Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Chess Ememo #169

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #169, January 27, 2009 - - -
Contents:
1. Results: Jan. 26 NWL High School League Meet #3
2. Results: Jan. 26 Whatcom Middle School League
3. Results: Jan. 24 Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge (158 players)
4. KVOS-TV Scholastic Chess show on TV & webcast
5. Upcoming: Feb. 7 Chess Jam K-12, Ferndale -NOW TAKING ENTRIES
6. NW Scholastic Chess Calendar


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1.
NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE
FOURTEEN TEAMS, ONLY EIGHT GO TO STATE
ONE MEET TO GO
It looks like Lynden has a good grasp on the title, but who will claim the 2nd and 3rd place hardware? And who makes the All-Star Team? And who gets to go to The Big Dance? (That is, the State Team Championships, featuring the best high school chess teams from around Washington, being held at Mount Vernon February 27-28.) Stay tuned, the final meet is Monday evening, Feb. 2 at Lynden Christian.
NWL STANDINGS AFTER SIX ROUNDS (TWO ROUNDS REMAINING):
27.5 Lynden
20.5 Sedro-Woolley
20.5 Ferndale
16.0 Burlington-Edison
16.0 Blaine
15.5 Sehome
15.0 Lynden Christian
14.5 Burlington-Edison B
12.0 Mount Baker
11.5 Mount Vernon
10.5 Sedro-Woolley B
5.0 Lynden B
4.5 Burlington-Edison C
4.0 Bellingham

ROUND 5, JANUARY 26 at Ferndale:
0.0 Lynden Christian - 5.0 Lynden
3.5 Sedro-Woolley - 1.5 Ferndale
4.0 Burlington-Edison - 1.0 Mount Vernon
5.0 Sehome - 0.0 Burlington-Edison B
3.5 Blaine - 1.5 Sedro-Woolley B
0.5 Bellingham - 4.5 Mount Baker
0.0 Burlington-Edison C - 2.0 Lynden B

ROUND 6, JANUARY 26:
4.0 Lynden - 1.0 Sehome
4.5 Ferndale - 0.5 Burlington-Edison
0.0 Mount Baker - 5.0 Sedro-Woolley
1.0 Lynden B - 3.0 Sedro-Woolley B
4.0 Burlington-Edison B - 1.0 Bellingham
5.0 Blaine - 0.0 Burlington-Edison C
0.0 Mount Vernon - 4.0 Lynden Christian

PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 7,
MONDAY, FEB. 2 at Lynden Christian:
(White) (Black, on Boards 1,3,5)
Lynden - Blaine
Burlington-Edison - Sedro-Woolley
Ferndale - Burlington-Edison B
Sedro-Woolley B - Sehome
Lynden Christian - Lynden B
Burlington-Edison C - Mount Baker
Bellingham - Mount Vernon

2.
WHATCOM COUNTY MIDDLE SCHOOL LEAGUE
LYNDEN CHRISTIAN, VISTA SQUARE OFF
Other area middle schools have strong teams, but it was Lynden Christian and Vista who showed up on Jan. 26 to battle for the title. LC's team consisted of RJ Knapp, Ryan Pitcher and Julia Morris. Vista fielded Ben Rianda, Justin Ferguson, William Ferguson, Lamon Allen and Megan Rianda. (And more in the JV division.)
ROUND 1:
2.0 Lynden Christian - 2.0 Vista M.S.
ROUND 2:
2.0 Vista M.S. - 2.0 Lynden Christian
FINAL STANDINGS:
4.0 Lynden Christian
4.0 Vista
Congratulations to Lynden Christian and Vista Middle School, 2009 Whatcom County Middle School League co-Champions!


3.
ROOSEVELT WINTER CHESS CHALLENGE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 2009
ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY, BELLINGHAM
FINAL STANDINGS -- 158 PLAYERS
(Results best viewed in a fixed font, i.e. Courier)
(Interpret id numbers at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ratings.html)
Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge: K - 1st Grade Final Standings
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 WONG, DYLAN ASTB9914 856 957/ 35 W3 W15 W7 W2 W5 5.0
2 FRAZIER, JOSHUA ASTAI906 797 825/ 20 W12 W8 W4 L1 W9 4.0
3 PARKS, LONA CIAB9437 451 614/ 14 L1 W20 W18 W10 D4 3.5
4 BOTEZ, ANDREA BLEB9457 715 726/ 25 W24 W9 L2 W8 D3 3.5
5 ATWELL, GRAYSON ASTBF577 599 707/ 9 HPB W23 W11 W7 L1 3.5
6 MALQUIST, JOHN WKEBF952 455 522/ 39 W18 L7 W16 D11 WF 3.5
7 FULLER, MICHAEL LYCB8993 637 655/ 10 W20 W6 L1 L5 W19 3.0
8 VERRET, NOLAN CARBJ627 515 553/ 34 W17 L2 W14 L4 W16 3.0
9 MCKAY, CONNOR WKEBJ352 468 558/ 14 W16 L4 W22 W15 L2 3.0
10 COLLINS, GRANT WKEBB196 557 547/ 19 D14 D22 W12 L3 W17 3.0
11 SCHAEFER, COLM ASTB9423 666 638/ 7 HPB W19 L5 D6 W14 3.0
12 WINE, TAHLIA RESBA750 439 439/ 45 L2 BYE L10 W23 D13 2.5
13 SCHRODER, GRACE RESA8894 400 448/ 4 L15 HPB W24 D19 D12 2.5
14 KANDOLA, MUNNY HPVB9402 400 420/ 5 D10 D21 L8 W18 L11 2.0
15 MONTOYA-LEWIS, ZACHARY BCOBF223 555 558/ 14 W13 L1 W21 L9 LF 2.0
16 GRIMES, ELIAS RESAT655 400 404/ 9 L9 W24 L6 W21 L8 2.0
17 REARDON, MADISON RESBJ429 400 400/ 5 L8 L18 W20 W22 L10 2.0
18 LEBOVICH, JACOB CARBA541 400 400/ 5 L6 W17 L3 L14 W24 2.0
19 HOEMANN, CONNOR CARB7081 438 405/ 14 BYE L11 D23 D13 L7 2.0
20 FERRIS, KIRA J RESBF201 400 410/ 5 L7 L3 L17 W24 W22 2.0
21 LLOYD, MASON RESBF756 400 400/ 4 HPB D14 L15 L16 W23 2.0
22 DIXEY, JULIAN HPVAI943 400 400/ 4 HPB D10 L9 L17 L20 1.0
23 SWETS, JACKSON HPVA9986 400 400/ 4 HPB L5 D19 L12 L21 1.0
24 VAZQUEZ, QUENTIN RESA2680 400 400/ 5 L4 L16 L13 L20 L18 0.0
Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge: 2nd - 3rd Grade Final Standings
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 LIU, MARK BCXDX739 999 1092/ 20 W21 W11 W10 W3 W6 5.0
2 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRDJ930 835 913/ 64 W19 W18 D6 W20 W7 4.5
3 SMARTT, HENRY HSCD5454 881 914/108 W26 W15 W5 L1 W13 4.0
4 JOHNSON, MAX LARC9799 849 874/ 30 W14 W17 W25 L6 W11 4.0
5 GOIT, ELLIOT WKED7271 692 795/ 20 W32 W12 L3 W25 W10 4.0
6 LOWRY, JASON SAIDG811 1067 1053/106 W28 W13 D2 W4 L1 3.5
7 SAYLER, BEN NORDD371 587 681/ 28 D20 W31 W35 W16 L2 3.5
8 SULLIVAN, KOBE MTNDE320 505 643/ 38 W9 L10 D24 W35 W14 3.5
9 CHAN, PAYTON SUND6973 400 642/ 5 L8 D33 W40 W37 W22 3.5
10 GHANBARI, DARMON CARCF886 764 769/ 20 W33 W8 L1 W18 L5 3.0
11 HERRON, TREY HPVDE372 650 687/102 W41 L1 W26 W12 L4 3.0
12 JOHNSON, RYAN CARDE949 400 697/ 5 W27 L5 W17 L11 W25 3.0
13 KAECH, RICHY SKYCC022 691 708/106 W36 L6 W21 W27 L3 3.0
14 PICKERING, TAYSON NORDG207 447 579/ 10 L4 W42 W15 W24 L8 3.0
15 SUN, LUCY HPVCA489 666 669/ 15 W22 L3 L14 W29 W30 3.0
16 DEBOO, OWEN ASTC2870 801 756/ 33 W29 L25 W30 L7 W20 3.0
17 RYBKA, BARRETT ASTCD955 520 561/ 40 W34 L4 L12 W33 W26 3.0
18 BOURLIER, BENJAMIN HPVCF730 602 614/ 22 WF L2 W29 L10 W28 3.0
19 FEENSTRA, HENRY SAID2294 444 522/ 10 L2 D34 D37 W38 W27 3.0
20 BEHEE, MARK RESD5157 400 657/ 5 D7 W43 W23 L2 L16 2.5
21 STEWARDSON, LIAM EAGCB112 482 505/ 26 L1 W36 L13 D34 W35 2.5
22 SCHRODER, EMMA RESDD415 400 580/ 4 L15 W28 HPB W23 L9 2.5
23 PARKS, JOB CIAC2825 607 572/ 29 D31 W30 L20 L22 W34 2.5
24 ENGLE, ANDREW LARCG591 653 624/ 51 HPB HPB D8 L14 W36 2.5
25 SWETS, NATHAN HPVC9633 551 572/ 18 W42 W16 L4 L5 L12 2.0
26 SIDHU, SIMRIN NORDC385 461 472/ 14 L3 W41 L11 W31 L17 2.0
27 MATHES, NATHAN MEIDJ588 537 511/ 19 L12 W32 W38 L13 L19 2.0
28 STEELE, RILEY CARCD330 500 498/ 37 L6 L22 W41 W32 L18 2.0
29 SCHWINDT, ETHAN WKEDF266 438 455/ 13 L16 W39 L18 L15 W37 2.0
30 FROST, RYAN MEIDF733 501 491/ 15 W39 L23 L16 W43 L15 2.0
31 MONAHAN, ERIC RESD2277 400 422/ 5 D23 L7 D33 L26 W43 2.0
32 MCPHAIL, DYLAN ISOD7213 400 417/ 10 L5 L27 W42 L28 W41 2.0
33 SLAUGHTER, NICKOLAS SKYCG121 429 413/ 32 L10 D9 D31 L17 D38 1.5
34 BACHELDER, SAM HSCCE339 400 400/ 5 L17 D19 D43 D21 L23 1.5
35 CALDWELL, JACKSON WKED5692 400 400/ 4 HPB W40 L7 L8 L21 1.5
36 JOHNSON, ERIK WKECG245 400 400/ 5 L13 L21 D39 W40 L24 1.5
37 LOVE, JAMIE SILDC377 400 400/ 9 HPB D38 D19 L9 L29 1.5
38 LLOYD, SPENCER RESCG188 400 400/ 4 HPD D37 L27 L19 D33 1.5
39 MANIER, MACKENZIE HPVDK385 400 400/ 5 L30 L29 D36 L41 W42 1.5
40 DEPALMA, FRANCIS ASTCF984 400 400/ 16 HPB L35 L9 L36 BYE 1.5
41 GRENDON, ZACHARY RESCF579 400 400/ 5 L11 L26 L28 W39 L32 1.0
42 VAZQUEZ, JOE RESC7189 400 400/ 4 L25 L14 L32 BYE L39 1.0
43 SCHOENECKER, LILLY ASTCA073 400 400/ 9 HPB L20 D34 L30 L31 1.0
Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge: 4th - 5th Grade Final Standings
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 STEELE, ZACHARY CAREH880 962 1091/ 79 W36 W23 W15 W9 W8 5.0
2 BOWHAY, DAWSON CARE8381 1117 1171/167 W39 W7 W16 W4 D3 4.5
3 MEISNER, SAMUEL KSHF3568 1450 1443/262 W26 W33 WF W6 D2 4.5
4 DEVANGE, ISAAC LARF6005 911 989/119 W35 W24 W5 L2 W17 4.0
5 CARPENTER, COLTON SAIE4173 1157 1144/154 W49 W11 L4 W19 W16 4.0
6 HOWARD-SNYDER, PETER SAIDH798 1030 1055/226 W40 W31 W18 L3 W15 4.0
7 BOURLIER, NICHOLAS HPVFH060 773 844/ 23 W47 L2 W36 W35 W20 4.0
8 MISZCZAK, LIAM SAIF8682 842 906/111 W37 W27 W10 D13 L1 3.5
9 HOWARD-SNYDER, WILLIAM SAIDE130 1138 1113/221 W45 W12 W21 L1 D11 3.5
10 KAECH, STONE SKYF6398 1057 1030/181 W48 W19 L8 W18 D12 3.5
11 AHO, BILLY BACFE101 801 860/ 43 W32 L5 W48 W24 D9 3.5
12 SAWYER, JOE LARE3528 743 803/105 W54 L9 W41 W26 D10 3.5
13 TILLEY, JAREN HPVEF561 942 962/ 22 W41 W25 LF D8 W31 3.5
14 ZEHNDER, RILEY HSCF4476 1006 989/164 W53 L15 W39 HPB W33 3.5
15 KAHLE, JIMMY SKYF2025 719 842/ 88 W56 W14 L1 W22 L6 3.0
16 SUN, KEVIN HPVF5342 858 865/ 20 W50 W34 L2 W23 L5 3.0
17 MATHES, K.C. MEIFG742 632 764/ 23 W43 W20 L22 W21 L4 3.0
18 KING, TAYLOR ASTEH361 737 795/137 W46 W22 L6 L10 W41 3.0
19 MEISNER, JED KSHE9052 733 759/198 W29 L10 W44 L5 W36 3.0
20 VALDEZ, PHILIP HSCE8125 862 832/ 30 W42 L17 W38 W25 L7 3.0
21 HAN, HENRY HPVFD948 881 862/ 68 W44 W28 L9 L17 W38 3.0
22 PARKS, ISAAC CIAF4924 1055 998/ 50 W38 L18 W17 L15 W32 3.0
23 LOISEL, CHASE SAIEF394 648 675/ 84 W61 L1 W42 L16 W34 3.0
24 WINE, TRISTAN RESEE596 642 665/144 W60 L4 W37 L11 W42 3.0
25 SPENST, CARDIN LYCF3861 654 678/ 25 W59 L13 W40 L20 W35 3.0
26 HORNSTRA, BRADY LYCFA279 622 638/ 64 L3 WF W50 L12 W43 3.0
27 MORRISSET, ROBERT HPVF3669 626 630/ 54 W58 L8 L34 W44 W37 3.0
28 SINGLETON, SHION SAIF6426 643 634/ 44 W52 L21 L35 W50 W46 3.0
29 WARD, CASEY LYCEE688 400 514/ 19 L19 L40 W60 W57 W49 3.0
30 LENDERMAN, TAYLOR NORE3718 875 839/ 75 L34 W57 W45 HPB HPB 3.0
31 MALQUIST, BENJAMIN WKEEJ768 675 688/106 W51 L6 HPB W49 L13 2.5
32 ARENA, ANTON WKEE7581 454 536/ 20 L11 D49 W55 W34 L22 2.5
33 DEBOO, LOGAN ASTEB063 800 798/ 33 W55 L3 W53 HPB L14 2.5
34 HASKINS, TYLER RESFA345 488 541/ 24 W30 L16 W27 L32 L23 2.0
35 FROST, CODY MEIFB160 519 547/ 15 L4 W61 W28 L7 L25 2.0
36 JACOBSEN, JOSHUA LYCE4866 567 571/ 20 L1 W51 L7 W54 L19 2.0
37 FULLER II, PATRICK R LYCF9059 457 491/ 28 L8 W43 L24 W45 L27 2.0
38 WHITNEY, BRIAN HPVEA375 580 591/ 21 L22 W46 L20 W47 L21 2.0
39 GOODIN, ZACHARY ASTEJ531 598 584/ 50 L2 W47 L14 L43 W56 2.0
40 KEELING, SPENCER CAREA763 572 555/ 25 L6 W29 L25 L42 W55 2.0
41 HILBURN, CAMERON CAREE469 541 550/ 15 L13 W59 L12 W56 L18 2.0
42 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL ASTE6169 474 495/ 20 L20 W60 L23 W40 L24 2.0
43 MCCOLLUM, CONNOR RESE8721 400 495/ 5 L17 L37 W51 W39 L26 2.0
44 JOHNSON, ELLIOTT LARED700 534 529/ 30 L21 W52 L19 L27 W58 2.0
45 SCHOENECKER, JAMES ASTEF322 607 582/ 30 L9 W55 L30 L37 W54 2.0
46 DUNCAN, EVAN SKYFI410 400 451/ 10 L18 L38 W52 W53 L28 2.0
47 RANDALL-GRUTTER, ROWAN SILEE364 421 461/ 10 L7 L39 W61 L38 W53 2.0
48 EVANS, ADAM CIAFB851 598 597/ 26 L10 W54 L11 HPB HPB 2.0
49 BRAUNBERGER, KRISTOPHERASTE3479 611 561/ 15 L5 D32 W57 L31 L29 1.5
50 RECORD, CHANDLER WKEF8293 463 445/ 15 L16 W58 L26 L28 D51 1.5
51 ODEGAARD, CAMERON SILE8764 400 400/ 10 L31 L36 L43 W60 D50 1.5
52 FULLER, ELIZABETH LYCEJ738 400 400/ 14 L28 L44 L46 BYE D57 1.5
53 HASKINS, CORY RESFH815 571 498/ 24 L14 W56 L33 L46 L47 1.0
54 PIETRO, DOMINIC GENFK367 404 400/ 10 L12 L48 W59 L36 L45 1.0
55 WILLIAMS, KOLBY CIAFC816 435 400/ 40 L33 L45 L32 W59 L40 1.0
56 SCHOENECKER, SAVANNA ASTFG180 400 400/ 20 L15 L53 W58 L41 L39 1.0
57 LOVE, AUSTIN SILE3026 400 400/ 9 HPB L30 L49 L29 D52 1.0
58 GARNER, JACKSON MEIF3156 500 400/ 5 L27 L50 L56 W61 L44 1.0
59 MORRISON, MICHAEL CUEEI596 400 400/ 8 L25 L41 L54 L55 BYE 1.0
60 LEATH, DANIEL CUEE7437 400 400/ 5 L24 L42 L29 L51 D61 0.5
61 MOORMEIR, FREDERICK LYCE2226 400 400/ 19 L23 L35 L47 L58 D60 0.5
Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge: 6th - 8th Grade Final Standings
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 STEWARDSON, PAUL HSCI4704 1158 1250/115 W12 W9 W3 W10 W2 5.0
2 SYMONDS, CALOB LYMI4003 1102 1133/134 W25 W11 W8 W6 L1 4.0
3 MACLACHLAN, SILAS HSCGG617 1035 1070/ 21 W13 W27 L1 W16 W10 4.0
4 SMARTT, KALEB HSCG4368 1081 1081/103 W19 W26 L10 W15 W13 4.0
5 BROWN, KENNETH FHVG4291 1157 1147/152 L8 W29 W25 W11 W9 4.0
6 RIANDA, WILL CIAG2326 1037 1050/159 D15 W30 W7 L2 W17 3.5
7 TEFFT-MEEKER, DEVON FHVI5594 875 919/124 W28 D16 L6 W8 W15 3.5
8 DUNFORD, NATHAN HSCI8195 786 906/ 29 W5 W14 L2 L7 W18 3.0
9 WITECKI, IAN ASTG9565 933 955/211 W23 L1 W18 W14 L5 3.0
10 RIANDA, BEN VSTI7794 910 969/158 W29 W17 W4 L1 L3 3.0
11 VALDEZ, PAUL HSCGF938 956 952/ 30 W21 L2 W27 L5 W20 3.0
12 MABERRY, DAVID LYCHI939 794 819/ 72 L1 L15 W30 W22 W21 3.0
13 KOLODYCHUK, STEPHEN ASTG3596 662 795/ 86 L3 W28 W26 W17 L4 3.0
14 PITCHER, RYAN LYCH8308 1021 985/157 W22 L8 W20 L9 W19 3.0
15 HAN, AMY FHVIK070 678 811/ 55 D6 W12 W16 L4 L7 2.5
16 BLOK, DYLAN LYCHG840 984 947/ 92 W18 D7 L15 L3 W26 2.5
17 KNAPP, ROBERT J LYCG8465 1083 1008/120 W20 L10 W19 L13 L6 2.0
18 ARENA, ASA FHVIE980 615 690/ 10 L16 W21 L9 W26 L8 2.0
19 BLECHA, CAMERON SKYGI550 742 735/ 10 L4 W24 L17 W27 L14 2.0
20 CHAMBERS, SEAN ASTHH930 776 771/ 91 L17 W23 L14 W25 L11 2.0
21 BOERSMA, JACK LYCGG216 655 640/ 38 L11 L18 W24 W28 L12 2.0
22 CUMMINS, KYLE FHVH3068 636 625/ 20 L14 L25 W23 L12 W27 2.0
23 DEBOOM, MICHAEL LYCIH864 517 531/ 20 L9 L20 L22 W29 W28 2.0
24 APPLE, KURT VSTII841 482 563/ 27 L26 L19 L21 W30 W25 2.0
25 LIKKEL, DRAKE LYCH7027 778 719/ 61 L2 W22 L5 L20 L24 1.0
26 MORRIS, JULIA LYCGE440 916 820/ 83 W24 L4 L13 L18 L16 1.0
27 COMCHOC, BJ LYCIC635 400 400/ 16 BYE L3 L11 L19 L22 1.0
28 DUNCAN, HEATHER VSTIB625 800 427/ 5 L7 L13 W29 L21 L23 1.0
29 VAN DE POEL, ALEXANDER ASTG9605 600 514/117 L10 L5 L28 L23 BYE 1.0
30 SULLIVAN, LAKE MTNG7689 887 793/115 HPB L6 L12 L24 HPB 1.0
Final Team Standings (in order of tiebreak):
1st: Assumption School 18.5
2nd: St. Paul's Academy 18.5
3rd: Carl Cozier 18.5
4th: Happy Valley 16.5
5th: Wade King 16.0
6th: Larrabee 16.0
7th: Cascadia 14.5
8th: Lynden Christian 14.0
9th: Roosevelt 13.0
10th: Skyline 13.0


4.
KVOS-TV BELLINGHAM ON TV OR WEB
SCHOLASTIC CHESS FEATURE NOW AIRING
"ENW WITH DEB SLATER"
Just a few weeks back Deb Slater and her KVOS "Experience NW" team were at the fairgrounds filming the Whatcom County Scholastic Chess Championships, and their feature on scholastic chess in the area is now showing. Check it out:
On TV, it'll show on KVOS two more times, Wednesday, Jan 28 at 6:30am and Saturday, Jan 31 at 5:30pm.
On the web, streaming video: http://www.kvos.com/content/experiencenorthwest/default.aspx (should be online this week).


5.
NOW TAKING ENTRIES:
12TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHESS JAM K-12
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2009
AT FERNDALE HIGH SCHOOL
A chess playday and tournament for chessplayers of all abilities, K-12th grades, from beginner to expert! Also a State Qualifier Tournament! Players 6th grade and below with winning scores qualify to play in the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships.
Site: Ferndale High School. Check-in is in the Cafeteria.
Five rounds, no-elimination format:
---Grades 7-12: 5-Round "McMahon Swiss", Game/45 (90 minute game max.)
---Grades K-1, 2-3, 4-6: Three sections, each 5-Round "Swiss", Game/30 (60 minute game max.)
Schedule: 8:30am - Registration opens. Note: All pre-registrants must check in. Players who check in late will receive a half-point bye in round one. 8:50am - Deadline for 7th-12th grade players to check in. 9:15am - Deadline for K-6th grade players to check in. 9:15am - 1st Round, 7th-12th grade section, in Library. 9:20am - Players meeting, K-6 players, in Cafeteria. 9:45am - 1st Round, K-1, 2-3, 4-6 sections. See website FAQ for full rounds schedule. 4:40pm - Awards ceremony for K-1, 2-3, 4-6th grade sections. 5:45pm - Awards ceremony for 7-12th grade section.

Awards: Awards to top ten in upper sections, top five in K-1 section. Medals to those scoring 3.0 or higher. Every K-1 player who completes all five rounds will receive a medal or trophy. Team awards to top seven elementary schools (determined by adding the points of the top five scorers from a single K-5 or K-6 school). Team awards to top three schools in the 7th-12th grade division. Tiebreaks by computer.

How To Enter: Players must register in advance. Entry fee is $10 per player. Entries must be received by Thursday, February 5 (earlier if you want the T-shirt). Register online via website below. Or mail entries to Ferndale High School Chess Club, Attn: Mr. Pringle, Box 428, Ferndale WA 98248. Make checks to Ferndale High School. Include full name, school, grade, phone, Email address. Proceeds benefit the FHS Chess Club.

The Famous Chess Jam T-Shirt: Players can have a custom Chess Jam 2009 T-shirt waiting for them on Game Day. Order yours by writing T-SHIRT ME! on your entry, and indicate size preferred (indicate youth or adult size, then XS,S,M,L,XL) and color preferred (Deep Green, Deep Blue [Navy], Bergundy-Maroon, or Black). Lettering and artwork is White. If your color is unavailable, default color is Deep Green. Do not send in T-shirt monies in advance -- the $12 T-shirt fee will be collected on-site. Do order in advance though -- extras will not be available on Game Day. Entries with T-shirt orders must be received earlier, by Tuesday, February 3.
Bring: Lunch money for concessions, or sack lunch. And bring a riddle to write on an index card for door prizes. Groaners are fine. It might be read publicly between rounds! (i.e. Why did the mother owl not worry about her baby? Because she didn't give a hoot!)

For more info: Surf http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/jam09.html for further details, online registration option, one page flyer and FAQ. Or email director Randy Kaech, kaech@verizon.net, 384-2792.

6.
NW WA SCHOLASTIC CHESS CALENDAR 2008-2009
Details for events below at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ as they come available.
2009:
Jan 10 Whatcom County Championships K-12, Lynden
Jan 24 Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge, K-8, Bellingham
Jan 26 Whatcom Jr. High and Middle Schools League, Ferndale
Feb 7 International Chess Jam 2009, K-12, Ferndale
Feb 21 F.E.S.T: Ferndale Elementary Spring Tournament, K-6, Ferndale
Mar 14 3rd Assumption Open, K-8, Bellingham
Apr 25 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, Spokane, WA
Northwest High School League schedule:
Dec. 1: - NWL Meet 1 -- Burlington-Edison H.S.
Dec. 15: - (cancelled, snow)
Jan. 12: - NWL Meet 2 -- Mount Vernon H.S.
Jan. 26: - NWL Meet 3 -- Ferndale H.S. (with Middle School league)
Feb. 2: - NWL Meet 4 -- Lynden Christian
. . . . . Sites open 6:00pm, League games start at 6:20pm
Feb. 27 and 28: Wa. State High School Chess Team Championships -- Mt. Vernon H.S.
For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:
WHSCA (and OSCF) Scholastic Calendar: http://www.whsca.org/calendar.html
Northwest Chess Magazine: http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm
They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.
And for all the scholastic tourneys just across the border:
BC Junior Chess Calendar http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/events.html
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #168, January 13, 2009 - - -

Contents:
1. Jan. 24: Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge K-8 -- ENTER NOW
2. Feb. 7: International Chess Jam 2009 K-12
3. NW High School League Results, Standings
4. KVOS-TV Scholastic Chess Show
5. Results: Whatcom County K-12 Championships (184 players)
6. NW Scholastic Chess Calendar

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1.
ROOSEVELT WINTER CHESS CHALLENGE K-8
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY IN BELLINGHAM

A chess tournament & playday for chess players of all abilities, from beginner to experienced tournament competitor, from Kindergarten through 8th grade. We'll have a new playground out back, a covered play area, and a movie room.
And if you’re not sure how to play, we'll teach you! Beginner’s Class: A kids’ beginner class offered during Round 1 gives students a quick refresher before they play. Participants in the class receive a ½ point bye for Round 1 and play in the rest of the tournament.
Four Playing Sections: K-1; 2-3; 4-5; 6-8. Five round Swiss (no elimination). Game/25 (maximum 50 minutes per game). Tournament is rated by the Northwest Scholastic Rating System. Pairings by computer.
State Qualifier Tournament! All players with winning scores (3/5) qualify for the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, held April 25, 2009, in Spokane.
Location: Roosevelt Elementary School, 2900 Yew St, Bellingham.
Accelerated Schedule: Check-in 8:30 - 9:00 AM. Opening ceremonies at 9:05 AM. Start times for each round: 9:25 AM, 10:30 AM, 11:35 AM, lunch break, 12:55 PM, 2:00 PM. Awards ceremony 3:20 PM (!) or ASAP.
Awards: Trophies to the top 8 in all sections. All K-1 players will receive an award. Medals to all in grades 2-8 qualifying for State (score 3.0 or more). Awards to top six elementary schools (based on top five players from a school).
Grade 6+: Bring a pencil (or pen), and a chess clock if you have one.
T-shirts: T-shirts are an extra $12. Please indicate youth or adult and size desired: XS, S, M, L, or XL.
Lunch: Include $5 for lunch: pizza, pop, fruit and cookie.
Further information: Website, flyer and FAQ at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/roosevelt09.html. Email Vaughn Wine at vwine@yahoo.com or call his cell: 360-201-8087.
To Enter: Pre-registration required to play. Entry Fee $12 . Space limited, please register early. Mail in your entry information & fee (check made
payable to Roosevelt PTA) POSTMARKED by Tuesday, January 20th to:
Roosevelt Chess c/o Wine
3012 St. Clair St.
Bellingham, WA 98226
Include Name, Address, Phone, Grade, School, Email.
Check-in: Check-in between 8:30 and 9:00 AM. Late check-ins will receive a half-point bye for Round 1.

2.
TWELFTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CHESS JAM K-12
COMING FEBRUARY 7 TO FERNDALE

Jam time is approaching! A playday and tournament for all playing abilities K-12, so mark it on the calendar. The 7th-12th grade section features a very nice library setting, slower Game/45 time controls and McMahon pairings. The other sections are K-1st, 2nd-3rd, and 4th-6th at the usual Game/30 time control. The webpage and details should be up at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/jam09.html fairly soon.

3.
NW HIGH SCHOOL CHESS LEAGUE
RESULTS, STANDINGS AFTER ROUND FOUR
LYNDEN SETS THE PACE

NWL STANDINGS AFTER FOUR:
18.5 Lynden
14.5 Ferndale
12.0 Sedro-Woolley
11.5 Burlington-Edison
11.0 Lynden Christian
10.5 Mount Vernon
10.5 Burlington-Edison B
9.5 Sehome
7.5 Blaine
7.5 Mount Baker
6.0 Sedro-Woolley B
4.5 Burlington-Edison C
2.5 Bellingham
2.0 Lynden B
NWL MEET #2, JAN. 12, 2009 AT MOUNT VERNON HS:

ROUND 3:
1.5 Ferndale - 3.5 Lynden
2.0 Lynden Christian - 3.0 Burlington-Edison
2.0 Sehome - 3.0 Sedro-Woolley
3.5 Burlington-Edison B - 1.5 Mount Vernon
0.0 Burlington-Edison C - 3.0 Sedro-Woolley B
1.0 Bellingham - 1.0 Lynden B
4.0 Blaine - 1.0 Mount Baker

ROUND 4:
5.0 Lynden - 0.0 Burlington-Edison
4.0 Ferndale - 1.0 Sehome
4.0 Sedro-Woolley - 1.0 Blaine
2.0 Burlington-Edison B - 3.0 Lynden Christian
5.0 Mount Vernon - 0.0 Burlington-Edison C
4.0 Mount Baker - 1.0 Lynden B
2.0 Sedro-Woolley B - 1.0 Bellingham

PAIRINGS FOR ROUND 5, JAN. 26 AT FERNDALE HS:
(White) (Black, on Boards 1,3,5)
Lynden Christian - Lynden
Sedro-Woolley - Ferndale
Burlington-Edison - Mount Vernon
Sehome - Burlington-Edison B
Blaine - Sedro-Woolley B
Bellingham - Mount Baker
Burlington-Edison C - Lynden B

4.
KVOS-TV BELLINGHAM
LI'L SCHOLASTIC CHESS FEATURE
ENW WITH DEB SLATER
You remember that film crew that was at the Whatcom County Championships? Well, rumor has it that there will be a li'l chess feature on Deb Slater's show "Experience Northwest", otherwise known as ENW, sometime before the month is out. If you miss it, it will probably be available for download from the KVOS website a li'l while after that.
**FLASH - The piece will air:
Saturday, Jan 24 at 5pm
Monday, Jan 26 at 6:30am
Wednesday, Jan 28 at 6:30am
and again Saturday, Jan 31 at 5:30pm

5.
2009 WHATCOM COUNTY SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
JANUARY 10, 2009
LYNDEN FAIRGROUNDS - 184 PLAYERS
(Results best viewed in a fixed font, i.e. Courier)
(Interpret id numbers at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ratings.html )

K-1ST GRADE SECTION
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 total
1 BUNN, SAM LARB9041 901 989/ 10 W29 W8 W7 W9 W3 5.0
2 FRAZIER, JOSHUA ASTAI906 579 797/ 15 W37 W6 W10 D7 W9 4.5
3 DEBOO, OWEN ASTC2870 729 801/ 28 W18 W28 W14 W4 L1 4.0
4 GHANBARI, DARMON CARCF886 653 764/ 15 W20 W25 W11 L3 W12 4.0
5 SUN, LUCY HPVCA489 480 666/ 10 W33 L10 W17 W11 W13 4.0
6 BOTEZ, ANDREA BLEB9457 765 779/ 15 W32 L2 W19 W27 W15 4.0
7 SALVATIERRA, CHRISTIAN NORCA411 627 702/ 26 W35 W15 L1 D2 W19 3.5
8 DANENHOWER, ASA SAICA314 565 613/ 17 W39 L1 D18 W26 W22 3.5
9 KAECH, RICHY SKYCC022 669 691/101 W24 W27 W13 L1 L2 3.0
10 PACHECO, OBERON SAIC2848 660 665/ 29 W21 W5 L2 L12 W26 3.0
11 WONG, DYLAN ASTB9914 913 856/ 30 W26 W12 L4 L5 W18 3.0
12 ANTICO, MORGAN LARC8876 542 624/ 10 W34 L11 W29 W10 L4 3.0
13 RIEMANN, DOMINIK WKEB2718 586 605/ 10 W43 W31 L9 W16 L5 3.0
14 PARKS, JOB CIAC2825 613 607/ 24 W23 W36 L3 L15 W30 3.0
15 ZIMMERMAN, BLAKE CARC7516 450 547/ 10 W41 L7 W36 W14 L6 3.0
16 REMMEL-COAKLEY, SETH LARB8941 400 570/ 5 L25 W20 W30 L13 W27 3.0
17 SCHAEFER, COLM ASTB9423 400 666/ 3 HPD HPB L5 W29 W28 3.0
18 STEELE, RILEY CARCD330 400 500/ 32 L3 W37 D8 W25 L11 2.5
19 GANGLE, EVAN CARC3127 531 514/ 14 D22 BYE L6 W24 L7 2.5
20 MCKAY, CONNOR WKEBJ352 400 468/ 9 L4 L16 W40 W38 D25 2.5
21 WAGNER, BRODY LARCF603 400 434/ 10 L10 W33 L27 D31 W36 2.5
22 SLAUGHTER, NICKOLAS SKYCG121 400 429/ 27 D19 L26 W41 W32 L8 2.5
23 ROSS, SPENCER NBLC9963 400 425/ 14 L14 W38 D25 L30 W39 2.5
24 PARKS, LONA CIAA9437 400 451/ 9 L9 W40 D28 L19 W37 2.5
25 STEWARDSON, LIAM EAGCB112 490 482/ 21 W16 L4 D23 L18 D20 2.0
26 MALQUIST, JOHN WKEBF952 438 455/ 35 L11 W22 W31 L8 L10 2.0
27 VERRET, NOLAN CARBJ627 529 515/ 29 W42 L9 W21 L6 L16 2.0
28 ROWEMOULDS, JAMIE LARCG804 510 491/ 34 W40 L3 D24 D34 L17 2.0
29 DANENHOWER, MAX SAIAE991 425 461/ 10 L1 W39 L12 L17 W42 2.0
30 HOEMANN, CONNOR CARB7081 473 438/ 10 L31 W43 L16 W23 L14 2.0
31 WOLFISBERG, RAFE HSCBJ385 400 400/ 5 W30 L13 L26 D21 D35 2.0
32 DEYERIN, DEVAN WKEBA041 423 419/ 13 L6 D34 W42 L22 D33 2.0
33 FELLER, MICHAEL LCSBA528 400 400/ 5 L5 L21 W39 D36 D32 2.0
34 OOSTRA, LEVI ISOCF274 400 479/ 4 L12 D32 W35 D28 U 2.0
35 STEWART, DANIEL SKYCI552 400 400/ 10 L7 D41 L34 W42 D31 2.0
36 MCWILLIAMS, CAMERON HPVCF745 400 400/ 5 W38 L14 L15 D33 L21 1.5
37 ROMANYSHYN, MARKIAN WKECI933 400 400/ 5 L2 L18 D38 W41 L24 1.5
38 WINE, TAHLIA RESBA750 539 439/ 41 L36 L23 D37 L20 W41 1.5
39 SCHOENECKER, LILLY ASTCA073 400 400/ 5 L8 L29 L33 W40 L23 1.0
40 PEARSON, LUKE WKCC2690 400 400/ 4 L28 L24 L20 L39 BYE 1.0
41 COOL, GUYAN CIAC7005 400 400/ 5 L15 D35 L22 L37 L38 0.5
42 GRIMES, ELIAS ROVAT655 400 400/ 4 L27 HPB L32 L35 L29 0.5
43 BISHOP, JACOB PARB5182 400 400/ 2 L13 L30 U U U 0.0

3RD - 5TH GRADE SECTION
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 CARPENTER, COLTON SAIE4173 1078 1157/149 W24 W19 W11 W7 W4 5.0
2 KAECH, STONE SKYF6398 899 1057/176 W46 W35 W21 W16 W13 5.0
3 ZEHNDER, RILEY HSCF4476 908 1006/160 W28 W23 D15 W14 W16 4.5
4 HOWARD-SNYDER, WILLIAM SAIDE130 1133 1138/216 W41 W8 W20 W5 L1 4.0
5 TILLEY, JAREN HPVEF561 907 942/ 18 W42 W26 W10 L4 W19 4.0
6 SUTER, ANDREW SAIF4434 851 908/ 97 W40 W32 W18 L13 W26 4.0
7 HAN, HENRY HPVFD948 799 881/ 63 W64 W51 W17 L1 W31 4.0
8 SUN, KEVIN HPVF5342 734 858/ 15 W55 L4 W24 W22 W17 4.0
9 VELDHUISEN, TY COLDH107 838 874/ 84 W38 W29 L16 W35 W21 4.0
10 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRDJ930 751 835/ 59 W68 W22 L5 W27 W20 4.0
11 VALDEZ, PHILIP HSCE8125 781 862/ 25 W69 W52 L1 W29 W25 4.0
12 DEBOO, LOGAN ASTEB063 691 800/ 29 W72 L13 W39 W48 W18 4.0
13 PARKS, ISAAC CIAF4924 1064 1055/ 45 W30 W12 D14 W6 L2 3.5
14 PYLES, CHRISTOPHER SAIF8739 891 904/129 W43 W27 D13 L3 W41 3.5
15 DRURY, GABE CIAE1769 778 808/ 93 W67 W63 D3 L17 W36 3.5
16 LOWRY, JASON SAIDG811 1104 1067/101 W33 W49 W9 L2 L3 3.0
17 HOWARD-SNYDER, PETER SAIDH798 1084 1030/221 W34 W50 L7 W15 L8 3.0
18 DEVANGE, ISAAC LARF6005 952 911/114 W44 W47 L6 W23 L12 3.0
19 KAHLE, JIMMY SKYF2025 692 719/ 83 W71 L1 W30 W44 L5 3.0
20 SMARTT, HENRY HSCD5454 898 881/103 W58 W36 L4 W45 L10 3.0
21 KING, TAYLOR ASTEH361 687 737/132 W70 W25 L2 W52 L9 3.0
22 GOO, AUDREY ASTE6863 569 603/107 W57 L10 W63 L8 W44 3.0
23 GOIT, ELLIOT WKED7271 674 692/ 15 W66 L3 W40 L18 W48 3.0
24 SCHOENECKER, JAMES ASTEF322 492 607/ 25 L1 W77 L8 W59 W47 3.0
25 STEELE, ZACHARY CAREH880 1019 962/ 74 W48 L21 W45 W47 L11 3.0
26 WENDLING, JACK ASTEG787 663 704/ 88 W73 L5 W55 W37 L6 3.0
27 SPENST, CARDIN LYCF3861 639 654/ 20 W54 L14 W53 L10 W52 3.0
28 BRAUNBERGER, KRISTOPHERASTE3479 462 611/ 10 L3 W66 D36 W51 D37 3.0
29 FRAZIER, JACOB ASTEA879 647 658/ 15 W75 L9 W54 L11 W58 3.0
30 GOODIN, ZACHARY ASTEJ531 479 598/ 45 L13 W59 L19 W53 W45 3.0
31 EVANS, ADAM CIAFB851 577 598/ 23 L63 W60 W57 W49 L7 3.0
32 HERRON, TREY HPVDE372 668 650/ 97 W74 L6 L44 W67 W46 3.0
33 HORNSTRA, BRADY LYCFA279 530 622/ 60 L16 W56 L37 W68 W49 3.0
34 SAYLER, BEN NORDD371 501 587/ 23 L17 W72 L49 W61 W50 3.0
35 REAVLEY, WILSON HPVE9808 666 660/ 74 W53 L2 W67 L9 D39 2.5
36 SINGLETON, SHION SAIF6426 645 643/ 39 W65 L20 D28 W42 L15 2.5
37 MISZCZAK, LIAM SAIF8682 921 842/106 W39 L45 W33 L26 D28 2.5
38 RECORD, CHANDLER WKEF8293 400 463/ 10 L9 L54 W62 W57 D51 2.5
39 HILBURN, CAMERON CAREE469 467 541/ 10 L37 W70 L12 W71 D35 2.5
40 FULLER II, PATRICK R LYCF9059 400 457/ 23 L6 W73 L23 D63 W65 2.5
41 HASKINS, CORY RESFH815 543 571/ 19 L4 W68 HPB W56 L14 2.5
42 HASKINS, TYLER RESFA345 454 488/ 19 L5 W61 HPB L36 W64 2.5
43 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL ASTE6169 401 474/ 15 L14 W75 D51 L50 W63 2.5
44 SULLIVAN, KOBE MTNDE320 477 505/ 33 L18 W62 W32 L19 L22 2.0
45 WITZEL, BEN CIAF8369 678 671/ 80 W61 W37 L25 L20 L30 2.0
46 ROSS, MCKAY NBLE1906 448 455/ 29 L2 L53 W64 W54 L32 2.0
47 LOISEL, CHASE SAIEF394 682 648/ 79 W62 L18 W58 L25 L24 2.0
48 DRURY, ABBEY CIAF4320 480 519/ 39 L25 W71 W50 L12 L23 2.0
49 MALQUIST, BENJAMIN WKEEJ768 724 675/102 W77 L16 W34 L31 L33 2.0
50 WINE, TRISTAN RESEE596 700 642/139 W59 L17 L48 W43 L34 2.0
51 JACOBSEN, JOSHUA LYCE4866 610 567/ 15 W76 L7 D43 L28 D38 2.0
52 SCHWINDT, ETHAN WKEDF266 400 438/ 8 BYE L11 W60 L21 L27 2.0
53 LANGE, DAVID MTNDD425 400 470/ 5 L35 W46 L27 L30 W69 2.0
54 FEENSTRA, HENRY SPAD2294 400 444/ 5 L27 W38 L29 L46 W71 2.0
55 WARD, CASEY LYCEE688 400 400/ 14 L8 BYE L26 D60 D56 2.0
56 RANDALL-GRUTTER, ROWAN SILEE364 400 421/ 5 D60 L33 W65 L41 D55 2.0
57 KIVLIGHN, ANDREW BVEE5716 400 413/ 5 L22 W69 L31 L38 W70 2.0
58 WILLIAMS, KOLBY CIAFC816 404 435/ 35 L20 W74 L47 W70 L29 2.0
59 PICKERING, TAYSON NORDG207 400 447/ 5 L50 L30 W74 L24 W73 2.0
60 WOLFISBERG, LUKE HSCDB994 573 500/ 20 D56 L31 L52 D55 W74 2.0
61 DANVILLE, MICAH WKEEG125 400 433/ 5 L45 L42 W77 L34 W67 2.0
62 PIETRO, DOMINIC GENFK367 500 404/ 5 L47 L44 L38 W77 W76 2.0
63 WILLETT, PATRICK CUEDF580 400 429/ 5 W31 L15 L22 D40 L43 1.5
64 MOORMEIR, FREDERICK LYCE2226 400 400/ 14 L7 D65 L46 W66 L42 1.5
65 MCPHAIL, DYLAN ISOD7213 400 400/ 5 L36 D64 L56 W72 L40 1.5
66 ODEGAARD, CAMERON SILE8764 400 400/ 5 L23 L28 D69 L64 W68 1.5
67 SCHOENECKER, SAVANNA ASTFG180 400 400/ 15 L15 W76 L35 L32 L61 1.0
68 SALAM, ABDALLAH SAID9182 400 400/ 8 L10 L41 BYE L33 L66 1.0
69 PETERSON, TOMMY WKEDC276 400 400/ 29 L11 L57 D66 D73 L53 1.0
70 WILLIAMS, TULLEY SILF3147 500 400/ 5 L21 L39 W76 L58 L57 1.0
71 URCUYO, CONNOR SILF7459 500 400/ 5 L19 L48 W75 L39 L54 1.0
72 STONE, TAZER CIADB624 400 400/ 5 L12 L34 D73 L65 D77 1.0
73 LOVE, JAMIE SILDC377 400 400/ 5 L26 L40 D72 D69 L59 1.0
74 DUNCAN, EVAN SKYFI410 500 400/ 5 L32 L58 L59 W75 L60 1.0
75 FELLER, ELIZABETH LCSE1195 400 400/ 4 L29 L43 L71 L74 BYE 1.0
76 MORRISON, MICHAEL CUEEI596 400 400/ 4 L51 L67 L70 BYE L62 1.0
77 LOVE, AUSTIN SILE3026 400 400/ 5 L49 L24 L61 L62 D72 0.5

6TH - 8TH GRADE SECTION
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 BOTEZ, ALEXANDRA BLNIX598 1641 1653/ 70 W42 W6 W10 W9 W2 5.0
2 GOO, ANTHONY C ASTI7666 941 1022/154 W18 W34 W11 W4 L1 4.0
3 RIANDA, WILL CIAG2326 987 1037/154 W15 W21 L9 W8 W12 4.0
4 PITCHER, RYAN LYCH8308 995 1021/152 W26 W27 W14 L2 W11 4.0
5 SMARTT, KALEB HSCG4368 1085 1081/ 98 W37 L9 W15 W10 W13 4.0
6 BLOK, DYLAN LYCHG840 904 984/ 87 W38 L1 W26 W22 W16 4.0
7 STEWARDSON, PAUL LYMI4704 1176 1158/110 W30 L10 W20 W27 W14 4.0
8 VALDEZ, PAUL HSCGF938 884 956/ 25 W32 D12 W28 L3 W9 3.5
9 MORRIS, JULIA LYCGE440 809 916/ 78 W25 W5 W3 L1 L8 3.0
10 RIANDA, BEN VSTI7794 846 910/153 W31 W7 L1 L5 W29 3.0
11 EVANS, ETHAN HSCH3309 773 896/ 25 W13 W19 L2 W28 L4 3.0
12 BROWN, KENNETH FHVG4291 1199 1157/147 W29 D8 W23 D16 L3 3.0
13 FERGUSON, JUSTIN VSTI9127 800 927/ 5 L11 W18 W29 W19 L5 3.0
14 DUNN, HUNTER ASTH9733 914 920/120 W40 W24 L4 W21 L7 3.0
15 PYLES, GRACE SAIH8127 579 703/ 86 L3 W25 L5 W31 W27 3.0
16 SYMONDS, CALOB LYMI4003 1140 1102/129 D20 W17 W36 D12 L6 3.0
17 MABERRY, DAVID LYCHI939 787 794/ 67 L24 L16 W32 W20 W26 3.0
18 BOERSMA, JACK LYCGG216 561 655/ 33 L2 L13 W33 W37 W30 3.0
19 WITECKI, IAN ASTG9565 968 933/206 W35 L11 W39 L13 W23 3.0
20 HAN, AMY FHVIK070 620 678/ 50 D16 W37 L7 L17 W35 2.5
21 LIKKEL, DRAKE LYCH7027 778 778/ 56 W41 L3 W24 L14 D22 2.5
22 BLECHA, CAMERON SKYGI550 600 742/ 5 L23 W40 W30 L6 D21 2.5
23 DUNFORD, NATHAN HSCI8195 751 786/ 24 W22 D28 L12 W36 L19 2.5
24 FERGUSON, WILLIAM VSTID516 800 750/ 5 W17 L14 L21 D35 W36 2.5
25 ALLEN, LAMON VSTII994 484 517/ 41 L9 L15 BYE W38 D28 2.5
26 VAN DE POEL, ALEXANDER ASTG9605 586 600/113 L4 W31 L6 W34 L17 2.0
27 CHAMBERS, SEAN ASTHH930 810 776/ 86 W33 L4 W35 L7 L15 2.0
28 TEFFT-MEEKER, DEVON FHVI5594 949 875/119 W39 D23 L8 L11 D25 2.0
29 KOLODYCHUK, STEPHEN ASTG3596 651 662/ 81 L12 W32 L13 W40 L10 2.0
30 CUMMINS, KYLE FHVH3068 656 636/ 15 L7 W38 L22 W39 L18 2.0
31 DEBOOM, MICHAEL LYCIH864 509 517/ 15 L10 L26 W38 L15 W37 2.0
32 RICCI, EVAN LYMI7739 524 538/ 51 L8 L29 L17 W41 W39 2.0
33 APPLE, KURT VSTII841 503 482/ 22 L27 L35 L18 BYE W40 2.0
34 COMCHOC, BJ LYCIC635 400 400/ 12 BYE L2 L37 L26 W41 2.0
35 ROSS, BRENDON NBLG8236 577 572/ 29 L19 W33 L27 D24 L20 1.5
36 SELIG, LUKAS FHVGG814 755 695/ 59 HPB BYE L16 L23 L24 1.5
37 SEMSAK, DEREK HORH7016 609 505/ 10 L5 L20 W34 L18 L31 1.0
38 RICCI, ANTHONY ISOHK278 550 443/ 12 L6 L30 L31 L25 BYE 1.0
39 VANDER ZOUWEN, BRETON LYCH2788 564 513/ 45 L28 W41 L19 L30 L32 1.0
40 MACFARLAND, GAVIN LYCHB617 561 502/ 15 L14 L22 W41 L29 L33 1.0
41 KELM, SCOTT LYMH5290 700 400/ 5 L21 L39 L40 L32 L34 0.0
42 RIANDA, MEGAN NBLH2570 657 657/133 L1 U U U U 0.0

HIGH SCHOOL SECTION
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 WITECKI, THOMAS LYEK8805 1488 1539/428 W10 W8 W7 W3 W2 5.0
2 BLANKERS, ELI LYCK8258 1350 1380/199 W18 W4 W6 W11 L1 4.0
3 DIETZ, STERLING LYEM1695 1640 1629/316 W21 W5 W11 L1 W6 4.0
4 HONCOOP, TERREN LYNM7330 1158 1231/121 W20 L2 W9 W8 W11 4.0
5 LOUDON, DAVID FERL4251 1159 1177/ 53 W12 L3 W15 W13 W10 4.0
6 JENNINGS, AUSTIN HSCJ4849 1226 1222/ 63 W14 W19 L2 W7 L3 3.0
7 HONCOOP, JOHN WILLIAM LYCM6365 876 966/ 74 W16 W17 L1 L6 W13 3.0
8 SMITH, DUSTIN SEDMA158 1117 1105/ 58 W22 L1 W20 L4 W14 3.0
9 LABRIE, LUKE FERJA937 900 1100/ 5 W17 L11 L4 W16 W12 3.0
10 STEENSMA, BEN LYCJ7236 768 808/ 55 L1 W22 W19 W21 L5 3.0
11 SPITZER, TIM SEDMD963 1326 1291/111 W15 W9 L3 L2 L4 2.0
12 WARD, CAITLYN LYCJ4793 900 827/ 5 L5 W18 L13 W15 L9 2.0
13 ABBOTT, ALEXANDER FERL2280 944 900/150 L19 W14 W12 L5 L7 2.0
14 NIEUWENDORP, TY MDIK4783 590 693/ 18 L6 L13 W17 W19 L8 2.0
15 DEBOER, KALVIN LYCKF479 604 638/ 46 L11 W16 L5 L12 W20 2.0
16 BARANETS, ALEXSANDR SEDK6957 1000 686/ 5 L7 L15 W18 L9 W22 2.0
17 LESH, ROBYN LYEJA140 1135 1049/123 L9 L7 L14 W20 W19 2.0
18 MENSING, KRIS FERLD129 702 689/ 93 L2 L12 L16 W22 W21 2.0
19 BARANETS, YEVGENIY SEDL2074 1100 673/ 5 W13 L6 L10 L14 L17 1.0
20 FISHER, GREG FERL5283 457 486/ 65 L4 W21 L8 L17 L15 1.0
21 BURDSAL, TREMAYNE SEDJ9072 837 723/ 14 L3 L20 W22 L10 L18 1.0
22 TAXDAHL, ZACH FERJ6120 900 400/ 5 L8 L10 L21 L18 L16 0.0

6.
NW WA SCHOLASTIC CHESS CALENDAR 2008-2009
Details for events below at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ as they come available.

2009:
Jan 10 Whatcom County Championships K-12, Lynden
Jan 24 Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge, K-8, Bellingham
Jan 26 Whatcom Jr. High and Middle Schools League, Ferndale
Feb 7 International Chess Jam 2009, K-12, Ferndale
Feb 21 F.E.S.T: Ferndale Elementary Spring Tournament, K-6, Ferndale
Mar 14 3rd Assumption Open, K-8, Bellingham
Apr 25 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, Spokane, WA

Northwest High School League schedule:
Dec. 1: - NWL Meet 1 -- Burlington-Edison H.S.
Dec. 15: - (cancelled, snow)
Jan. 12: - NWL Meet 2 -- Mount Vernon H.S.
Jan. 26: - NWL Meet 3 -- Ferndale H.S. (with Middle School league)
Feb. 2: - NWL Meet 4 -- Lynden Christian
. . . . . Sites open 6:00pm, League games start at 6:20pm

Feb. 27 and 28: Wa. State High School Chess Team Championships -- Mt. Vernon H.S.
For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:
WHSCA (and OSCF) Scholastic Calendar: http://www.whsca.org/calendar.html
Northwest Chess Magazine: http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm
They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.
And for all the scholastic tourneys just across the border:
BC Junior Chess Calendar http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/events.html

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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Chess Memo 167 - Happy New Year!

- - - Northwest Washington Scholastic Chess Ememo #167, January 2, 2009 - - -
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Contents:
1. Jan. 10: Whatcom County Championships K-12 -- ENTER NOW
2. Jan. 24: Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge K-8
3. NW High School League, Revised Schedule
4. Lynden HS, Sedro-Woolley HS Compete at State MiniTeams
5. Contest: Design the T-Shirt for Elementary State
6. Skookum Articles by OSCF Scholastic Chess Parents
7. Results: LC Christmas Chess Classic (106 players)
8. NW Scholastic Chess Calendar


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1.
THE BIG ONE!
WHATCOM COUNTY SCHOLASTIC CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN LYNDEN
ENTRY DEADLINE TUESDAY!
A chess tournament and playday for chessplayers of all abilities, from beginner to experienced tournament competitor, from Kindergarden through 12th grade. Open to students residing in or attending school in Whatcom County. (High School division open to all NW Wa. students.)
Four playing sections: K-2 (Primary), 3-5 (Elementary), 6-8 (Middle), 9-12 (High).
State Qualifier Tournament! Kindergarten-6th grade players with winning scores (3/5) qualify to participate in the 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, being held this year in Spokane on April 25, 2009.
Location: Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden.
Format: Five round Swiss (no elimination). Game/30 (maximum one hour for each game.) Tournament rated by the Northwest Scholastic Rating System. Pairings by computer.
Schedule: Check-in 8:30 - 9:00am at the Fairgrounds in Lynden. Opening ceremonies at 9:05am. Approximate start times for each round: 9:40, 11:00, 12:30, 1:50, 3:10. Awards ceremony 4:30 or ASAP.
Individual Awards: Trophies for top five in K-2, 6-8, 9-12 sections, top seven in 3-5 section. Ties broken by computer as per WHSCA rules. Medals for all who post a winning (3/5) record. All Primary (K-2) players who complete all five rounds will receive a Certificate at the least.
Team Awards: Top teams (based on top four players from a school) awarded trophies in the K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 sections. A team shall consist of students enrolled in a school for the 2008-09 school year (as per Elementary State eligibility rules).
Bring: Chess boards/sets for the non-tournament ("skittles") area. If in sixth grade or higher, bring a pencil (or pen) and a chess clock if you have one.
TO ENTER: Players must reside in or attend school in Whatcom County, and must pre-register to play. No on-site entries. Entry fee $10.
To enter online: Register at http://www.chess4life.com/chess-event/Whatcom-County-Scholastic-Chess-Championships/496 , $1.75 convenience fee applies.
To enter via the mail: Make check to Theresa Tromp Chess Trust. Entries must be received no later than Tuesday, January 6. Mail entries to:
.....Theresa Tromp Chess Tournament
.....P.O. Box 705
.....Lynden WA 98264
Include the following: Student's Full Name, Address, School, Grade, Phone, Email, Entry Fee. Include optional T-shirt and Lunch fees if desired (details below).
All players must check-in the morning of the tourney between 8:30 and 9:00. Players checking in after 9:00am will receive a half-point bye in round one.
CONCESSIONS OPTION: If you would like to pre-order a pizza slice, chips and pop for lunch, include an extra $4 with your entry. Indicate pepperoni or cheese pizza.
T-SHIRT OPTION: If you would like a Whatcom County Scholastic Chess Championships T-shirt, include an extra $10 with your entry. Indicate whether youth or adult size, then size desired, XS, S, M, L, or XL.
For further information: See the website and FAQ at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/whatcom09.html , email Randy Kaech at kaech@verizon.net or Theodore Neff at ttct@live.com.

2.
ROOSEVELT WINTER CHESS CHALLENGE
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24
AT ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY IN BELLINGHAM
The Roosevelt PTA is excited to produce an exceptional chess tournament for youth of all abilities. They'll even teach you how to play if you don't know how! Playing sections for K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, and 6th-8th grades. It's a chess tournament and playday featuring generous awards, a new playground out back, a covered play area, movie room, and first round lessons for those starting out. Advance entries only. Full details, FAQ and directions on how to enter are at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/roosevelt09.html .

3.
NW HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
SCHEDULE REVISED DUE TO SNOW
Here's the revised schedule:
Dec. 1: - NWL Meet 1 -- Burlington-Edison H.S.
Dec. 15: - (cancelled)
Jan. 12: - NWL Meet 2 -- Mount Vernon H.S.
Jan. 26: - NWL Meet 3 -- Ferndale H.S.
Feb. 2: - NWL Meet 4 -- Lynden Christian
. . . . . Sites open 6:00pm, League games start at 6:20pm
Feb. 27 and 28: Wa. State High School Chess Team Championships -- Mt. Vernon H.S.

NWL STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 2:
10.0 Lynden
9.0 Ferndale
8.5 Burlington-Edison
6.5 Sehome
6.0 Lynden Christian
5.0 Sedro-Woolley
5.0 Burlington-Edison B
4.5 Burlington-Edison C
4.0 Mount Vernon
2.5 Blaine
2.5 Mount Baker
1.0 Sedro-Woolley B
0.5 Bellingham
0.0 Lynden B

Pairings for Round 3:
(White) (Black, on Boards 1,3,5)
Ferndale - Lynden
Lynden Christian - Burlington-Edison
Sehome - Sedro-Woolley
Burlington-Edison B - Mount Vernon
Burlington-Edison C - Sedro-Woolley B
Bellingham - Lynden B
Blaine - Mount Baker

4.
STATE MINI-TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS
LYNDEN HS, SEDRO HS COMPETE
Sponsored by the Washington High School Chess Association, and taking place this year at Federal Way High School, the competitors come from around Washington state competing in teams of three. Placing fifth in the entire state at MiniTeams this year were Lynden High School's team of Sterling Dietz, Thomas Witecki and David Pash. Sedro-Woolley also did well, placing 10th with Tim Spitzer, Dustin Smith and Mark Rathvon. Lynden B placed 14th, and Sedro B placed 21st. Well done! Full crosstable at http://www.whsca.org/HSminiteams.pdf .

5.
ATTENTION K-6TH GRADE ARTISTS
DESIGN THE T-SHIRT FOR STATE
JANUARY 9 DEADLINE
Cool! Here's what the entry form says, and we quote:
"Create the winning T-Shirt design for the Washington State Elementary Chess Championships April 2009 and win $100 cash! Plus your design will be on all tournament T-shirts and event programs!
Age group: Kindergarten thru 6th graders.
Washington residents only, 1 entry per person
Design should fit paper no bigger than 8 ½ by 11
Please mail entries to: 2009 WSECC, P.O. Box 9581, Spokane, WA 99209
Deadline to enter January 9, 2009
For more information go to www.SpokaneChess2009.com
Have fun -- be creative -- play chess!"

6.
CHECK OUT THESE SKOOKUM ARTICLES
BY OSCF SCHOLASTIC CHESS PARENTS
Thought I'd pass this Oregon website along to you. Good stuff. Articles include Starting a Chess Club in Your Child's School, Of Soccer and Chess, Is My Child Ready to Compete?, Best Chess Books for Kids, Emotional Players, Tips for Putting on a Tournament, Bughouse Rules, How to Handle Sportsmanship Issues, and more.
At http://www.oscf.org/oscf.jsp?panel=content/articlesList.jsp#Advisor/TD%20Advice .

7.
LC CHRISTMAS CHESS CLASSIC
AT LYNDEN CHRISTIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL, LYNDEN
DECEMBER 6, 2008
FINAL RATED CROSSTABLE -- 106 PLAYERS
(Results best viewed in a fixed font, i.e. Courier)
(Interpret id numbers at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ratings.html )
K-1 Section
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 total
1 BOTEZ, ANDREA BLEB9457 655 765/ 10 W3 W6 W4 D2 W5 4.5
2 COLLINS, GRANT WKEBB196 400 557/ 14 BYE W8 D6 D1 D4 3.5
3 WINE, TAHLIA RESBA750 400 539/ 36 L1 BYE W8 D4 W7 3.5
4 FULLER, MICHAEL LYCB8993 400 637/ 5 W5 W10 L1 D3 D2 3.0
5 VERRET, NOLAN CARBJ627 439 529/ 24 L4 W11 W9 W6 L1 3.0
6 FRAZIER, JOSHUA ASTAI906 609 579/ 10 W11 L1 D2 L5 W8 2.5
7 MALQUIST, JOHN WKEBF952 426 438/ 30 L8 D9 W10 W11 L3 2.5
8 MONTOYA-LEWIS, ZACHARY BCOBF223 685 555/ 10 W7 L2 L3 W9 L6 2.0
9 PARKS, LONA CIAA9437 400 400/ 4 D10 D7 L5 L8 BYE 2.0
10 DEYERIN, DEVAN WKEBA041 589 423/ 8 D9 L4 L7 BYE D11 2.0
11 MCKAY, CONNOR WKEBJ352 400 400/ 4 L6 L5 BYE L7 D10 1.5
2-3 Section
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 total
1 HOWARD-SNYDER, PETER SAIDH798 971 1084/216 W20 W3 W9 W6 W2 5.0
2 LIU, MARK BCXDX739 914 999/ 15 W5 W7 W8 W4 L1 4.0
3 HALLOCK, KOLTON PURDB117 752 811/ 45 W22 L1 W11 W15 W7 4.0
4 LOWRY, JASON SAIDG811 1116 1104/ 96 W21 W16 W6 L2 W10 4.0
5 PACHECO, OBERON SAIC2848 466 660/ 24 L2 W27 W12 W16 D11 3.5
6 SMARTT, HENRY HSCD5454 900 898/ 98 W14 W10 L4 L1 W17 3.0
7 GOIT, ELLIOT WKED7271 574 674/ 10 W23 L2 W14 W9 L3 3.0
8 ANDRADE, JOSE TPSCA413 776 763/ 50 W13 W12 L2 L10 W18 3.0
9 VELDHUISEN, TY COLDH107 876 838/ 79 W25 W19 L1 L7 W15 3.0
10 HARLE, NIKHIL CDRDJ930 727 751/ 54 W24 L6 W21 W8 L4 3.0
11 KAECH, RICHY SKYCC022 675 669/ 96 D17 W15 L3 W19 D5 3.0
12 PARKS, JOB CIAC2825 593 613/ 19 W18 L8 L5 W24 W16 3.0
13 SIDHU, SIMRIN NORDC385 400 461/ 9 L8 BYE L15 W27 W21 3.0
14 BROWN, ETHAN CARCB593 429 490/ 10 L6 W18 L7 D26 W23 2.5
15 GANGLE, EVAN CARC3127 514 531/ 10 W26 L11 W13 L3 L9 2.0
16 GHANBARI, DARMON CARCF886 740 653/ 10 W27 L4 W20 L5 L12 2.0
17 SUN, LUCY HPVCA489 400 480/ 5 D11 L21 D26 W25 L6 2.0
18 SCHWINDT, ETHAN WKEDF266 400 400/ 4 L12 L14 BYE W22 L8 2.0
19 GOLOMBEK, ALEXANDER NORDI575 400 400/ 8 BYE L9 D25 L11 D22 2.0
20 STEWARDSON, LIAM EAGCB112 488 490/ 16 L1 W24 L16 HPB HPB 2.0
21 SULLIVAN, KOBE MTNDE320 500 477/ 28 L4 W17 L10 D23 L13 1.5
22 WAGNER, BRODY LARCF603 400 400/ 5 L3 D26 D23 L18 D19 1.5
23 BIBEE, ORION LARCI925 400 400/ 5 L7 D25 D22 D21 L14 1.5
24 STEIGER, ERIC LYCDA064 400 400/ 5 L10 L20 W27 L12 D25 1.5
25 PETERSON, TOMMY WKEDC276 416 400/ 24 L9 D23 D19 L17 D24 1.5
26 HEINZ, BEN WKED2703 400 400/ 4 L15 D22 D17 D14 U 1.5
27 KEYS, NOAH LARC7049 400 400/ 4 L16 L5 L24 L13 BYE 1.0
4-5 Section
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 BOWHAY, DAWSON CARE8381 1059 1117/162 W22 W5 W6 W9 W3 5.0
2 PYLES, CHRISTOPHER SAIF8739 651 891/124 W23 D7 W10 W19 W9 4.5
3 STEELE, ZACHARY CAREH880 987 1019/ 69 W29 W8 W18 W4 L1 4.0
4 HOWARD-SNYDER, WILLIAM SAIDE130 1136 1133/211 W11 W15 W13 L3 W7 4.0
5 HALLOCK, DAWSON PURFC772 645 773/ 45 W34 L1 W29 W18 W11 4.0
6 VALDEZ, PHILIP HSCE8125 550 781/ 20 W10 W14 L1 W15 D8 3.5
7 PARKS, ISAAC CIAF4924 1082 1064/ 40 W25 D2 W20 W14 L4 3.5
8 SUN, KEVIN HPVF5342 650 734/ 10 W36 L3 W31 W12 D6 3.5
9 HAN, HENRY HPVFD948 792 799/ 58 W31 W26 W12 L1 L2 3.0
10 KAECH, STONE SKYF6398 938 899/171 L6 W27 L2 W20 W16 3.0
11 KAHLE, JIMMY SKYF2025 598 692/ 78 L4 W35 W17 W13 L5 3.0
12 JACOBSEN, JOSHUA LYCE4866 471 610/ 10 W19 W17 L9 L8 W26 3.0
13 SAWYER, JOE LARE3528 725 743/100 W16 W24 L4 L11 W22 3.0
14 MALQUIST, BENJAMIN WKEEJ768 706 724/ 97 W27 L6 W24 L7 W25 3.0
15 WITZEL, BEN CIAF8369 653 678/ 75 W32 L4 W25 L6 W27 3.0
16 SPENST, CARDIN LYCF3861 504 639/ 15 L13 W23 W26 W21 L10 3.0
17 KING, TAYLOR ASTEH361 707 687/127 W30 L12 L11 W29 W24 3.0
18 FRAZIER, JACOB ASTEA879 525 647/ 10 W28 W21 L3 L5 D19 2.5
19 REAVLEY, WILSON HPVE9808 679 666/ 69 L12 W30 W22 L2 D18 2.5
20 SINGLETON, SHION SAIF6426 549 645/ 34 D21 W28 L7 L10 W31 2.5
21 DRURY, GABE CIAE1769 842 778/ 88 D20 L18 W28 L16 W23 2.5
22 EVANS, ADAM CIAFB851 595 577/ 18 L1 W33 L19 W36 L13 2.0
23 GOODIN, ZACHARY ASTEJ531 457 479/ 40 L2 L16 W33 W34 L21 2.0
24 GOO, AUDREY ASTE6863 599 569/102 W33 L13 L14 W32 L17 2.0
25 KEELING, SPENCER CAREA763 581 572/ 20 L7 W36 L15 W30 L14 2.0
26 MICHELIN, JUSTIN LARED097 611 576/ 34 W35 L9 L16 W31 L12 2.0
27 WILLIAMS, ZACHARY LARFD077 477 490/ 15 L14 L10 W34 W33 L15 2.0
28 WINE, TRISTAN RESEE596 782 700/134 L18 L20 L21 W35 W32 2.0
29 HORNSTRA, BRADY LYCFA279 557 530/ 55 L3 W32 L5 L17 D30 1.5
30 ARENA, ANTONE WKEE7581 479 454/ 15 L17 L19 W36 L25 D29 1.5
31 ANDRADE, ANGELICA TPSEJ626 548 492/ 46 L9 W34 L8 L26 L20 1.0
32 GONZALEZ, GABRIEL ASTE6169 470 401/ 10 L15 L29 W35 L24 L28 1.0
33 FULLER II, PATRICK R LYCF9059 400 400/ 18 L24 L22 L23 L27 W36 1.0
34 MOORMEIR, FREDERICK LYCE2226 400 400/ 9 L5 L31 L27 L23 D35 0.5
35 FULLER, ELIZABETH LYCEJ738 400 400/ 10 L26 L11 L32 L28 D34 0.5
36 WARD, CASEY LYCEE688 400 400/ 10 L8 L25 L30 L22 L33 0.0
6-8 Section
pos last name first id numb start end/#gms rd1 rd2 rd3 rd4 rd5 tot
1 SYMONDS, CALOB LYMI4003 1017 1140/124 W30 W15 W7 W11 W5 5.0
2 KNAPP, ROBERT J LYCG8465 1073 1083/115 W20 L3 W10 W16 W7 4.0
3 MACLACHLAN, SILAS HSCGG617 872 1035/ 16 W27 W2 W8 L5 W14 4.0
4 VALDEZ, PAUL HSCGF938 751 884/ 20 W31 L8 W21 W17 W11 4.0
5 BROWN, KENNETH FHVG4291 1220 1199/142 W18 D10 W9 W3 L1 3.5
6 BLOK, DYLAN LYCHG840 924 904/ 82 D21 L9 W27 W13 W12 3.5
7 RIANDA, BEN VSTI7794 783 846/148 W22 W14 L1 W26 L2 3.0
8 WITECKI, IAN ASTG9565 998 968/201 W29 W4 L3 L12 W20 3.0
9 CHAMBERS, SEAN ASTHH930 742 810/ 81 W19 W6 L5 L14 W22 3.0
10 DUNN, HUNTER ASTH9733 886 914/115 W23 D5 L2 W18 D17 3.0
11 GOO, ANTHONY C ASTI7666 952 941/149 W33 W24 W17 L1 L4 3.0
12 LIKKEL, DRAKE LYCH7027 701 778/ 51 L17 W13 W24 W8 L6 3.0
13 CUMMINS, KYLE FHVH3068 487 656/ 10 W15 L12 W20 L6 W26 3.0
14 PITCHER, RYAN LYCH8308 1033 995/147 W25 L7 W30 W9 L3 3.0
15 MORRIS, JULIA LYCGE440 830 809/ 73 L13 L1 W32 W28 W21 3.0
16 MABERRY, DAVID LYCHI939 778 787/ 62 W28 L17 W25 L2 W23 3.0
17 HUFF, JONATHAN FOOHF218 1021 943/ 10 W12 W16 L11 L4 D10 2.5
18 STOCKTON, SHANE LYCHI631 740 745/ 33 L5 D21 W19 L10 W30 2.5
19 ARENA, ASA FHVIE980 800 615/ 5 L9 D29 L18 W27 W28 2.5
20 KOLODYCHUK, STEPHEN ASTG3596 649 651/ 76 L2 W22 L13 W24 L8 2.0
21 HAN, AMY FHVIK070 599 620/ 45 D6 D18 L4 W33 L15 2.0
22 BOERSMA, JACK LYCGG216 554 561/ 28 L7 L20 W31 W25 L9 2.0
23 PYLES, GRACE SAIH8127 582 579/ 81 L10 W33 L26 W30 L16 2.0
24 VANDER ZOUWEN, BRETON LYCH2788 573 564/ 40 W32 L11 L12 L20 W31 2.0
25 VAN DE POEL, ALEXANDER ASTG9605 610 586/108 L14 W31 L16 L22 W32 2.0
26 ANKER, ANTHONY LYCH9163 674 649/ 67 HPB HPB W23 L7 L13 2.0
27 RICCI, EVAN LYMI7739 569 524/ 46 L3 D28 L6 L19 BYE 1.5
28 HULST, JACOB FOOH3465 424 455/ 10 L16 D27 W29 L15 L19 1.5
29 DEBOOM, MICHAEL LYCIH864 609 509/ 10 L8 D19 L28 L32 W33 1.5
30 MACFARLAND, GAVIN LYCHB617 623 561/ 10 L1 W32 L14 L23 L18 1.0
31 COMCHOC, BJ LYCIC635 400 400/ 8 L4 L25 L22 BYE L24 1.0
32 WILKINSON, MARSHALL EDII8979 463 428/ 32 L24 L30 L15 W29 L25 1.0
33 MOORMEIR, ANNA LYCGA595 400 400/ 9 L11 L23 BYE L21 L29 1.0

8.
NW WA SCHOLASTIC CHESS CALENDAR 2008-2009
Details for events below at http://mysite.verizon.net/kaech/ as they come available.
2008:
Nov 15 Carl Cozier Chess Kickoff K-8, Bellingham
Dec 6 LC Christmas Chess Classic K-8, Lynden
2009:
Jan 10 Whatcom County Championships K-12, Lynden
Jan 24 Roosevelt Winter Chess Challenge, K-8, Bellingham
Jan 26 Whatcom Jr. High and Middle Schools League, Ferndale
Feb 7 International Chess Jam 2009, K-12, Ferndale
Feb 21 F.E.S.T: Ferndale Elementary Spring Tournament, K-6, Ferndale
Mar 14 3rd Assumption Open, K-8, Bellingham
Apr 25 2009 Washington State Elementary Chess Championships, Spokane, WA
Northwest High School League schedule:
Dec. 1: - NWL Meet 1 -- Burlington-Edison H.S.
Dec. 15: - (cancelled, snow)
Jan. 12: - NWL Meet 2 -- Mount Vernon H.S.
Jan. 26: - NWL Meet 3 -- Ferndale H.S. (with Middle School league)
Feb. 2: - NWL Meet 4 -- Lynden Christian
. . . . . Sites open 6:00pm, League games start at 6:20pm
Feb. 27 and 28: Wa. State High School Chess Team Championships -- Mt. Vernon H.S.
For scholastic tournament information beyond NW Washington, consult the two authoritative sources:
WHSCA (and OSCF) Scholastic Calendar: http://www.whsca.org/calendar.html
Northwest Chess Magazine: http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/index.htm
They both announce scholastic events throughout Washington and Oregon.
And for all the scholastic tourneys just across the border:
BC Junior Chess Calendar http://www.bjdy.com/juniorchess/events.html
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