Don’t miss out on a fun filled day of playing chess at the Second Annual Forest Park tournament. Early registration closes at midnight on Wednesday, February 27th. Late registration will still be available. The team competition is looking fierce so far, with teams from Woodstock, Access, Sylvan, Rieke, Fischer’s Landing, Jacob Wismer, Edy Ridge,...
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Registration for the 8th Annual OSCF State Tournament, to be held on April 12-13 in Seaside, is LIVE. The event will feature the same fantastic blitz and bughouse competition that you’ve come to expect on Friday evening, the HUGE trophies full of taffy, and plenty of excellent chess competition among players from throughout the...
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Three qualifiers next weekend provide opportunities for players throughout the NW corner of the state to add another scholastic tournament to their season’s accomplishments. The mid-Willamette Valley offers the Third Annual Grizzly Classic in Salem. East Multnomah County has the Chess for Fanconi Anemia fundraiser in Corbett. And the Forest Park Tournament in NW Portland offers several...
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The first list of qualified players for the 2013 OSCF State Tournament in Seaside, to be held April 12-13, 2013, has been posted. Find the list of the hard-working 263 players, as well as players that are close to qualifying, at the links below. To learn more about how to qualify, go to this...
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You know the shirts. You’ve seen them new on the backs of players as soon as they’re ordered at Seaside, and you’ve seen them worn throughout the year. Northwest Designs will be back at Seaside on April 11-12 with on-demand t-shirt and sweatshirt designs. But we need to know what’s on the front. So...
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Registration is now open for the 3rd Annual 2013 Grizzly Classic – In Salem! on Saturday, March 2. This OSCF Championship qualifier tournament includes three divisions: Cub (<600), Bruin (<1000), and Kodiak (1000+, USCF rated). Cubs and Bruins will be grouped into separate sections as necessary based on rating and grade. Trophies will be...
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Over 180 players are registered for the Presidents’ Weekend Tournament taking place on Saturday, Feb. 16th. Your chance to register ends at midnight Friday, February 15, so if you were thinking about coming, here’s your opportunity! The sections are almost set, plenty of trophies, medals, and other presidential awards are in hand, and the volunteers...
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In addition to the Grizzly Classic in Salem and the Chess for Fanconi Anemia fundraiser on March 2, the Forest Park Chess Club will be holding a tournament that day, too. Online registration is up and running, with regular registration through February 27th, and late registration through Thursday, Feb. 28th. Cash prizes of up...
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Early registration for the President’s Weekend Tournament in SW Portland, which takes place on Saturday, Feb. 16th, comes to a close on Tuesday as registration continues to rise (over 145 players have registered). Come join us for some excellent chess — not to mention presidential swag, trophies and plus-score awards in the lower sections, ca$h...
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Organizer Ed Addis reports from the Portland Area League team events that the Portland Area League completed play for their initial 9-round robin portion of their tournament. Tournament host Lincoln High School won all of their nine matches, and 34 points out of the 45 games played in the ten team top division. Not...
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