Tournament Announcements
The NWSRS Calendar is the best place to post your event. Contact Kirk at wa_ratings@nwsrs.org for information about how.
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High School WHSCA Tournaments
- December 5, 2009 — MS/JHS and HS Mini-Teams Championship (Interlake HS, Bellevue)
- January 29-30, 2010 — HS State Individual Championship (Lakeside School, Shoreline)
- February 26-27, 2010 — HS State Team Championship (Meadowdale HS, Lynnwood)
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
- Entry Form for HS State Team Tournament,
also available as MS Word document
- 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 year-round events in Bellevue.
Camps
- Open Window School in Bellevue presents five weeks of Chess Camp in the summer of 2009, 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.