OKLAHOMA CHESS MAGAZINE JUNE 2023 In this issue, read all about this year’s state championship, our 2023 Seniors championship, the OSCO championships, and the 21st Red River Shootout. Also: Ryan Amburgy‘s record-setting rating, Robert Harrington‘s unusual opponents at the ’87 American Open, new exhibits at the World Chess Hall of Fame, plus puzzles, book reviews,…

The Jenks Chess Club is for school age kids to learn and play chess. We will be meeting 6 times over the summer on Thursday nights. We start up on 6/8. No meetings on 6/29 or 7/6. You can sign up at jenkscommunityed.com.

There will 2 groups this year! Group 1 will be for players in sections 1 and 2. Trophies will be given out to the top 3 players in each section. Group 2 will be for players in sections 3 & 4. Trophies in this section will be for the to 3 players in the entire…

Rounds 1-3 were completed last Thursday. Beginner Bracket -> Link here Current Placement Player No. Name Total Score 1st 5 Garrett 2.5 2nd 3 Oliver 2 2nd 4 Cohen 2 4th 2 Sebastion 1.5 5th 1 Mia 1 Intermediate Bracket – >Link here Current Placement Player No. Name Total Score 1st 11 Michael 3 2nd…

Last Saturday (Oct 1) was the 2022 Oklahoma Blitz Championship in Chandler Oklahoma. It was put on by the Oklahoma Chess Association. Ryan Amburgy (Recent Jenks Graduate and previous member of our club) won 1st place in the Open section (ELO 1700+). I played in the Reserve section (ELO 1000-1700) and had a lot of…

Hi everyone – A couple reminders – No chess club this Thursday – Sept 29. Our next meeting will be October 6th. The 2022 Oklahoma Blitz Championships will be held on October 1st. in Chandler, Oklahoma. This is for adults and kids. Cost to enter is $30 if registered by 5 p.m. Wednesday, September 28.…

round 1 – I was playing a person rated more than 600 lower than me. I played white. Score 1 point out of 1 possible https://www.chess.com/analysis/game/pgn/mef1mUpKG?tab=analysis This was a really good game for me. Move 14 was a really good find. My opponent probably should have traded his 3 pawns for the knight. Instead he…

I am including a link to the OSCO website for those that want to participate in Scholastic tournaments. Here is the link to OSCO. https://www.ochess.org/osco