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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