Multiple sections! ICE CREAM party! Free US Chess membership to new and renewing players! FIDE National Instructor Roshen Nair will be providing free game analysis between and after rounds!
The 2023 Oregon Girls Championship will be held on Saturday, February 4 at the Portland Chess Center in the Lloyd Center Mall. There will be multiple sections based on rating and experienced level. Beginners are especially welcome. There is a dedicated beginner’s section with generous prizes. The top section is a qualifier for the national Haring Tournament of Girls State Champions that will be held July 29-August 1, 2023 in Grand Rapids, MI. This tournament is co-sponsored by Chess4Girls PDX, Rose City Chess, Roshen’s Chess Academy, Immortal Games, and the Oregon Chess Federation.
Eligibility: U600 and U900 sections open to all K-12 girls: out of state players welcome. Top (Open) section open to K-12 girls who reside in Oregon.
Format: Lower sections (U900 and U600) are a 5-round Swiss, (every player plays every round). Top (Open) section is a 4-round Swiss. Up to two half-point byes are available if requested before round one.
Time Control: Lower sections G/25; +5 (twenty-five minutes per player with a five second increment each move). Top section G/45; +5. Both time controls are dual, (regular and quick), rated.
Sections (Sections may be further divided or combined at the discretion of the Tournament Director):
- Beginner (U600 and Unrated K-5)
- Intermediate (U900 and Unrated 6-12)
- Open (900+ and players competing for the nomination to the Haring Tournament of State Champions).
Schedule: Check-in between 9-9:45am. For the lower sections, rounds are at 10am, 11am or ASAP, 12:30pm or ASAP, 1:30pm or ASAP, and 2:40pm or ASAP. For the top section, rounds are at 10am, 11:40am or ASAP, 1:20pm or ASAP, and 2:40pm or ASAP. ICE CREAM party before the last round and award ceremony after the last round, around 4pm.
Registration: Online only; use this form to register. The registration deadline is Friday, February 3.
Entry Fee: $20. Can be paid via PayPal to [email protected] or mailed to OCF Treasurer Mike Morris at 2344 NE 27th Ave, Portland, OR 97212. Rose City Chess provides need-based scholarships available for anyone for whom cost is a burden. Email the tournament director to request a scholarship. The first 30 players to register will receive a chess pendant necklace. All participants in the Oregon Girls Championship will receive a 50% off on your registration fee for the next Roshen’s Chess AcademyTournament happening on Feb 11, 2023
Membership Requirements: US Chess membership required. We will register or renew entrants at no charge.
Rated: US Chess rated.
Prizes: Trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in all sections. Ties will be broken based on US Chess recommended tiebreaks. Door Prize: One player will win a special print from Immortal Games!
Location: Portland Chess Center, Lloyd Center, Portland, OR 97232 (directions).
Tournament Director: Dave Murray, [email protected]
Notes: 1) This tournament uses the rules from the 7th edition of the US Chess rulebook. 2) US Chess membership is required, OCF membership is not required.
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