The list of the 25 highest-rated Oregon scholastic players has now been updated. Alexandra Botez of Clackamas tops the list at 2036, Corvallis has four players in the top eight, and several new names have moved onto the list as a bunch of seniors graduated. Number two (David Wen) is representing Oregon in the...
Read more »
Archive for July, 2011
Top 25 List Updated
2011 All-Stars Invitational
The 4th Annual Oregon All-Stars Invitational tournament is scheduled for October 14, 2011 in Salem. The event is held in the grandeur of State Capitol building and is specially designed to celebrate the accomplishments of the strongest scholastic players in the state. All participants will be recognized in a special awards ceremony in the...
Read more »
Portland Chess Club Summer Open
The seasonal opens at PCC are serious, two-day events with long time-controls. Clocks, notation, USCF membership, a sizable entry fee, and a great deal of patience and stamina are required. Each year a majority of the players are adults, but this year a substantial fraction of the players were K-12 students, and they made...
Read more »
Coquille: Rain Does Not Deter
By Nancy Keller. Saturday it was raining, it was pouring but there were no chess players snoring as they intensely battled over the chess boards at the July LaVerne Park Chess Tournament and Water Fest. Apparently rain does not scare chess players away as this tournament had one of the largest turn outs seen...
Read more »
