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2011 Portland Chess Club Centennial Open
(August 12-14, Portland, OR)

The official TD Staff. Jeff Roland (left-back), Frank Niro (right-back), Neil Dale (left-front), and Mike Morris (right-front). Photo by Andrei Botez.

Flyer USCF Rating Report Northwest Chess Coverage

Special Coverage

Ongoing coverage was posted during the event in a special area of the ICA website and these were linked to in This Week's Chess Safari. During the tournament players could see these pairings and standings using the free Internet connections at the site.

Pairings

Championship R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6; Amateur R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6.

Standings

Championship R2, R3, R4, R5, R6; Amateur R2, R3, R4, R5, R6.

Frank Niro's Blog Posts

Here are the daily blog posts that Frank Niro wrote before, during, and after the tournament. It was very nice that players could read all about the tournament (Games, articles, video, pairings, results, etc.) as the event was progressing.

One more game from PCC Centenial - August 20, 2011
Yes I said it, Yes I believed it, Yes I've changed my mind! - August 17, 2011
More games from Portland Centennial - August 16, 2011
4-way tie at Portland Centennial - August 15, 2011
Portland Chess Club Centennial ends today - August 14, 2011
There's more to life than chess - August 13, 2011
Centennial tourney is underway! - August 12, 2011
115 entries and counting... - August 11, 2011
10 Great things to do around Portland - August 10, 2011
3 days 'til Portland Chess Club Centennial - August 9, 2011

Blitz Tournament

A 24-player 8 double-round Swiss Blitz Tournament was held on Saturday afternoon between rounds 3 and 4. The tournament director for this event was Grisha Alpernis. Blitz results posted here.

GM Susan Polgar 10-board Simultaneous Exhibition

A 10-player Clock Simultaneous Exhibition was given by GM Susan Polgar on Saturday morning after her breakfast lecture on "The Bobby Fischer I knew". She scored a perfect 10-0-0 score. See Frank Niro's Blog Article for more information, including 9 of the 10 games!

Crosstable:

Championship Results - Final Standings

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Tot	Prize$
1	Georgi Orlov	12542897	2541	X---	W16	W11	D7	W6	D3	5	$875
2	Bindi Cheng	13474340	2386	W29	W14	W28	D3	D7	W10	5	$875
3	Nick Raptis	12470662	2261	W31	W32	W33	D2	W8	D1	5	$875
4	Loren Laceste	14702712	unr.	D27	W24	W22	D8	W11	W9	5	$875
5	Daniel Zachary Gay	12832272	2120	W37	D6	D41	D26	W27	W15	4½	$500
6	Michael Lee	12858009	2437	X---	D5	W19	W27	L1	D14	4
7	Howard Jed Chen	12864719	2362	X---	W12	W40	D1	D2	U---	4
8	David C Roper	12445071	2334	W30	W13	D20	D4	L3	W31	4
9	Steven James Breckenridge	12877419	2267	D42	D36	W39	W20	W18	L4	4
10	Andy C Lee	12559999	2267	W43	L28	W29	W41	W16	L2	4
11	Carl A Haessler	10503892	2200	X---	W47	L1	W40	L4	W28	4
12	Peter Lessler	13010758	2114	W45	L7	W47	L16	W41	W33	4	$166.67
13	Igor Ummel	12851589	2097	W50	L8	D48	W38	D21	W22	4	$166.67
14	Nathan Y Lee	12890382	2085	W52	L2	D38	W48	W17	D6	4	$166.67
15	Joshua Christopher Sinanan	12826891	2288	D34	W48	L27	W33	W28	L5	3½
16	Corbin Yu	12751477	2162	W44	L1	W36	W12	L10	D20	3½
17	John M Williams	12845939	2146	L33	D21	W54	W37	L14	W34	3½
18	Andy P May	12847965	2129	L47	W44	W50	W34	L9	D21	3½
19	Paul Bartron	12590173	2104	D49	W42	L6	L21	W45	W36	3½
20	James Chan	12921921	1938	W25	W23	D8	L9	D26	D16	3½
21	Alexandru Florea	14698893	1930	L26	D17	W49	W19	D13	D18	3½
22	Radu Roua	13205356	2269	X---	L40	L4	W32	W42	L13	3
23	David R Bragg	11435025	2212	W35	L20	W31	L28	D34	H---	3
24	David Golub	13483694	2188	L32	L4	D51	W54	W37	D27	3
25	Roger Patterson	12514580	2179	L20	D35	H---	D44	W38	D29	3
26	Michael J Pendergast	12457204	2177	W21	L33	W32	D5	D20	U---	3
27	Mike E Janniro	10482569	2071	D4	W54	W15	L6	L5	D24	3
28	Megan Lee	12902833	2059	W38	W10	L2	W23	L15	L11	3
29	Samir Sen	12970386	2052	L2	W52	L10	D36	W48	D25	3
30	V Alexandra Botez	12882405	2035	L8	L50	L44	W49	W47	W42	3
31	Bill Heywood	10504899	2000	L3	W46	L23	W52	W39	L8	3
32	Brian John Esler	12907787	1984	W24	L3	L26	L22	W50	W41	3
33	Jason Cigan	12717578	1880	W17	W26	L3	L15	W40	L12	3
34	Carl A Koontz	10406366	2027	D15	W51	H---	L18	D23	L17	2½
35	Roberto Aiello	13410812	1992	L23	D25	L37	L45	W52	W48	2½
36	David Inglis	12852335	1937	H---	D9	L16	D29	W44	L19	2½
37	H G Pitre	11055753	1839	L5	D53	W35	L17	L24	W52	2½
38	Ryan Lo	14704175	unr.	L28	W43	D14	L13	L25	W46	2½
39	Roland Feng	13631615	2074	L48	W45	L9	W47	L31	U---	2
40	Richard G Gutman	10028167	2068	W46	W22	L7	L11	L33	U---	2
41	Steven B Deeth	12421422	2062	H---	W49	D5	L10	L12	L32	2
42	Mikeal Davis	12039700	2015	D9	L19	H---	W50	L22	L30	2
43	Preston F Polasek	12027980	2007	L10	L38	H---	W46	U---	D44	2
44	Mark Andrew Havrilla	12553313	1923	L16	L18	W30	D25	L36	D43	2
45	Ben Chu Kung	12632170	1817	L12	L39	D46	W35	L19	H---	2
46	John Doknjas	14702671	1931	L40	L31	D45	L43	W54	L38	1½
47	Todd Imada	12565658	1875	W18	L11	L12	L39	L30	H---	1½
48	Joe Roback	14704148	unr.	W39	L15	D13	L14	L29	L35	1½
49	Daniel Reas Mathews	12806101	1800	D19	L41	L21	L30	H---	U---	1
50	Calvin Jay Parnon	13856920	1753	L13	W30	L18	L42	L32	U---	1
51	Jonathan Ray Fortune	12707562	1616	H---	L34	D24	U---	U---	U---	1
52	George W Lundy III	10473357	1440	L14	L29	B---	L31	L35	L37	1
53	Michael J Morris	10505798	2052	U---	D37	U---	U---	U---	U---	½
54	Allen Chalfen	10991307	1853	H---	L27	L17	L24	L46	U---	½

Amateur Results - Final Standings

#	Name	ID	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Tot	Prize$
1	Robert Herrera	12692205	1985	W97	W37	W22	W5	W25	W6	6	$1,000
2	Robert Anthony Fisette	12868371	1860	W79	W43	D53	W41	W14	W8	5½	$550
3	Kun Jack Cheng	13237160	1767	W115	W91	W19	W11	D6	W16	5½	$550
4	Vlajko Lakic	12791494	1909	W112	W54	L5	W27	W23	W21	5	$200
5	Micah A Smith	12762225	1806	W84	W80	W4	L1	W18	W20	5	$200
6	Doug Sterclik	12668316	1976	W60	W39	W23	W38	D3	L1	4½
7	Larry V Ball	10504864	1955	D15	W58	L42	W111	W28	W25	4½
8	Jerry Sherrard	12925821	1933	W30	W40	D35	W53	W12	L2	4½
9	Ethan J Peake	12816354	1907	L76	W63	W74	W57	W51	D11	4½
10	Joseph K Kiiru	12834387	1872	W78	W71	L38	W59	D44	W39	4½
11	Marcus Robinson	12839396	1843	W81	W29	W59	L3	W38	D9	4½
12	Jofrel Landingin	13685298	1838	H---	W46	W85	W42	L8	W44	4½
13	Evan Whipple	10504848	1800	L114	D48	W124	W79	W85	W33	4½
14	Matt Dalthorp	13564995	1698	D68	W116	W50	W35	L2	W34	4½	$500
15	Nick Figone	12715812	1583	D7	L92	W66	W54	W41	W49	4½	$500
16	Diwakar Rana	13600428	1912	D46	W111	D44	W43	W22	L3	4
17	David Thomas Bannon	12523675	1892	L113	W82	W30	D29	W42	H---	4
18	Pete W Pritchett	12616414	1872	W77	L26	W75	W73	L5	W56	4
19	Paul C Leblanc	13867956	1854	W100	W27	L3	W45	D26	D29	4
20	Edward L Addis II	10505551	1849	W47	W73	D26	D24	W31	L5	4
21	Michael P Goffe	12576002	1836	W62	W45	H---	D26	W32	L4	4
22	Jeremy Krasin	13197795	1830	W48	W96	L1	W80	L16	W57	4
23	Lane David Van Weerdhuizen	12739197	1825	W82	W113	L6	W107	L4	W58	4
24	Sarah R May	12845376	1807	W83	D85	W68	D20	H---	D26	4
25	Jason Ellis	14457855	1800	W102	W31	W32	W69	L1	L7	4
26	Luke Jung Robson	12726244	1763	W126	W18	D20	D21	D19	D24	4	$125
27	Maxwell Shiuyuan Sun	13567905	1702	W122	L19	W87	L4	W67	W50	4	$125
28	Robert J Allen	12122280	1700	D67	W117	W92	D34	L7	W51	4	$125
29	Steven Alexander Witt	13885775	1697	W89	L11	W90	D17	W35	D19	4	$125
30	David Hendricks	12696094	1548	L8	W120	L17	W122	W93	W55	4	$300
31	Jenesis Bugaoan	14704154	unr.	W57	L25	W96	W52	L20	W53	4	$300
32	Peter O Watts	12938931	1934	W74	W70	L25	W37	L21	D43	3½
33	Daniel R Copeland	12758357	1931	W75	L53	W60	W71	D34	L13	3½
34	Severo Caluza	12454639	1829	H---	W124	W88	D28	D33	L14	3½
35	Noah Fields	13474376	1825	W65	W76	D8	L14	L29	W74	3½
36	Collin James Goldman	14649468	1805	L85	L83	W102	W100	D46	W75	3½
37	Robert Malone	10505127	1795	W87	L1	W77	L32	D76	W84	3½
38	Scott Andrew Levin	13198385	1795	W103	W110	W10	L6	L11	D45	3½
39	Robert Theodore Lundin	12424651	1789	W104	L6	W61	H---	W89	L10	3½
40	Kyle Haining	13869267	1786	W66	L8	L80	W62	W99	D47	3½
41	Becca Lampman	13656505	1782	H---	W125	W67	L2	L15	W76	3½
42	James L McAleer	12442009	1766	D107	W119	W7	L12	L17	W90	3½
43	Quentin Chi	12925294	1719	W108	L2	W84	L16	W80	D32	3½
44	Nathan S Armstrong	12486215	1708	W118	D50	D16	W91	D10	L12	3½
45	Bryan Shapiro	12670320	1631	W123	L21	W64	L19	W92	D38	3½
46	Sangeeta Dhingra	14213981	1541	D16	L12	W117	D92	D36	W70	3½	$66.67
47	Frederick A Davis	12987103	1455	L20	W123	D54	W72	D53	D40	3½	$66.67
48	Dhruva Chatterjee	13603550	1408	L22	D13	L55	W116	W95	W73	3½	$66.67
49	R Eagles	10518946	1983	L59	L84	W101	W88	W96	L15	3
50	William Karr	10472628	1863	W61	D44	L14	H---	W59	L27	3
51	David Wen	13903820	1828	W63	L59	W112	W86	L9	L28	3
52	Gordon L Higbie	12527490	1805	W101	L86	W113	L31	W98	U---	3
53	Aaron Michael Nicoski	12797931	1771	W106	W33	D2	L8	D47	L31	3
54	Casy Bush	11423451	1764	W120	L4	D47	L15	D81	W85	3
55	Stephen J Buck	10428700	1728	D116	L88	W48	D68	W86	L30	3
56	Siva Bala Narayanan	12557165	1727	H---	L107	D104	W63	W77	L18	3
57	David K Yoshinaga	10406901	1700	L31	W101	W114	L9	W106	L22	3
58	Dan Kramlich	14258208	1640	H---	L7	W65	D67	W91	L23	3
59	Alan Walk	12764938	1623	W49	W51	L11	L10	L50	W103	3
60	William Gagnon	10504881	1600	L6	W115	L33	D81	W87	D68	3
61	Arliss Dietz	10237459	1500	L50	W118	L39	D90	D109	W102	3
62	Austin Nguyen	13331915	1424	L21	L64	W126	L40	W119	W106	3
63	Dillon T Murray	14407207	1407	L51	L9	W108	L56	W104	W96	3
64	James Wang	14454683	1396	L73	W62	L45	L77	W108	W99	3	$333.33
65	Mark S Hanna	12668858	1376	L35	D93	L58	W115	W72	H---	3	$333.33
66	Nathan Jewell	13277977	1146	L40	H---	L15	W78	D97	W98	3	$333.33
67	Sadrac Chery	14702706	unr.	D28	W72	L41	D58	L27	W97	3	$100
68	Joshua Doknjas	14702692	unr.	D14	W95	L24	D55	D73	D60	3	$100
69	Blake Salisbury	12842728	1993	H---	W114	W86	L25	U---	U---	2½
70	Christopher E Burris	10257336	1788	W105	L32	D79	L85	X107	L46	2½
71	Ronald B Kirsch	11062563	1757	W121	L10	W83	L33	H---	U---	2½
72	Jeffrey T Roland	12171990	1700	H---	L67	W125	L47	L65	W109	2½
73	Alan J Rhoades	12718128	1656	W64	L20	W106	L18	D68	L48	2½
74	Dan Dalthorp	13720723	1556	L32	W103	L9	D87	W88	L35	2½
75	Jon Douglas Strohbehn	11213707	1544	L33	W105	L18	H---	W117	L36	2½
76	Dan B Oswalt	13405744	1531	W9	L35	H---	D93	D37	L41	2½
77	Douglas R Sly	12475606	1520	L18	W126	L37	W64	L56	D82	2½
78	Russell W Miller	10513073	1513	L10	F---	H---	L66	W125	W116	2½
79	Tony Midson	12748681	1494	L2	W122	D70	L13	L90	W114	2½
80	Nick Havrilla	14008037	1492	W93	L5	W40	L22	L43	D86	2½
81	Derek Zhang	14081435	1428	L11	L90	W121	D60	D54	H---	2½
82	Ethan William Allison	14222461	1376	L23	L17	L122	W120	W123	D77	2½
83	Johnathan P Gamble	12772123	1344	L24	W36	L71	L96	D105	W117	2½
84	Clemen Deng	14375153	1344	L5	W49	L43	D97	W111	L37	2½
85	Matthew Stevens	14468154	1335	W36	D24	L12	W70	L13	L54	2½
86	Gabriel Jack Skoro	13304936	1303	W109	W52	L69	L51	L55	D80	2½
87	Stephen Pettengill	12803488	1269	L37	W97	L27	D74	L60	W111	2½
88	Menaka Narayanan	12925246	1176	H---	W55	L34	L49	L74	W112	2½
89	Tom Beare	14702686	unr.	L29	W100	H---	W95	L39	U---	2½
90	Dagadu Bapurao Gaikwad	14698227	unr.	L96	W81	L29	D61	W79	L42	2½
91	Galen Pyle	12738506	1911	W99	L3	W98	L44	L58	U---	2
92	Ryan Ackerman	13432771	1863	H---	W15	L28	D46	L45	U---	2
93	Randall K Smolensky	11092047	1859	L80	D65	W109	D76	L30	U---	2
94	Frank A Niro III	10007658	1703	U---	U---	U---	U---	W118	W119	2
95	Tom Greger	12496046	1656	H---	L68	W119	L89	L48	D101	2
96	Brian James Sullivan	13658791	1653	W90	L22	L31	W83	L49	L63	2
97	James M Hamlett IV	12374510	1629	L1	L87	W103	D84	D66	L67	2
98	Paul Smith	14704160	1590	L110	W102	L91	W114	L52	L66	2
99	Masakazu Shimada	13517828	1541	L91	L106	W105	W104	L40	L64	2
100	Scott Stanley	12638103	1459	L19	L89	W120	L36	L103	W118	2
101	Liam Ke Booth	14173261	1328	L52	L57	L49	D105	W126	D95	2
102	Jamie Lang	12850864	1321	L25	L98	L36	W121	W122	L61	2
103	Olga Cherepakhin	13615684	1259	L38	L74	L97	W126	W100	L59	2
104	Jerrold Richards	13590457	1244	L39	H---	D56	L99	L63	W122	2
105	A. George Stewart	12228020	1221	L70	L75	L99	D101	D83	W123	2
106	Leo Deng	14579900	1141	L53	W99	L73	W112	L57	L62	2
107	Alexander James Barrett	14664230	1092	D42	W56	D110	L23	F70	U---	2
108	Andrew John Sheiman	14579606	688	L43	L109	L63	B---	L64	W124	2
109	Luke Pulfer	14451662	651	L86	W108	L93	D113	D61	L72	2
110	Scott James Smyth	12583050	1968	W98	L38	D107	U---	U---	U---	1½
111	Michael Terrill	12675223	1620	H---	L16	W116	L7	L84	L87	1½
112	Murlin Eugene Varner Jr	12460801	1537	L4	W121	L51	L106	D114	L88	1½
113	Lon Brusselback	12403475	1530	W17	L23	L52	D109	U---	U---	1½
114	David S Cohen	10506417	1297	W13	L69	L57	L98	D112	L79	1½
115	Jeffrey Chip Butson	12453342	1120	L3	L60	H---	L65	U---	W125	1½
116	Venkat Sriteja Doddapaneni	14243823	938	D55	L14	L111	L48	W124	L78	1½
117	Edmund Lott Saenz	14087530	863	H---	L28	L46	W124	L75	L83	1½
118	Marjorie Marion Sheiman	14579612	191	L44	L61	H---	W125	L94	L100	1½
119	Walter S Spink	10505054	1280	H---	L42	L95	D123	L62	L94	1
120	John Ornes	13569698	1080	L54	L30	L100	L82	W121	F---	1
121	Rex Allison	14234182	1019	L71	L112	L81	L102	L120	W126	1
122	Alathea Letaw	14700715	unr.	L27	L79	W82	L30	L102	L104	1
123	Andreas Savaranakis	20056191	unr.	L45	L47	H---	D119	L82	L105	1
124	Hansen Lian	14667780	1407	H---	L34	L13	L117	L116	L108	½
125	Dave Prideaux	14685331	1281	H---	L41	L72	L118	L78	L115	½
126	Joshua Martin Goodlett	14653878	1033	L26	L77	L62	L103	L101	L121	0