NW WA Youth Chess -- Lynden Begins!

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NW Washington Youth Chess Ememo 277

July 25, 2019

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1. July 30:  NEW!  LYNDEN YC BEGINS!

2. 7-25, tonight: Hot Summer Chess V, Ferndale

3. Results: Bellingham Youth Chess Summer Camp Tournaments

4. Grand Prix Results, Standings after IV

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1.

LYNDEN YOUTH CHESS CLUB KICKOFF!

TUESDAY, JULY 30

FOR FIVE WEEKS, AT LYNDEN LIBRARY

Below is the blurb from the Lynden Youth Chess facebook page, check it out!  

"Kids! Play and Learn CHESS at Lynden Library on Tuesday evenings. Whether you are completely new to chess or an avid player, there will be fun challenges and play opportunities for school kids of all ages. Best of all it’s free, sponsored by ChessHouse.com of Lynden and hosted by the Lynden Public Library. Ferndale and other Whatcom schools are welcome to join in.

SPECIAL GUEST National Master Elliott Neff of Chess4Life will be part of kick off on Week 1, July 30.

Meets will be 2 hours each Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 for 5 weeks from July 30 to August 27.

To participate, please RSVP this event here on the club's Facebook group AND COMMENT with 

1. Name and Age of player(s) coming on July 30.

2. Estimated Chess knowledge level (based on Chess4Life programs)

A. Pawn Level: learning the piece movement/special rules

B. Knight Level: can do some checkmates and tactics such as pins/forks; 

C. Bishop Level: knows some basic strategy/planning

D. Rook/Queen/King Levels: Advanced

Several adults and organizers will be overseeing the event. If you wish to stay and watch you are welcome to. If you want to drop off your child, you may do so as well. 

If you would like to volunteer or help out where best suited, please indicate as well!"

(I might add that the special guest, NM Elliott Neff, got to play the World Champion Vishy Anand, and it ended up being a tie game!)

2.

TONIGHT: THURSDAY, JULY 25

HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX V

FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Basically every Thursday eve this summer, except August 8.

Must show up BEFORE 6pm to play!

For youth K-12th grades, at the Ferndale Library.

Players are placed in sections of four players, with others of equal rating.

Big Trophies to Top Five, at the final meet on Aug. 22.

Info: http://www.northwestchess.info/grandprix19.html

3.

BELLINGHAM YOUTH CHESS SUMMER CAMPS

TOURNAMENT RESULTS:

http://chess.ratingsnw.com/report18-19/BYCSummerCamp.html

4.

HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX 2019

STANDINGS AFTER HSC IV

(Four more to go - 12 more points possible!)

8.0 Logan Johnson

7.5 Johnathon Dennis

7.0 Jaxon Nipges

7.0 Max Trushkov

5.5 Benjamin Scollon

4.0 Owen Zhang

3.0 Twain Goetzl

3.0 Owen Scollon

3.0 Carson Roesch

3.0 Felix Kort

2.5 Colton Burt

2.5 Duncan Stewardson

2.0 Ethan Kuzin

1.5 Callum Ellis

1.0 Marleigh Boyce

1.0 Mason Friesen

1.0 Lincoln Rounds

0.5 Carson Read

GRAND PRIX RESULTS:

HOT SUMMER CHESS I   http://chess.ratingsnw.com/report18-19/HotSummerChessGP-I.html

HOT SUMMER CHESS II  http://chess.ratingsnw.com/report18-19/HotSummerChessGP-II.html

HOT SUMMER CHESS III: http://chess.ratingsnw.com/report18-19/HotSummerChessGP-III.html

HOT SUMMER CHESS IV: http://chess.ratingsnw.com/report18-19/HotSummerChessGP-IV.html 

5.

CHESS CALENDARS

For NW Washington, you can scour

http://northwestchess.info and

Bellingham Youth Chess events, at https://bellinghamyouthchess.com/

For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:

- WHSCA Scholastic Calendar, at http://www.calendarwiz.com/calendars/calendar.php?crd=nwsrsevents .

- Northwest Chess Magazine: Scholastic Calendar, at http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm#Scholastic%20Events .

They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.

There are scholastic tourneys just across the border:

BC Chess Federation - http://www.chess.bc.ca/

The Bellingham Chess Club is active.

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

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

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