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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