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NW WA Youth Chess Ememo 288

Nov. 11, 2021 Veterans Day

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Contents:

1. Sat. Nov. 13: Autumn GP Quads, Ferndale PRE-REGISTER

2. Sat. Nov. 13: State Mini-Teams, play... or watch Live!

3. Mon. Nov. 15: Kraken Arena! online

4. Sat. Nov.20: Dr. Sarfati chess simul, Mt. Vernon

5. Mon. Nov. 22: NW League Beta Tourney, Blaine HS

6. Get a Free Chess Clock!

7. Results: Alpha Tournament, Meridian HS

8. Standings: Autumn Grand Prix

9. Results: Autumn Grand Prix 2

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AUTUMN GRAND PRIX 3, SATURDAY NOV. 13

AT FERNDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY

**PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED**

Full info: http://northwestchess.info/grandprixfall21.html

Pre-register: https://forms.gle/woYAC1wmVmMnVcFQ7

The 2021 Autumn Grand Prix Quad Tournaments are open to any 2nd-12th grade players who want to play competitive NWSRS rated tournament games. Beginner players are welcome! You need to learn the rules of chess before you arrive. See link above for more info.

WASHINGTON FALL MINI-TEAMS CHAMPIONSHIP

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021 AT CHESS.COM

PLAY ... OR WATCH WHATCOM AND LYNDEN HS COMPETE, LIVE!

To play, teams of three (register by 5pm Friday Nov. 12):

https://nwchess.com/calendar/2021%20WA%20Fall%20Mini-Teams%20Championship.pdf

Team chess is fun chess! A Northwest tradition for umpteen years now, the Fall Mini-Teams Championship traditionally was limited to high school and middle school teams only. No more! Form teams of three and compete in the appropriate division. Form a team with your distant relatives! Takes place at Chess.com, co-sponsored by the Washington Chess Federation and the Washington High School Chess Association.

TO WATCH TEAM WHATCOM AND TEAM LIONS GAMES LIVE:

This Google Sheet will have Pairings, Results, Standings and links to watch games throughout the tournament. Note the tabs at the bottom.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GcOBm1ZwapFkIW2OkYItC9X0myQw-ElIOFMqi5dKcos/edit#gid=754750379

And if you're Friends on Chess.com, you can watch games that way.

Wishing Good Luck and Good Chess to all local players competing:

Team Lions:

Gabriel Jongema, Lynden HS (MEWarrior73)

Jared McCrory, Lynden HS (Jared180)

Gregory Moore, Lynden HS (Greg-Moore)

Team Whatcom:

Carson Roesch, Blaine HS (Carsonbay)

Owen Scollon, Fairhaven MS (smallpal)

Noah Bandstra, Bellingham HS (NeoBrand)

KRAKEN ARENA! LOCAL ONLINE TOURNEYS

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15

The Kraken is a free online scholastic chess club at Chess.com, open to students K-12 in Northwest Washington. It's an online space where local youth can find and play chess with other local players.

Every Monday* at 7pm the Kraken will host an online tournament. It might be fast or slow, Arena pairings or Swiss, show up and find out! This Monday it's Arena pairings for one hour, with clocks set to 5 minutes plus 5 extra seconds each move.

*Exception: On those Mondays when the NW High School League has an in-person event, there will be no Kraken event.

To join The Kraken: Set up your Chess.com account. Email WhatcomY...@gmail.com with your Chess.com name, real name, school, grade, and ask to join The Kraken. You'll soon receive an invitation to join The Kraken within Chess.com. You're in!

Be prepared for a tough game of chess, as often the more experienced players show up to play. You may not win a lot at first, but playing good players is part of improving!

CHESS SIMUL IN MOUNT VERNON

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20

Info: https://apologeticsforum.org/mtgs21/ChessFlyer-Nov20-21.pdf

Dr. Jonathan Sarfati, a F.I.D.E. Chess Master (FM), will play 35 players at the same time. This is your chance to play a chess master, and since he'll be distracted with 34 other games, your chances of winning increase! Details above.

NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE BETA TOURNEY

MONDAY EVE, NOV. 22 **MUST PRE-REGISTER**

ALL 5TH - 12TH GRADERS WELCOME

Full info: http://www.northwestchess.info/pre2021.html

Pre-register: https://forms.gle/g9MKfjKdinMekT6h7

Sponsored by the NW High School League, open to all 5th-12th graders, the Alph and Beta tournaments are back! Three rounds of chess, in sections of eight players, clumped according to playing strength. If you score three wins, you've earned a medal. See link above for more info.

GET A FREE CHESS CLOCK!

If you already have a smart phone, that is. Just download a chess clock app, and Voilà!, you have a chess clock! Aficionados know it adds a whole new fun dimension to the game. Here's a screenshot of the app "Chess Clock" in use - just touch your side to stop your clock, start your opponents. Pick the time control and color scheme you prefer. The little "5" shows the five second delay feature is active.

Get it, use it, add even more adrenaline to the game!

ALPHA TOURNAMENT

50 PLAYERS

MERIDIAN HIGH SCHOOL

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2021

WHATCOM YOUTH CHESS

2021 AUTUMN GRAND PRIX

STANDINGS (after Two)

5.5 Jonas Carpenter

5.5 Zayden Moreau

5 Jared McCrory

5 Max Trushkov

4.5 Gregory Moore

4 Charles Love

3 Ethan Bosch

3 Ethan Kuzin

2.5 Nolan Overhauser

2 Dylan Cox

2 Gabe Jongema

2 James Kozaczuk

2 Isabella Mam

2 Owen Zhang

2 Jolie Valente

2 Grayden Plumb

1.5 Theo Lewis

1.5 Tristan Misja

1.5 Jaxon Nipges

1.5 MehrveerSanghera

1 Andrew Boulos

1 Colton Valentine

1 Owen Scollon

1 Lucas Akers

1 Joedon Lee

WHATCOM YOUTH CHESS

AUTUMN GRAND PRIX TWO

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2021

Autumn Grand Prix Two Quad One