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13-15,21-22June u ill play...6xb2withthreats
onc3plus
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a p o s s i b l e . . . 6 df o3r k .
18...Wxb6
19.We2c4 2O.Wxc4
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Radu Repeats
Not 20...Dc2??- as21.Aa4winsa
piecefor White.
by Neil Dale
21.9b3 a.oszz,fuegWb72i.a,a4t?
007 OregonChampionNM Radu Roua successfullydefendedhis title in the
White didn't rvantto play moveslike
/ ten-playerround-robinOregon Invitational Championship,held at the Port 23.He2.since
Blackhas23...6xb21with
Lt
land ChessClub over two weekendsfrom June 13'hthroughJune22"d.It was
threat
on
c3
again.
a hard-foughtcompetitionwhereno contestantwent without a loss. Due to the luck
of the draw, the gamebetweenthe two mathematicallyeligible for the title, Roua 2 3 . . . A x e 12 4 . B x e 1E e B ? l
andNM LandonBrownell,happenedin the lastround. Justlike in a Swiss,huh'l
Dubious.24...Eab8 is moreaccuThe defendingchampiononly neededa drawto defendhis title andthatis how rate.An incursionof a White Rookat c6
thecontestended.Thus,Rouafinishedwith sevenpoints.He lostonly to FM Nick is very dangerous;
so Black shouldhave
Raptis,while alsodrawingwith Mike Janniro. Raptisand Brownell sharedsecond/ opposedthe file as long as possible.
third with 6% pointsapiece.Brownellsufferedhis only lossin a gameagainstNM
25.8c1 e6 26.8c6 exd527.exd5Ee4
JamesBricherandRaptiswasnickedby Brownell.
28.b6E ae8 29.9b5 We7 30.E.c7
Clear fourth placewith five pointswent to one of the youngestcompetitors.
RaleighFoster.Fifth/sixthplacesweresharedby NM BricherandFM CoreyRussell
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with 4t/zeach.Anotheryoung player,and first-timecompetitorin this event,Danicl
Gay managedfive drawsin thistoughcompetition.CrishaAlpemasandNeil Dale
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Gunther Jacobi (1940)
NM James Bricher (2244)
Portland, OregonChampionship(l) 2008
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Annotationsby FM CoreyRussell
1.d4af6 2.c4c53.d5b54.cxb5a6 5.b6
White thea4-squarefor his pieces.
White'sa4-a5 hasa crampingeffect on Black'sgarne.
B.e4d69.4b5+ g"d7 10.4€ gs7
11.6d20-O 12.Ac4gd8
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This protectsmy a5-pawn.
enabling...6a6.
1 3 . O - Oh a 6 1 4 . h 3
This is playedprimarily so
2 7& e 1 ; " ; ; ; * ; r ; ; . 3 € e 7
that White need not worry aboLrt
3 0 . h 4- a o z g r . A e z 6 o o 3 2 . f 3A e 6 ...6nS after Af4. as h2 is a flne
33.d5Aoz g+.S04c5+35.€d3 AcB retreatsquare.
36.h92hxc437.€cz Aoo3g.a4sl7 14...4b4 15.9f4 9xb5 .r6.axb5
39.c46e8 40.t4at641.Af3 a,e442. 6o z tz.Ee1ab6 r B.hxb6
Axe4 txe443.6e3a644.€c3 €OO+S.
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axb547,95bxc448.€xc4
94b546.axb5
A a 6 + 4 9 . & c 3A o z S o . & c 4A a B 5 1 . planned18.,.8xa5 19.Exa5 hc4.
*c3 Axd5 52.o'g4€e6 53.he3 gb7 ThoughWhite is still fine, I was
54.€c+€d6 55.€c3Aa6 56.*b3 €e6 happywith theposition,for Black
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s 6 1 2 . g h 6B e 8 1 3 . W s 4a f 8 i 4 . g ; d 2
W O zt 5 . W x d 76 x d 7 1 6 . 9 b 5 E x e . l +
17.Exe1
E , o at B . s 3 A b Br 9 . 6 s 2 A c 6
2 0 . 9 d 3E e B 2 1 . E x e B A
+ x e B2 2 . c 4 Wxb66.6c3 967.a4a5
hc6 23.c3t5 24.$.:'t4
Axt4 25.6xt4
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opensa6 for my piecesanddenies
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1 4 . . . c 41 5 . 4 h 4A 9 6 1 6 . 6 x 9 6h x g 6
Black is dead lost now. Instead.
ffio,
1
7 . d x c 4E x h 2 1 8 . a 36 A q 1 9 . A x d 4
30...We5 is a bettertry. For example,
Mike Janniro (2030)
Exd420.€st Ena 21.6c3-Q.oo
zz.og
White intended31.b7 Exe3 32.WxeB
FM Nick Raptis (2305)
Arrz+23.€fr AeS 24.Ead1Eh1+25.
WxeB33.Ec8. thenBlackcanfollow up
Portland, OregonChampionship(l) 2008
€e2 Exe1+ 26.€xe1 tr94 27.4d5.0do
w i t h 3 3 . . . E e 8 +3 4 . & h 2 A e 5 + 3 5 . g 3
€g7!! (GuntherJacobi).Thepointis that 1.c4 Af6 2.6't3 c6 3.93 d5 4.b3 -*ga 2 8 . 6 e 3 E e 4 2 9 . a 4s 5 3 0 . € f 1 A c S
if Whitequeens,thenBlackhas...Wxa4, s.WczAooT6. 9l2 e67..0s2Ad6 B.o- 3 1.Ads c632.a,c3Et+ gg.rsrs 34.a,e2
s1 . W c 1
h 6 Ena aS.6ct 94 36.6d3 gxf337.gxf3
but if White insteadtakestheQueenwith o o - o 9 . d 4 a 51 0 . a b d 2 . e f 1
1
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'17.b4
EfeB18.e4 95 41.6e5 futz+q2.&f1 Ag3 $.6f7
Ac7 16.f3A96
38.ab6 EbB andtheb-pawnfalls. Black 15.c5
dxe419.fxe4
e5 20.dxe5Axe5 21.4,c4 HtZ+++.€g1 H,xf345.6xg5Hxc346.
is actuallywinning!
A o + + 2 2 . & h 1 A x e 42 3 . B x e 4A x e 4 he6 Ac7 47.H't1f4 48.Ebl Ao0+ +g.
€92 Es3+S0.€h2Es6 51.c5 9,a752.
Eel f3 53.6t4t254.Ef 1 AoA ss.Exfz
W h i t em u s tp l a y3 6 . € h 1 ! . t h e w i n - 24.bxe4Exe4 25.AbOgfs 26.Axd4
ning move. This allowsWhite to recap- t r o a z z . - Q x s 7W t 3 + 2 8 . € g i E e 2
ture on e3 with the pawn and thenfollow 29.Wf1
We3+30.€hr
trooz o-r
up with Wtt, defendinghis King by the
threaton f7. This permitsthe b-pawnto
French lv'inewer
win thegame.
Michael Morris (2044)
3 1 . b 7 E x e 3 3 2 . f x e 3W e t + 3 3 . 9 f 1 NM Landon Brownell (2249)
Wxe3+34.€h1 Ao4 gs.Wxtz+ 1-0
Portland,OregonChampionship(l) 2008
trsa 0-1
Sicilian Najdorf
FM Corey Russell(2205,0.0)
Michaef Morris (2044,0.0)
Portland, OregonC'hampionship(2) 2008
Annotations
by FM CoreyRussell
.1
.e4c5 2.4f3 d6 3.d4cxd44.6xd4 Afo
5.6c3 a66.495 eG7.9d3 b5 B.a3AbdT
9 . O - O - O a O Zr O . t g
1.e4e6 2.d4d5 3.Acg Ao++.eSc5 5.a3
Sic'ilian lVajdorf
Axc3+ 6.bxc3o,e77.Wg4O-O B.Ad3
Raleigh Foster (1977)
6oco s.WrrsAg0 10.4f3gc7 11.Ae3
Daniel Gay (1980)
c4 12.9x96fxg6 13.WgaAOt tq.nq
Portlqnd, Oregtn Chumpionship( I) 2008 B t S t 5 . h 5g x h s 1 6 . E x h sE x h s 1 7 .
Blackwasthreatening
Ooa tg.€02 -€.s6
...6c5: so it
1.e4c5 2.66 a6 3.6t9 d6 4.d4 cxd4 WxhsAeB 1B.Wh3
21.H,bib622.946c623. seemedprudentto shoreup the defense
5.Axd4 ht0 6.Ags e67.t4 Wcz g.Wtg 20.a'h4w17
b 5 9 . g " d 3b 4 1 0 . 6 c e 2 A o o z 1 1 . o - o f4 E,fB24.Ht1 oe7 25.6xg6Wxg626. of the e4-pawn.
.Q"ozt2.f5 e5 i3.Ab3 d5 ra.hg3 EcB a4h527.gxhsgf5 28.trh 1&17 29.Ws2 1 0 . . . 4 e 71 1 . h 4
1 5 . e x d 5A x d 5 1 6 . W e 2a 5 1 7 . E a d 1a 4 B r r ag o . W g sW e 43 1 . 8 h 3E n o g z . t s
T h i s m o v e d e f e n d st h e B i s h o p .
Wga 35.
1 8 . a d 2 a c 5 + 1 9 . € h 10 - O 2 0 . b 3 a x b 3 hxfS 33.Wg16xe3 34.Wxe3
gs5+
Sometimes
there are tricks if White's
37.*e2 Wxh5
21.axb3Hteg zz.6o e4Axe423.Axe4 EtS+$sg 36.9f2
on
is
on a squarewhere she can
A x e 4 2 4 . W x e 4 f O 2 5 . 9 d 5 + € h 8 38.€e3 Wg5+39.€e2 Wct +O.EtB+ Queen
q
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be
threatened
by movingthe BlackKing
E n g + a 2 . & s a W n o+ 9 .
26.Wxd7WxdT 27.Exd7 fxg5 28.4e4 & n t
Knight. With the Bishopprotected,there
9 . . e 72 9 . E a 1 E c d B 3 0 . E a a 7 E x d T EaB WrrS+44.&t4 95 mate
g
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is noneof that.Also.Whitedoesn'tmind
AxdB
3 1 . E x d 7E O A
Round Two
...h6,as.afterAe3, he can play 94-g5
with acceleratedline-openingon the
6
Ruy Lopez Exchange
kingside.
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1 1 . . . O - O1 2 . 9 4 E c B 1 3 . 4 e 2 6 e 5
NM Radu Roua (2209,1.0)
14.We3o,c415.4xc4 Exc4 16.Axf6
lal
Portland, Oregon Chanqionship (2) 2008
Axr0 I z.gSAxd4 1B.Exd4 gb6 19. trd3
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1.e4e5 2.6t3 ac6 3.4b5 a6 4.Axc6 W x e 3 + 2 0 . E x e 3 E t c g z 1 . E d 1 d 5
A
dxc65.6xe5 gd4 6.4f3 9xe4+ 7.We2 22.exd5Axd5 23.Axd5 exdS24.Exd5
AA
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6t3 Ae742.40++€to +g.€d5 AfB 44.
Ae2 *96 45.c4bxc346.6xc3h547.h3
hxg448.hxg4 9,b449.o,e4Aa3 50.€e6
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hc6 14.4e3
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af2
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by ...trfr2. As it tumedout, whenthe cpawn queened,it forcedBlack's resignation.
25.Ec3l
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Exc3?? is answeredby 26.8d8 mate.
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move,
because
Black
free
the
White Rookcan't takeeitherthef- or hpawnwithouttheotherqueening.
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1 7 . 8 c 2A a 8
Rook from going behindthe enemyhpawn. White will haveto spenda few
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MichaelMorris (2044,0.0)
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DanielGay (1980,0.0)
LandonBrownell(2249,1.0)
(3) 2008
Portland,OregonChampionship
GuntherJacobi(1940,0.0)
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53.b4 €Os S+.OS€Oa SS.€07 €d5 48.€f3 Ea3 49.Se3
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sistance.
FM Nick Raptis(2305,1.0)
dark-squaredBishopto e7just so I could
NM JamesBricher (2244,1.0)
castle. The Knight was probably going
OGD Semi-Slav
(2) 2008
Portland,OregonChampionship
to
c5 anyways.
MikeJannio (2030,0.0)
1.4rc d52.s3Af6 3.9.s2c54.o-o hc6
7.9d3 6co a.gt+ a6
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5.9f4 dxc46,e4 b5 7.9e2 b4 8.4a4 Aoz t s.t+.e'e8
6
Iuly 2008
Northwest Chess
57thAnnual Oregon Open
August30,31 & September1, 2008
6-Round Swiss: 2 sections,Open& Reserve(under1800)
Time Control: 40 movesin 2 hours,then suddendeathin I hour (a012;SD/l)
Registration: Saturday9-10:30am Rounds: Sat I | & 5:30; Sun9:30& 5:30; Mon 9 &3
Location: Mt. Hood Community College,Vista Room; 26000SE Stark,Gresham,Oregon
Checkwebsite:www.pdxchess.orgfor directionsto playing site
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$3,000Guaranteed
$1500in eachSection
Increasedat discretionof Organizerif morethat 100non-juniorplayers
Open: I't $550; 2"d$300;3'd$200 U2000: I't $200; 2"d$150;3'd$100
Reserve: l" $370;2"d9220;3'd$130 U1600,U1400,U1200each$130-80-50
Unratedplayerslimitedto classprizesof $100in Open,$60 in reserve
Steve Christopher Memorial Special Prize: $200 bonus for perfect score in Open Section
Entry: $60.00;$50.00for PortlandChessClubmembers
whoregisterbyAugust28.
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Juniors(underl9) maypay$15.00andcompetefor non-cash
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continuation.The positionwould be NM Landon Brownell (2249,2.0)
level.
Portland,OregonChampionship(3) 2008
didn't havean improvement;so I thought
I'd try a differenttack.-C. Russell
Semi-SlsvNoteboom
FN{ Corey Russell(2205,1.5)
NM JamesBricher (2244,2.0)
Portlund.OregonChompionship(4) 2008
Annotations
by FM CoreyRussell
1.d4d5 2.6't3 cG 3.c4 e6 4.hc3 dxc4
5.a4g.b4 6.g'd2 a5 7.e3b5
Bricherhad a battlewith me in this
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Q ) c G2 1 . H e c 1 W a 5 2 2 . W d 1 E x b l 5.6sf3cxd46.4c4 WoOz.O-Ohto but he improvedon his line in thisgame.
23.Hxb1 Draw
B.Ab3Ac6 9.6bxd4 6xd410.Wxd4
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l1.Ae3 Wxd412.9xd4EcB 13.
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NM Radu Roua (2209,2.0)
Mike Janniro (2030, 0.0)
Portland, Oregon Championship(3) 2008
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12832272
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r2E69742
2004437
1940
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0
0
0
0.5
0
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0.5
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0.5
21.9rt4a,A+ZZ.6xd4Wxd4+n.W2
White hadthepositionalthreatof c2Wxf2+ 24.Exf2 exi4 25.EOZAcG c4, blockadingthe position,which favors
26.4e2EadS27.&t2boa ze.trst Knights and fixes the weak pawn on c5,
6xe2 29.&xe2Eo+ so.trot trtoe making it easierto win. So, instead,I
31.b3g532.h3€fO33.9f19434.hxg4played 12..rc4 first: to get rid of my
hxg435,fxg49xg4+ 36.6f2 Exe4 doubled pawns and to open some lines
37.trdb2Ee3 38.bacxb439.axb4
a4 for my Bishops.
40.b5Ena+r.Eo+Etg+a2.&g1
13.hed4 6xd4 14,Axd4
cxd3l
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42..&t5a3.9'.s2
trs3 aa.€f26s5
ll
gt .HozWaS
32.Hc2Wa633.Eo2Was
Draw
I couldn't see anything better than
repeating,asWhite is defendingsuccessfullv: so I took the draw.
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RuyLopezBreyer
MichaelMorris (2044,0.5)
RaleighFoster(1977, 2.5)
(5) 2008
Portland,OregonChampionship
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1.e4e52.6t3 bco 3.-€.b5
aG4..Q'a4
hfo
5.O-Og.e76.He1b5 7.g.b30-O 8.h3
d69.c3ab8 10.d4abd711,abd2g.b7
l2.9-c2 HeB t3.6t1 .Q.fa14.693c6
15.9q5 hG16.9e3Wc7 17.Wd2Ead8
'1B.dxe5 19.We2
gO20.4h2&h7
dxeS
21.8f 1 .Q.c522.4s4 6xg4 23.Wxs4
WoGz+.Ead1 gf8 25.Hxd7g.c8 26.
ExdB Axg4 27.9xc5 Wxc528.ExeB
$.OzZg.traBb4 30.g.b3bxc331.bxc3
.0.e632.Axe6fxe633.8d1 €g7 3a.
Edz+ €t0 gs.n+a5 36.Eaa7gs 3T.
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Threatens
31...Ef1+32.9xrt Extt+
33.€xf1 Wxd3+, which would win for
Black.
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AA
abcdetgh
4 5 . 8 1 b 2 E x d 3 4 6 . E x a 4t 3 4 7 . 9 t 1
If 15.Axc6Wc716.6xe7dxc2and
E n 2 + a 8 . € 9 3 E x b 2 4 9 . E x g 4 +€ t s White's Queen,Rook,and Knight areen
50.9xd3+€e5 51.€xt3€oO 52.€e3 prise. Evenworse,when theWtite Queen
1-0
moves and Black takes the Rook, the
Knight at e7 will be trapped;so White
will loseevenmorematerial.Finally.note
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Round Five
that sacrificingWhite's Knight on d5 and En+ r
recapturingwith the Queen. hitting
BeefeaterBenoni
Sicilian Closed
Black's Rook is no good becauseof
NM Radu Roua (2209,3.5)
NM James Bricher (2244,2.5)
Black'sreplyof ...E d8.
FM Nick Raptis (2305, 2.5)
Daniel Gay (1980, 1.0)
15.cxd3TWnO
tO.Wcz&d7
Portland, (hegon Championship(5) 2008
Portland, Oregon Championship(5) 2008
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Ofcoursenot 16...Wxd417.Wxc6+, .d4gE2.c4997 3.hc3 c5 4.d5Axc3+
1.e4 c5 2.4c3 aG3.93 b5 4.992 .€.b7
as
Black's
position crumbles. I wanted 5.bxc3f5 6.94 dO 7.Wa4+AOZ g.WnS
g.oa
5.d3e6 6.f4d57.e56e7 8.6ts 6rs
'l.t.c3
to
connect
my Rooks so that, should W a s 9 . 4 0 2 b 6 r 0 . a f 3 Q r t 0r 1 . g x f s
gb6
6c6 10.4e2
cxd4 12.cxd4
White
capture
afteran ...h4-h3push,I'd A x f 5 1 2 . 6 9 5 6 a 6 1 g . W O SW
+ xb5
An++13.€f1
hs14.4m6no rs.Aes
be
able
to
double
easilyon the h-file.
g0t O.Atztrc817.€s26a518.b3-Q.e7
14.cxb56c7 15.c4h616.4ffi e6 17.f3
19.4e3 €d7 20.Wd3o42r .Encl Ac6
22.Wd29oszg.Sg1Excl+ 24.Exc1
E c B 2 5 . E x c 8€ x c 8 2 6 . W c 2 +W c 6
27.Wxc6+6xc6 28.hc1 a5 29.9f 1
Axrt gO.€xf14f531.€e26a732.*d3
6os gg.6e2&d7 g4.3l2 Aog gs.ng
€e8 36.4e1 Draw
e x d S 1 8 . c x d 56 x b 5 1 9 . e 4 9 x h 3
20.9xh3Ao+zt.o-o g5 22.9h1o-o
23.Eae1ans za.Ag4 at4 25.g;xt4
This is correct. White mustkeepthe
Exf+Z0.eSOxe527.Exe5 EafS28.€g2
hl-a8 diagonal blockadedas a Black Hqt6 zg.a+
€97 3o.Ah5Afs 3r.Hd1
Queen-plus-Bishopbatteryon that diago- E o a s z . A 9 4 6 h 4 + 3 3 . € s 3 A q 6
nal would not be pretty.
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17.ar3h3 18.q3c5 19.Edr da 20.€gl
s.,oz
zt.flt't
2 i . . . E a c 8 2 2 . 8 b 1 f 6 2 3 . W b 2g x f 3
24.Exfs fxe5 25.fxe5trnta eO.Et+t
Sicilian Defense
NM Landon Brownell (2249,3.0\
White beginsto setup a fortress,not
FM Corey Russell (2205,2.0)
to mentionhe closesthe key hl-a8 diPortland, Oregon Championship(5) 2008 agonalagain.
Annotationsby FM CoreyRussell
26...s5
27.He4
trtSeA.Wez
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1.e4 c5 2.hc3 hc6 3.90S e6 4.9xc6
I realizedthat my move before last
bxc6 5.f4 d5 6.d3 Aa6 7.e5 h5 8.4f3
was
no good,as my intended28...Ecf8
hn0g.o-o6tsro.nee.e7
i1.€hth4
fails to 29..Q'f4!,which cuts offprotecI was happywith the result of the tion of the f3-Rook. Consequently,I
opening.Whitehasnothing.
would losematerial.
12.6e2 c4
Northwest
29.E'tzE,cfB30.8c2Wa6
Chess
:
fuly 2008
French Steinitz
Gunther Jacobi (1940, 1.0)
Mike Janniro (2030, 1.5)
Portland, OregonChampionship(5) 2008
1.6c3 e6 2.at3d5 3.e4afo 4.e5afdz
5.d4c56.dxc5Axc5 7.4d3 6c6 g.At+
a69.O-OAe7 10.Wd2o,cl11,a33"d7
t 2.Htct 6xd3 13.cxd3
O-O14.b49b8
gb7
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18.exd7Wxd7
19.Ec2EacS20.Ebc1
AOOe t .€xd6gxd6 22.EcS6e7 23.d4
t624.6e1Exc525.Exc5Ec8 26.4f3
LL
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8.dxe5
29.o,elWe430.f3Wxe2+3 1.€xe2 EeB 46.€d 1 Ea2 a7. AgGEa5 48.9e4 H,cS 6xe5 19.fxe5Wxg520.4h3 Uxe5 2i.
32.&d26ts ag.Acz EeG34.€d3€f7 49.4h7 Exds 50.&c2Ec5+ 51.€d1 Ac3 Wc522.AxgT€xg7 23.We2Wc2
35.Ec7+6e7 36.Ea7 trdO37.6e3sG Ec3 52,AgGExd3+ 53.-Axd3€xd3 24.9b5 WcS25.Wxc5Exc5 26.Ead1
He7 27.8t2 s5 28.Efd2€96 29.4t2
3 8 . s 4* e O 3 9 . 8 c 7 E c 6 4 0 . 8 a 7 h 6 54.€e'1d5 55.*d1 d4 0-1
f5 30.h4f4 3 1.hxgSfxe332.EO6+*xgS
41.&d2f5a2.EaBAcA +3.trb8 Draw
FrenchTarrasch
33.4h3+
€n+ g+.trs6Etz 35,8e1
Round Six
DanielGay (1980,1.5)
Ac8 36.Exe3Ec1+ 37.€h2 Ec2 38.
Exe4+Ag4 39.Hexg4+1-0
NM Landon Brownell(2249,3.5)
King's Indian Hungarian
Portland,(hegonChanpionship(6) 2008
NM Radu Roua (2209,3.5)
1 . e 4e 6 2 . d 4d 5 3 . 6 d 2 c 5 4 . 6 9 f 3 a 6
Round Seven
Michaef Morris (2044,1.5)
7.hb3 g"b6
5.exdS
exdS
6.dxc5
Axc5
(6)
Portland, Oregon Championship 2008
B . A e 26 t 0 g . o - o 6 c 6 1 0 . c 3o - o 1 1 .
Dunst Opening
1.d4AfO 2.c4 gG3.4c3 Ag7 4.e4 d6 Ag5 Ee8 12.afd4 Wd6 13.gxf6Wxf6
(1940,2.0)
Gunther
Jacobi
5.9d3 e5 6.d5 a57.6ge2 AaG B.o-o 14.gf3ge615.Ee1Ae5 16.Wc2EacB
(2209,4.5)
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Radu
Roua
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t c 4 1 B . A d 2E c 7 1 9 . 4 2 b 3 Portland, OregonChampiorship (7) 2008
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EceT 20.He2 Ats zt.Waz hxtg+ zz.
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Gunther Jacobi (1940,1.5)
Portland, Oregon C'hampionship(6) 2008
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tros sz.tro3gb6 38.b3WcS39.Efd1 Exes 41.h3AfO 42.Bbb7 Draw
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FrenchClassical
FM Nick Raptis(2305,3.5)
Engli,sh)pening
NM Corey Russell(2205,2.5)
MichaelMorris (2044,1.5)
Mike Janniro (2030,2.0)
(6)
Portland,OregonChampionship 2008 FM Nick Raptis(2305,4.5)
NM JamesBricher (2244,3.0)
1
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Portland, OregonChanpionship (6) 2008
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17.€b1 a4 18.94f6 Draw
Sicilian Closed
NM James Bricher (2244,4.0)
Raleigh Foster (1977,3.0)
Portland, OregonChampionship(7) 2008
1.e4c52.D,c3
6c6 3.s3s6a.As2Ag7
5.d3e6 6.t46ge77.atg o-o 8.4e3
11.6e4fxeS
6O+g.O-O
6ec6 10.e5f6
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English Opening
Michael
Janniro (2030,2.0)
NM Landon Brownell (2249,4.5)
FM Corey Russell (2205,3.5)
Michael Janniro (2030,2.0)
Portland, OregonChampionship(7) 2008 Portland, OregonChampionship(8) 2008
1.e4e6 2.d4d53.Adz dxe4 4.6xe4 $';e7 1.c4e52.o,caAf6 3.93d54.cxd56xd5
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8 . 9 " d 3€ t o z g . A t + c 5 i o . o - o c x d 4 O O - O9 . 4 e 3A e 6 1 0 . a 3f 5 1 1 , b 4g f 6
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t +.Wc2Wn515.Axb6axb616.a3Ad7 6xa4 1S.WxaqBttt 6.Etet a6 17.Wc2
1 7 . 9 - eA
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Ac6 20.Axc6bxc621.Wxc6trOSzz.rrg 20.Wc4EoA zt.Wxd5HxdS22.Hc4
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NM James Bricher (2244,4.0)
Portland, OregonChampionship(8) 2008
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5,9b3 WoO 0.cs Wxb3 7.axb39xb1
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FM Corey Russell(2205,2.5)
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DanielGay (1980,1.5)
(7) 2008
Portland,OregonChampionship
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FM Nick Raptis (2305, 5.0)
Daniel Gay (1980,1.5)
Portland, OregonChampionship(8) 2008
1.d4af6 zaB g63.s3As7 a.As2d6
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FrenchWinm,ver
RaleighFoster(19772000,4.0)
ModernDefense
NM Landon Brownell(2249,5.5)
MichaelMorris (2044,2.0)
(8) 2008 GuntherJacobi(1940,2.0)
Portland,Aegon Championship
(8) 2008
1.e4eO2.d4d53.6c3Ab4 4.e5c55.a3 Portland,OregonChampionship
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this issue. The top
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order,
Round Nine
tiebreak
were Dr. Peter Lapiken of Missoula,
Viesturs Seglins and Jim McCormick,
Sicilian Closed
both from Seattle. All had scored 4-r.
NM JamesBricher (2244,4.0)
Eighteen players took part in the top secMichaelMorris (2044,3.0)
tion. The thirteen-player B Section was
Portland,(hegonChamp.(9) 2008 won bv George Rasor of Boise.
French Tanasch
Daniel Gay (19E0,2.0)
Michael Janniro (2030,2.0)
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in round fotr. z4 players took part.
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Charles Griffiths of Seattlewon the
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FrenchSteinitz
fect 5-o score. Griffiths was the current
NM Radu Roua (2209,6.5)
(9) 2008 GuntherJacobi(1940,2.0)
WA Junior Champion. Six of the playPortland,OregonChampionship
FM
(2305,
Nick
Raptis
5.5)
ers rrere from Seattle. Clark Harmon of
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(9)
Portland,
Oregon
Portland was second at 4-r,losing to
2008
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were in N. Holllu'ood, San Francisco,
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and San Jose.
W e s t S e a t t l eH S
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AttenSrrrirh rvon the r9g8 SeFM CoreyRussell(2205,4.0)
ChessLessons attle High School
Championship.
RaleighFoster(1977,4.5)
(9) 2008
Portland,OregonChampionship
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Northwest. The top scorer was Ata
Moshiri, whose 5.5 points in the 154player U I 800 Sectionplacedhim in a tie
for second-third.He accomplishedthis
feat by defeating WCF TournamentCoordinatorDan Mathewsinthe final round
ofthe six-roundevent.
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Mathews were Larry Hubbell (UI800)
and Michael Hosford (U2000). Zachary
Countryman and Fred Kleist scoredfour
points in the 143-playerU2000 Section.
FM Nick Raptis and Expert Joshua
Sinanantopped out at 3.5 in the Open
Section,while DerequeKelley (U2200),
Richard Banner (U2000), Job Thykkuttathil (U1800), and Jacob Jensen
(U1400) did the samein their respective
sections.
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the day before the toumament. A G/10
QGD Exchange
tournamentwas also held that day. NM
Carl Haesslerand ExpertDerequeKelley NM Curt Collyer (2259)
scoredfour out ofsix in that 1OO-playerRichard Roubal (1824)
Las Vegas,National Open (l) 2008
event.
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King's Indian Classical
6xd5 5.4f3 hxc3 6.bxc3bO7.e43.b7.
GM Gata Kamslcy (2782)
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SteveMerwin (2028)
Gary Simms(2200)
Las Vegas,
National Open(2) 2008
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Las Vegas,
National Open(2) 2008
Elliott Liu (2318)
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JoshuaSinanan(2154)
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Las Vegas,
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Joshua Sinanan (2154)
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Las Vegas,
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club in April. There were 19 entries in all. The winnerswere: lstMike MacGregor$106; Group l-Paul
Barffon, Howard Chen, Mark Saarenas,
andAllen Smith $16 each;Group 2-Jeff
Lowther $60, Group 3-Alexandra Botez
$55.
The Pierce County Championship
was held at the club on five Friday nights
in April. There were l8 players in all.
The winners were: lst (P.C.Champion
for 2008) Mike MacGregor& Nhon Do
$22.50each(aplayoffmatchwill be held
to determinewho getsthe title); ClassAAllen Smith $15; ClassB-LarryAnderson; Class C-Logan MacGregor;Class
D-Josh Putnam;ClassE-Peter Marritt.
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Rooks and Knight are strongerthan
White's Queenand passedpawns.as
Pauland I provedrepeatedlyin the postmortem.But Paulmissed2l.O-O!! Althougha piecedown,White willwin either the Rook or the Queen.
The PierceCounty Open was held at
the club in May. There were l0 players
in all. The winners were: lst-Group 1Paul Bartron and Howard Chen $36
each;Group 2-Iaun LeRoux $25.
Sicilian Sozin
FMPaul Bartron (2102)
SlavExchange
Jaun Le Roux (1723)
StephenBuck (1738)
Tircoma,Pierce CotmU Open 2008 NM MichaelMacGregor(2210)
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Thirteenplayerstook part in the TacomaCity Championshipon five Friday
nights in June. The winners were: I stPaul Bartron $25; U2000-Drayton Harrison and Larry Anderson $ l0 each:
U1400-8illRogers$20.
The 45th Evergreen Empire Open
was held at the club in June. Therewere
l0 playersin all. The winnerswere: I st
-Group l-Paul Bartron and Michael
Wang $57 each; Group 2-Johnny
Recinosand lan McPherson$10 each.
TD for all of the above events: Gary
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Portland
April19-20
Second
Harmon
Memorial
by Niel Dale
Northwest Organizer Grand Prix
by Eric Holcomb
n October26.2003.I\lorthwest
Ches.s
boardmembersdecidedto initiatean
"OrganizerGrand Prix" to rer"'ardchesspromotersand organizerswho
sign up a largenumberof WCF and OCF members.The rulesnere a little
vague,so I adoptedthe following scoringsvstem:
Memberships
of morethan $10 (adult.full-yearjunior)countas a firll point
T-lorry playersturnedout to partici- regardless
of whetherit's a new menrbership
or a renewal.Family,toumamentand
pu,.
in
this
tournament.
including
junior
point.
part-year
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Credit goesto the primaryclub or organizationsponsoringthe event(where
PNW residentnow residingin SanFranprirnaryorganizer(s)/promoter(s)
cisco. Whenthe dusthad settledfrom all applicable).but I alsoreportbelowthe nameof the
greatdealof the credit.
each
who
also
a
for
club,
deserve
the upsets,OregonchampionNM Radu
obtainedas paft of my job as
ldo not take credit for memberships/renervals
Roua finishedclearfirst with 4t/zpoints,
drawing in the final round with Donald- businessmanager,althoughI report membershipsobtainedthrough PayPaland
Thesearenot eligiblefbr awards.
othersubscriptionservicesseparatelv.
son.
Now, let's mentionsomeof the upsets,startingwith round one in which
Portland ChessClub member Nathan
Porter manageda draw against John
Donaldson.Other first round surprises
includedGeorgePetersen
defeatingSteve
Buck and Mike Terrill's victory ovcr
Larry Ball. In Round Three,Matt Dalthorp won over Bill Gagnonand Steve
BreckenridgedefeatedFM Nick Raptis,
but is this an upset? Ratingsof young,
on-the-way-upplayersoftentrail theiractual playing strength.Resultsin the closing roundsreturnedto relativenormalcy.
The resultsbelow are for calendarl'ear 2007 events.with bankingaccount
depositsup to January10,2008.
'Ihe
WashingtonChessFederation
returnedto I st placein2007 (scoringI 19.0
points).followedby the 2006winner.the PortlandChessClub.with anotherstrong
showingar 64.5points!The SeattleChessClub u'asthe 3rd placewinner(andthe
2nd placelocalclub)with 38.5points.All efforts.eventhosewith only a few memberships,aregreatlyappreciated.
'fhe
acceptance
of online membershippavmentswith PayPalwas againsuccessful;up to 73.5pointsin2007 versus44.0 pointsin 2006.
NorthwestChesswill awardthe lbllouinu prizes:WashingtonChessFederaPortlandChessClub - one free$25 nrembership,
tion - one fiee $25 membership,
It is up to the individualclubs
SeattleChessClub onefree$ l7 junior rnembership.
managerrequeststhattheawards
how to usethe membership
awards.J'lrebusiness
u,ith"carryovers."
Trailing the winner, four players be usedin calendaryear2008to avoidthe confusionassociated
you
pavmentsto the
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use
include
a
note
rvhen
send
membership
an
award,
simply
scoredfour points each: Donaldson,
from
amount
remitted.
business
manager.
and
deduct
the
au'ard
the
Raptis,Breckenridge,
andMike Monis.
Ethan Peaketook the U2000 prize with
Let'sdo an evenbetterjobthisyearthanlast! As you knou. ntanypeopledon't
points.
prizes
gatheredby organizThe
were
split
3%
U1700
reneworjoin until theyplay in a toumament,somemberships
Brett
three ways, with John Walton,
ers at eventsare extremelyimportant.
Becker, and Jeff Lehman each scoring
Clubs, Organizations, Individuals
threepoints. Top honorsin the U1400
119.0
WCF board
WCF
sectionwent to Bill Stites,alsowith three
64.5
Neil Dale & GrishaAlpernas
PortlandCC
points.
Also, in regardsto properchessetiquette,one shouldnotifu the TD instead
of forfeiting a game. Luckily that only
happenedonce. The PortlandChessClub
extendsits thanksto all who cameto play,
andthanksto IM JohnDonaldsonfor donating his latestbook to the club library.
The TD crew consistedof Mike Morris,
Grisha Alpernas and Neil Dale. Let's
hope for an even more successfultournamentnext year.
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FM Schillwill presenta freelectureentitledFour Kings:Kortchnoi,
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Seafair,
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o n c a r p o o l$: 4 - j u n i o r o r s e n i o r .
save
$rr5
U2200
U2000
Ur800
Ur600
Ur400
A foun-round,two-section,Swisswith a time control
otG/90 + 3O secondsper move.The prizefund of $660
is fullyguaranteedand prizeswill be increasedif more
than 4O players.TD: H.G.Pitr"e.Limitedto 48 players.
u2ooo
$300 srd.
$lg5 srd.
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$AO
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$125
$120
$6 0
$l 5
$r0
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EnFy Fees: $4r if rec'dby B/r3, $5o at site. GMs, IMs,
& WGMs-FREE. Unrated-Free with purchaseof r-yr
USCF& r-yr WCF. SCC members-subtract $rr. Members of other dues-requiredCCsin BC, OR, and WA-subtract $5. Add $r to any EF for z-day schedule.
Registration: Fri. 7-7t45p.m., Sat.9-9:4Sa.m.
Rounds: Fri. 8, Sat.(ro @ Gl6q)-p:3o-6:45, Sun. rr-5.
Byes: z (Sunday'rounds,commit at registration).
Miscellaneous:USCF& WCF membershipreq'd. No smoking. No computers.
FJAug10
SCCSundayTornadoE
Format:4-SS.TC: G/64. EF: $17(+$5feefor nonSCC).Prizes:.lst35o/o,2nd27%,
BottomHalf lst22oh,
($10from eachEF goesto prizefund). Reg:
2nd 16%o
l0:30-ll:15 a.m. Rds: I l:30-1;50-4:10-6:30.
Misc:
USCF,WCF/OCFmemb.req'd,OSA.NS, NC.
Iuly 2008
Northwest Chess
Future Events
l.- indicatesa ChristopherMemorial IYWGrand Prix event
ftJuly 19-20
Puget Sound OpenF
5choIastf c
5u rr,rr)e,r Chess
Site: TacomaCC, 409PuyallupAve E, Rm I I , 2ndfu (DTI Soccer
Bldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: $30 in advance,
$40 at
site. Juniors:$20,$25. Economy(no Prizes):$12. UNR freew/
purch.I -yr.USCF+WCF.Prne fundz67%o
of full-payEFs. Prizes:
25o/o,top
3rd l5oh,middle3rd l4o/o,bottom3rd l3oh(2 prz grpsif
l0-3 or
fewerthan9 full EFs).Reg:9-9:45a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7,
asar. Byes:Two %-ptbyesavail. Misc: USCF& OCFAMCF
memb.
req'd. OSA. NS. NC. Ent/Info: GaryDorftrer,8423E 'B' St,
Chess4life
TacomaWA 98445; 253-535 -2536,ggarychess@aol.com.
F
EJuly 26, Aug23
PCC Game-in-60fu
Site: Portland CC, 8205 SW 24th Ave, PortlandOR 97219.
Format: 4-rd Swiss.TC: G/60. TD mayswitchto 5SSandG/45
if morethan25 entries.EF: S20,$5 discountfor PCCmembers.
No advance
entries.PrizeFund: $$200/b20.Prizes:$60-40-30,
am. Byes:Onet/z-pt.
UI800 35,U150035. Reg:9-9:30
byeavail.
if requested
at reg. Misc: USCF& OCF/WCFmembership
req'd,
OSA. Info: portlandchessclub@gmail.com,
503-246-297
8, www.
pdxchess.org.
&Aug2
Ca mps
for K-8
various sitesWA
kids@chess4life.
comwww.chess4life.com
ElliottNeff 425-283-0549
luly 2l-25
.......SammamishWA
BcllevueWA
2t-25
BellcvueWA
July28-AugI
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Aug 4-8
BellevueWA
4-8
BellerueWA
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18-22
2t-28
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25-29
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for ages6-19
various sites OR
Site: TacomaCC,409 PuyallupAve E, Room ll, Znd flr (DTI Chess Odyssey
pete@chessodyssey.com
www.chessodyssey.com
SoccerBldg).Format: 6 sec.(M/X, A, B, C, D & Under),5-SS.
503-504-5756
TC: G/30. EF: $15,Jrs$10. PrizeFund:$$160(b/20,3/class).
......Bcaverton
OR
July 2l-25
Prizes:IvI/X$40,1 $30,B $30,C $30,D & Under$30. Reg: 9LakeOswegoOR
Half-DayNovice.......
July28-AugI
........
Portland
OR
Aug 4-8
9:45am.Rds: I 0-I I :30-I :30-34:30.Info/Ent:GaryDorfirer,8423
.....Beavcrton
C)R
18-22
ggarychess
E 'B'St, Tacoma
WA98445,253-535-2536,
@aol.com.
Aug 9
WABlitz Championships
Site: Crossroads
Mall,l5600 NE EighthSt,BellevueWA 98008. ChessVision
TFormat:2 sec.(Open,K-12),7r-SS.TC: G/5. EF: Open$25if
Iuly 2l-25
rec'dby 7/12,930thereafter.
K- I 2 $15. PrizeFund: 60%of EFs.
Aug 4-8
Prizes: Openbasedon entries(includesu2l). K-12 tophies &
Il-15
pm.Rds: lst rd 12:30.Misc: Open
medals.Reg:noon-12:25
WCF memb.req'd. Rules:clockmove;illegalmove- add2 min
(Openby7ll2);
to opp. Info/Ent; 425-283-0549,
chess4life.com
Evergreen School
Chess4lifeCenter,I 3555Bel-RedRd,Ste200,Bellevue
WA98005.
&Aug23
SummerLightninglu
for ages5-18
various sites OR
Portland
........
OR
PortlandOR
North WilsonvilleOR
Shoreline WA
206-957-I 533
D. Larway summerprogram@evergreenschool.org
Intermediate(ages7- I 3 )
Iuly2l-25
Advanced (ages8- I 5 )
July28-AugI
A u gI l - 1 5
Siamese(ages6- I 5)
(ages8-l 5)
AuglS-22
Super-Advanced
Site: Spokane ValleyLibrary, l2OO4E. Main, Spokane,WA
99206.Format:SingleorDoubleRR. TC: G/10.EF: $ll (can
be paid at club or at site). UNR freew/purch.l-yr. USCF+WCF.
Prize fund: 100%payout. Prizes:$100 (b/10),otherprizesb/
entries.Reg: l0-10:30a.m. Misc: USCFmemb.req'd. Coffee WGM ElenaDonaldson& IM GeorgiOrlov varioussitesWA
& snacksprovided. Info: David Griffin, 509-928-3260,dbgrffir2W36345 | | chess6@comcastnet
www.chessplayer.com/camps2007.htrn
@hotmail.com.
gradesK-6......
Ju,ly2l-25
......BelleweWA
&Aug 23-24
Tacoma Summer Open&
2t-25
July28-AugI
Aug 4-8
4-8
Il_15
t8_22
25-29
gradesK-6......
gradesK-8......
gradesK-6......
grades
K-6......
grades
8-12
grades
K-6......
gradesK-8
..........
SeattleWA
.........
Seattle
WA
..........
SeattleWA
.........
Everett
WA
SeattleWA
..Woodinville
WA
BelleweWA
...........
Site: TacomaCC, 409PuyallupAve E, Rm I 1, 2ndfu (DTI Soccer
Bldg). Format: 5-SS TC: G/120. EF: $30 in advance,
$40 at
site. Juniors:$20,$25. Economy(no Prizes):$12. UNR freeW
purch.l-yt USCF+WCF.
Prizefund:67%o
of full-payEFs.Prizes:
25oh,top 3rd l5%, middle3rd l4Yo,bottom3rd l3Yo(2 prz grpsif
fewerthan9 full EFs). Reg:9-9:45a.m. Rds: 10-2:30-7,
l0-3 or
Sammamish
WA
rs r,r. Byes:Two Yz-ptbyesavail. Misc: USCF& OCFAilCFmemb. David Hendricks
req'd. OSA. NS. NC. Ent/Info: GaryDorftrer,8423E 'B' St,
I davidchendrick@comcastnet
425-868-388
gradesl-3
July28-AugI
TacomaWA 98445; 253-535-2536,ggarychess@aol.com.
Northwest Chess
Iuly 2008
23
OpenEvents
July 2008
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.comwww.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
TacomaWA
wu"rv.chess4life.com
..............
RentonWA
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.com
www.tacomachessclub,netfirms.com
Tacoma WA
seantobin2000@yahoo.com
Bend OR
seantobin_2000@yahoo.com
Bend OR
5414824392541-342-5406mel.c.mann@,ci.eugcne.or.uswww.eugene-or.gov/recreation........
EugeneOR
503-246-2978portlandchessclub@gmail.comwww.pdxchess.org
. Portland OR
H. Greninger 360-533-1900fax 360-533-1909harleyg@prgraysharbor.com.......Hoquiam WA
SCC Infoline 206-417-5405cfkleist@cs.comwww.seattlechess.org
... SeattleWA
seantobin20O0@yahoo.com
Bend OR
August 2008
1,8,15,22 TCCSumrnerChampionship
253-535-2536ggar_vchess@aol.comwww.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
TacomaWA
2
PCCSaturdayQuads
503-246-29TSportlandchessclub@gmail.comu"rvw.pdxchess.org
........PortlandOR
2-10
U.S.Open
main.uschess.org/toumamentV2008/usopen
DallasTX
PierceCty ClassChampionships
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.com
www.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
Tacoma WA
ln2
2-4
RodPlanasMemorial
GrantRicc250-979-0009
ridebike@okanagan.net
.........KelownaBC
5
PCCTuesdayQuadsbegin
503-246-29TSportlandchessclub@gmail.comwww.pdxchess.org
........PortlandOR
9
WA BlitzChampionships
www.chess4life.com
..............
BellevueWA
SCCSundayTornado NEw DATE SCClnfoline206-417-5405cfkleist@cs.comwww.seattlechess.org........... SeattleWA
[]10
IJ
Simultaneous
Exhibition
mark.ryan@translation.nctwww.calandersonpark.org...............
SeattleWA
SCC Infoline 206-4l7-5405 cfkleist@cs.comwww.seattlechess.org
Rrl5-17 SeafairOpen
... SeattleWA
Fr23
8 PCC Game-in-60
503-246-2978portlandchessclub@gnrail.comww*.pdxchess.org
. Portland OR
Summer Lightning
David Griffi n 509-928-J260
It)23
dbgriffi n@hotmail.com
.. SpokaneWA
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.com
lh23-24 TacomaSummerOpen
www.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
Tacoma WA
'lacomaWA
30
JavaFusionOpen
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.comwww.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
I
Oregon
Open
www.pdxchess.org
ft30-Sep
......,.......
GreshamOR
September2008
5 . 1 2 . 1 9 S C C C h a m p i o n s h i p ( R dl -s3 )
SCCf nfolinc 206-417-5405cfkleist-@cs.com
\\vw. scattlcchess.org
............
ScaftleWA
'l'acoma
5.12.19 TCCFallQuads
253-535-2536ggarychess@aol.comwww.tacomachessclub.nethrms.com
WA
6
PCC SaturdayQuads
503-246-297Sporllandchessclub@gmail.com
wurv.pdxchess.org
........PortlandOR
'lacomaFall
Open
253-535-2536ggarychcss@aol.comwww.tacomachessclub.netfirms.com
W6-'l
TacomaWA
9
PCC SaturdayQuads
503-246-29TSportlandchessclub'@gmai[.comwsrv.pdxchess.org...................
PortlandOR
l3
BlindfoldEx.lribilion
mark.ryan@translation.netrw'w.calandersonpark.org...............
SeattleWA
SCCSundayl'ornado
SCCInfoline206-4l7-5405 clkleist@cs.comwurv.scattlechess.org
fti21
............
SeattleWA
SCCInfoline206-4l7-5405cfkleist@cs.com
ur-w.seattlechess.org
............
lE26-28 SeartleFallOpen
Seattle
WA
ft:27
I PCC Game-in-60
503-246-29TSportlandchessclubt?)gmail.com
wurv.pdxchess.org................
PoAlandOR
DavidGrillin 509-928-3260dbgriffin@hotmail.com
li27 -28 EastemWashingtonOpen
.....SpokaneWA
30
PCC Championship(Rd I )
503-246-29TSportlandchessclub@gmail.comrvrvw.pdxchess.org
........PortlandOR
18,25 Firecracker
Swiss(Rds2-3)
19
EcuadorFundraiser
Fr19-20PugetSoundOpen
20
COCCSummerSizzlerG/90
22
COCCGl20 Swiss(Rd3)
23
CampbellCenteropen
W26
8 PCC Came-in-60
26
WA vs.OR Match
27
SCCNovice
27
COCCGIZ'
NOTE:A'Ftr'infrontofthedateindicatesaHarmonMemorial
NorthwestGPeventABinfrontoftbetournamentnameindicatesanOsCFquali$ing
tournamenLBoldfacetype indicatesa tournam€ntannouncement
(in our Future EventsSection)or displayad in this issue.
ScholasticEvents
For Summer Camp information seepage 23
l9 EcuadorFundraiser
21 Elena's
BlitzIll
l3 TCCWed.KidsNight
l7 Elena'sBlitzlV
July 2008
www.chess4life.com..............,
www.chcssplayercom
............
August2008
ggrychess@aol.com
Gary253-535-2536
www.tacomachcssclub.netfirms.com
wulv.chessplaycr.com
............
WA
.......Renton
...KirklandWA
.. Tacoma
WA
....KirklandWA
USCFNATIONAL
Scholastics
For informationon any nationalevent,visit www.uschess.org
July25-28
US JuniorOpen
LindsborgKS
Nov.7-9
NationalYouthAction
BrownsvilleTX
Dec.12-14
NationalK-12/Collegiate
KissimmeeFL
Championship
A 8 in front ofthe tournament nameindicatesan OSCF qualifying tournament Boldfacetype indicatesa tournament announcement(in our Future Events
Section)or display ad in this issue.