The Oct. 16 Kickoff tournament now has a location -- Ferndale H.S. Cafeteria. 
It's open to 5th-12th graders, and registration is from 6:00 - 6:15.<br>  Get
ready to rumble!

The Bellingham Chess Club has scheduled its next
USCF rated tourney! We had a terrific scholastic
showing at our last event and encourage your continued
participation.<br><br>Date: Saturday Sept 30, 2000<br>Location: Bellingham
Round Table Pizza meeting room, Sunset Square and
I-5<br>Registration: 9:45-10:00<br>Rounds: 10-1:15-4:30 or
ASAP<br>Time Control: Game/90<br>Format: 3 round
quad*<br>Prizes: Trophy to winner of each section.<br>Misc:
Current USCF membership required. May join at site. No
smoking, no computers.<br>Tournment director: David
Cutler<br>Info phone: 733-9426<br><br>* In a quad tourney
players are divided into groups of four based upon their
USCF rating. Each competitor then plays one game
against each of the other three members of their quad. By
using quad pairing you will compete against players in
your rating range and you will have a better chance at
winning a prize.

Bellis Fair Chess for Kids meets at the mall food
court the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month beginning
September 11. All scholastic players are welcome for casual
play from 6:30-8:00pm. Sets and boards will be
provided. This year's program will be directed by David
Cutler, local tournament director and organizer.
Questions? E-mail to mdavidm@....

Just got a newsletter, here's the
info:<br><br>2000 CAPABLANCA CHESS OPEN<br><br>TROPHIES FOR 1ST,
2ND, 3RD<br><br>Where: Round Table Pizza, Sunset
Square (1145 E. Susnset Drive.)<br><br>When: Saturday
August 5<br>Time: Registration 10:00 -
10:21am<br>Rounds: 4 10:30 12:30 2:30 6:00<br>Time Controls: Rd1&2:
G-60. Rd3&4: 30/45, 60SD.<br>Entry Fee: $8.<br>Contact:
Mark C. Anderson 360-676-9446<br>USCF Membership
required, may join at site.<br>Bring clocks if you have
'em!

These are the results of the Bham Summer Open, a
USCF rated swiss tourney held July 22, 2000 at the
Bellinham Round Table Pizza.<br> Trophies went to Elliott
Neff for first place overall and to David Cutler for
first place &lt;1500 USCF.<br> We had an excellent
showing of scholastic players and encourage your
participation in future tournaments!<br><br>1&gt; Neff Elliott
2280 W6 W4 W3 W2 4.0<br>2&gt; Smith Martin 1757 W7 D5
W10 L1 2.5<br>3&gt; Wing Steve 1680 W9 W11 L1 L5
2.0<br>4&gt; Rygg Peter 1543 W8 L1 L5 W10 2.0<br>5&gt; Cutler
David 1447 W10 D2 W4 W3 3.5<br>6&gt; Daily Robert 1250
L1 W8 W7 W11 3.0<br>7&gt; Witecki Thomas 1104 L2 W9
L6 bye 2.0<br>8&gt; Kurtis, Alexander L4 L6 bye W9
2.0<br>9&gt; Kurtis, Matthew L3 L7 L11 L8 0.0<br>10&gt;Van
Weerdhuizen Lane 1075 L5 bye L2 L4 1.0<br>11&gt;Scott John
1480 bye L3 W9 L6 2.0

I am arranging a carpool Saturday, July 15 from
Bellingham to the Seattle Chess Club for their monthly quad
tournament. Anyone interested or needing more info contact
David Cutler @ 733-9426 or mdavidm@.... Games are
long with time control of 40/90, 60 SD. We would need
to leave about 8am from Bham. USCF membership and WA
State membership needed...may join each at the Seattle
Club. Club is located in north Seattle, about 80 minute
drive from Bellingham.

This just in, from the Wa. State Scholastic Chess
Director:<br><br>SEATTLE CHESS FOUNDATION <br>SCHOLASTIC
SIMULTANEOUS<br><br>SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2000, site to be announced<br><br>The
masters, international masters and grandmasters of the
Men's and the Women's United States Championship, to be
held near Seattle September 25 through October 6,
challenge scholastic players from the Pacific Northwest to
do battle in a giant simultaneous exhibition. The
charity simul will feature 22 of our nation's best
players against 500 junior players.<br><br>Watch this
website, Northwest Chess magazine, and the scholastic
newsletters to learn about the site, and further information.
Are you tough enough to face a GM?! Yes? Then save
the date!

Check out this article about Yasser Seirawan, Seattle's Grandmaster.  It's at
<br><a
href=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/html98/wats28m_20000628.html
target=new>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/html98/wats28m_20000628.h\
tml</a>

The Bellingham Summer Open Tourney, a USCF rated
event, will be held Saturday, July 22, 2000 in the
Sunset Square Round Table Pizza meeting room. Here are
the facts!<br><br>Format: 4 round
swiss<br>Registration 9:45-10:00<br>Rounds
10:00-12:15-2:30-5:45<br>Time control: Rounds 1-2 are Game/60, Rounds 3-4 are
Game/90.<br>Entry fee $5<br>Prizes: 1st overall and 1st &lt;1500
USCF win a trophy<br>Misc: USCF membership required.
May join at site. No smoking, no
computers.<br>Tourney directors: David Cutler/Mark Anderson<br>Info
phone: 733-9426<br><br>Hope to see you there! Send your
email address to mdavidm@... to get on our mailing
list!

This is Big news to every chess fan in the area.
The U.S. Championships, which have *never* been held
in Wa. State, are coming to Wa. not just this year,
but potentially for the next TEN years! <br><br>Check
out the official U.S.C.F. press release
at:<br><a href=http://www.uschess.org/news/press/uspr0024.html
target=new>http://www.uschess.org/news/press/uspr0024.html</a><br><br>Then get
the personal scoop from one of the Seattle
movers/shakers who helped make it happen,
at:<br><a href=http://www.insidechess.com/pubmessage/pubmessage4.html
target=new>http://www.insidechess.com/pubmessage/pubmessage4.html</a>

The June USCF rated tourney was held June 17 in
Bellingham. Time control was game/90. Results
follow:<br><br>UPPER QUAD<br>1&gt;Steve Wing 1680 L2 L3 L4
0.0<br>2&gt;Peter Rygg 1543 W1 L3 L4 1.0<br>3&gt;Mark Anderson 1808
W1 W1 W4 3.0<br>4&gt;Norm Abrahamson 1908 W1 W2 L3
2.0<br><br>LOWER SWISS<br>1&gt;David Cutler 1447 W3 W2 W4
3.0<br>2&gt;Juan Perez 1394 W5 L1 W3 2.0<br>3&gt;Tim Sheehan 1364
L1 BYE L2 1.0<br>4&gt;Lane VanWeerdhuizen 1075 BYE
W5 L1 2.0<br>5&gt;Stuart Moore UNR L2 L4 BYE
1.0<br><br> Like to play in an upcoming USCF rated tourney in
Bellingham? Send me your email address and I'll notify you of
upcoming events! Send your email address to
mdavidm@....

The June USCF tourney will be held Saturday June
17, 2000 at Round Table Pizza meeting room in
Bellingham Sunset Square. USCF membership required (may join
at site). Entry fee $5 with prize fund $10 per
section. Registration 11:00-11:15. Time control Game/75.
Tourney is a 3 round quad. See you there! Questions? Call
733-9426.

What: Hot Summer Chess Tournaments. Where:
Bellingham Public Library. When: 3rd Monday of June, July &
August. (June 19, July 17, August 21.) Registration from
6:00 to 6:15pm, downstairs meeting room. For: All
5th-12th graders. WSRS rated, so bring a pencil! Directed
by Randy Kaech.

Here's where to find info on two chess camps, one in Seattle and one in
Vancouver B.C.<br><br>Go to:<br><a href=http://www.chessplayer.com/camps.htm
target=new>http://www.chessplayer.com/camps.htm</a>

Here are the results from the Scholastic Section
of the 4-29 Spring Open:<br>Tourney was a round
robin.<br><br>Witecki, Thomas 1104 x 0 1 1 0 total 2.0<br>Dietz,
Sterling NEW 1 x 0 0 0 total 1.0<br>Wendt, Nathaniel NEW 0
1 x 1 0 total 2.0<br>Keele Stephen 909 0 1 0 x 0
total 1.0<br>VanWeerdhuizen, Lane 1075 1 1 1 1 x total
4.0<br><br>Time control: G/30<br><br>Upper
Quad:<br><br>1&gt;Elliott Neff 2245 x 1 bye 1 total 2.5<br>2&gt;Randy
Walther 1800 0 x 1 1 total 2.0<br>3&gt;Mark Anderson 1777
bye 0 x 1 total 2.0<br>4&gt;Peter Rygg 1537 0 0 0 x
total 0.0<br><br>Lower Swiss:<br><br>1&gt;David Cutler
1449 W5 W6 W4 total 3.0<br>2&gt;Tim Sheehan 1378 L6 L5
L8 total 0.0 <br>3&gt;Juan Perez 1346 bye W8 W6
total 2.5 <br>4&gt; Robert Daily 1267 W8 W7 L1 total
2.0<br>5&gt;Lane VanWeerdhuizen 1075 L1 W2 bye total
2.0<br>6&gt;Ken Huber ~1000 W2 L1 L3 total 1.0 <br>7&gt;Don
Schuhmacher 912 bye L4 bye total 2.0<br>8&gt;Patrick Lawlor
UNR L4 L3 W2 total 1.0<br><br>Extra Rated
Games:<br>Don Schuhmacher defeated Stephen Keele <br>David
Cutler defeated Ken Huber

On April 29 the Bellingham Chess Club is
sponsoring the Bellingham Spring Open, and young players are
welcome to play. You'll play three games with a nice and
slow time control. Here's the
details:<br><br>BELLINGHAM SPRING OPEN<br>Date: Saturday April
29th<br>Format: 3 round quad<br>Time: 40/90, SD/60<br>Entry fee:
$5<br>Current USCF membership required. May join or renew at
site. No smoking, no <br>computers<br>Prizes: 1st
overall and 1st &lt;1500 win a trophy.<br>Place: Western
WA University, Miller Hall, Rm 106. Free parking in
Lot 10G <br>only. Call info phone for driving
directions.<br>Registration: 8:30-8:45. Rounds 9-1:30-ASAP<br>TD: David Cutler
<br>Info phone: 360-733-9426

Two major chess camps are being held in the NW this summer, and scores more are
held around the country.  For more details, email Randy Kaech
(kaechster@...).

*** SPRING CHESS SERIES *** <br><br>Mark your
calendars!<br><br>-- March 20 -- at Meridian H.S. cafeteria<br>--
April 17 -- at Ferndale H.S. cafeteria<br>-- May 15 --
at Sedro-Woolley H.S.<br><br>3-round Octagonal
format<br>30/30 time control<br>WSRS rated<br>Free!<br>Check in
6:00 - 6:15pm *sharp*.<br>Open to 5th - 12th
grades<br>8-person sections determined by WSRS rating

Nickelodeon's "All-Access: National Scholastic
Chess Championships" will premiere on Nickelodeon Games
and Sports (available via satellite) on Sunday,
January 23rd at 8:00pm. It will re-air on Nickelodeon
Games and Sports later the same evening, at midnight.
Subsequent airings will occur on Nickelodeon Games and
Sports at the following times: Wed., 1/26 - noon, Wed.,
1/26 - 5:00pm, Sat., 1/29 - 9:00am, Sat., 1/29 -
midnight, Sun., 1/30 - 1:30pm, Sun., 1/30 - 8:00pm. (I'd
LOVE it if someone would tape this for me! -Randy)
Coverage also on Nick's web site <a href=http://www.gas.nick.com
target=new>http://www.gas.nick.com</a> .

Saturday February 12 is the day to mark on your
calendar for Chess Jam 2000. Two sections, 5th-8th grades,
and 9th-12th grades. This just in: High School
section will be playing in the plush FHS Library. More
trophies than before, too.

The Bellingham Chess Club is sponsoring a tourney
for all ages this Saturday December 11. The
competition is real tough, and you'll have to spend some
money joining the U.S. Chess Federation, but it'll be
worth it. Details on web site
<a href=http://www.pugetsound.com/chess
target=new>http://www.pugetsound.com/chess</a> .

Be there: Action Chess Tournament, Nov. 29, at
Burlington-Edison H.S.<br>(Monday eve after Thanksgiving
weekend)<br> Registration: 6:00 - 6:15pm; Clocks Start 6:25 or
ASAP<br> Estimated time of conclusion: 9:30pm<br> WSRS
rated<br> No entry fee<br><br> Format: <br> Action chess
(30 minutes per player)<br> Eight player sections,
three rounds each ("Octagonals")<br> Players seeded by
rating; if unrated, then by grade<br> Open to all 8th
through 12th graders<br> Medal awards for 1st in each
Octagonal

Things are hoppin' !<br><br>High schoolers, see
you at the Kickoff Tourney, Oct.
18.<br><br>Also,<br>Saturday, Sept. 18, the Bellingham Chess Club (i.e. David
Cutler) is hosting USCF-rated chess quads. Location: WWU
Miller Hall, Room 106. Registration 8:30 - 8:50, USCF
membership required, USCF rated tourney. For more details
contact David at mdavidm@... or (360) 733-9426.

Just updated the new "main" NW League website, <a
href=http://www.pugetsound.com/chess
target=new>http://www.pugetsound.com/chess</a> . Check it out.

Just put 1999-2000 scholastic chess dates on the Yahoo calendar here, check it
out.  Methinks you'll have to join the online Jam to read it, though.