Category: Tournament Results
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Ivanov wins Seattle August Tornado
Making only his second USCF tournament appearance, Ventsislav Ivanov won the Seattle Chess Club August Tornado held August 24, 2014 with a perfect 4.0 score. Ivanov raised his regular provisional rating to 1997, and his quick provisional rating to 1716. Tied for second place were Viktors Pupols and Brendan Zhang, each drawing two games (including against each…
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Pupols wins Washington Senior
Continuing his long and amazing chess career, Viktors Pupols won the Washington Senior Adult Championship held at the Tacoma Chess Club, August 16, 2014. Pupols scored 3.5 out of 4, drawing only longtime expert and Tacoma Chess Club member Paul Bartron, who finished second with 3.0 points. USCF crosstable link. Report by TD Gary Dorfner: The 2014 Wash.…
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Portland CC August 2014 Quad 45 event
The Portland Chess Club holds a monthly quad tournament (known as a “Quad 45” because of the 45-minute time control) that usually takes place on the third Saturday of each month. This tournament is billed as a great way for new players to get introduced to the PCC and USCF-rated tournament chess as well as…
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Some recent event results
Seattle July Tornado (sometimes called the Sunday Tornado), held July 27, 2014 at the Seattle Chess Club. Ethan Bashkansky and Zixiao Han draw each other and tied for first with 3.5 out of 4 points. Both are now expert-rated, with Han having a provisional rating. See the USCF crosstable. Tacoma Open, held August 2, 2014 at…
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Portland June Summer Open and G/60 Events
Portland CC Summer Open (June 21-22) As reported by Brian Berger, “Preregistration numbers for the Portland Chess Club’s Summer Open tournament gave the first hint that a full house could be expected. And a full house it was, as 42 players gathered to test their playing skills–many of them new faces to this reporter.” The…
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Haessler sweeps Oregon Senior Open
Carl Haessler of Lake Oswego, Oregon swept the Oregon Senior Open, held July 12-13, 2014 in Oregon City, with a perfect 5-0 score. Haessler, the only master in the tournament, increased his USCF rating from 2200 to 2207. See the USCF crosstable, and see some photos on Flickr by Rusty Miller.
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Seattle Chess Club Adult Swiss Results
April 5-6 saw 18 players take part in an event won by Viktors Pupols 4-0. CLICK Here for USCF Crosstable.
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Sunday Slam Results
Nick Raptis continued his March roll with a win of the Blitz event on March 30. He scored 7-1 (two 1/2 point byes) to top the 22 player event. Time control was G/5; d0. Tournament directors were Sean Tobin and Geoffrey Kenway. Jason Cigan was 2nd at 13-5. TIS Your Move was the affiliate of…
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Seattle Spring Open Results
67 players total in two sections at the Seattle Chess Club on March 21-23. Nick Raptis of Portland won the Open event with 3.5-.5. The reserve section was 5 rounds and winner scored 4.5-.5, Brumas Newstead of Seattle. Fred and Carol Kleist were the tournament directors. There are pictures on the Seattle Chess Club facebook…