Author: Russell (Rusty) Miller
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WA/OR in National Scholastic
The 2012 National K12 Championships that were held 30 November – 2 December at the Marriott Orlando World Center Resort, Orlando, FL had 10 players from Washington and Oregon attending. Kyle Haining of Kellogg Middle School, Lake Forrest Park WA played in the 95 player 7th grade section and scored 5.5-1.5 tying for 5th-9th place just…
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Oregon Scholastic Event
Fall Classic Nov 17, 2012, Eugene, OR had 68 total players. The TD was J. Ramey. Section Elite 8 results: Grabinsky, Aaron a 9th grader of Coquille, Dalthorp, Matt a 11th grader of Albany and Skalnes, Erik a 10th grader of Eugene tied for 1st all at 3-1. Aaron lost to Erik, Matt lost to Aaron and Erik…
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Thanksgiving Scholastic
92 kids in 5 sections took part in the Thanksgiving Scholastic held Nov 23 in Redmond WA as a one-day event, part of the Washington Class. David Hendricks was the TD. K-3 Open was won by Yu, Jason with a 5-0 score K-3 U800 was won by Zhang, Jack with a 4-0 score 4-6 Open was won by…
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Seattle CC Extravaganza
The Seattle Chess Club Extravaganza was held in two sections on Nov 2-4 under the directorship of Fred Kleist. 18 players in the Open section which was won with 6.5-.5 score by Roland Feng of Seattle. He drew with Bryce Tiglon of Redmond. Gabriel Zlovog won the reserve section with 5.5-1.5 over 13 others. Crosstable here…
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Simul In Boise Dec 7
*** Special side-event: FREE Simultaneous Exhibition by Washington Master Josh Sinanan starting at 5:00 p.m. going to 9:00 p.m. on Friday, December 7, 2012 also at BSU Student Union Building (Hatch Ballroom) in Boise. Email jroland@cableone.net to sign up. ***
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Simul at Portland CC
The Portland Chess Club invites you to play in a Simultaneous Exhibition game with Canadian Grandmaster Eric Hansen; Sunday, November 11 at 2 p.m. at the Portland Chess Club.
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Wenatchee tournament Cancelled AGAIN
Notice from Washington Chess Federation President Hi Everyone, Due to lack of sign-ups, WCF has decided to cancel the Wenatchee Valley Open chess tournament next weekend (Nov 10-11, 2012). Please cancel any hotel reservations that you may have made. We’re very sorry for the inconvenience. Luckily for us, the convention center will not charge a cancellation…
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Washington Chess Federation Challengers’s Cup Results
The Annual Challengers’ Cup Chess Tournament was held at the Seattle Chess Club on Oct 27-28 under the sponsorship of the Washington Chess Federation and direction of Fred Kleist of Seattle. 27 players took part in the Challengers’ Section and ended in a tie at 3.5-.5 between Tian Sang of WA and Roland Feng of Seattle.…
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Portland CC G/60 Oct 27th Results
Neil Dale of Portland handled the TD tasks for the Portland CC G/60 event on Oct 27. 13 players took part resulting in a 4-0 win for Yaman Tezcan of Portland. USCF crosstable link. Compiled by Russell Miller.
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PNW Players at Western States Open
188 players, down some from the 2011 event, took part in the Western States Open in Reno Oct 19-21, 2012. Many of them from the Pacific Northwest. The TD and Organizer for the event was Jerry Weikel of Reno. PNW players in the Open section were: Nick Raptis of Portland, Ignaxio Perez of Renton, Samir Sen…