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NW WA Youth Chess Ememo 397
June 28, 2026
Grand Prix Finale
Contents:
1. Tuesday June 30: Hot Summer Chess III, Grand Prix Finale, Ferndale
2. Rated Results: Hot Summer Chess II
3. HSC Grand Prix standings after II
4. Summer Youth Chess Calendar
June 28, 2026
Grand Prix Finale
Contents:
1. Tuesday June 30: Hot Summer Chess III, Grand Prix Finale, Ferndale
2. Rated Results: Hot Summer Chess II
3. HSC Grand Prix standings after II
4. Summer Youth Chess Calendar
5. Soccer GOATs play chess
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1.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX III
TUESDAY JUNE 30
FREE, AT THE FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SIGN UP BY MONDAY EVE
Advance registration required: http://northwestchess.info/grandprix26.html
Individual prizes at each event, and bigger prizes for whomever racks up the most points over the course of all three Grand Prix tourneys. All events feature check-in from 9:10am to 9:20am in the morning, and go until noon or so, depending on player speed. Free, but players must register for each tourney in advance. This being the final HSC Grand Prix, the Trophy and chess clocks will be presented at the awards ceremony after all sections finish. Details and registration at northwestchess.info.
2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS II
JUNE 24, 2026
FINAL STANDINGS WITH OFFICIAL NWSRS RATINGS
Hot Summer Chess II Section One
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Ferrell,LukaLee LVNGG98L 1394 1407/ 94 W9 W4 W5 3.0
2 Lervik, Henry VSTGK36P 786 862/ 84 W8 D7 D4 2.0
3 Larcom, Korbin VSTHJ87V 849 856/106 L4 BYE W7 2.0
4 Qureshi, Danish BLHIF36V 966 974/263 W3 L1 D2 1.5
5 Orsino, Thomas SQUJH40B 1138 1144/100 HPB W6 L1 1.5
6 Cancelosi, Nick VSTIM25W 986 974/176 D7 L5 W8 1.5
7 Smith, Benjamin BLEFG44D 836 822/129 D6 D2 L3 1.0
8 Davis, Buzz FACHH39Y 865 841/ 64 L2 W9 L6 1.0
9 Triano, Tony VSTGJ17K 844 809/101 L1 L8 BYE 1.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Two
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Mattix, Jethro SHMIF15P 728 775/ 18 W6 D5 W2 2.5
2 Kuksenko, SamuelTCIEF21N 696 719/ 16 W7 W3 L1 2.0
3 Silvestri, HenryFHVIF15K 632 676/ 11 W4 L2 W6 2.0
4 Snyder, Damien CEEFC98M 791 780/ 71 L3 W8 W5 2.0
5 Luther, Enrico ASTIB49Z 677 678/ 38 W8 D1 L4 1.5
6 Lewis, William HSCKE92G 1000 527/ 3 L1 W7 L3 1.0
7 Jennings,WinstonPARBF22E 511 487/ 16 L2 L6 W8 1.0
8 Soran, Thomas VSTGK35T 512 447/ 61 L5 L4 L7 0.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Three
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Miller, James VSTGF45T 396 559/ 28 W6 W5 W4 3.0
2 Gilday, Finn VSTGJ17C 436 509/ 63 W7 D4 W5 2.5
3 Johnson, NicK HSCGE92F 600 454/ 3 L4 W7 W6 2.0
4 Richcreek,ApolloPARCG54C 443 464/ 31 W3 D2 L1 1.5
5 Triano, Crystal SKYDG72H 448 406/ 54 W8 L1 L2 1.0
6 Chayka, Thomas HSCBF21X 244 240/ 16 L1 W8 L3 1.0
7 Chayka, Ian HSCAF21Z 273 259/ 16 L2 L3 W8 1.0
8 Lopez, Matthew CUEFE94P 273 100/ 6 L5 L6 L7 0.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Four
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Parsons, Silas HSCGE94Q 172 350/ 6 W8 W7 W4 3.0
2 Campbell, Eli CUEEF45G 185 286/ 16 W3 D4 W5 2.5
3 Nymeyer, Mason HORGK35Z 100 185/ 78 L2 W8 W7 2.0
4 Lewis,ChristopheHSCCE92D 200 257/ 3 W6 D2 L1 1.5
5 Duba, Winter CEEAF05K 132 106/ 11 D7 D6 L2 1.0
6 Soran, Titus CIACF44T 197 138/ 21 L4 D5 D8 1.0
7 Rogers, HarrisonIREBE92C 100 100/ 3 D5 L1 L3 0.5
8 Rogers, Oliver IREEE92B 400 100/ 3 L1 L3 D6 0.5
3.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX 2026
STANDINGS AFTER II
Total Name
5 James Miller
5 Samuel Kuksenko
4.5 Eli Campbell
4.5 Finn Gilday
4.5 Thomas Orsino
4 Silas Parsons
4 Jethro Mattix
4 Buzz Davis
4 Crystal Triano
4 Winston Jennings
3.5 Apollo Richcreek
3.5 Danish Qureshi
3.5 Tony Triano
3 Luka Lee Ferrell
3 Damien Snyder
3 Henry Silvestri
3 Mason Nymeyer
3 Ian Chayka
3 Titus Soran
2.5 Thomas Chayka
2.5 Winter Duba
2.5 Koby Ravitsky
2 Henry Lervik
2 Korbin Larcom
2 Nicholas Johnson
2 Benjamin Smith
2 Thomas Soran
2 Bradley Grubbs
2 Crosby Egland
2 Jaxon Fay
2 Max Luna
2 Nihal Bhatta
2 Reed Elder
2 Wyatt Schouten
1.5 Nicholas Cancelosi
1.5 Enrico Luther
1.5 Christopher Lewis
1.5 Matthew Lopez
1.5 Avigail Ravitsky
1.5 Cameron Barnett
1.5 Cayden Assink
1.5 Elias Rennie
1.5 Lydia Partlow
1.5 Mason Melius
1.5 Oliver Twigg
1.5 Riley Carlson
1 William Lewis
1 Andrew Partlow
1 Ezra Shetler
1 Hunter Elder
1 Luke Clark
1 Mason McNeil
1 Sadie Assink
1 Sam Ferris
1 William Presley
0.5 Harrison Rogers
0.5 Oliver Rogers
0 Ari Ferris
0 Emerson Russell
0 Kaja Carlson
0 Nikkolas Ili
0 Stasia Parsons
4.
NW WA YOUTH CHESS CALENDAR
Details via northwestchess.info
2026
June 28: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
June 30: Hot Summer Chess III, Ferndale Library
July 12: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
July 20: White Elephant Rapid Chess, Ferndale Library
July 26: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
July 27: Funhouse Chess Tournament, Ferndale Library
August 3: Dog Days Grand Prix I, Ferndale Library
August 9: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
August 10: Dog Days Grand Prix II, Ferndale Library
August 17: Dog Days Grand Prix II, Ferndale Library
August 23: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
August 24: Dog Days Grand Prix IV, Ferndale Library
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5. The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad takes place in September in Asia, and the 23rd FIFA World Cup is happening right now, here in North America. Combining both worlds, here's Messi and Ronaldo in a battle of the GOATs.
___________________________________________________________________
1.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX III
TUESDAY JUNE 30
FREE, AT THE FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY
SIGN UP BY MONDAY EVE
Advance registration required: http://northwestchess.info/grandprix26.html
Individual prizes at each event, and bigger prizes for whomever racks up the most points over the course of all three Grand Prix tourneys. All events feature check-in from 9:10am to 9:20am in the morning, and go until noon or so, depending on player speed. Free, but players must register for each tourney in advance. This being the final HSC Grand Prix, the Trophy and chess clocks will be presented at the awards ceremony after all sections finish. Details and registration at northwestchess.info.
2.
HOT SUMMER CHESS II
JUNE 24, 2026
FINAL STANDINGS WITH OFFICIAL NWSRS RATINGS
Hot Summer Chess II Section One
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Ferrell,LukaLee LVNGG98L 1394 1407/ 94 W9 W4 W5 3.0
2 Lervik, Henry VSTGK36P 786 862/ 84 W8 D7 D4 2.0
3 Larcom, Korbin VSTHJ87V 849 856/106 L4 BYE W7 2.0
4 Qureshi, Danish BLHIF36V 966 974/263 W3 L1 D2 1.5
5 Orsino, Thomas SQUJH40B 1138 1144/100 HPB W6 L1 1.5
6 Cancelosi, Nick VSTIM25W 986 974/176 D7 L5 W8 1.5
7 Smith, Benjamin BLEFG44D 836 822/129 D6 D2 L3 1.0
8 Davis, Buzz FACHH39Y 865 841/ 64 L2 W9 L6 1.0
9 Triano, Tony VSTGJ17K 844 809/101 L1 L8 BYE 1.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Two
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Mattix, Jethro SHMIF15P 728 775/ 18 W6 D5 W2 2.5
2 Kuksenko, SamuelTCIEF21N 696 719/ 16 W7 W3 L1 2.0
3 Silvestri, HenryFHVIF15K 632 676/ 11 W4 L2 W6 2.0
4 Snyder, Damien CEEFC98M 791 780/ 71 L3 W8 W5 2.0
5 Luther, Enrico ASTIB49Z 677 678/ 38 W8 D1 L4 1.5
6 Lewis, William HSCKE92G 1000 527/ 3 L1 W7 L3 1.0
7 Jennings,WinstonPARBF22E 511 487/ 16 L2 L6 W8 1.0
8 Soran, Thomas VSTGK35T 512 447/ 61 L5 L4 L7 0.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Three
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Miller, James VSTGF45T 396 559/ 28 W6 W5 W4 3.0
2 Gilday, Finn VSTGJ17C 436 509/ 63 W7 D4 W5 2.5
3 Johnson, NicK HSCGE92F 600 454/ 3 L4 W7 W6 2.0
4 Richcreek,ApolloPARCG54C 443 464/ 31 W3 D2 L1 1.5
5 Triano, Crystal SKYDG72H 448 406/ 54 W8 L1 L2 1.0
6 Chayka, Thomas HSCBF21X 244 240/ 16 L1 W8 L3 1.0
7 Chayka, Ian HSCAF21Z 273 259/ 16 L2 L3 W8 1.0
8 Lopez, Matthew CUEFE94P 273 100/ 6 L5 L6 L7 0.0
Hot Summer Chess II Section Four
last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 tot
1 Parsons, Silas HSCGE94Q 172 350/ 6 W8 W7 W4 3.0
2 Campbell, Eli CUEEF45G 185 286/ 16 W3 D4 W5 2.5
3 Nymeyer, Mason HORGK35Z 100 185/ 78 L2 W8 W7 2.0
4 Lewis,ChristopheHSCCE92D 200 257/ 3 W6 D2 L1 1.5
5 Duba, Winter CEEAF05K 132 106/ 11 D7 D6 L2 1.0
6 Soran, Titus CIACF44T 197 138/ 21 L4 D5 D8 1.0
7 Rogers, HarrisonIREBE92C 100 100/ 3 D5 L1 L3 0.5
8 Rogers, Oliver IREEE92B 400 100/ 3 L1 L3 D6 0.5
3.
HOT SUMMER CHESS GRAND PRIX 2026
STANDINGS AFTER II
Total Name
5 James Miller
5 Samuel Kuksenko
4.5 Eli Campbell
4.5 Finn Gilday
4.5 Thomas Orsino
4 Silas Parsons
4 Jethro Mattix
4 Buzz Davis
4 Crystal Triano
4 Winston Jennings
3.5 Apollo Richcreek
3.5 Danish Qureshi
3.5 Tony Triano
3 Luka Lee Ferrell
3 Damien Snyder
3 Henry Silvestri
3 Mason Nymeyer
3 Ian Chayka
3 Titus Soran
2.5 Thomas Chayka
2.5 Winter Duba
2.5 Koby Ravitsky
2 Henry Lervik
2 Korbin Larcom
2 Nicholas Johnson
2 Benjamin Smith
2 Thomas Soran
2 Bradley Grubbs
2 Crosby Egland
2 Jaxon Fay
2 Max Luna
2 Nihal Bhatta
2 Reed Elder
2 Wyatt Schouten
1.5 Nicholas Cancelosi
1.5 Enrico Luther
1.5 Christopher Lewis
1.5 Matthew Lopez
1.5 Avigail Ravitsky
1.5 Cameron Barnett
1.5 Cayden Assink
1.5 Elias Rennie
1.5 Lydia Partlow
1.5 Mason Melius
1.5 Oliver Twigg
1.5 Riley Carlson
1 William Lewis
1 Andrew Partlow
1 Ezra Shetler
1 Hunter Elder
1 Luke Clark
1 Mason McNeil
1 Sadie Assink
1 Sam Ferris
1 William Presley
0.5 Harrison Rogers
0.5 Oliver Rogers
0 Ari Ferris
0 Emerson Russell
0 Kaja Carlson
0 Nikkolas Ili
0 Stasia Parsons
4.
NW WA YOUTH CHESS CALENDAR
Details via northwestchess.info
2026
June 28: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
June 30: Hot Summer Chess III, Ferndale Library
July 12: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
July 20: White Elephant Rapid Chess, Ferndale Library
July 26: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
July 27: Funhouse Chess Tournament, Ferndale Library
August 3: Dog Days Grand Prix I, Ferndale Library
August 9: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
August 10: Dog Days Grand Prix II, Ferndale Library
August 17: Dog Days Grand Prix II, Ferndale Library
August 23: Chess in the Park, Fairhaven Village Green
August 24: Dog Days Grand Prix IV, Ferndale Library
||\_
// o\_
|| ___)
|| \
||____|
(_______)
5. The 46th FIDE Chess Olympiad takes place in September in Asia, and the 23rd FIFA World Cup is happening right now, here in North America. Combining both worlds, here's Messi and Ronaldo in a battle of the GOATs.
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