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to promote, support, sponsor, and coordinate scholastic chess activities in Oregon.
Our Motto:
More Kids. More Chess. More fun!
Welcome to the "online face" of our community
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| We invite coaches, advisors, parents and players to join us in our quest for excellence amidst a vibrant population of scholastic chess players in Oregon.
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The content on this site is community-led. We encourage you to post articles and comments in the Community Corner section, submit photos to the photo album, and contribute your favorite chess links and resources. Tournament organizers and coaches can post - and directly manage - event listings on the calendar.
The membership of the OSCF is made up of scholastic clubs throughout Oregon. Please check out the "View/Register Clubs" link for more information (and our bylaws under the "About Us" link for those who like to read the "fine print").
Again, welcome. We're glad you're here!
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2010 Championship Finalists UPDATED Feb. 4
195 players have made the list so far - check for your name in lights!
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OSCF Championship Summary Info
We're expecting a record turn-out, and we've added sections and changed rating cut-offs to accommodate everyone! MS and HS sections now play their first round on Friday. Check out the summary, with details to come.
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Join OSCF YahooGroups Email Loop
Get the latest updates and alerts from OSCF by joining the YahooGroups Email loop. After you join, check the most recent messages in the archives to see what you've missed! (Click on the title to leave the OSCF site and join).
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Thanks to our Sponsors!
Please support our tournament sponsors -- or consider an individual or business donation to help fund the OSCF Championship.
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All-Stars List and News -- WINTER POSTED JAN. 25
See who made the Top 10 by grade level for the lists published each Winter, Spring, and Fall - and get all the details on how to earn All-Stars honors if you're not on the list, yet. UPDATE: The annual All-Stars Invitational is Oct. 9, 2009. Tournament details will be published the first week of Sept.
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List Your Club With Us
The OSCF is made up of scholastic chess clubs throughout Oregon. Add your club to the list, and you will be eligible to vote at the next membership meeting at the state championship.
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The officers of the Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation (OSCF) announce the formation of a state scholastic chess organization designed to meet some key needs of all school-aged players in Oregon. The mission of OSCF is to promote, support, sponsor and coordinate scholastic chess activities in Oregon. OSCF is a non-profit organization founded in March 2005, by elementary, middle school and high school chess coaches, advisors, and parents.
To accomplish its mission, OSCF will:
Maintain a statewide ratings system accessible to all scholastic players, with no membership fee.
Sponsor and encourage new tournaments throughout the entire state of Oregon leading up to an annual state championship. The first championship tournament is scheduled April 1, 2006.
Assist schools or community organizations in starting and operating chess clubs.
Establish uniform guidelines for holding high quality scholastic chess tournaments.
OSCF's primary method for communicating to interested scholastic players and their coaches and advisors will be through our website, www.oscf.org
Carl Haessler, Life Chess Master and scholastic chess coach for more than 20 years, grew up playing chess in Oregon, "Through playing chess, youth gain confidence, develop life-long problem solving skills, and make friendships that last a lifetime. I support the efforts of these volunteer coaches and parents. When I look at the depth and experience of this group, I can see they have what it takes to be successful. Combined, they have organized dozens of USCF rated scholastic tournaments with over 1000 participants." He continued by observing, "OSCF will provide a forum where kids of all ages and playing strengths will be able to measure themselves, not by comparing themselves to others, but by evaluating their individual progress."
"Thousands of students throughout Oregon schools and home school programs participate in chess clubs and programs each year," said Sudhakar Kudva, OSCF President, from Beaverton, OR.
"We want to provide these students with high quality chess tournaments at all levels of play, " added Kate Taylor, OSCF Vice President from Clatskanie, Oregon. "Chess is an exercise for your mind that stimulates critical thinking along with competition and sportsmanship."
Other chess club advisors, including Kathy Ward, at Henley Elementary School in Klamath Falls, Oregon, believe "this is just the type of organization that Oregon needs for its growing chess community - a community that includes students from throughout all regions of Oregon."
Oregon Scholastic Chess Federation Officers:
Sudhakar Kudva, President
Sudhakar is a Senior Strategic Planner at Intel Corp. in Hillsboro, Oregon. He holds a PhD in Engineering and an MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. As a parent volunteer, he coaches the chess clubs of Cooper Mountain Elementary School and Whitford Middle School. His clubs have produced multiple state champions and championship teams. The clubs host an annual tournament in the Beaverton area.
Kate Taylor, Vice President
Kate is the coach and advisor for schools in Clatskanie, Oregon. Clatskanie's high school chess team recently won the Oregon State High School Chess Team Championship and the club has several state and national level Champions. Clatskanie Chess Club holds six scholastic and adult chess events every year. Because of the depth and breadth of Kate's experience, she is frequently invited to speak at schools and civic organizations about the benefits of scholastic chess.
Amy Coughlin, Secretary/Treasurer
Amy is a software developer/analyst, and home-schooling chess parent from Portland. She is the previous director of ChessFamilies.org and has held and acted as the tournament director for dozens of USCF-rated tournaments in the Portland area. Amy is spearheading the Oregon implementation of the new Northwest Scholastic Rating System.
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This site last updated: 04-14-2005
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