As the only local chess players to advance to the state level, The Dalles students Trace Larson and Noah Holloran made sure to put their best foot forward. The duo garnered two wins apiece against challenging individuals for top-6 finishes at the Chess For Success State Tournament held on March 9-10 in Portland.
CANCELLED: REGION 20 CHESS TOURNAMENT IN THE DALLES North Wasco County Schools will be on a 2 hour delay for Thursday, February 22nd, 2018. Sherman Co. Sch. Dist.: 2 Hours Late MORE
When Maryhill Museum of Art opened its doors earlier this month, visitors were greeted with several special exhibitions, as well as a significant reinstallation of the museum’s beloved chess collection.
The Dalles High School sophomores Chase Snodgrass and Jacob Holloran each won two of five matches at the state Chess for Success tournament in Portland earlier this month, putting them in a tie for fifth place.
Celebrate the exhibition “Cardboard, Clay and Crayons: Chess Sets by Young Northwest Artists,” during a day-long program Saturday, June 7, exploring one of the world’s most fascinating games at Maryhill Museum of Art.
The Dalles Middle School chess team achieved victory over Ponderosa Middle School and Hepner Junior High School at the State Chess for Success competition in Portland on Friday, March 14.
The Region 20 Chess Tournament, which was postponed due to adverse weather conditions earlier this month, was held at The Dalles Middle School on February 15th.
Bridge players can relate to that. Interestingly, though, the environment is less certain in bridge, where there are unseen cards, than in chess, where the position of every piece is known.
