Young mental athletes prove chessboard skill at DuniwayBy David F. AshtonThe Bee, Apr 2, 2008 In the gymnasium at Duniway Elementary School, 80 kids were sitting at tables and playing games on a Saturday morning. But this cavernous room...
Chess for Success
Montessori home to skilled chess playersThree students place at Chess for Success tourneyBy Rob Cullivan The Gresham Outlook, Mar 25, 2008 Tucker Price, 12, a sixth-grader at Franciscan Montessori Earth School in southeast Portland, and Sean Richardson, 9, a...
Midwestern League
CHS Chess takes third in tough leaguePublished: February 8, 2008 Story by Gini DavisThe Creswell Chronicle, Creswell OR 97426 Creswell High School’s varsity chess team hopes to finish third for the second straight year in the competitive Midwestern League,...
Success through Chess
Artwork by Mike Magnan CheckmateAfter-school chess clubs help elementary students in Beaverton make a moveBy Elena Boryczka Seated at a table in the cafeteria at William Walker Elementary School with a chessboard between them, two third-grade girls were engaged...
Gresham wins national honors
Gresham ninth-grader wins U.S. chess honorsPosted by Diana Samuels April 02, 2007 18:05PMCategories: East Multnomah County, Portland After two weekends playing chess, a Gresham High School ninth-grader is three big trophies richer. Steven Breckenridge placed highly in two categories...
Oregon teen wins $1,000 scholarship
Gresham teen wins statewide chess tournament Posted by The OregonianMarch 27, 2007 16:51PM Though chess games can go on for months, the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation’s championship tournament came down to just a few minutes. A three-way tie for...
200 compete for Oregon state honors
Youthful chess fans square off200 students compete for state honors, fun BY JILLIAN DALEYStatesman JournalMarch 25, 2007 Carson and Dana Hannibal of Salem look at chess in different ways. “It’s like a tapestry,” said Dana, 12, a sixth-grader at...
600+ kids compete in Oregon
STATE CHESS TOURNAMENT RESULTSTuesday, March 20, 2007 More than 600 students competed Friday and Saturday in the 40th annual state chess tournament at the Oregon Convention Center. Winners, as reported by tournament organizer Chess for Success: Kindergarten-fifth grade teams:...
Oregon star
At Oregon state chess tournament, a queen among legion of knights13-year-old Mary Dang is one of Oregon’s top-ranked female players in an activity Friday, March 16, 2007SCOTT LEARNWhen Mary Dang breathes deeply, calms her nerves and sits for her...
Orgeon Scholastic Chess
Student chess tournament draws dozensBy Jessica Musicar, Staff WriterMonday, January 29, 2007 1:35 PM PST COOS BAY – Staring at her opponent from across a battlefield of cream and green squares, Sarai Perkins deftly wielded knights, pawns and bishops...