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Address |
409 Puyallup Ave E, Room 11, 2nd Floor in DTI Soccer
Store Building - Across the street from Alfred's Cafe - Near Tacoma Dome
Transit Center and down the street from Freighthouse Square. |
| City |
Tacoma, WA 98421 |
| Parking |
Free parking
available at Tacoma Dome Transit Center. (Please read signs; not all spaces are
available for free parking.) |
| Entry |
Building will normally be locked. For admission, please
ring the bell. |
| Contact |
Gary Dorfner |
| Phone |
(253) 535-2536 or 253-627-3731 |
| Meeting Times |
Wednesdays and Fridays from 7:15 PM until closing; also weekend events
as announced. |
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TACOMA CHESS TIMES by
Gary Dorfner
July-September 2008
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The Puget Sound Open
was held at the club in July. There Were 4 players in all and it was run as a
quad. The winners were: 1st Drayton Harrison and Logan MacGregor, 2 points
each. There was no prize fund as all 4 players paid the economy entry fee.
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The Fire Cracker
Swiss was held on the last 3 Friday nights of July. There 12 players in all.
The winners were: 1st Paul Bartron, Bryan Black, Drayton Harrison, Larry
Anderson and Jeff Anderson, $3.60 each, 1st Bottom Half Dan Reisinger and
Peter Marriott, $9.00 each. |
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The Pierce County
Class Championship was held on Aug. 2nd. There were 4 players in all and it
was run as a quad. The winner was Paul Bartron, $25.00. |
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The Summer Open was
held on Aug. 24-25. There were 6 players In all. The winner was Paul Bartron,
$25.00. |
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The TCC Quick Quads
were held on Sept. 5th. There were 12 players In all. The winners were: Quad
#1 Paul Bartron, Quad #2 Peter Marriott, Quad #3 Treavor Sands. |
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The TCC Economy #2
was held on 9/6. There were 6 players in all. The winners were: 1st Paul
Bartron, 2nd Dennis Ambler & Stephen Buck. TD for all of these events: Gary
Dorfner. |
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The TCC had its
booth at the Puyallup Fair once again for the 25th year in a row. Chairman
Gary Dorfner would like to Thank Bill Rogers, Treavor Sands, Tracy Bingham,
Mike MacGregor, Paul and Vivi Bartron, Dan Reisinger and Elladell Morris and
her son Brandon for volunteering to help man the booth this year. |
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The TCC Club
Championship started on Friday night, Sept. 19th. 12 players showed up to
play. A few more are expected to show up next Friday night. More on this event
later. |
April-June 2008
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The Daffodil Open was held at the club in April. There were 19
entries in all. The winners were: 1st Mike MacGregor $106.00, 1st G-1 Paul
Bartron, Howard Chen, Mark Saarenas & Allen Smith $16.00 each. G-2 Jeff Lowther
$60.00, G-3 Alexandra Botez $55.00.
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The Pierce County Championship was held at the club on 5
Friday nights in April. There were 18 players in all. The winners were: 1st
(P.C. Champion for 2008) Mike MacGregor & Nhon Do $22.50 each. (A playoff match
will be held to determine who gets the title) 1st Class A Allen Smith $15.00,
1st Class B Larry Anderson, 1st Class C Logan MacGregor, 1st Class D Josh Putnam
& 1st Class E Peter Marritt. Class B,C,D & E winners each received a trophy.
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The Pierce County Open was held at the club in May. There were
10 players in all. The winners were: 1st overall—1st G-1 Paul Bartron & Howard
Chen $36.00 each, 1st G-2 Jaun LeRoux $25.00.
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The Tacoma City Championship was held at the club on 5 Friday
nights in June. There were 13 players in all. The winners were: 1st (Tacoma City
Champion for 2008 Paul Bartron $25.00, 1st U2000 Drayton Harrison & Larry
Anderson $10.00 each, 1st U1400 Bill Rogers $20.00.
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The 45th Evergreen Empire Open was held at the club in June.
There were 10 players in all. The winners were: 1st Overall—G-1 Paul Bartron &
Michael Wang $57.00 each, 1st G-2 Johnny Recinos & Ian McPherson $10.00 each. TD
for all of the above events: Gary Dorfner.
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With gas prices going higher & higher I suggest that you car
pool with a group of people or take the bus over to the Tacoma Dome Transit
Station & then walk 2 blocks to the club.
For more info see Gary at the club or call him at (253)
535-2536 or email ggarychess@aol.com.
September-November 2007
2007 Pierce County Champion: Mike MacGregor
2007 Tacoma City Co-Champions: Mike MacGregor & Drayton Harrison
2007 Pierce County Open winner: Mike MacGrrgor
2007 Evergreen Empire Open: Paul Bartron, Reserve: Niles Desmarais
2007 Java Fusion Coffee Shop Open #1 winner: Stephen Buck
2007 Java Fusion Coffee Shop Open #2 winner: Stephen Buck
2007 Summer Open winner: Mike MacGregor
The TCC Quads were held on Sept. 29th. There were 6 players in
all. The winners were: 1st Mike MacGregor , 2nd Eric Holcomb.
The Wash. Sr. Adult Championship was held on Oct. 6-7. There
were 9 players in all. The winners were: 1st, Wash. Sr. Adult Champion for 2007
Paul Bartron, $65.00, 1st U2000 Richard Golden $45.00, 1st U 1600 Constantin
Etingher $45.00.
The Puget Sound Open was held on Oct. 27-28 at the club. There
were 20 players in all. The winners were: 1st -2nd , U2000 Ben Calpo, Allen
Smith & Carson Hannibal, They each won $60.00, U1800 David Meliti $50.00,
1st U1600 Catherine Smith $50.00, 1st U1400 Steven Hjerrild $50.00.
The Tacoma Chess Club Championship was just held at the club.
There were 18 players in all. The winners were: 1st and Club Champion for 2007
Nhon Do, Plaque, 2nd Allen Smith, $25.00, Class A Drayton Harrison $20.00, Class
B Larry Anderson, Trophy, Class D Alex Nikolskyy, Trophy, Class E Gary Dorfner,
Trophy, TCC Jr. Champion for 2007 Brandon Morris. There were no Class C players.
This was the best club championship in years. There was a fight for the title
which went down to the last round between several players. All of these
tournaments were directed by Gary Dorfner.
Former TCC Treasurer, President and Secretary Charles
Chamberlain passed away 10/27/07. Charles joined the club in 1977 and was active
in the club until about 1998. He was Pres. in 1978, Sec. in 1980 and Treas. 1981
until 1993.
The TCC Quick Chess Championship (G-15) was held at the club
on 11/2. There were 8 players in all. The winners were 1st TCC Quick Chess G/15
champion for 2007 Nhon Do, 2nd Allen Smith. TD Gary Dorfner.
SCHOLASTICS – Kids Night #13 was held in Sept. There were 6 players in all.
The winners were: 1st Leanne Hwa $15.00, 2nd Josiah MacDonald & Robyn Turner
$7.50 each. Kids Night #14 was held on 10/24. There were only 4 players. The
winners were: 1st Nathaniel Yee $20.00, 2nd Ian McPherson $15.00. TD for both
events was Gary Dorfner.
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