Our next event is scheduled as
follows:<br><br>Date: Friday, Nov 23, 2001 (day after
Thanksgiving)<br>Time: Register 945-955. Round 1 starts at 10am
sharp.<br>Location: Bellingham's Round Table Pizza, I-5 and Sunset
Drive<br>Entry fee $5 at site<br>Misc Current USCF membership
required. May join or renew at site. USCF rated event.
Boards and sets provided. TD David Cutler
360-733-9426.<br><br>Hope to see you there!

Check out the Seattle Times article from Nov. 6
on what the Seattle Chess Foundation is
accomplishing using chess as an educational device. Article at
<a href=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134362991_chess06m.html
target=new>http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/134362991_chess06m.ht\
ml</a> .

The next USCF rated event is scheduled as
follows:<br><br>October 2001 Tourney<br>A USCF rated event<br>DATE: Oct
20, 2001, Saturday<br>LOCATION: Round Table Pizza
meeting room, Bellingham, Sunset exit & I-5<br>Register:
945-955am<br>Rounds: 10, 1245, 330 or ASAP<br>Format: 3 round quad,
Game/75 time control<br>Entry fee $5 at site.<br>Prizes:
$10 to winner of each section.<br>Misc: Current USCF
membership req'd. May join or renew at site. No smoking, no
computers.<br>Tourney director: David Cutler<br>Info phone
733-9426.<br><br>Hope to see you there!

Sorry to say that your loyal tournament director
has come down with the flu, and I will need to cancel
Saturday's tournament in Bellingham.<br><br> I will release
info on our next event shortly.<br><br>David Cutler

The September 2001 Tourney, a USCF rated event is
scheduled for Sat, Sept 8th at Round Table Pizza in
Bellingham's sunset Square. Here are the
details:<br><br>Registration: 945-955<br>Rounds: 10, 12:45, 3:30<br>Format: 3
round quad<br>Time control Game/75<br>Prizes: $10 to
winner of each section<br>Fee: $5<br>Misc: Current USCF
membership required, may register at site. No smoking, no
computers. Sets/boards and clocks provided.<br>Info phone:
David Cutler 733-9426.<br><br>Scholastic entrants are
welcomed!

The NW Washington Fair takes place in Lynden
August 13-18. If you attend, don't miss the chess booth!
It's near the main gate, just inside the main front
building right off of Front Street, next to the Art
Department. Sponsored by the Lynden High School Chess Booster
Club, you can buy a ticket to Play The Master, who'll
be playing up to 12 players simultaneously. If you
win, you're name goes in the can for a drawing to win
the Big Prize. It's open from 4-8pm daily.

it depends where you live...there are activities for kids but not everywhere.

hey fellow chess players, this is matt hammons
for those of you that know me. i am in lake chelan
for the summer at my dads. i wish i could be there
for the summer tournaments. i am a cook at the local
resort here in town (campbells) and am making a ton of
money. haha. also i have been working out of the books
amatures mind and how to reasses your chess workbook. both
are great and i recomend them. post me a message and
tell me whats been going on. =)<br><br>matt

Hello, I'm new here.  I've always enjoyed chess and have been teaching my
daughter how to play.  I was curious if there are activities, etc. for younger
kids.

Report from the Bellingham Chess Club:<br><br>The
Bellingham June Tourney, a USCF rated event, was held June
23rd. Here are the results: <br><br>UPPER QUAD won by
Peter Rygg with 2.0 points <br>1&gt; Steve Wing 1669 D2
L3 W4 1.5 <br>2&gt; Darby Mohahan 1567 D1 W3 L4 1.5
<br>3&gt;Peter Rygg 1457 W1 L2 W4 2.0 <br>4&gt; Juan Perez 1448
L1 W2 L3 1.0 <br><br>LOWER SWISS won by David Cutler
with 4.0 points <br>1&gt;David Cutler 1442 W4 W5 W3 W2
4.0 <br>2&gt;Lane VanWeerdhuizen 1317 W7 D3 W5 L1 2.5
<br>3&gt;Herb Goodwin 1365 W6 D2 L1 L7 1.5 <br>4&gt;Dave
VanWeerdhuizen 1158 L1 BYE L7 W5 2.0 <br>5&gt;Sean Walbeck 709
BYE L1 L2 L4 1.0 <br>6&gt;Jim Carpenter UNR L3 L7 BYE
BYE 2.0 <br>7&gt;Bob Hamm UNR L2 W6 W4 W3 3.0
<br><br>The next BCC event will likely be held in late July
or early August.

Our next tournament is scheduled and here are the
details.<br>June 2001 Tournament<br>Saturday, June 23,
2001<br>Round Table Pizza meeting room,
Bellingham<br>Directions: I-5 & Sunset Drive<br>Registration:
945-955<br>Rounds 10-1215-230<br>Format: 3 round quad<br>entry
fee-$5<br>Prizes: 1st in each group wins $10<br>Misc: Current USCF
membership required. May join at site. No smoking, no
computers, USCF rated event.<br>Tournament director: David
Cutler. Info 733-9426.<br><br>Hope to see you there! We
have been seeing an excellent showing of scholastic
players of late and look forward to seeing YOU!

Press release: <br><br>SEATTLE CHESS
INSTITUTE<br>SUMMER SCHOLASTIC CHESS<br>1700 East Fir Street,
Seattle, WA. 98122.<br><br>Conveniently located one block
North of intersection 17th Ave E and Yesler Way, close
to I-90 and I-5. Advanced Registration
Required.<br>Do not wait until fall season!<br>Start your
practice with Scholastic Chess Institute and get ahead of
your opponents!<br><br>Saturdays Scholastic
OPEN<br>Sections: Grades K-3 and 4-6; Limited to 80
participants.<br>Time: 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. NOT RATED<br>All children
will be under adults' supervision during the
tournament.<br>DATES: Saturdays, 7/14, 7/21,7/28,8/4,8/11,8/18<br>Time
Format: Game/25 min<br>First Round starts at 10 a.m. 2nd
- 11 a.m., 3rd - 12 a.m. 4th - 1 p.m. 5th - 2
p.m.<br>Closing ceremony 3 p.m. Trophies: overall and grades.
Grand-Prix Trophies overall and grades based on scores in
best three tournaments.<br><br>Saturdays Scholastic
MASTERS Only (K-12)<br>(For students with rating over
1000) NOT RATED<br>4 rounds; G/40;
10,11:30,1:00;2:30.<br>This tournament is designed for training purposes. A
good place to practice new openings and
tactics.<br>Selected games/openings review by an expert.<br>No
trophies; Same Dates; Mandatory: Clocks (please bring if
you have one) and game recording.<br><br>Day Program:
(Grades K-6)<br>Time: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm; 1/2 day to 1:00
pm<br>Invited: Complete Beginners, Beginners, and Intermediate
players (up to 900 WS rating)<br>Up to 12 students per
group.<br>Weeks: July 9-13; July 16-20; July 30-August 3; August
13-17; August 20-24;<br>The program's goal is to provide
children with the opportunity to play chess with friends
and have light instruction in a relaxed
environment.<br>Schedule will include: Chess games, Puzzles, Instructions,
workshops, bughouse games, and other
activities.<br><br><br>For map and updates go to:
<a href=http://www.chessplayer.com/link.htm
target=new>http://www.chessplayer.com/link.htm</a> (After<br>5/5/2001)<br>Please
make checks payable
to Scholastic Chess Institute; for information call:
Norman Alston,<br>253-850-6314;
MvgBydArth@...<br>All entries mail to: 704 Van de Vanter Avenue, Kent,
WA. 98031<br>Fees: Day Program:<br><br>Full Day
___$50/1 day ____$189 / 5 days ($199 two<br>weeks prior
the event)<br><br>Half Day ___ $35/1 half-day
____$125 / 5 half-days<br><br>Saturday Tournaments: $15
each; $13 if two or more tournaments; (No discounts two
weeks prior the event)

Next Bellingham Club Chess Tourney:<br>Saturday
May 5, 2001<br> A USCF rated event<br><br>Round Table
Pizza, Bellingham<br>Reg 945-955<br>Rounds 10, 1215,
230<br>Format: 3 round quad<br>Time control game/60<br>Prizes:
$10 to winner of each section<br>Entry fee
$5<br>Misc: Current USCF membership required, may join at
site. No smoking, no computers.<br>Tourney director:
David Cutler, 733-9426

Besides the new information on the Heritage
College (Toppenish) chess camp (received today), I'll be
posting other new camp info on summer chess camps as it
becomes available. So, check back in at
<a href=http://www.pugetsound.com/chess/camps.html
target=new>http://www.pugetsound.com/chess/camps.html</a> now and then if you're
interested.

Announcing our next USCF rated tourney to be held
Saturday, March 10 at Bellingham's Round Table Pizza, I-5 &
Sunset Drive. <br> Scholastic players welcome!
Scholastic players Stuart Moore and Sterling Dietz attended
our last event.<br><br>Format: 3 round quad<br>Time
Control: Game/75<br>Register 9:45-10am. Rounds @ 10,
12:30, 3.<br>USCF membership req'd--may sign up at the
event. No smoking, no computers. Sets and clocks
provided.<br>Prizes: Winner of each section gets double the $5 entry
fee back!<br>Tourney director: David Cutler, Local
Director<br>Info phone: 360-733-9426

Play in a USCF rated tourney! The next Bellingham
Chess Club rated tournament is scheduled for Saturday,
Feb 17, 2001 at Round Table Pizza, Sunset Drive in
Bellingham. Here are the details:<br><br>Registration
9:45-9:55am<br>Rounds 10-12:30-3:00<br>Format: 3 round quad*<br>Time
control: Game/75<br>Entry fee: $5 at site<br>Prizes:
winner of each quad wins double the entry fee
back!<br>Misc: USCF membership required--may join at the
tourney. No smoking, no computers. <br>Tournament
director: David Cutler, USCF Local Director. Info:
733-9426.<br><br>* In a quad tourney, players are divided into
groups of four based upon USCF rating. Each player plays
one game against each of the other three members of
their quad. By using quad pairing you compete against
players in your rating range.<br><br>Hope to see you
there!!

A web site now exists for those who are
interested in attending the Washington State Elementary
Chess Championships, to be held March 24 in Vancouver,
WA. Visit <a href=http://www.wachess.com target=new>http://www.wachess.com</a>
for details. (Chess
Jam 2001 counts as a State Elem. qualifier!)

(Report from Vista Middle School's chess club
advisor):<br><br>At both the high school and middle school levels,
there are three state championship events in scholastic
chess: the "Action" (quick) chess championships, the
State Individual championships, and the biggie, the
State Team championships.<br><br>The event Vista just
participated in was the WHSCA Middle School "Action" chess
championships, held January 13 at Meadowdale High School in
Lynnwood.<br><br>"Action" chess means each player receives only 30 minutes
apiece for the entire game (one hour total, if both
players use up all of their time; which they don't).
<br><br>There were two divisions, the Open (expert) division,
and the Reserve (novice) division (for those rated
900 and below, and those without a chess rating). The
event featured players from Lynden to Vancouver, and
was sanctioned and rated by the Washington High
School Chess<br>Association.<br><br>Vista Middle School
made a big splash, nabbing a total of five trophies
and one medal.<br><br>The Open Division team of Matt
Schwede, Michael Draper and Gert Vyaersi scored a total of
7 wins to place second in State. Matt Schwede
placed third in State in the individual scoring, losing
only one game to Ed Mitte of Meadowdale Middle School,
Edmonds.<br><br>In the Reserve Division, Vista placed first in
State, scoring 11 wins among their top three finishers.
Jeremy Jusak placed first overall on tiebreaks, winning
four games and losing one, while Gabe Rader placed
fourth. Josh Nicholson turned in a 7th grade Bronze Medal
performance.<br><br>THE OPEN DIVISION:<br>Vista Team Result: SECOND IN
STATE<br>Matt Schwede 4 wins, 1 loss THIRD IN STATE<br>Michael
Draper 2 wins, 3 losses<br>Gert Vyaersi 1 win, 4
losses<br><br>THE RESERVE DIVISION:<br>Vista Team Result: FIRST IN
STATE<br>Jeremy Jusak 4 wins, 1 loss FIRST IN STATE<br>Gabe Rader
4 wins, 1 loss FOURTH IN STATE<br>Josh Nicholson 3
wins, 2 losses 7th Grade Bronze Medalist<br>Sam
Martinell 2 wins, 3 losses<br>Donte Jones 2 wins, 3
losses<br>Tim Hutchinson 1 win, 3 losses, 1 draw

The Washington High School Chess Association now
has their own web page, check it out. Includes
scholastic calendar for K-12 grades, full tournament
announcements with info on how to play in the events listed in
the calendar, games from the better high school
players, rating list, top ten players in each grade,
tournament reports from past events and more. It's at <br>
<a href=http://whsca.tripod.com/ target=new>http://whsca.tripod.com/</a>

The Canadian Chess Federation heartily invites
all Washington youth to play in their tournaments. In
fact, if you're under 18, you're in luck: they've just
waived the requirement to join the C.F.C. for youth-only
events. Check out the British Columbia tournament
calendar at <a href=http://www.chess.bc.ca/
target=new>http://www.chess.bc.ca/</a> (click on "Junior
Chess Schedule").

When: Saturday, Dec. 2. Starts at 12:00. Time
controls: 30 minutes per side, and 10 minutes per side for
tiebreaks.<br>FORMAT : QUADS FIRST 3 ROUNDS, DOUBLE OR SINGLE ELIM
LATER ROUNDS<br>ENTRY FEE : DAY OF TOURNAMENT $5. $4 IF
PAYED EARLIER ( SAT, NOV 25 )<br>REGISTRATION: DEC 2,
11:00 - 11:45<br>PRIZES: QUAD WINNERS $10, FIRST AND
SECOND PLACE 70% AND 30% OF REMAINING<br>$'S<br>CONTACT:
ROB at 527 - 1087 or 650 - 4833 or youngr2@...

This Saturday, November 18, most of the young
players will be in Lynden, but another open chess
tournament will be taking place at Stuart's Coffeehouse in
Bellingham (1302 Bay St.)<br><br>Registration: 11 -
11:30<br>$3 entry fee, all entry fees returned as
prizes.<br>Not rated. Game/20 time controls. Double
Elim.<br><br>For more info, contact TD Rob Young at
youngr2@... , or 527-1087, or 650-4833.

Here are details of the next USCF rated tourney
in Bellingham! Hope to see you there!<br>Bellingham
Thanksgiving Tourney<br>Sat, Nov 25, 2000 (Thanksgiving
weekend)<br>Location: Bham Round Table Pizza meeting room, I-5 and
Sunset Drive in Bellingham<br>Format: 3 round
swiss<br>Time control: Game/105 (each player has 1 hr 45
minutes to complete the game)<br>entry fee $5<br>Current
USCF membership required. May join or renew on site.
No smoking, no computers.<br>Prizes: 1st overall and
1st &lt;1200 win a trophy.<br>Registration:
9:45-10:00.<br>Rounds: 10am, 1:30pm, 4:45 pm or ASAP<br>Tourney
director: David Cutler, Local Director<br>Info phone
360-733-9426

For the full chess events listing, go to www.pugetsound.com/chess !  The
calendar here on the bulletin board isn't updated (yet!).

The competition will be tough! It's an open to
all ages tournament at Stuart's coffeehouse, 1302 Bay
St., Bellingham. Unrated, registration at 9:00, 30/30
time control.<br><br>And at 3:00pm or so, Lynden's
Elliot Neff, the U.S. National Open Blitz Chess
Co-Champion, will play 10 boards simultaneously! (Perhaps also
a blindfold game or three!)<br><br>Entry $4 in
advance, $5 that day. More info: email stuartjava@...
.

The results of the Bellingham September Quad, a
USCF rated tourney held at Bellingham’s Round Table
Pizza on Saturday, September 30, are shown below. In
the upper quad a three-way tie was broken in a
fast-paced (and unrated) 5 minute blitz tie-breaker. Joe
Eversole won this tie-breaker.<br> Scholastic players were
largely absent other than Lynnwood’s Aaron Smith, who won
the lower quad. I am told this is soccer season and
many scholastic players have other commitments. We
look forward a better scholastic participation in
upcoming events!<br>Upper Quad<br>Player name rating
results score<br>1&gt;Joseph Eversole 1950 L2 W3 W4 2.0
<br>2&gt;Martin Smith 1746 W1 W3 L4 2.0<br>3&gt;Steve Wing 1590
L1 L2 L4 0.0<br>4&gt;Peter Rygg 1525 L1 W2 W3
2.0<br><br>Middle Quad<br>Player name rating results
score<br>1&gt;David Cutler 1500 W2 W3 W4 3.0<br>2&gt;John Scott 1443
L1 L3 L4 0.0<br>3&gt;Juan Perez 1409 L1 W2 W4
2.0<br>4&gt;Robert Daily 1369 L1 W2 L3 1.0<br><br>Lower
Quad<br>Player name rating results score<br>1&gt;Tim Sheehan
1270 L2 W3 W4 2.0<br>2&gt;Aaron Smith ~1050 W1 W3 W4
3.0<br>3&gt;Don Schuhmacher 855 L1 L2 W4 1.0<br>4&gt;Sean Walbeck
unrated L1 L2 L3 0.0

The US Championships start in Seattle this Monday, and a youth tournament will
occur in the midst of it, on Sept. 30.  Check it all out at <a
href=http://www.seattlechessfoundation.com/
target=new>http://www.seattlechessfoundation.com/</a> .

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@....