Northwest Chess releases online color versions of magazine (with 3-month delay)

Cover: The picture, taken by Jeff Roland when he and Frank Niro went to Crossville, Tennessee, shows the highly dedicated USCF staff that we have all come to appreciate over the years! The black & white version of this cover was modified for mailing purposes to provide room for mailing labels.

The publishers of Northwest Chess magazine have announced the online availability of back issues of color versions of the magazine with approximately a three month delay from release date. The capability of producing color .pdf versions of the magazine originated with the introduction of new software last August.

For the record, I was the Editor of Northwest Chess from August 2012 through November 2012 and assisted in the training of the current editor, Jeffrey Roland. I served as his Assistant Editor during a short transition period.

August 2012 Issue of Northwest Chess

Summary: 48-page special U.S. Open edition produced by Editor Frank Niro and Assistant Editor Jeff Roland. Includes U.S. Open related content, an article by Frank Niro about the late Dr. Ralph L. Hall, the "Most exciting game of 2011," a reprint of Yasser Seirawan's fictional story "Hapley’s Project," Idaho chess news, a report on the Oregon Senior Championship, and a Grand Prix update.

Contents
Cover: Members of the U.S. Chess Federation Staff in front of the
U.S.C.F. offices in Crossville, TN. (left to right: Judy Misner, Joe
Wright, Joan DuBois (in the car), Traci Lee, Susan Houston, Chuck
Lovingood, Joshua Van Winkle, Cheryle Bruce, Alan Kantor, USCF
Executive Director Bill Hall. Photo credit: Jeffrey Roland
Page 3: The Publisher’s Desk...............................Duane Polich
Page 4: Letter from Mayor of Vancouver...............Timothy D. Leavitt
Page 5: U.S. Open returns to the Pacific Northwest.......Russell Miller
Page 7: 2012 U.S. Open Schedule..............................USCF Staff
Page 10: Dr. Ralph L. Hall (1930-2011).......................Frank Niro
Page 18: Most exciting game of 2011.......................Roua vs. Chen
Page 22: Hapley’s Project...............................Yasser Seirawan
Page 37: Idaho News......................................Jeffrey Roland
Page 38: Oregon Senior Championship......Frank Niro & Brian Berger
Page 42: Northwest Grand Prix.............................Murlin Varner
Page 47: Seattle Chess Club Tournaments.....................Fred Kleist
Back Cover: Upcoming Events........................Various Contributors