 30
- Dog Days of Summer II -- August 6
- Dog Days of Summer III -- August 13
- Dog Days of Summer IV -- August 19
2.
BURLINGTON LIBRARY TOURNEY
THIS SATURDAY, AUGUST 9
FREE, REGISTER IN ADVANCE
Come play! The last of the Burlington Public Library Saturday afternoon Scholastic Chess Tournaments this summer is on August 9. The tournament room will be the Burlington Hill side of its large Conference Room which is the side closest to the main entrance. Each of these tournaments will have three rounds and will be NWSRS rated. Swiss Pairings will be used, which means everyone playing will play all three rounds. USCF official rules will be used. Tournament Director: Randy Walther.
The event will be open to scholastic chess players from 3rd grade to 12th grade. This event is for players that already know how to play chess and are able to record their games' moves using chess notation. (You can learn in advance, here.)
Register in advance via email to randyw...@msn.com before the day of the tournament. Entries will be confirmed via email. 32 players maximum.
The entry fee is free. You will be expected to help set up and clean up afterwards.
Check-in will be from 12:10 to 12:25pm. Do not be late! The 1st round will start at 12:30pm or as soon as possible after check-in is closed. Round 2 scheduled to start at 1:40pm and Round 3 should start at 2:50pm. Time Control: 30 Minutes/Game with a 5 second increment. Recording the moves of your games is required until one player's time in under five minutes.
Tournament chess sets, boards and score sheets will be provided by the TD. Bring your digital delay chess clocks if you own one. Everyone must bring their own writing instrument.
3.
WHATCOM GIRLS CHESS CLUB
THIS SUNDAY AUGUST 10, 3pm, FERNDALE LIBRARY
The WGCC is back in Ferndale after a stint at the Lynden Library. Come for friends, snacks, hijinks and smiles at the Ferndale Library, Sunday from 3pm to 5pm, free. Coach Jacob is hosting, and Coach Megan is our girls chess club mentor this month.
4.
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER GRAND PRIX
STANDINGS AFTER I
(also found at the Dog Days Grand Prix website)
3 Ari Ferris
3 Blaise Fredette
3 Noah Hardin
2.5 Owen Zhang
2.5 Owen Scollon
2 Benjamin Smith
2 Mason McNeil
2 Prabhkirat Kaur
2 Altair Bannister
1.5 Danish Qureshi
1.5 Nicholas Cancelosi
1.5 Thomas Orsino
1 George Buckham
1 Korben Westergreen
1 Nihal Bhatta
1 Crystal Triano
0.5 Aryanna Arevalo
0.5 Audrey Fine-Gucker
0.5 Clayton Jacobson
0.5 Blane Hildenbrand
0.5 Tony Triano
0 Logan Fine-Gucker
5.
RESULTS: DOG DAYS GRAND PRIX I
WEDNESDAY JULY 30, 2024
FERNDALE LIBRARY
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 1
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Scollon, Owen SHMJ734D 1774 1777/578 W3 D2 W4 2.5
2 Zhang, Owen SHMJ995H 1575 1621/376 W4 D1 W3 2.5
3 Hildenbrand, Blane STNJ122V 1573 1538/410 L1 D4 L2 0.5
4 Jacobson, Clayton ANALH12T 1399 1393/ 20 L2 D3 L1 0.5
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 2
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Fredette, Blaise BECGH95C 1211 1261/ 86 W3 W4 W2 3.0
2 Mcneil, Mason VSTHJ49Y 830 931/ 69 W5 W6 L1 2.0
3 Qureshi, Danish BLNHF36V 978 1011/220 L1 W5 D4 1.5
4 Orsino, Thomas WHMIH40B 1138 1118/ 59 W6 L1 D3 1.5
5 Bhatta, Nihal CIAFK82Z 1065 1008/ 60 L2 L3 W6 1.0
6 Fine-gucker, Logan EAGF535R 836 789/143 L4 L2 L5 0.0
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 3
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Ferris, Ari BFMFG98H 785 905/ 37 W2 W5 W4 3.0
2 Smith, Benjamin BLEEG44D 631 716/ 84 L1 W4 W6 2.0
3 Cancelosi, Nicholas VSTHM25W 798 768/121 L4 D6 W5 1.5
4 Westergreen, Korben HORIH39X 756 736/ 39 W3 L2 L1 1.0
5 Buckham, George SKYEK37E 761 729/114 W6 L1 L3 1.0
6 Triano, Tony SKYFJ17K 609 578/ 62 L5 D3 L2 0.5
Dog Days Grand Prix I Section 4
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Hardin, Noah LYAEH68E 405 533/ 32 W5 W4 W2 3.0
2 Bannister, Altair EAGDK36Y 574 574/ 81 W6 W3 L1 2.0
3 Kaur, Prabhkirat IREFE41C 589 565/ 64 W4 L2 W5 2.0
4 Triano, Crystal SKYCG72H 207 217/ 22 L3 L1 W6 1.0
5 Fine-gucker, Audrey EAGCG71W 100 100/ 28 L1 D6 L3 0.5
6 Arevalo, Aryanne CEEDG72K 174 126/ 22 L2 D5 L4 0.5
6.
NW WA YOUTH CHESS CALENDAR
Details via northwestchess.info
2025
Aug 6: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 2 (4:00pm)
Aug 9: Burlington Summer Series 3
Aug 10: Whatcom Girls Chess Club
Aug 10: Chess in the Park
Aug 13: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 3 (4:00pm)
Aug 19: Dog Days of Summer Grand Prix 4 (4:00pm)
Aug 24: Chess in the Park
Sept 7: Chess in the Park
Sept 14: Whatcom Girls Chess Club
April 25, 2026: Elementary and MS State, Tacoma Convention Center
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