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WHSCA Northwest League
1999 - 2000
Lynden, New NWL Champions!
Mount Vernon--
Lynden High School won 9 of 10 chess games on Monday night, February 7 to overtake
Ferndale and become champions of the Northwest High School Chess League.
Ferndale placed second and Mount Vernon third in the sophomore season of the Northwest League.
Entering the final meet Ferndale held a slim half point lead over Lynden, then lost it when the Lynden B team held them to a match draw in the semi-final round.
Mount Baker and the Lynden B team played a tense match as they entered the last round tied, and only the match winner could claim the final qualifying spot for the State Chess Championships on February 25-26. Mount Baker pulled out the win by a single game and will join Meridian, Blaine, Sedro-Woolley and the top three in representing the Northwest League at State.
Four players went undefeated for the entire league season: Karl Keller, Lynden, Tristan Anderson, Lynden, Asher Paisley, Ferndale, and Jared Schwede, Ferndale.
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NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE 1999-2000
FINAL STANDINGS after Rounds 7/8 (Feb. 7, 2000):
Lynden A 34.5 1st
Ferndale 33.0 2nd
Mount Vernon 27.5 3rd
Meridian A 21.5 4th
Blaine 19.5 5th
Sedro-Woolley 18.5 6th
Mount Baker A 17.0 7th
Lynden B 16.0
Burlington-Edison 13.0
Meridian B 12.0
Nooksack Valley 9.5
Mount Baker B 2.0
NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE Round 7 Results:
Ferndale 2.5 - Lynden B 2.5
Meridian B 1.0 - Lynden A 4.0
Mount Vernon 4.5 - Blaine 0.5
Meridian A 3.0 - Mount Baker A 2.0
Burlington-Edison 3.0 - Nooksack Valley 2.0
Sedro-Woolley 5.0 - Mount Baker B 0.0
NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE Round 8 Results:
Lynden A 5.0 - Burlington-Edison 0.0
Meridian B 0.5 - Ferndale 4.5
Meridian A 4.0 - Sedro-Woolley 1.0
Mount Baker A 3.0 - Lynden B 2.0
Nooksack Valley 1.0 - Blaine 4.0
Mount Baker B 0.0 - Mount Vernon 5.0
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NORTHWEST LEAGUE 1999 - 2000 FINAL CROSSTABLE
Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd.4 Rd.5 Rd.6 Rd.7 Rd.8
1.Ferndale W6 5.0 B2 7.5 W5 12.0 B4 17.0 W3 21.0 B7 26.0 W12 28.5 B9 33.0
2.Lynden A B7 5.0 W1 7.5 B3 11.5 W10 16.5 B5 20.5 W4 25.5 B9 29.5 W8 34.5
3.Mount Vernon W8 4.0 B5 6.0 W2 7.0 B11 12.0 B1 13.0 W9 18.0 W6 22.5 B10 27.5
4.Sedro-Woolley B9 1.5 W7 5.5 B8 7.5 W1 7.5 W12 12.5 B2 12.5 W10 17.5 B5 18.5
5.Meridian A W10 4.0 W3 7.0 B1 7.5 B12 10.5 W2 11.5 B6 14.5 W7 17.5 W4 21.5
6.Blaine B1 0.0 W10 4.0 B9 9.0 B2 9.0 W8 13.0 W5 15.0 B3 15.5 B11 19.5
7.Mount Baker A W2 0.0 B4 1.0 W11 4.0 B8 8.0 B9 12.0 W1 12.0 B5 14.0 W12 17.0
8.Burlington-Edis.B3 1.0 W9 4.0 W4 6.0 W7 7.0 B6 8.0 B10 10.0 W11 13.0 B2 13.0
9.Meridian B W4 2.5 B8 4.5 W6 4.5 B10 9.5 W7 10.5 B3 10.5 W2 11.5 W1 12.0
10.Mount Baker B B5 0.0 B6 1.0 W12 1.0 W9 1.0 B11 2.0 W8 2.0 B4 2.0 W3 2.0
11.Nooksack Valley b 0.0 b 2.5 B7 4.5 W3 4.5 W10 6.5 B12 6.5 B8 8.5 W6 9.5
12.Lynden B b 0.0 b 2.5 B10 7.5 W5 9.5 B4 9.5 W11 11.5 B1 14.0 B7 16.0
Coaches / Chess Club Advisors:
Ferndale: Dave Peters
Lynden: Bruce Woodcock
Meridian: David Shick
Mount Vernon: Paul Everyhope
Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther
Blaine: Don Sayegh
Burlington-Edison: Kevin Bell
Mount Baker: David Lewis
Nooksack Valley: Linda King, Steve Wing
Squalicum: Andy Donahue
Anacortes: Joe Furin
NW League Director: Randy Kaech
One Meet Left - The Plot Thickens!
Ferndale H.S.
The High School league is still extremely close, with a measly half-point separating the leaders. Blaine surprises by inching into 4th. Only 2 rounds left - the final meet is in two weeks at Mount Vernon. Who will win? And which teams will be the Lucky Seven who qualify for State? Stay tuned!
___________________________________________________________________ NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE 1999-2000 Standings after Round Six (Jan. 24, 2000): Ferndale 26.0 Lynden A 25.5 Mount Vernon 18.0 Blaine 15.0 Meridian A 14.5 Sedro-Woolley 12.5 Mount Baker A 12.0 Lynden B 11.5 Meridian B 10.5 Burlington-Edison 10.0 Nooksack Valley 6.5 Mount Baker B 2.0 NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE Round 5 Results: Ferndale 4.0 - Mount Vernon 1.0 Meridian A 1.0 - Lynden A 4.0 Meridian B 1.0 - Mount Baker A 4.0 Sedro-Woolley 5.0 - Lynden B 0.0 Blaine 4.0 - Burlington-Edison 1.0 Nooksack Valley 2.0 - Mount Baker B 1.0 NORTHWEST CHESS LEAGUE Round 6 Results: Mount Baker A 0.0 - Ferndale 5.0 Lynden A 5.0 - Sedro-Woolley 0.0 Blaine 2.0 - Meridian A 3.0 Mount Vernon 5.0 - Meridian B 0.0 Mount Baker B 0.0 - Burlington-Edison 2.0 Lynden B 2.0 - Nooksack Valley 0.0 ____________________________________________________________________ NWL ROUND 7 PAIRINGS For Monday Feb. 7, at Mount Vernon H.S. Table WHITE BLACK 1 Ferndale Lynden B 2 Meridian B Lynden A 3 Mount Vernon Blaine --Key Match!-- 4 Meridian A Mount Baker A --Key Match!-- 5 Burlington-Edison Nooksack Valley 6 Sedro-Woolley Mount Baker B ____________________________________________________________________ NORTHWEST LEAGUE CROSSTABLE Rd.1 Rd.2 Rd.3 Rd.4 Rd.5 Rd.6 1.Ferndale W6 5.0 B2 7.5 W5 12.0 B4 17.0 W3 21.0 B7 26.0 2.Lynden A B7 5.0 W1 7.5 B3 11.5 W10 16.5 B5 20.5 W4 25.5 3.Mount Vernon W8 4.0 B5 6.0 W2 7.0 B11 12.0 B1 13.0 W9 18.0 4.Sedro-Woolley B9 1.5 W7 5.5 B8 7.5 W1 7.5 W12 12.5 B2 12.5 5.Meridian A W10 4.0 W3 7.0 B1 7.5 B12 10.5 W2 11.5 B6 14.5 6.Blaine B1 0.0 W10 4.0 B9 9.0 B2 9.0 W8 13.0 W5 15.0 7.Mount Baker A W2 0.0 B4 1.0 W11 4.0 B8 8.0 B9 12.0 W1 12.0 8.Burlington-Edis.B3 1.0 W9 4.0 W4 6.0 W7 7.0 B6 8.0 B10 10.0 9.Meridian B W4 2.5 B8 4.5 W6 4.5 B10 9.5 W7 10.5 B3 10.5 10.Mount Baker B B5 0.0 B6 1.0 W12 1.0 W9 1.0 B11 2.0 W8 2.0 11.Nooksack Valley b 0.0 b 2.5 B7 4.5 W3 4.5 W10 6.5 B12 6.5 12.Lynden B b 0.0 b 2.5 B10 7.5 W5 9.5 B4 9.5 W11 11.5 Coaches: Ferndale: Dave Peters Lynden: Bruce Woodcock Meridian: David Shick Mount Vernon: Paul Everyhope Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther Blaine: Don Sayegh Burlington-Edison: Kevin Bell Mount Baker: David Lewis Nooksack Valley: Linda King Squalicum: Andy Donahue Anacortes: Joe Furin NW League Director: Randy Kaech ____________________________________________________________________ Final Meet of the NWL season: February 7 - NWL, Rounds 7-8, Mount Vernon H.S. Also: February 12 -- CHESS JAM 2000, Ferndale H.S. February 25-26 - State! (NWL: Top 7 qualify) March 6 -- NWL Awards Ceremony and Speed Chess Team Championships, Blaine H.S.
At Halfway Point, Lynden and Ferndale Lead
Meridian H.S. -
Twelve teams from nine northwest high schools met on January 10 for Rounds 3 and 4 of the Washington High School Chess Assocation Northwest League.With four rounds completed and four to go, Ferndale holds the slimmest of margins, a half-point edge, over Lynden for the league lead.
Both leading teams gave up points in round three, and survived scares in the fourth round. Sedro-Woolley's Gabe Santana missed a one-move checkmate twice in a row before Ferndale's Derek Schwede removed the opportunity and went on to win. And Blaine's Jeremiah Smith had a very strong position against Lynden's Bert Rutgers, but Bert pulled out a victory in the final minutes of the match.
The next Northwest Chess League meet will be January 24 at Ferndale High School.
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WHSCA Northwest League
Standings after Round Four:
Ferndale 17.0
Lynden 16.5
Mount Vernon 12.0
Meridian A 10.5
Lynden B 9.5
Meridian B 9.5
Blaine 9.0
Mount Baker A 8.0
Sedro-Woolley 7.5
Burlington-Edison 7.0
Nooksack Valley 4.5
Mount Baker B 1.0WHSCA Northwest Chess League Schedule 1999 / 2000:
December 13, 1999 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 1-2, Sedro-Woolley H.S.
January 10, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 3-4, Meridian H.S.
January 24, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 5-6, Ferndale H.S.
February 7, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 7-8, Mount Vernon H.S.Also:
February 12, 2000 -- Chess Jam 2000, Ferndale H.S.
March 6, 2000 -- NWL Awards Ceremony and Speed Chess Team Championships, Blaine H.S.
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Northwest Chess League, Round 3, Jan. 10, 2000Ferndale 4.5 - Meridian A 0.5
B1: D.Scwede 1, Wright 0; B2: Wahlgren 1, Irwin 0; B3: Paisley 1, Kenney 0; B4: J.Schwede 1, Broad 0; B5: Gomdysey 0.5, Baker 0.5.Mount Vernon 1.0 - Lynden 4.0
B1: Holyoke 0, E.Neff 1; B2: Ohlsen 0, Rutgers 1; B3: N.Brown 0, Keller 1; B4: Pringle 0, T.Anderson 1; B5: B.Hemmat 1, Rienstra 0.Burlington-Edison 2.0 - Sedro-Woolley 2.0
B1: L.Welch 1, Weaver 0; B2: R.Welch 0, M.Smith 1; B3: Robbins 1, Griffin 0; B4: Santana 1 (forfeit).Meridian B 0.0 - Blaine 5.0
B1: Britten 0, Shipley 1; B2: Fastenrath 0, J.Smith 1; B3: Crockett 0, Dolan 1; B4: Massey 1 (forfeit); B5: Waters 1 (forfeit).Mount Baker A 3.0 - Nooksack Valley 2.0
B1: Williams 0, J.Smith 1; B2: DeHart 1, J.Wing 0; B3: Hamilton 1, Pittman 0; B4: Orlowski 1, Reinstein 0; B5: Beam 0, Malloy 1.Mount Baker B 0.0 - Lynden B 5.0
B1: Rhodes 0, McMillan 1; B2: Brendon 1 (forfeit); B3: Entrikin 1 (forfeit); B4: Graham 1 (forfeit); B5: Shagren 1 (forfeit).Northwest Chess League, Round 4, Jan. 10, 2000
Ferndale 5.0 - Sedro-Woolley 0.0
B1: Weaver 0, D.Schwede 1; B2: M.Smith 0, Wahlgren 1; B3: Griffin 0, Paisley 1; B4: Santana 0, Schwede 1; B5: Gomdysey 1 (forfeit).Lynden A 5.0 - Blaine 0.0
B1: E.Neff 1, Shipley 0; B2: Rutgers 1, J.Smith 0; B3: Keller 1, Dolan 0; B4: T.Anderson 1, Massey 0; B5: Rienstra 1, Watters 0.Lynden B 2.0 - Meridian A 3.0
B1: McMillan 0, Till 1; B2: Brendon 1, Covert 0; B3: Entrikin 0, Wright 1; B4: Graham 1, Irwin 0; B5: Shagren 0, Kenney 1.Nooksack Valley 0.0 - Mount Vernon 5.0
B1: J.Smith 0, Holyoke 1; B2: J.Wing 0, Brown 1; B3: Malloy 0, Hemmat 1; B4: Pittman 0, Ohlsen 1; B5: Reinstein 0, Pringle 1.Burlington-Edison 1.0 - Mount Baker A 4.0
B1: E.Welch 1, Williams 0; B2: R.Welch 0, DeHart 1; B3: Robbins 0, Hamilton 1; B4: Orlowski 1 (forfeit); B5: Beam 1 (forfeit).Mount Baker B 0.0 - Meridian B 5.0
B1: Rhodes 0, Broad 1; B2: Baker 1 (forfeit); B3: Britten 1 (forfeit); B4: Fastenrath 1 (forfeit); B5: Crockett 1 (forfeit).
2nd Season Begins With A Bang
Sedro-Woolley H.S. -
A total of 53 players from eight northwest high schools met on December 13 for the first matches of the Washington High School Chess Association's Northwest League.After two rounds of competition Lynden and Ferndale are tied with the lead with 7.5 wins. Close behind is Meridian with 7 wins and Mount Vernon with 6 wins.
Lynden and Ferndale, who tied for 7th at the State Championships last season, met in the second round and battled their way to a hard-fought draw, each team scoring two wins, two losses and a drawn game. Ferndale managed to draw the match after their top board, Derek Schwede, pulled off an upset by defeating the top-ranked player in the Northwest League, Lynden's Ethan Neff, in the final game of the evening. (Game score below).
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WHSCA Northwest League
Standings after Round Two:Ferndale 7.5
Lynden 7.5
Meridian A 7.0
Mount Vernon 6.0
Sedro-Woolley 5.5
Meridian B 4.5
Blaine 4.0
Burlington-Edison 4.0
Mount Baker A 1.0
Mount Baker B 1.0WHSCA Northwest Chess League Schedule 1999 / 2000:
December 13, 1999 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 1-2, Sedro-Woolley H.S.
January 10, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 3-4, Meridian H.S.
January 24, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 5-6, Ferndale H.S.
February 7, 2000 -- Northwest Chess League, Rounds 7-8, Mount Vernon H.S.Also:
February 12, 2000 -- Chess Jam 2000, Ferndale H.S.
March 6, 2000 -- NWL Awards Ceremony and Speed Chess Team Championships, Blaine H.S.
Northwest Chess League, Round 1, Dec. 13, 1999
Ferndale 5.0 - Blaine 0.0
B1: Schwede 1, Shipley 0; B2: Wahlgren 1, J.Smith 0; B3: Paisley 1, Massey 0; B4: Gomdysey 1, Dolan 0; B5: Garza 1, Waters 0.Mount Baker A 0.0 - Lynden 5.0
B1: Hamm 0, Neff 1; B2: Williams 0, Rutgers 1; B3: DeHart 0, Keller 1; B4: Hamilton 0, Anderson 1; B5: Antons 0, McMillan 1.Mount Vernon 4.0 - Burlington-Edison 1.0
B1: Hemmat 1, A.Chang 0; B2: Holyoke 1, L.Welch 0; B3: Leibrand 1, R.Welch 0; B4: Ohlsen 1, Robbins 0; B5: Pringle 0, S.Chang 1.Meridian B 2.5 - Sedro-Woolley 1.5
B1: Solodyankin 0, Weaver 1; B2: Wright 1, Moyer 0; B3: Kenney 0.5, Smith 0.5; B4: Broad 1, Griffen 0.Meridian A 4.0 - Mount Baker B 0.0
B1: Myers 1, Orlowski 0; B2: Haak 1, Beam 0; B3: Baker 1, Rhodes 0; B4: Britten 1, (forfeit).
Northwest Chess League, Round 2, Dec. 13, 1999
Lynden 2.5 - Ferndale 2.5
B1: Neff 0, Schwede 1; B2: Rutgers 1, Wahlgren 0; B3: Keller 0.5, Paisley 0.5; B4: Anderson 1, Gomdysey 0; B5: McMillan 0, Garza 1.Meridian A 3.0 - Mount Vernon 2.0
B1: Myers 1, Hemmat 0; B2: Haak 0, Holyoke 1; B3: Baker 0, Leibrand 1; B4: Britten 1, Ohlsen 0; B4: Solodyankin 1, Pringle 0.Burlington-Edison 3.0 - Meridian B 2.0
B1: A.Chang 0, Wright 1; B2: L.Welch 1, Kenney 0; B3: Cory 0, Broad 1; B4: R.Welch 1 (forfeit); B5: Robbins 1 (forfeit).Sedro-Woolley 4.0 - Mount Baker A 1.0
B1: Weaver 1, Hamm 0; B2: Moyer 1, Williams 0; B3: Smith 1, DeHart 0; B4: Griffin 1, Hamilton 0; B5: Antons 1 (forfeit).Blaine 4.0 - Mount Baker B 1.0
B1: Shipley 1, Orlowski 0; B2: Smith 1, Beam 0; B3: Dolan 0, Rhodes 1; B4: Massey 1 (forfeit); B5: Waters 1 (forfeit).Coaches:
Ferndale: Dave Peters
Lynden: Bruce Woodcock
Meridian: David Shick
Mount Vernon: Paul Everyhope
Sedro-Woolley: Randy Walther
Blaine: Don Sayegh
Burlington-Edison: Kevin Bell
Mount Baker: David Lewis
NW League Director: Randy Kaech_______________________________________________________________
NWL Round 2
Dec. 15, 1999
White: Ethan Neff - Lynden Board 1 - WSRS Rating: 1590
Black: Derek Schwede - Ferndale Board 1 - WSRS Rating: 1277
Opening: Dutch Defense
1.d4 f5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.g3 Bd6 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.c4 Rb8 7.O-O b6 8.a3 Ba6 9.Qc2 O-O 10.b4 b5 11.c5 Be7 12.Bb2 Bb7 13.Nbd2 a6 14.h3 d6 15.Rfd1 dxc5 16.dxc5 Qc8 17.Ne5 Nxe5 18.Bxe5 Bxg2 19.Kxg2 Nd5 20.Nf3 Bf6 21.e4 fxe4 22.Qxe4 Bxe5 23.Nxe5 Nc3 24.Qd3 Nxd1 25.Nc6 Qb7 26.Qd7 Kh8 27.Rxd1 Rbe8 28.Kg1 Qc8 and Black went on to win.
Northwest League Rules - Summary
A useful one-page synopsis of the rules.Northwest League Rules - Official
The full version of the rules, a bit verbose to cover all contingencies.Northwest League - WSRS Rating List
Northwest Chess League 98-99 Final Standings:
Ferndale 25.5
Lynden 23.0
Sehome 16.0
Mount Vernon 14.0
Sedro-Woolley 13.5
Meridian 13.0
Lynden Christian 12.0
Blaine 9.5
Mount Baker 8.5
La Conner 5.0
Full news reports on 98-99 league
Full final crosstable and ratings report
Some facts about high school chess in Washington
For several decades now the Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA) has organized most major scholastic chess events for the state, including the Washington State High School Team Chess Championships. They have also provided structure and oversight to the many interscholastic chess leagues in Washington.
Last year the Northwest League became the newest WHSCA league, providing league chess competition for high schools in Whatcom and Skagit counties.
The Northwest League became the seventh WHSCA league. These leagues average ten teams per league, ranging from the large Seattle Metro League (16 high school teams) to the new So. Central Wa. League (3 high schools). Last year 44 teams qualified and participated at the State Championships. A team must place in the upper half of its league in order to qualify for State.
This year's Washington State High School Team Championships is February 25-26, 2000.
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