Tournament Reports

It was another amazing turnout for the Puddletown May tournament! Of the 86 players, 4 were adults, 23 were girls, and 2 were rural players. As you know Puddletown proudly offers FREE tournament entries for the following categories of players: Section C Awards Section B Awards Section A Awards Open Section Awards The full USCF […]

Hello, Puddletown chess enthusiasts! In today’s discussion, we’re diving into a crucial aspect of Swiss system tournaments: the tie-breaking methods. Ever find yourself tied with others at the end of a tournament, puzzled over why someone else claimed the top prize? That’s where tie-breaks come into play, helping determine who stands higher. So, what are […]

113 players joined us in our April Oceanic Chess Gala tournament, our largest turnout ever! For the first time, we had to bring in more tables to fit everyone. Of these players, 20 were playing their first-ever USCF-rated tournament, 33 received free entries as female players, and 12 others received free entries as low-income or […]

It was a fun day at the OSCF Co-Ed Team Championship! The only caveat was that we all had to wake up two hours earlier than usual to participate :(. This event attracted over 200 players, including a record-breaking 70 female players. Puddletown brought five teams (conveniently named teams 1 through 5) for a total […]

The 2024 March Tournament was another successful event with almost 80 players! Fun Fact: The biggest section this time was not Section C, but Section A with over 30 people! The fun fact is that there were 4 major scholastic chess tournaments in the Portland metro area on this day and we estimate more than […]

90 players joined us in our February Winter Wonderland tournament (which would have been a more suitable name for last month’s tournament, but oh well). Of these players, 19 were playing their first-ever tournament, 22 received free entries as female players, and 9 others received free entries as low-income/rural-area players. Congratulations to our following prize […]

In spite of the winter storm, we successfully held our Hello 2024 tournament! Unfortunately, 37 players had to cancel at the last minute due to challenging road conditions. Nonetheless, we were pleased to see 75 players participate in the event. Of the 75 players, 18 played their first tournament, there were 22 girls who received […]

We had another amazing turnout to the December Tournament of over 50 players! Of the 50 players, 5 played their first tournament, 10 were girls who received a free entry to the event and 2 free entries to players with low-income or from a rural-area. Now, for our prizes (even score medals were given to players […]

Puddletown had another amazing turnout to the November Tournament with over 60 players! Unfortunately we had a smaller play venue this time and have to set a limit to total number of players. Of the 60 players, 8 played their first tournament, 20 were girls who received free entry for the event, and 2 free […]

Puddletown had another amazing turnout to the October Tournament with over 60 players! Huge shoutout to the Sherman County School chess team, who had to wake up at 5 a.m. (again!) to drive for almost 3 hours just to play in this tournament. Of the 60 players, 3 played their first tournament, 19 were girls […]

It was just one year ago when Puddletown had its first event at a pizza parlor with 20 players. Now, one year later, we had almost 100 players at our first-anniversary tournament. We’d like to thank everyone who has been supporting us. In the past year, Puddletown Chess provided over 100 free tournament entries to […]

After a pause in Puddletown tournaments due to our busy summer schedules, we were finally back for another in-person event today. 65 players joined us at Village Church to battle it out in their respective sections. We had many new players this time: shoutout to Stellan B., Elliot S., Bryan W., Oliver C., Lucas M., […]