2017 Oregon State Championship
The 2017 Oregon State Championship ("Oregon Closed") chess tournament was contested as a round-robin the weekends of February 11-12 and 18-19-20, 2017 in Portland as detailed below. Rounds began at 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM. Last year an additional 10-player invitational section was added, and was continued this year.
Grisha Alpernas was the TD and collected the game scoresheets. Players were selected according to the OCF Bylaws.
Game scores: PGN format | CBV format (45 games in the championship section).
Information: also see OregonChessFed.org website.
Usual formats and prizes. Time control is 40/120, SD/55; d5. Players needed to send a $50 deposit which is returned after completion of all rounds. Prizes (championship section only) are $200 for 1st place, $100 for 2nd, $50 for third. Best wishes and Good Luck to you all!
The Field and Pairings:
Pairings were made using the round robin table from U.S. Chess Federation's Official Rules of Chess, 5th Edition, Page 296.
Final rosters/pairings per Grisha Alpernas (ratings as of January 1, 2017; also see below for pairing numbers, updated US Chess ratings and city of residence):
The drawing of starting numbers was held in the Portland Chess Club.
Championship Section:
See the crosstables (PDF file).
See the pairings (PDF file).
Invitational Section:
See the crosstables (PDF file).
See the pairings (PDF file).
See the final USCF crosstables (with ratings).
The pairing numbers are also shown in the crosstables below.
Schedule and Other Information
Schedule/Location:
Feb. 11-12 at 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM.
Feb. 18-19-20 at 10:00 AM and 4:30 PM (except only one round at 4:00 PM on 2/20).
Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland, OR 97219.
See www.pdxchess.org.
The official opening ceremony was held before the first round on Saturday, February 11.
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OREGON CLOSED CHAMPIONSHIP 2017 PARTICIPANTS: Left
to right: Steven Deeth, Ryan Richardson, Ben Smail, Joshua Grabinsky,
Corey Russell, Lennart Bjorksten, Carl Haessler, Jason Cigan, and Matt Zavortink. (Missing: Seth Talyansky.)
Photo credit: Grisha Alpernas. Click on photo to view a larger version.
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OREGON CLOSED INVITATIONAL 2017 PARTICIPANTS: Left
to right: Jose Gatica, Paul Shannon, Karl Cosner, Mike Morris, Sean
Tobin, Danny Phipps, Robert Hamm, and Tres Roring. (Missing: Jerry Sherrard and Phillip Seitzer.)
Photo credit: Grisha Alpernas.Click on photo to view a larger version. |
Championship
Congratulations to
Matt Zavortink for winning the Oregon State chess championship, and achieving a U.S. Chess master rating!
Matt is a first-time Oregon championship winner!
The Championship is registered and FIDE rated. (Only US Chess ratings shown in this table.) Titles: FM = FIDE Master, NM = US Chess National Master, LM = US Chess Life Master.
| Name | Title | City (OR) | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Pos | |
| 1 | RUSSELL, COREY JOHN | FM | Medford | 2205 | x | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3rd |
| 2 | BJORKSTEN, LENNART | Portland | 2123 | 0 | x | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.0 | 5th | |
| 3 | RICHARDSON, RYAN | Lake Oswego | 2103 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.0 | 5th | |
| 4 | ZAVORTINK, MATT | Portland | 2161 | 1 | 1 | 1 | x | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 1st | |
| 5 | GRABINSKY, JOSHUA | Coquille | 2019 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 5th | |
| 6 | SMAIL, BENEDICT | NM | Portland | 2206 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | HAESSLER, CARL A | LM | Lake Oswego | 2233 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 4.5 | 3rd |
| 8 | CIGAN, JASON DANIEL | NM | Portland | 2230 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 | 4.0 | 5th |
| 9 | DEETH, STEVEN B | Beaverton | 2112 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 10 | TALYANSKY, SETH | Portland | 2189 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | x | 6.5 | 2nd |
Prizes: $200 (1st), $100 (2nd), $50 (3rd).
Invitational
Congratulations to Tres Roring for winning the Oregon State invitational chess championship!
The Invitational is registered and FIDE rated. (Only US Chess ratings shown in this table.)
| Name | Title | City (OR) | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Total | Pos | |
| 1 | TOBIN, SEAN | Portland | 2052 | x | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 2 | PHIPPS, DANNY | Portland | 1982 | 0 | x | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 3.5 | ||
| 3 | COSNER, KARL | Portland | 2030 | 1 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.5 | 5th | |
| 4 | SHANNON, PAUL D | Bend | 2004 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 3rd | |
| 5 | HAMM, ROBERT M | Portland | 1968 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 5th | |
| 6 | SEITZER, PHILLIP | Portland | 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 6.0 | 2nd | |
| 7 | SHERRARD, JERRY | Portland | 2095 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | x | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | ||
| 8 | GATICA, JOSE MIGUEL | Portland | 2095 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | x | 0.5 | 0 | 4.5 | 5th | |
| 9 | RORING, TRES | Portland | 2018 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | x | 0.5 | 6.5 | 1st | |
| 10 | MORRIS, MICHAEL | Portland | 2055 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | x | 5.0 | 3rd |
Prizes: to be announced.
Organized by the Oregon Chess Federation.
Tournament director: Grisha Alpernas. Assistant TD: Mike Morris.
Look for a report in a future issue of NORTHWEST CHESS.
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Other recent OR chess championships: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2006 | 2004
Previous OR chess championships: List of winners (includes links to event summary pages).