An enthusiastic SHS Chess Team gears up for state tournamentThe Sherwood Gazette, Feb 21, 2011 Some Sherwood High School Chess Team members are so dedicated that they not only play the game a lot but they also coach younger...
Blazers rookie likes to play chess
Friday, October 8, 2010Blazers rookie Elliot Williams likes to play chessby Wendell Maxey PORTLAND, Ore. — Bobby Fischer has nothing on Elliot Williams. A rookie guard with the Portland Trail Blazers, Williams is known for his quick first step...
2010 Oregon Chess Championship
People in the photo at the Portland Oregon Chess Club of 2010 Oregon Chess Championshiphttp://www.nwchess.com/articles/events/2010/ORChamp.htm Left to right Front Row: TD Neil Dale, Steve Breckenridge, Nick Raptis, Daniel Gay, Robert SzendroiBack Row: Mike Morris, Chuck Schulien (2nd place), Corey...
Athletics for the Mind
Check this action There were fans and hard-fought games. There was a trip to state on the line. Competitors may have been using their minds, not their muscles, but as one put it, ‘It’s an intense sport.’ By Scott...
Chess Night at PGE Baseball Park
Chess Night at PGE Baseball Park Portland Oregon on July 28, 2009. By: Russell Miller of Camas WA Shortstop Quads for scholastic players played at G/30 were held before the Portland Beavers baseball game on Tuesday, July 28 afternoon....
Chess Night in Portland
July 28 is Chess Night at the Portland Beavers stadium. It begins at 1:00 p.m. with a simul by FM Chuck Schulien, Oregon’s highest rated player. A scholastic chess tournament follows. Chuck Schulien and the 2009 Oregon State Champion...
Money for after school mentoring programs
The voter approved and tax subsidized Portland Children’s Investment Fund has allocated $12.3 million to 30 after-school and mentoring programs benefiting Portland children. These investments, helping students stay engaged in school and safe after school, promote academic achievement in...
Nick Raptis wins again
23 players took part in the USCF rated March G/60 event at the Portland Chess Club in Portland, Oregon. National Master Nick Raptis won this event as he usually does when he plays in the monthly G/60 event. In...
Portland Oregon Chess Event – 2009 Spring Open
National Master Nick Raptis of Portland Oregon won yet another Portland Chess Club event, the 2009 Spring Open. His score was 4-1, losing to 2nd place finisher Larry Ball of Portland in round 1. This section of the tournament...
Chess gets physical in Portland, Maine
Check this out: Chess play gets physical By ISAAC KESTENBAUM, News Assistant Chess pieces don’t normally talk back to their players. Yet this was the case on Saturday at the Gray Public Library, when New Hampshire librarian and educator...