Chess: It’s not just for your grandfather any more Posted: Friday, May 4, 2012 1:00 am | Updated: 10:52 am, Thu May 3, 2012. By Jeremy C. Ruark SEASIDE – It’s not everyday that 275 kindergarten through high school...
An emotional goodbye to Dana Hannibal
Hundreds remember Sprague girl gone too soonFriends remember quirky, warm, brilliant classmate11:33 PM, Mar. 11, 2012 Dana Hannibal was the girl who reached over the classroom aisle to doodle in her classmate’s notebook. She was the girl who lifted...
Young Chess Queen makes school history
Clackamas High School students take state chess titleYouth queen school’s first champion in strategy board gameBy Raymond RendlemanThe Clackamas Review, Mar 7, 2012 Clackamas High School students made history by winning their school’s first state chess championship since the...
RIP Dana Hannibal
I am so sad to hear this news. Dana was an amazing girl and she always had a smile on every time I saw her. She was well loved by all her friends in the chess community. RIP Dana!...
Students learn more than checkmates with Chess for Success
Students learn more than checkmates with Chess for SuccessSaturday, March 03, 2012, 10:28 PM In a room at the far end of the Oregon Convention Center is the answer to the riddle haunting parents and teachers for decades: how...
MLK chess tournament draws 120 entrants
Chess tournament draws 120 entrantsMonday, January 16, 2012 4:30 pm | Updated: 4:44 pm, Mon Jan 16, 2012. About 120 people took part in the annual Martin Luther King Jr. “I Have a Dream” Chess Tournament Monday at Ponderosa...
60th Oregon Open
60th Oregon Open Another round number for a chess tournament in Oregon. A few weeks after the Portland Chess Club Centennial it was time for the Oregon Open in Gresham. The organizers (Portland Chess Club) were a bit worried...
Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Portland Chess Club!
Official website: http://pdxchess.org A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PORTLAND CHESS CLUB (contributed Casey Bush) Established in 1911, for the last century the Portland Chess Club has provided a place for chess players to congregate while hosting world champions and...
Chess club in Oregon City still going strong
Chess club in Oregon City still going strong despite modest number of membersUpdated: Friday, March 25, 2011, 4:56 PMBy Everton Bailey Jr.The Oregonian OREGON CITY — Despite playing chess for decades, Brian Berger still believes he’s learning the game....
Beaverton Success
Beaverton’s School of Science & Technology wins division at high school chess team tournamentPublished: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 3:15 PM Updated: Thursday, March 17, 2011, 3:49 PMBy Roger Gregory, The Oregonian Two Washington County high schools finished among the...