Author: Russell (Rusty) Miller
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Portland Chess Club G/60 Results
The event was held March 1, 2014 at the club with Jon Fortune as chief TD with assistant TD Neil Dale. As usual Nick Raptis won the event with 4-0. The win added two rating points to both his regular and quick ratings. 22 players took part. The event was held in March but named…
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Chess Jam Results
Ferndale High School in Ferndale Washington on Feb 22, 2014 was the site of the 17th International Chess Jam under the direction of Randy Kaech. The K-1 section of 11 players was won by Matthew Sanders of Wade King Elementary in Bellingham. The 2nd-3rd Grade Section of 31 players was won by Noah Chen of Assumption…
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Large Chess Set Westfield Mall
When ever I visit the mall I check to see if the pieces are set up right. There are checker pieces also for use on the board.
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Harmon Memorial TLA
May 2-4 or 3-4 Harmon Memorial 2 Sections. Open & Reserve (U1800): 5SS, 30/90, SD/60 d5, (2-Day Option, Rd. 1, G/60 d5). Seattle Chess Club, 2150 North 107th St., Seattle, WA 98133. 206-417-5405. $$1,000/b40. Open: $200-125, U2100 $100, U1900 $100. Reserve (U1800): $150-100, U1600 $75, U1400 $75, U1200 $75. Foreign ratings used for players with…
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For The Love of Chess Results
Conger Elementary School in Klamath Falls, Oregon was the site on Feb 22, 2014 of Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation qualifier tournament. Marvin Dykstra was the tournament director. 20 players took part. Tai Pruce-Zimmerman of Klamath Falls, an adult played in his first Chess Ratings Northwest event and won the tournament 5-0. CLICK HERE for the…
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2014 Oregon Championship Results
Nick Raptis of Portland repeated his win of 2013 to take 1st place in the 2014 Oregon Championship with 7-2 score. 2nd place in the 10 player round robin went to Daniel Gay of Tigard at 6.5-2.5. A former state champion Corey Russell of Medford took third place. Both he and Raptis had 6 points…
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22nd Dave Collyer Memorial Results
International Master John Donaldson of Berkeley California once again had the top score at the Collyer tournament, 4.5-5. But he was not the only one with that score, Paul Bartron of Tacoma and Mark Havrilla of Moscow Idaho also tied for first place. Three players had 4-1 scores: Timothy Moroney of WA, Cameron Leslie of Moscow…
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President’s Cup Result
Duane Polich reports on Facebook: (edited and additional info by Russell Miller) The Washington State President’s Cup took place February 15th and 16th at the Seattle Chess Club. 68 players took part. The event ended in a three way tie for first. Peter Lessler of Seattle , Samuel He of Redmond, WA and Patrick Van…
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Einsteinwise President’s Day Scholastic Event Results
Einsteinwise, in Vancouver, WA, held a 3 section scholastic event on Feb. 17, 2014 under the direction of Sudhakar Kudva. The K-3 Under 800 rated section was won by two players with 4-1 scores: Aliya Tang (first place by tie-breaks) of Fisher’s Landing Elementary in Vancouver WA and Joanne Lin of Illahee Elementary in Camas.…
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Chess4Life Bellevue Presidents Day Results
A scholastic event on Feb 17, 2014 at Redmond Chess4Life Center was held in three sections under the direction of Patrick Pisani. The K-1 section had 9 players and was won with a 5-0 score by Brandon Jiang of Bellevue Children’s Academy. 17 players in the Grade 2-3 section was topped by Andy Huang of…