Oregon Chess Federation together with Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation would like to invite all the girls to the 2019 Oregon State Girls Championship on May 25 at the Portland Chess Club. This event will determine Oregon’s nominees the most prestigious national girls scholastic events: The SPFGI (Susan Polgar Foundation Girls Invitational) and the NGTOC (National Girls Tournament of Champions). Time Control: A…
Roshen Nair won the 2017 National Chess championship for U11 section at 2017 US Junior Open
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Roshen Nair won the 2017 National Chess championship for U11 section (under age 11) by competing in the 2017 US Junior Open in Minnesota. There were four sections – U8, U11, U15 & U21. After 24 hrs of grueling chess (over 3 days and 6 rounds), Roshen and two other players tied for first place…
“How the US team won gold at the 2016 Chess Olympiad”-a talk by team captain John Donaldson *FREE*
by Andrei Botez •
On Thursday, February 23 from 7:30-9:30pm at the Portland Chess Club, IM John Donaldson, captain of the 2016 US Olympiad team, will provide an inside look at how the US team won the 2016 Chess Olympiad in Baku by giving a talk and going over several games that were important to the US team’s victory.…
Oregon Junior Closed – live results
by Andrei Botez •
Updated 12/20/2016
Silver Knights Chess Club Quads – An OSCF State Qualifier
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Silver Knights Chess Club Quads Sunday, October 4th and October 25th, 2015 – Silver Knights Chess Club Quads Prizes: First place trophy, second & third place medal, fourth place small chess gift – for each section. Format: Players will be divided in 4 player sections (quads) by NWSRS rating. Time: Sunday, October 4th and 25th, 2015 | 2:15pm –…
Sunday, July 6th, 2014 – Silver Knights Chess Club Quads – An OSCF State Qualifier
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Prizes: First place trophy, second & third place medal, fourth place small chess gift – for each section. Format: Players will be divided in 4 player sections (quads) by NWSRS rating. Time: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 | 2:15pm – 5:30pm – will start on time and finish on time. Fee: $17 (Registration closes on Saturday at 21:00 pm) –…
Results are in at the Elementary Nationals in Dallas!
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USCF website mentioned that a new record of 2,224 players played in Elementary National mega-event in Dallas nine sections. Among them there were six Oregon representative’s: Sharan, Praveer (K5), Zhang, Gavin (K5), Crane, Elliot James (K5), Samudrala, Nikhil (K5 U900), Gauthier, Avril (K5 U900) and Siddiqui, Yusef (K5). Not long time ago, at the High…
Oregon players shine at 2014 High School Nationals
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ALL OREGON REPRESENTATIVES GAIN RATING POINTS! Here they are: DUANE LEE 519 -> 719 PHILIP F WEISS 1459 ->1514 JOSIAH PERKINS 1553 ->1573 KIAN PATEL 1479 ->1552 JOSHUA GRABINSKY 1534 ->1561 ANDREW LAM TRATTNER 1905 ->1914 PRANAV SHARAN 1546 ->1645 CLEMEN DENG 1902 ->1930 AARON GRABINSKY 2189 ->2215 Also Aaron is mentioned on USCF website:…
March 16th, 2014 – Silver Knights Chess Club Quads – An OSCF State Qualifier
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Prizes: First place trophy, second & third place medal, fourth place small chess gift – for each section. Format: Players will be divided in 4 player sections (quads) by NWSRS rating. Time: Sunday, March 2nd, 2014 | 2:15pm – 5:30pm – will start on time and finish on time. Fee: $17 (Registration closes on Saturday at 21:00 pm)…
Silver Knights Chess Club Quads – An OSCF State Qualifier
by Andrei Botez •
Prizes: First place trophy, second & third place medal, fourth place small chess gift – for each section. Format: Players will be divided in 4 player sections (quads) by NWSRS rating. Time: Sunday, February 16, 2014 | 2:15pm – 5:30pm – will start on time and finish on time. Fee: $17 (Registration closes on Saturday at 21:00 pm)…
