Ed Addis is at it again…join him for free chess at the East County II Tournament! Saturday, August 13 Time: 10 am to 5 pm Type: 4 Round Swiss. G/30 d5. OSCF State Qualifiers. Please bring boards, sets, and clocks. Registration: FREE! Register on-site from 10AM – 10:15 AM. I will need the following information…
May 14-15: 2nd Annual Rose City Sectionals
by Jeff Dobbins •
On May 14-15, the Portland Chess Club is running the Rose City Sectionals tournament. This tournament is similar to a class championship with 200 point sections. It’s a great tournament for up and coming scholastic players to get some experience with longer time controls and to compete for good cash prizes and trophies by playing…
Spring All-Stars Posted
by Jeff Dobbins •
On the heels of the rating reports from the 2016 State Championships, we’ve posted the Spring 2016 All-Stars lists! These lists include the players with the top ten established ratings, by grade, for all active scholastic Oregon players between January 1 and April 30. These players, along with those listed in the Winter list, and those yet…
A Quick Thank You – State Ratings Reports Complete!
by Jeff Dobbins •
It was a beautiful May Day in Seaside as the 356 players who competed in the 2016 OSCF State Championship worked their way back home (or stayed at the beach and enjoyed the weather!). More to come later, including summaries of the winners and more detailed appreciations, but we wanted to post just a…
Side Events: Blitz, Bughouse and Friends & Family at State
by Jeff Dobbins •
It’s fast and furious fun on Friday: Blitz and Bughouse at State! We’ll have the large Pacific room set for plenty of buzz-iness, including the pre-Bughouse team names and crazy hats contest. If you didn’t prepay (check here for blitz and here for bughouse), you can purchase tickets on site for $15 per event. More details…
OSCF State 2016 Regular Registration Closes Saturday Noon
by Jeff Dobbins •
As of games played through April 18, 543 players have qualified to attend the OSCF State Championship on April 29-30 — our largest number of qualified players ever! The final list of qualified players is here; if you think you should be on the list but are not, please contact us ASAP. If you have qualified, REGISTER FOR…
Two Days Left for Seaside Early Registration
by Jeff Dobbins •
The best deal ($35) on registering for the 2016 OSCF State Championship ends on Wednesday the 20th at midnight. After that, the price increases to $45 through Saturday noon, and then more after that as we have to go backwards in our processes to get your player in the mix. So please register ASAP! We’re…
One Weekend Left to Qualify! — Updated qualifier lists posted.
by Jeff Dobbins •
This is it. The bell lap. The LAST weekend of qualifying play before the 11th Annual OSCF State Championship is here. Already, 514 players have qualified to attend — our largest number of qualified players ever. Check the updated list of qualified players found here. Those needing only one more qualifier or an established rating…
Updated Seaside Qualifier Lists Posted (complete as of 3-29)
by Jeff Dobbins •
We have updated the lists of those qualified for the 2016 OSCF Championship in Seaside with information on events played through March 29. Qualified players are listed here. Those needing only one more qualifier or an established rating (15 games) are listed at those links. There’s still time to qualify! Once you have, REGISTER FOR OSCF…
How do I get to play at Seaside?
by Jeff Dobbins •
For the last several years, the OSCF State Chess Championship has been the largest chess tournament in the state. On April 13 and 14 of this year, we meet for our 13th annual competition, and we hope you will join us for this fun event and weekend in Seaside, Oregon. The all-volunteer OSCF board is busily…
