The Archive
Every issue of Northwest Chess from 1964 to 2026 — 395 issues, all free to read — plus the Washington Chess Letter that preceded the magazine (1947–1964) and other scanned publications. Issues before September 2008 are scans; later issues come from the print production files.
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2010s
2000s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Early newsletters & specials
Before the magazine: the Washington Chess Letter (1947–1964)
160 scanned issues of the Washington (and Everett) Chess Letter — a window into postwar Northwest chess, before Northwest Chess began in 1964.
1960
* Everett Chess Letter. PDFs hosted by Northwest Chess.
Historical publications
Scanned one-of-a-kind records from Northwest chess history.
- Chess Reporter — Washington News (1932)
- History of the Washington Championship (1993)
- Leonard Sheets (1946)
- Log Cabin Chess Club (1954)
- Northwest Invitational (1971)
- Oregon Scholastic Chess History (2007)
- Soviet Chess (July 1961)
- Spokane vs. Nelson (1910)
- U.S. Junior Open (1978)
- Ulvestad at Long Beach (1948)
- Washington Open (1957)
- RdG 1964 Tourn Chap 1-3
- RdG 1964 Tourn Chap 4-6
- NWC Chesstoons Book 1 Nov 2013 through Oct 2015 opt
- NWC Chesstoons Book 2 Nov 2015 through Feb 2018 opt
PDFs are hosted by Northwest Chess. Spot a missing or mislabeled issue? Let us know.