2022 Washington State Championship

2022Washington State Championship / Premier / Invitational / Challengers

The 2022 Washington State Championship / Premier / Invitational chess tournaments were conducted as round-robins the holiday weekend of February 12-13 & 19-21 2022, online via Chess.com, as detailed below. Rounds began as noted under "Schedule" below.

Three Sections! Format: Four invitation-only 10-player Round Robins by rating: Championship, Premier and Invitational. The field of each section was determined by seeding and by the highest rated players to respond to an invitation based on the January 2021 U.S. Chess rating list. All sections are U.S. Chess online rated. Jacob Mayer was the TD for all sections.

Time control: 40/120, SD/30; d10. Late default: 30 minutes.

Entry Fee: Championship/Premier: Free Invitational: $150, Challengers: $125.

Schedule: Rounds 1-8: Feb. 12, 13, 19, 20 at 10 AM and 5 PM. Round 9: Feb. 21 (President’s Day) at 5 PM. Drawing of lots: Feb. 5 at 10 PM at the Orlov Academy in Greenlake. Attendance is optional, though encouraged.

Site: online via Chess.com.

Prize Fund: The initial prize fund for each section is guaranteed by the WCF and will be increased based on donations. Championship: $1500, Premier: $1000, Invitational: $750, Challengers: $500. Prize distribution (each section): 1st 45%, 2nd 25%, 3rd 15%, 4th 10%, 5th 5% Brilliancy Prizes: $400 ($100 for best game in each section) The winner of the Championship section receives the title of Washington State Champion.

Byes: Since this is a prestigious round robin, there will be no byes or rescheduling of games allowed in any of the sections. All games must be played on site under TD supervision at the scheduled round times.

Seeds: Championship: IM Anthony He (State Champion), FM Ryan Porter (Open Champion), FM Tian Sang (Championship Runner-up), Eddie Chang (Challenger's Cup Champion), NM Kyle Haining (Premier Champion), TBD (Junior Closed Champion) Premier: FM Ryan Porter (Championship 3rd Place), Thanh Nguyen (Premier Runner-up), Pranav K. Anoop (Invitational Champion), TBD (Junior Open Champion), WCM Mary Kuhner (Women’s Champion) Invitational: FM Ignacio Perez (Premier 3rd Place), Erin Bian (Invitational Runner-up), [Vacant] (Challengers Champion), FM Ignacio Perez (Senior Champion), Valentin Razmov (President's Cup Champion). Challengers: Teddy Roberts (Invitational 3rd Place), [Vacant] (Challengers Runner-up), TBD (WCF Nominee).

Questions? Josh Sinanan, WCF President, (206) 769-3757, joshsinanan@gmail.com.