Month: October 2015

  • Portland CC Championship

    From the website of the chess club. “Club Championship (Sept 29-Oct 29): The annual Portland Chess Club Championship, which is open to all PCC members, takes place in October (sometimes starting in late September as was the case this year) in place of the Tuesday Quads. Mike Morris, PCC life member and longtime board member,…

  • Alekhine Headstone in Paris

    Michael Lilly of Portland, Oregon is on vacation in Europe. He took this photo. He says “We were out for an evening stroll, and Jackie convinced me to walk though an old cemetery. Look who we found! — at Montparnasse Cemetery.”

  • Oregon All Stars Results

    On Oct 9, 2015 there was a many sections scholastic event held in Salem. Jeff Dobbins was the chief TD. Chess Ratings Northwest Crosstable, CLICK HERE. The US Chess Crosstables for 16 sections can be found, CLICK HERE. More info can be found on the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation website, CLICK HERE. 16 kids Played…

  • Portland Fall Open Results

    National Chess Day was Oct 10, 2015. For the 2nd year in a row the Portland Chess Club held their annual Fall Open on this weekend. Last year 44 player took part and this year 30 did. Mike Janniro of Portland was the TD and played an extra game. All the event winners were from…

  • Nick Raptis of Portland and OnLine BLITZ

    There are online blitz tournaments and Nick Raptis of Portland, Oregon plays quite often. He won the one played Sept 28, 2015 with a 6-1 score. The time control is G/3 +2. Events are played on Internet Chess Club website and rated by US Chess. There were 39 players in the event. Will try to…