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Anthony He becomes Washington’s youngest ever master
Anthony He became Washington State’s youngest ever master on June 5, 2016. Anthony achieved the title at age 11 years, 3 months, and 20 days, breaking the previous record held by FM Roland Feng. Anthony scored 3.5/4 at the WA Open in Lynnwood and gained 21 points to boost his rating to 2199, scoring a win against…
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Portland CC May G/60 Event
CLICK HERE for the pictures I took during the first round on May 20, 2016. CLICK HERE for the link to the xtable.
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Spokane CC event Inland Empire Open
Taken for a Facebook post by Spokane Chess Club. “INLAND EMPIRE OPEN — THREE’S A CROWD!! This year’s installment of the Inland Empire Open ended up with the top three seeds sharing first place and claiming the prizes for first, second, and third. Michael Cambareri, Michael Murray and Pavlo Zaborskyy all scored 4.0 to top…
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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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