Chessplayers from 5th-12th grades are invited to attend the....

2021 NW League PreSeason Tournaments


  • Monday, November 8 -- NWL Alpha Tourney -- results here
    Meridian High School - enter from west, follow signs
  • Monday, November 22 -- NWL Beta Tourney
    Blaine High School - cafeteria - directions below

Alpha: Advance entry required.
Beta: Advance entry required.

Note: NWL high school players from Blaine, Meridian, Sehome, Ferndale, Lynden do not use this form. Your club advisor will enter you in advance. All others, use the links above, sign up before 9pm the day before.



Scholastic chessplayers from 5th-12th grades of all abilities are invited to attend the Alpha and Beta Tourneys, being held on two Monday evenings this Fall.

At each NWL pre-season tourney, players are placed in sections of approximately equal playing ability based on the latest NWSRS ratings. If you are unrated, you will be placed in a low rated playing section. Sections will have about eight players. Chess notation is required for all players and chess clocks will be used (Game 25/5). If you're not familiar with recording chess moves, or using a chess clock, don't worry. Instruction will be available on site.

Chess Game USCF and WHSCA tournament rules are in effect, i.e. if you touch a piece, you must move it. Bring a pen or pencil, since chess notation is a requirement. In time pressure (when either player has less than five minutes remaining on their clock) chess notation becomes optional for both players. Score sheets are provided, but bring a chess clock if you have one!

It's a no elimination element event, each player will play in all three rounds. We aim for the last game at each tourney to be completed by 9:15 p.m., but most players will be finished well before then. All tournament games will be NWSRS rated.

Entry fee:
Free to Northwest League high school students. Otherwise, $3 donation requested.

Prizes:
Medals to perfect scores each evening.

HOW TO ENTER:
1. Before 9pm the day before, fill out the appropriate online form (Alpha or Beta).
2. Check in between 5:45pm and 6:00pm.

First Round to start ASAP after 6:00pm.

Directors:
Randy Walther and Randy Kaech 36O-255-Ol84.



Blaine Beta meet directions: The meet will be in the Blaine HS cafeteria. Basically, you want to park in the lot right behind the new football grandstands and the cafeteria is right there. If you're coming on I-5 take the truck route exit, a left on Boblett Rd. at the Rite Aid and then a right into the school at the football fields. See map below.

Blaine Cafeteria Map



Alpha Octagonals: Alpha One

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Carson Roesch 1802 BLH 9 W4 W3 W2 3.0
2 Owen Scollon 1495 FHV 6 W5 W6 L1 2.0
3 Jared McCrory 1422 LYE 10 W8 L1 W6 2.0
4 Gabriel Jongema 1397 LYE 10 L1 W8 W7 2.0
5 Perry Wakatsuki unr. LYE 12 L2 D7 W8 1.5
6 Max Trushkov 1460 FER 9 W7 L2 L3 1.0
7 Rhys Lewis 1357 SHM 12 L6 D5 L4 0.5
8 Ethan Kuzin 1250 SHM 9 L3 L4 L5 0.0

Alpha Octagonals: Alpha Two

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Zach Enertson 1081 LYE 10 W10 W3 W4 3.0
2 Oliver Brown unr. MRD 12 W7 W9 W6 3.0
3 Matthew Macgregor 1083 SHM 10 W5 L1 W7 2.0
4 Patrick O'Neill unr. LYE 9 W9 W6 L1 2.0
5 Cameron McFadden 932 FER 11 L3 W10 W9 2.0
6 Jae-Yoon Lee 1087 SHM 9 W8 L4 L2 1.0
7 Dylan Cox 1101 SHM 9 L2 W8 L3 1.0
8 Theo Lewis 1011 FER 10 L6 L7 W10 1.0
9 Conner Wilson unr. SHM 10 L4 L2 L5 0.0
10 Evan Bermudez 947 SHM 9 L1 L5 L8 0.0

Alpha Octagonals: Alpha Three

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Joe Giblin 772 LYE 11 W6 W5 W4 3.0
2 Gregory Moore 808 LYE 10 W7 D4 W5 2.5
3 Tommy Bridges 773 LYE 11 L5 W8 W6 2.0
4 Twain Goetzl 796 SHM 11 W8 D2 L1 1.5
5 Charles Love 848 SHM 9 W3 L1 L2 1.0
6 Cohen Vickers 835 MRD 11 L1 W7 L3 1.0
7 Jack Hall 701 FER 11 L2 L6 W8 1.0
8 Zayden Moreau 962 VST 6 L4 L3 L7 0.0

Alpha Octagonals: Alph Four

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Tristan Margeson 668 MRD 11 W5 W3 W2 3.0
2 Jerome Gangle 566 SHM 12 W4 W6 L1 2.0
3 Trey Aquino 655 LYE 11 W7 L1 W6 2.0
4 Alex Coulter 660 MRD 11 L2 W8 W5 2.0
5 Natalie Darr-Rehmert 612 FER 11 L1 W7 L4 1.0
6 Nathaniel Dodge 660 BLH 12 W8 L2 L3 1.0
7 Caitlin Jackson 680 BHC 8 L3 L5 W8 1.0
8 Christian Koop unr. LYE 12 L6 L4 L7 0.0

Alpha Octagonals: Alpha Five

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Frankie Reyna unr. FER 12 W8 W3 W2 3.0
2 Emmett Masterson unr. LYE 10 W5 W4 L1 2.0
3 Owen Millsap unr. BLH 11 W6 L1 W5 2.0
4 Carson Adams unr. MRD 11 W7 L2 W6 2.0
5 Johnny Kempf 436 MRD 12 L2 W7 L3 1.0
6 Nathan Elenbaas 514 MRD 11 L3 W8 L4 1.0
7 Andie Garcia unr. FER 11 L4 L5 W8 1.0
8 Mallory Warnock unr. MRD 9 L1 L6 L7 0.0

Alpha Octagonals: Alpha Six

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Tot
1 Sofia Brown unr. MRD 10 W7 W3 W2 3.0
2 Ali-Lawet Red Elk 400 MRD 11 W4 W5 L1 2.0
3 Kylan Peterson unr. MRD 10 W8 L1 W6 2.0
4 Henry Smith unr. MDI 8 L2 W7 W5 2.0
5 Shawn Waters unr. BLH 9 W6 L2 L4 1.0
6 Jacob Pounder unr. MRD 9 L5 W8 L3 1.0
7 Teo Chaipellone 400 SHM 10 L1 L4 D8 0.5
8 Lukas Emory unr. LYE 11 L3 L6 D7 0.5


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