Sunday Sept. 10 -- Hey friends who know girls who love chess -- the Whatcom Girls Chess Club meets the 2nd Sunday of every month from 3-5pm at the Ferndale Library! Come make friends, play chess, learn a little, kibitz, snack, have fun. For girls K-12, families welcome too. Be sure to Like their Facebook Page .

2023 Hot Summer and Hot August Grand Prix Conclude

Ten tournaments, two Grand Prix, scores of competitors and hundreds of games played! Congrats to all participants in the 2023 Summer Series.

Watch the tiebreaker speed chess game that determined the 2020 Washington State High School Individual Champion (Premier)
Johnathon Dennis (Sehome) vs Cannon Doncaster (Richland).

Blaine, WA - At the Washington State High School Chess Team Championships, Lakeside and Interlake tied for the title after five rounds. Overtime, to determine the State Championship, was a five-on-five sudden death speed chess playoff, each player having three minutes on the clock (with a two second delay). The photo above taken right at the start of the playoff. Who says chess doesn't produce adrenalin? (Photo courtesy of Barry Hanson)

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1,135 kids playing chess at the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden.
Chess -- as big as you think!

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