Year: 2016
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Portland CC Event on May 14-15
40 players took part in the 2ND ANNUAL ROSE CITY SECTIONALS. CLICK HERE for my photos taken during round 1. CLICK HERE for xtables.
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11th Annual OSCF State Chess Championships
CLICK HERE for my photos from visiting the event on Saturday. CLICK HERE for the OSCF Facebook page. CLICK HERE for Ratings Northwest crosstables. CLICK HERE for US Chess crosstables of the event.
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Olde Middle School Team Tied for First in K-8 at National Junior High Championship
Congratulations to Bellevue’s Olde Middle School chess team on their outstanding achievement tying for 1st place in K-8 at the National Junior High Championship in Indianapolis, IN, held 15-17 April 2016. Derek Zhang (2148) and Naomi Bashkansky (1993) led the team with a score of 6/7, tying for 3rd place in the 272 player section. Other…
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Washington players tie for 1st in National High School Championship
Congratulations to Kyle Haining (2191) and Bryce Tiglon (2357) for sharing first place with four other 2400+ rated players at the National High School Championship in Atlanta, GA, held April 1-3, 2016. [All six players scored 6.0 points in 7 rounds.] Kyle pulled off an incredible feat by defeating two 2400+ rated players in the last two rounds.…
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Seattle Kings vs. Princes Match II and Junior RR Results
Here are the final results of the 2016 Kings vs. Princes Match II and Junior Round Robin. The US Chess rating report can be found here. Pictures from the match can be found here. Kings: IM Ray Kaufman (2359, 2314, USA) 5.5 $275 FM John Readey (2266, 2280, USA) 5.0 $250 FM Nick Raptis (2399, 2220, USA) 4.5 $225…
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Jason Cigan Tops Portland Spring Open
From Portland CC website “Portland Spring Open (March 12-13): This year’s edition was run by Mike Janniro with assistance from Mike Lilly. There were thirty-five players, twenty-three in the open, led by five 2100’s, and twelve in the reserve (U1800). Starting with last year’s Summer Open, we began allowing a half point bye on the last…
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Bryce Tiglon wins WA Denker qualifier playoff!
Congratulations to Bryce Tiglon, a freshman at Lakeside School in Seattle, for winning the playoff to qualify for the Denker Tournament of High School State Champions! He tied for 1st with 4/5 along with Samuel and Daniel He, all of whom share the title of WA State High School co-champions. For winning the playoff, Bryce is invited to represent…
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Oregon High School Team Results
Team members are, from left, juniors Kian Patel and Gabriel Skoro, seniors Duane Lee and Clemen Deng, and sophomore Anders Olsen. Photo and Article by Nancy Keller. Lincoln High School Varsity chess team was like a ferocious bear, shaking off pesky attackers one by one at the 2016 Oregon High School Chess Team State Championships…
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2016 Collyer Event in Spokane results
Photo Credit: James Stripes. From Spokane CC website: “CAMBARERI, MAKI WIN 24th COLLYER MEMORIAL NM Jim Maki of Coeur d’Alene and Michael Cambareri each scored 4.5 to share top honors in the 24th annual Dave Collyer Memorial played February 27-28, 2016. Third place (4.0) was shared by Viktors Pupols, David Arganian, Steve Merwin, and Mika…
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Raptis again tops a Portland G/60 event
23 players at the Portland Chess Club on Feb. 27, 2016 for the monthly G/60 event. Nick Raptis of Portland/Vancouver won with 4-0. CLICK HERE for the xtable.