Tournament Announcements
The NWSRS Calendar is the best place to post your event. Contact Kirk at wa_ratings@nwsrs.org for information about how.
How do I submit a tournament for rating? Is my tournament an elementary state qualifier? Click here for answers
High School WHSCA Tournaments
- Saturday, November 20, 2010 — MS/JHS and HS Mini-Teams Championship (location pending)
- Friday-Saturday, January 28-29, 2011 — HS State Individual Championship (location pending)
- Friday-Saturday, February 11-12, 2011 — HS State Team Championship (location pending)
Junior High/Middle School Tournaments
- April 24, 2010 — MS/JHS Individual Championship (Marriott Courtyard, next to Tacoma Convention Center)
- Date pending — MS/JHS Team Championship (Alderwood Middle School, Lynnwood)
For complete MS/JHS details please visit www.MiddleSchoolChess.com. Rick Jorgensen is running the WA State Middle School Individual and Team Championships in 2009-10 along with the Mountlake Terrace Community Chess Club.
Entry forms for WHSCA tournaments
- 2010 State Team Registration Online, also accepted in email format (no paper or postal mail accepted in 2010)
- Entry Form for MS/JHS State Team Tournament
- Entry Form for Mini Team Tournaments,
also available as MS Word document
- Entry Form for Individual Tournaments,
also available as MS Word document
The above forms are provided as a helpful example of the information we need; these exact forms are not required. Please send that information in an e-mail for your registration. The key point is to include each player's name, full NWSRS ID or, if new to the rating system, their school and grade level.
WHSCA Rules
- Official WHSCA Rules
are the official rules that WHSCA uses to run all of our tournaments.
- State Team Rules
are the specific rules for the annual WHSCA State Team Tournament.
- WHSCA Eligibility Policy defines eligibility for team events, as determined by the WHSCA Eligibility Commission.
Northwest Tournaments (All Ages)
Note: Most events are listed on the NWSRS Calendar which has more complete and current information than found here.
- Northwest Chess is always a good source of information on upcoming tournaments.
- Seattle Chess Club has many events for students and adults.
- Chess 4 Life offers chess events year-round in Bellevue.
Camps
- The Evergreen School in Shoreline is offering eleven different Chess Camps in the summer of 2010! We have it all from the very beginning to the super advanced player. We have the right chess camp for your child.
- Open Window School in Bellevue presents five weeks of Chess Camp in the summer of 2010, open to all students.
- Georgi Orlov's chess camps are detailed at his website. Orlov Summer Chess Camps
Additional camps and tournaments can be added here by writing to our webmaster.