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The Kathryn Rose Taylor Order Of The Knight
Order of the Knight Members... find out how you can join them!
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2010 Prizes, Rated Results and Press Release
Check out all the details on what happened, who won and who had fun!
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2010 OSCF State Championship Finalists
Did you make the list? Check here!
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2010 Championship Details and Rules
UPDATE: Link to rules posted 4/13/2010. To address the changing face of Oregon scholastic chess, we've added sections, changed rating cut-offs and extended MS and HS elite sections to two days.
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Championship Hotels
This information is also in the article/flyer with full details, but so many people ask for this information, specifically, we've put it in its own document.
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How to Qualify for the 2010 OSCF Championship
What's the commitment required to make it to the state championship? Let's put it this way: You can do it!
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How to Certify Your Event as an "OSCF Championship Qualifier"
These are the rules and guidelines for tournament directors to certify that their tournament is a qualifying event for the annual OSCF state championship.
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2010 Championship Roster and Final Details
So you've qualfied and registered. Congratulations! Learn all the exciting details and and your section assignment for the 2010 OSCF State Championship!
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Thank You Championship Sponsors!
Please patronize sponsors of the OSCF Championship! If you have the means, please consider a donation or sponsorship.
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2010-2012 Championship Dates Set
The OSCF has secured Championship dates for 2009-2012
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| Frequently Asked Questions: OSCF Championship |
Question: How do I qualify for the annual OSCF Championship tournament?
Answer: Play lots of chess! To qualify for the tournament, you need to play in two "Championship Qualifying Tournaments" and earn an established rating in the NWSRS or the USCF. See official qualifying rules for details.
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Question: I've seen announcements for the Oregon Junior Championships, CFS State, Oregon Scholastic Class Championships, Oregon Grade-Level Championships and others -- the OSCF has its OSCF State Championship! Which one is the "real" state championship?
Answer: More chess! More titles! More tournaments! Isn't it wonderful? They are all real. Certain tournaments are "sanctioned" by other organizations. For example, the Oregon Junior Championship is sanctioned by the Oregon Chess Federation, which is, in turn, sanctioned by the USCF. All of this sanctioning gives the OCF the privilege of sending players to certain national events. But any organization can run a "state" tournament and crown "champions." This happens on the national level and in other states all the time. Oregon chess organizations work together so that events are not scheduled on the same date. This means you can set your sights on all of them! We think that's a terrific thing for chess in Oregon!
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Question: What makes a tournament a "Championship Qualifier"?
Answer: An event must meet some simple minimum standards, as outlined in the "How to Certify a Tournament as an OSCF Qualifer" article. In short, a qualifying event will be: held in Oregon, rated by the NWSRS and/or the USCF, meet certain standards for quality, and be open to all scholastic players.
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Question: Why did you decide to base championship qualification on participation and earning established ratings, rather than a particular score in a tournament?
Answer: There are many legitimate ways to determine which players should qualify for an annual event. We developed our participation-based qualification system in Oregon for a variety of reasons, but here's the top two:
1) We believe ratings -- once they are established -- more accurately reflect a player's strength among his/her peers than does a single performance on a particular day with a particular group of opponents. This makes for better placement in the various sections we offer at our championship.
2) Earning a certain score works well when all of the tournaments in the state are of a similar format -- and similiar to the annual tournament format. For example: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12 and so on are very popular sections in Washington. However, scholastic tournaments in Oregon have tended to a larger variety of formats, from grade-based to ratings-based and some combination in-between. With this in mind, by focusing on participation and earning established ratings, the greatest flexibility to tournament organizers, allows more tournaments to be considered "qualifiers," and gives players more options to choose the tournament formats - and enroll in the tournament sections - most appropriate for them, their playing level, and their personal goals.
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Question: I live in a border state. Am I eligible to compete in the OSCF Championship or the OSCF Primary challenge?
Answer: No. By a vote of the membership, only Oregon players can compete in the OSCF Championship and the OSCF Primary Challenge.
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Question: Why don't you require OSCF Championship Qualifier events to follow a particular format in regards to rating system, sections and so forth?
Answer: The OSCF recommends tournament formats that best suit the local playing population, facility constraints, and attendance goals of the tournament organizers. To that end, other than requiring that the event be rated and meet standards for quality and fairness, we do not dictate the format of OSCF Championship Qualifiers. We are happy to offer suggestions to new organizers, but we do not want to limit the number of qualifying events nor do we want to eliminate the flexibility of organizers, players, and parents to choose to attend the kinds of events that appeal to them most.
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Tournaments