Oregon lead 8-4 after the first three cycles, but Washington rallied in the 4th cycle. Matt Zavortink saved the match by winning his 4th game as well as his other […]
Oregon beats Washington 9-7 in Round 2 of the States Cup Read More »
Tune into Nathan Wonder’s Twitch stream at 7:00pm to listen to commentary from Nathan and Carl Haessler. Or watch the games on lichess, using the following links: Matt Zavortink Wilson
Oregon plays Washington in Round 2 of the States Cup on Monday, June 28 Read More »
Oregon fell behind, made a comeback in the 4th set of games, but was unable to complete the comeback on Wednesday, June 23. While we experienced some disappointments, as rapid
California-South beats Oregon 9-7 in Round 1 of the States Cup Read More »
Season 2 of the States Cup starts on Monday, but our match against California-South has been rescheduled to Wednesday due to conflicts with the National Open in Las Vegas. Tune
Oregon Plays California-South on Wednesday, June 25 at 7:00pm Read More »
Lots of Oregon chess players are attending the Las Vegas Chess Festival, including Zoey Tang, Aaron Grabinsky and Joshua Grabinsky. Zoey Tang tied for first in the U.S. Women’s Open,
Follow Oregon Players at the Las Vegas Chess Festival. Read More »
Over-the-board tournament chess returned to Oregon with the Senior Open, held at the Portland Chess Club. Lennart Bjorksten and Wilson Gibbins tied for first, both finishing with 4.5 points out
Senior Open – Bjorksten and Gibbins Tie for First Read More »
If you have a lichess id, you can watch the Girls Championship games live. If you don’t already have a lichess id, you can get one for free by clicking
How to Watch the Girls Championship on Saturday May 22 Read More »
Joshua Grabinsky and Nick Raptis tied for first with 8/9 in the Oregon Closed Championship, played February 8-9 and 15-17. I don’t know if there were official tiebreaks, but the
2020 Oregon Closed Championship: My impressions from the cheap seats Read More »
To inspire attacking chess in the Girls Championship, here is a game from Nona Gaprindashvili, the fifth women’s world chess champion and the first woman to become a Grandmaster. Very
Gaprindashvili – Servaty, 1974 Read More »