The annual Oregon Open, the biggest chess tournament in Oregon, is set for Labor Day weekend, September 1-3, 2012, in Gresham. See the flyer and entry form at http://www.nwchess.com/calendar/OR_Open_flyer_2012.pdf.
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About 100 players total playing in round 1. Top rated Nick Raptis. Several players taking part who have not played for several years, Bill Kiplinger, Roger Gregory, Michael Vaughan. Neil Dale is playing rather than directing. Notice one player from Seattle and a couple from Tacoma. Two came from Boise.
More later.
Standings at Oregon Open are published on the Portland Chess Club web site (www.pdxchess.org) after each round
The 2012 Oregon Open held Labor Day Weekend at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham Oregon
ended in a 6 way tie in the Open Section at 4.5-1.5 score. All six won $175.00 each and they were
Nick Raptis of Portland, Roland Feng of Seattle, Michael Macgregor of Tacoma, Matthen Sellers of Michigan, Nathan Lee of Issaquah, WA and Paul Bartron of Tacoma. 42 players were in the Open Section.
47 players played in the Reserve Section and that ended in a two way tie at 5-1 between David Yoshinaga, Oregon
Chess Federation President of Tigard and Takuma Saio-Duncan of Oregon good for $295.00 each.
Gregoria Alpernas of Lake Oswego was the chief tournament director. The USCF Crosstable can be
found http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201209033832.0
The crosstable provided by the sponsoring Portland Chess Club can be found
http://pdxchess.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=62&Itemid=179