Lakeside Chess

03/05/2026

03/05/2026

02/28/2025

Good luck to the Lakeside A and B Teams as they compete in the 2025 Washington State High School Team Chess Championship, taking place this Friday-Saturday, February 28 - March 1, at Lincoln Hill High School in Stanwood! Lakeside A (Erin B. '28, Owen X. '26, Gabriel R. '28, Albert E. '27, Daniel W. '25) and Lakeside B (Christopher P. '27, Stuart B. '25, Emma L. '27, Drew K. '25, Max S. '25) are two of the fifty-one (51) 5-player teams competing over the course of 6 rounds of G/60; d5. Lakeside A, the reigning Metro League Chess Champions and defending State Champions, are led by WFM Erin Bian (2222) and are seeded first in the tournament with an average team rating of 1930 NWSRS.
The tournament is open to High School chess teams from throughout Washington State who have met the qualification requirements through league play or regional qualifiers. The event is sponsored by the Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA). For more details about the event, check out the full announcement here:https://www.whsca.org/pdf/2025-State-HS-Team-Championship.pdf
See the full list of teams here: https://www.whsca.org/stateteam/registrations.html

High School chess player ratings for the Pacific Northwest, and chess tournaments and reports for Washington

01/09/2025

Seattle Metro Chess League Update
Metros Round 4
Date: January 8, 2025
Location: Seattle Prep

Lakeside A (Erin B. '28, Owen X. '26, Gabriel R. '28, Albert E. '27, and Daniel W. '25) swept Seattle Prep A 5-0!

Lakeside B (Felicity W. '26, Christopher P. '27, Stuart B. '25, Max S-W. '25, and Oliver C. '25) beat Ingraham A 4-1!

Lakeside C (Arnav B. '28, Anjali W. '25, John R. '25, Agastya V. '25, and Emily P. '25) crushed Garfield B 4.5-0.5!

Below are the Metro League standings after today's matches:

First Division

Lakeside A 4-0
Garfield A 3-0
Lincoln A 2-1
Lakeside B 2-2
Seattle Prep A 1-3
Ingraham A 0-3
Franklin 0-3

Second Division

Cleveland 5-1
Garfield B 4-2
Ingraham B 4-2
Lakeside C 3-3
Seattle Prep B 2-4
Lincoln B 0-6

Our next round will be held at Seattle Prep next Wednesday, January 15th. The first five placing teams in First Division and the first placing team in Second Division after Round Seven qualify for State Teams in late February.
GO LIONS!!

11/09/2024

Good luck to the Lakeside Team of Owen X. '26, Albert E. '27, and Gabriel R. '28 as they compete in the 2024 Washington State Mini-Teams Chess Championship, taking place tomorrow, Saturday November 9, at the Rosehill Community Center in Mukilteo! Lakeside is one of the many 3-player teams competing over the course of 5 rounds of G/30; d5. Any Washington High School, Middle School or Junior High School can enter as many teams as desired. Mini-Teams is co-sponsored by the Mukilteo Recreation Dept. & Washington High School Chess Association (WHSCA). For more details about the event, check out the full announcement here:

07/07/2024

https://issuu.com/lakesideschool/docs/ss2024_final_web/20
Be sure to check out the article written about the Lakeside Chess Team starting on p. 18, plus the interview with Bryce Tiglon '19 on p. 21, Lakeside's first chess Grandmaster!

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