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 »