David Wen had a fantastic weekend of chess, going undefeated against a brutal lineup. After drawing against Matt Dalthorp in the first round, he went on to beat beat Alexandra Botez, Max Sun, Calvin Parnon, and Steven Witt to finish clear first with 4.5/5, a full point and a half against second place finisher...
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Due to flooding in Benton County, the Red Cross took over the planned site for the Oregon Jr Closed tournament, forcing organizers to find a new site at the last minute. Zion Lutheran School in Corvallis is providing quiet, comfortable rooms for both playing and skittles. Rounds 2 and 3 were lively affairs, with...
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Bd 1: Steven Witt vs. Alexandra Botez. 1-0 Bd 2: Matt Dalthorp vs. David Wen. 1/2-1/2. A wild Karo-Kann with both players castling queenside and launching massive attacks. David’s pawns were bearing down on Matt’s king, while Matt desperately looked for enough kingside play to distract David from his attack. Matt ended up winning...
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Each year Oregon’s official USCF State affiliate club, the Oregon Chess Federation (not to be confused with the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation), hosts an Oregon Jr. Closed Championship, which is a round robin invitational featuring the top six available juniors* in the state. The winner is declared the Jr Champion and gets his/her name...
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Snow fell over much of the state on Sunday night and Monday morning. The roads in Corvallis were completely iced over an hour before check-in for the 2012 Corvallis MLK chess tournament. Even so, players from as far as Seattle, Medford, Cottage Grove, Salem, all parts of Portland, Blodgett, Pleasant Hill, Eugene, etc. converged...
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Coquille is producing great scholastic chess players in great numbers. It is hard to keep up with their progress, but be prepared to see a number of them near the tops of cross tables at the state championship in Seaside in April. by Nancy Keller Tuesday, January 10th, sixty three middle school students and...
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by Ed Addis The Portland Area League met on Wednesday, January 11th for the second round play in the second half of the season. The A Division leading Falcons of LaSalle College Prep faced off against the Trojans of Wilson High School. Wilson took the top board, but LaSalle got the rest of them....
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For most scholastic players in the Portland area the Winter Classic is the starting line for the Road To Seaside. 135 players came from all over to play in this annual event. Trophies were given out to the top two teams in each section and the top four individuals in each section. Medals were...
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The new All-Stars list is published. Rankings are based on the highest established ratings attained during the September through December trimester. To be eligible for the list, players must have played at least one NWSRS or USCF rated game during the trimester and be an Oregon-based K-12 student in good standing.
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by Ed Addis The Portland Area League got right back to business after the Christmas Holiday School break, with the first round of the second half Round Robin on Wednesday, January 4th, 2012. Teams have been split into three different divisions largely based on their finish in the first half six round Swiss tournament....
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