2011 Oregon State Championship
The 2011 Oregon State Championship chess tournament was conducted as a round-robin the weekends of February 12-13 and 19-20-21, 2011 in Portland as detailed below. Rounds began at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Game scores: PGN format | CBV (ChessBase) format
The Field (in random pairing order):
1. Brian Esler (substitute for Nick Raptis)
2. Mike Morris
3. Mike Janniro
4. Mikeal Davis (substitute for Chuck Schulien who is unable to play)
5. Radu Roua
6. Mike Pendergast
7. Steven Deeth
8. Carl Haessler
9. Daniel Gay
10. Steve Breckenridge
Schedule and Other Information
Schedule/Location:
Feb. 12-13 at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM.
Feb. 19-21 at 10:00 AM and 5:00 PM (except only one round on 2/21).
Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97219.
See www.pdxchess.org.
Here are the pairings: White listed 1st:
Pairings using round robin table from U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, 5th Edition, Page 296.
Round 1: Roua-Breckenridge; Pendergast-Davis; Deeth-Janniro; Haessler-Morris; Gay-Esler.
Round 2: Breckenridge-Gay; Esler-Haessler; Morris-Deeth; Janniro-Pendergast; Davis-Roua.
Round 3: Davis-Breckenridge; Roua-Janniro; Pendergast-Morris; Deeth-Esler; Haessler-Gay.
Round 4: Breckenridge-Haessler; Gay-Deeth; Esler-Pendergast; Morris-Roua; Janniro-Davis.
Round 5: Janniro-Breckenridge; Davis-Morris; Roua-Esler: Pendergast-Gay; Deeth-Haessler.
Round 6: Breckenridge-Deeth; Haessler-Pendergast; Gay-Roua; Esler-Davis; Morris-Janniro.
Round 7: Morris-Breckenridge; Janniro-Esler; Davis-Gay; Roua-Haessler; Pendergast-Deeth.
Round 8: Breckenridge-Pendergast; Deeth-Roua; Haessler-Davis; Gay-Janniro; Esler-Morris.
Round 9: Esler-Breckenridge; Morris-Gay; Janniro-Haessler; Davis-Deeth; Roua-Pendergast.
| Photos |
 Shown left to right
in group photo are: Steven Deeth, Mike Morris, Steve Breckenridge, Radu Roua, Mike
Pendergast, Mike Janniro, Daniel Gay, Brian Esler, Mike Davis, Carl Haessler and TD Frank Niro.
Photo taken by Natasha Niro.Click on photos to enlarge. |
 Shown left to right are: Steve Breckenridge, Mike Davis, Steven Deeth, Daniel and Charlie Gay, Carl Haessler and TD Frank Niro. Photos by Russell Miller. |
 Shown left to right are: Mike Janniro, Mike Morris, Morris vs. Carl Haessler, Mike Pendergast vs. Mike Davis, Radu Roua and OCF organizer Dale Wentz. Photos by Russell Miller. |
 Shown left to right are: Mike Pendergast, Mike Morris, Radu Roua, Mike Janniro and Steven Deeth (with Mike Davis in background). Photos by Frank Niro. |
 Left: Pendergast reacts in disbelief to Haessler's first move (1. b4 ...)! Left center: Essler vs. Breckenridge. Right center: Haessler vs. Janniro, with Chuck Schulien looking on. Right: Dale Wentz (left) congratulates the first two co-champs to finish. Photos by Frank Niro. |
Championship
Congratulations to the Oregon State chess co-champions!
The Oregon chess championship ended in an amazing four-way tie involving Esler, Roua, Gay and Breckenridge! The players decided not to have a playoff. They will split the prize money and share the title of 2011 Oregon co-champion.
As reported by TD Frank Niro, "All in all, it was a pretty exciting tournament with the three kids prevailing against all but the top-rated defending champ. Breckenridge was born in 1992, Gay in 1993 and Esler in 1986."
The Championship has been registered and FIDE rated.
Titles: NM = National Master, LM = USCF Life Master.
| Name | Title | City (OR) | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | |
| 1 | Brian Esler | Eugene | 2006 | x | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 6.0 | |
| 2 | Mike Morris | Portland | 2080 | 0.5 | x | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | |
| 3 | Mike Janniro | Portland | 2104 | 0 | 1 | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | Mikeal Davis | Dallas | 2059 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1.0 | |
| 5 | Radu Roua | NM | Portland | 2275 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.0 |
| 6 | Mike Pendergast | Portland | 2175 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Steven Deeth | Beaverton | 2086 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | x | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 3.5 | |
| 8 | Carl Haessler | LM | Lake Oswego | 2207 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 |
| 9 | Daniel Gay | Tigard | 2074 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | x | 0.5 | 6.0 | |
| 10 | Steve Breckenridge | NM | Gresham | 2211 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 6.0 |
Prizes: $200 (1st), $100 (2nd), $50 (3rd).
Organized by the Oregon Chess Federation.
Tournament director: Frank Niro. The assistant TD was OCF tournament coordinator Dale Wentz.
Look for a report in a future issue of NORTHWEST CHESS.
Previous OR chess championships: List of winners (includes links to event summary pages).