201211 - Northwest Chess!

Upcoming Events
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Nov 23-25 Washington Class Championships, Redmond, WA. – see full page ad on page 11
Dec 8-9 Western Idaho Open, Boise, ID. – see full page ad on page 27
Dec 8-9 Christmas Congress, Tacoma, WA. Site: Tacoma Chess Club, 409 Puyallup Ave. E., 2 nd Floor, Room
11 in the DTI Soccer Store Building across from Alfred’s Café & 2 blocks down the hill from the Tacoma Dome. Format:
4 SS. 1 Section. Time Control: 40/90, SD/60 + 5 second delay. Entry Fee: Adults $25 Advanced, $30 at the door,
Jr.’s $20. Registration: 9:00-9:45 am, Rounds: Sat. 10:00, 4:00, Sun. 10:00, 4:00. Prize Fund: 60% of entry fees. 1 st 25%,
2 nd 15%, U2000, U1700, U1400 20%. Byes: 2 half point byes available. USCF/WCF Memberships required. NS NC
NW. Entries/Info: Gary J. Dorfner, 8423 E. B St., Tacoma, WA 98445, (253) 535-2536, ggarychess@aol.com
Dec 15-16 Portland Winter Open, Portland, OR. – Site: Portland Chess Club, 8205 SW 24th Ave, Portland,
OR. This USCF-rated, two-day tournament is played in two sections, has five rounds, and offers long time controls
and lots of cash prizes: Time Control: 40/90 SD/30, 5 second delay if clock allows. Two half point byes available for
Rounds 1-4 if requested at registration. Entry Fee: $35; members of the Club get $10 discount. Memberships: USCF
and OCF/WCF required and can be purchased/renewed at registration (other state memberships OK for out-of-area
players). Registration: 9:00-9:45am on Saturday. Rounds at 10, 2 and ASAP on Saturday, 10 and ASAP on Sunday.
Prizes: based on 40 entries and adjusted proportionally if different number of players, total prize fund is $650 (each
section’s prize fund $325). Open section: 1st place - $150, 2nd place - $100, best result for rated under 2000 - $75.
Reserve section: 1st place - $100, 2nd place - $75, best results for rated under 1600, under 1400, and under 1200 or
unrated - $50 each. No tiebreakers used, prizes split between players with the same results.
Jan 5-6 Gresham Open, Gresham, OR. – Site: Mount Hood Community College.
Feb 16-18 Idaho Closed State Championship, Twin Falls, ID. – Open to Idaho residents only.
Mar 16 Idaho Scholastic Championship, Boise, ID. – Open to Idaho students only K-12.
Mar 16-17 Portland Spring Open, Portland, OR. – Site: Portland CC.
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