75th Oregon Open

75th Oregon Open Chess Tournament

August 30-Sepember 1, 2025, Labor Day Weekend

See the Oregon Chess Federation web page for the latest information.

(NEW!) LOCATION

Holiday Inn Portland Airport, 8439 Columbia Blvd, Portland, OR 97220. There is free parking in 
the hotel parking area. Hotel rooms for any of the nights of August 29- September 2 are available at a special chess rate of $79 plus tax per night for single or double rooms. The 
hotel chess rate is not guaranteed to be available after July 30, or even earlier if the room block is sold out. Use this link or call 1-888-465-4329 to reserve a room. If reserving by 
phone, use the following group SRP code: CHS.

FORMAT

The tournament is a 6-round Swiss paired event with two rounds per day and is open to everyone, regardless of residency or age. Up to two half point byes are available if requested before round one.

There are five sections, 2000+, U2000, U1700, U1400, and U1100. Players may play up one section for a $25 play-up fee (can’t play up more than one section).

The time control is G/100;inc30 (one-hour forty minutes per player with thirty seconds added for each move). PLAYERS MUST SUPPLY THEIR OWN BOARD, SET, AND INCREMENT CAPABLE DIGITAL CLOCK FOR TOURNAMENT PLAY. A limited number of sets and boards will be available to purchase at the tournament for $20 each. Players are responsible for knowing how to set their clock. Notation sheets and pens/pencils are provided for tournament play only.

SCHEDULE

A players meeting is at 9:45am on Saturday. There is no need for registered players to “check-in” prior to round 1. The rounds start at 10am and 3:30pm each day.

 

Tournament Registration Form

Tournament time zone: (GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)
Starting date: 2025-08-30
Registration form closing date-time: 2025-08-29 12:00 *
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