Author: Russell (Rusty) Miller
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Photo of WCL, NWCL, NWC magazine collection
Also includes Everett Chess of 1947.
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Olympia Open Results
Paul Bartron of Tacoma scored a 3-0 perfect score in the Olympia Open held Aug 3, 2013 in Olympia Washington. 18 players took part under the direction of Gary Dorfner of Tacoma. The Washington Chess Federation was the sponsoring affiliate.
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Some PNW Results from US Open
CLICK HERE for USCF Crosstable. US Open in Madison WI had 519 players. There were a number from WA/OR/ID. Below are the scores of 4.5 or better from the 9 round event. Ratings listed are the one used for pairing the event. Roland Feng WA 2268 6.5 Bryce Tiglan WA 2142 6.5 Carl Haessler OR 2210…
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Puget Sound Open Results
On July 27, 2013 David Bragg won the 2013 edition of the Puget Sound Open with a 4-0 score. This event was first held in the 1930s. Tacoma Chess Club was the sponsor and Gary Dorfer the tournament director of the 13 player event. USCF Crosstable CLICK HERE.
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Portland CC July G/60 Results
USCF Cross table CLICK HERE. Steve Breckenridge and Nick Raptis tied for 1st place when they won three and drew with each other in round 4. 22 players took part on July 27 at the Portland Chess Club. Neil Dale handled the TD tasks.
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82 Players in 2013 Seattle Seafair
CLICK HERE for USCF Crosstable. Two players topped the field with 4.5-.5 scores, Tian Sang and Joshua Sinanan. Joshua’s took an 1/2 point bye and Tian drew his game with Ethan Bashkansky. Fred and Carol Kleist handled the TD tasks. The event was held July 19-21, 2013 at the Seattle Chess Club. Some history from…
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Portland CC July BLITZ results
CLICK HERE for the cross table. Mike Janniro directed and played in an 8 person BLITZ (G/5; d0) event at the Portland Chess Club on July 18, 2013. Yaman Tezcan won the event with a 12-2 score.
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Alexey Root coming to Oregon and Washington
Dear Russell, I will be presenting at a chess club, several libraries, and a charter school August 7-14, 2013. There will be a press release soon from the Timberland Regional Library System. Right now, one of the library presentations is listed on some calendars see http://events.seattlepi.com/tumwater_wa/events/show/335126803-thinking-with-chess-teaching-children-ages-5-14 for example. Here is my schedule: Presentation #1 Portland…
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Portland Chess Shop July Event Results
CLICK HERE for USCF Crosstable. Galen Pyle directed a 14 player quick rated (G/15; d0) event on July 6, 2013 at Coffee Time in Portland Oregon. Dereque Kelley of Seattle and Charles Selkirk both scored 3.5-.5. They drew with each other. Look for more cover of this event in the August 2013 issue of NORTHWEST…
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Spokane Chess Club Results
Nikolay Bulakh won the Spokane City Championship title by a match win score of 2.5-.5 over James Stripes. The club held on July 13-14, 2013 the Spokane Falls Open with 20 players. Jeremy Krasin had the top score of 4.5-5. David Griffin was the TD. CLICK HERE for USCF cross table of both events.