Category: Scholastic

  • OES Aardvark Scholatic Tournament Results

    Oregon Episcopal School in Portland Oregon on March 8, 2014 was the site of a 6 section event directed by Dennis Chang. 18 players in the Kings Section had two players score 3.5-.5, Praveer Sharan of Oak Creek School in Lake Oswego and Colin Lin of Jacob Wismer Elementary School in Portland. Rooks Section of…

  • March Madness Scholastic Event

    On March 8, 2014 Jerry Ramey directed 4 section event of scholastic chess at South Eugene High School in Eugene Oregon. Aaron Grabinsky a home schooled student of Coquille, Oregon with a 4-0 score won the 8 player Elite 8 section. With 3.5-.5 Nathan Arthurs of Lincoln Middle School in Pullman Washington won the Advanced…

  • Knightmares Gambit Scholastic Results

    2014 The Evergreen School in Shoreline Washington held a K-6, 3 section large tournament. The organizer was Alan Davis with the TD Ben Radin. The K Section had 38 players, 8 of them in their first CRNW rated event. Tripp Madill of Evergreen School and Max Gitenstein of Bryant Elementary School in Seattle both score…

  • Annual Washington vs British Columbia Scholastic Match

    Chess4Life is setting up the Washington Team for the event to be held May 3, 2014 in British Columbia. CLICK HERE for the Chess4Life website about the match. Players need to let them know by April 12 if they can play. 2 players in each grade make up the team.

  • Chess4Life Bellevue Catholic Challenge Results

    The Chess4Life group ran a scholastic event on March 8 in Bellevue, Washington. Lane Van Weerdhuizen was the director. 24 players took part in their first tournament, Beginner Section. Adam Chung of St. Brendan in Bothell won that section with 4.5-.5. The K- 2nd Grade Section for those rated under 800 was a three way…

  • NW SW Washington Championship Results

    Vancouver, Washington, on March 8, 2014, was the site of a three section scholastic event for players K-12. Alan Svehaugh and Norman May directed the event. The 17 player K-3rd Grade event was won with 5-0 by Stephen Doyle of Cornerstone Christian School in Vancouver. The Grades 4-6 section of 18 players was another 5-0…

  • Shelton View Scholastic Results

    Lockwood Elementary School in Bothell, Washington on March 8, 2014 was the site of a large K-6 chess event limited to Northshore School District students. The sponsor was the Shelton View Elementary Chess Club. Chess4Life was the directing group with Elliott Neff the chief TD. The Kindergarten section of 9 players was won with 5-0…

  • Rook Madness Scholastic Tournament

    Photo Credit: Azira Sande. James Stripes reports on Facebook – CLICK HERE for his BLOG Some are More Equal Than Others The top six players at the Rook Madness tournament demonstrated that any one of them could defeat any of the others. Upsets abounded in the thirteen player K-12 section that was 1/3 elementary age…

  • Washington High School State Team Championship RESULTS

    Newport High School chess team won Washington High School State Team Championship, squeezing ahead by mere 0.5 point. Playing for the winning Newport team, Ethan Bashkansky got a special medal for winning all 5 out of 5 games. Also congratulations to the previous 4 years champion Lakeside High School in second place, and Interlake High…

  • OHSCTA State Team Tournament Results

    CLICK HERE for the CHESS Ratings Northwest Crosstable. The event was held Feb 28-March 1 at South Umpqua High School in Myrtle Point, Oregon. The sponsoring group was Oregon High School Chess Team Association. CLICK HERE for their website. Photo Credit: Brendon Thrash. Crescent Valley varsity team won the overall team championship and also the…