Chess Mates Foundation

Dear Chess Players and Parents,

It’s that time of year again - GiveBIG is coming up May 5th!

We believe that enriching experiences in early childhood positively contribute a great deal to children's emotional and mental development. The game of chess is one way of providing these experiences. Your donations help us continue our good work!

Please consider supporting Chess Mates Foundation on this day of giving. Donations of any size help make a difference!

https://chessmates.org/donation.php

Calling all chess players for the Chess Mates Fall Kick Off, scheduled to take place Saturday, November 1st at Cascadia Elementary School in Seattle. The tournament is hosted by Chess Mates Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of chess in education for kids. The event is open to all students in grades K-8 as of the 2025-2026 school year. All sections are WA State qualifiers and include generous trophy prizes!
Establish or update your Northwest rating in preparation for regional and state competitions!
Register by Friday, October 24th for early bird discount!
Info/Register: https://chessreg.com/cmf
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://chessmates.org/

Calling all future Grandmasters for the Chess Mates Spring Fest, scheduled to take place Saturday, March 29 at Cascadia Elementary School in Seattle. The tournament is hosted by Chess Mates Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of chess in education for kids. The event is open to all students in grades K-8 as of the 2024-2025 school year. All sections are WA State Elementary qualifiers and include generous trophy prizes!

Establish or update your local Northwest rating in preparation for regional and state competitions!

Register by Friday, March 21st for early bird discount!

Info/Register: https://chessreg.com/cmfspring

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://chessmates.org/

Chess Mates hosted our annual Winter Chess Fest February 1st, at Cascadia Elementary School. Benjamin Radin, Chess Mates President, was the Chief Tournament Director. Many thanks to Breck Haining and Ariana Bates for helping to run the games!
Seventy-seven players joined the event, mostly from Seattle schools. There were three sections:
K-1
2-4
and 5-8.

Students competed in both as individuals and school teams. The top four players across sections counted for a team trophy, to give all teams a competitive chance (due to some schools sending more players than others).
First place was taken by the host team, Cascadia Elementary, with 17.5 points team score!
Second place went to Evergreen School, with 12.5 and third placed Thurgood Marshall Elementary.
K-1 Section had three-way tie for first place. By tie breaks (all scored 4 points) they finished as follows:
1st - Lluc Adoc
2nd - Dylan Glaser
3rd - Dangdang Liang

All played very well!

The largest section is traditionally Grades 2-4. Cascadian Vivien Lin won all fives games! Second place went to Rafael Frenk, 4.5, and six (!) players tied for 3rd place, all 4 points: Owen Leneway, George Yeh, Amy Zhang, Ayaansh Agrawal, Sophia Ting and Joyce Gui.

Grades 5-8 had 12 players and Kate Wong won all five games! Second place goes to Bryant Bui and three players tied for third: Neel Jayadevan, Akshay Sharma and Vihaan Sreeram.
All players with the score of 3 or more points in sections 2-4 and 5-8 qualified for the State Championships (to be held in Tacoma April 26).

Thank you to all the players and parents for the great tournament!

Calling all rising chess stars for the Chess Mates Winter Fest, scheduled to take place Saturday, February 1st at Cascadia Elementary School in Seattle. The tournament is hosted by Chess Mates Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes the benefits of chess in education for kids. The event is open to all students in grades K-8 as of the 2024-2025 school year. All sections are WA State Elementary qualifiers and include generous trophy prizes!

Establish or update your local Northwest rating in preparation for regional and state competitions!

Register by Friday, January 24th for early bird discount!

Info/Register: https://chessreg.com/cmf
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://chessmates.org/