Registration | PNW Chess Center

New - PNWCC Membership

Membership is optional - you don't need to be a member to play in PNWCC but there will be some member-only events each year
Purchase here - https://www.uschesshub.com/MembershipTypes/Details/2bed4775-aed8-4c5e-8007-13734e820d38
Promotion price - $120/year till 4/25/2020 (regular price $150)
The annual membership gives members 20% discount for Friday Night Rapids
10% discount to other tournaments and camps.
Some potential exclusions may apply to some special events
Membership fee is non-refundable once purchased and the membership is non-transferable.
No voting power on PNWCC matters.
Members will receive priority emails for exciting events (e.g. Magus's visit to Seattle/PNWCC etc).
Sibling discount applies to membership fees when 2+ memberships are purchased at the same time and YES, you can combine sibling discount and membership discount!
- First member gets 10% off. Second member gets 15% off. Third + member gets 20% discount
- To purchase family memberships, please register an account on USChessHub, PayPal the total membership fee, and email us the player's USCF ID/Names and we will manually add your memberships.

Ignacio Rule - PNWCC Bye and Withdrawal Policy

All bye requests (half point and 0-point byes) need to be made per tournament flyer, or before half of the tournament finishes if not specified in the event flyer.
Players withdraw from the tournaments without a legitimate reason at PNWCC BOD's sole discretion will be noted on PNWCC Quitters List
PNWCC reserves the right to refuse admissions to players on the Quitters List for future PNWCC events for at least once. E.g. if a player is on the quitters list, and registers for an event that's sold out, he or she will be taken off the registration list to give spot to players on the waiting list for at least once.

Registration Process

All PNWCC events are registered through USChess Hub - https://www.uschesshub.com/Organizers/Details/A6051987
Make sure your USCF membership doesn't expire before the event ends. Otherwise you can't register.
Create an account in USChessHub - https://www.uschesshub.com/Identity/Account/CreateAccount
Register the event and make entry fee payment
Questions - please contact

Sibling Discount [Effective for events after 2/15/2020]

If one sibling player plays up by paying extra entry fee instead of through qualification, he/she doesn't qualify for discount
No violation of Ignacio Rule in the past 12 months
Sibling player paying the highest entry fee gets 10% discount
Sibling player paying the 2nd highest entry fee gets 15% discount
Third or more sibling players - 20% discount
PNWCC will refund the discount after event finishes
Apply to tournaments and camps only.

GM Emil Anka Group Lesson

Every Wednesdays 5:40 PM Beginners Group Lesson
Every Frriday 5:40 PM Intermediate and advanced Group Lesson
Contact Coach Emil - gm.emilanka@gmail.com for detail

Hotel Options

Hotel - Courtyard by Marriott in Kirkland - 11215 NE 124th Street, Kirkland, WA 98034 (4 minutes walk from PNWCC)

Website - Call +1 425-602-3200 & mention "PNW Chess Center" to book chess rate room

05/21 - 05/25, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - Glacier Peak - $129 for king and $139 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking
07/28 - 08/02, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - SOS - $199 for king and $209 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking
09/03 - 09/07, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - Artist Point - $139 for king and $149 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking

Hotel - Comfort Inn - 12204 NE 124th Street, Kirkland, WA, 98034 ( 1 mile away from PNWCC - 4min drive)

Website - Call - (425) 814-1792 & Mention "PNW Chess Center" to book your room

07/28-08/02,2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - SOS - $129/Two Queen Beds room with free WIFI, breakfast and parking

Hotel - Aloft/Element in Redmond - 15220 NE Shen Street, Redmond, WA 98052 (7.3 miles away from PNWCC by Microsoft)

Website - Call - Anna Loose (425) 636-9935 & Mention "PNW Chess Center" to book your room

GP: May 21-25 (Last day to book: May 1) - Aloft 119 USD - 129 USD per night / Element 109 USD - 119 USD per night
SOS: July 28-August 2 (Last day to book: July 3) - Aloft 189 USD - 199 USD per night/Element for 179 USD - 189 USD per night
AP: September 3-7 (Last day to book: August 14) - Aloft for 129 USD - 139 USD per night/Element 119 USD - 129 USD per night

Book your group rate for PNWCC Aloft/Element

New - PNWCC Membership

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Membership is optional - you don't need to be a member to play in PNWCC but there will be some member-only events each year

Purchase here - https://www.uschesshub.com/MembershipTypes/Details/2bed4775-aed8-4c5e-8007-13734e820d38

Promotion price - $120/year till 4/25/2020 (regular price $150)

The annual membership gives members 20% discount for Friday Night Rapids

10% discount to other tournaments and camps.

Some potential exclusions may apply to some special events

Membership fee is non-refundable once purchased and the membership is non-transferable.

No voting power on PNWCC matters.

Members will receive priority emails for exciting events (e.g. Magus's visit to Seattle/PNWCC etc).

Sibling discount applies to membership fees when 2+ memberships are purchased at the same time and YES, you can combine sibling discount and membership discount!

Ignacio Rule - PNWCC Bye and Withdrawal Policy

​

All bye requests (half point and 0-point byes) need to be made per tournament flyer, or before half of the tournament finishes if not specified in the event flyer.

Players withdraw from the tournaments without a legitimate reason at PNWCC BOD's sole discretion will be noted on PNWCC Quitters List

Registration Process

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All PNWCC events are registered through USChess Hub - https://www.uschesshub.com/Organizers/Details/A6051987

Make sure your USCF membership doesn't expire before the event ends. Otherwise you can't register.

Create an account in USChessHub - https://www.uschesshub.com/Identity/Account/CreateAccount

Register the event and make entry fee payment

Questions - please contact PNWChessCenter@gmail.com

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Sibling Discount [Effective for events after 2/15/2020]

​

If one sibling player plays up by paying extra entry fee instead of through qualification, he/she doesn't qualify for discount

No violation of Ignacio Rule in the past 12 months

Sibling player paying the highest entry fee gets 10% discount

Sibling player paying the 2nd highest entry fee gets 15% discount

Third or more sibling players - 20% discount

PNWCC will refund the discount after event finishes

Apply to tournaments and camps only.

​

GM Emil Anka Group Lesson

Every Wednesdays 5:40 PM Beginners Group Lesson

Every Frriday 5:40 PM Intermediate and advanced Group Lesson

Contact Coach Emil - gm.emilanka@gmail.com for detail

05/21 - 05/25, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - Glacier Peak - $129 for king and $139 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking

07/28 - 08/02, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - SOS - $199 for king and $209 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking

09/03 - 09/07, 2020 - PNWCC FIDE Open - Artist Point - $139 for king and $149 for 2 queens with breakfast and parking

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Questions - please contact