Chess fans,
Red River Shootout VIII, was held in Davis, Oklahoma at the Treasure Valley Casino on
Sunday, April 18. The format was 2 Round, G/60 30sec increment, match play with board
1 Team Okla vs board 1 Team Texas, 2 v 2, etc. RRSO VIII had an all time high of 30 boards,
surpassing last year’s 27. Texas won this year’s event 38-22. TeamTexas was led by board
1, FM Keith Hayward, and Oklahoma by FM Movses Movsisyan. The event was organized, and
directed by Frank Berry. Texas leads this fine series 6-2.
For individual results please refer to [okchess.org](http://www.okchess.org).
The match was a great deal of fun for all, truly enjoyable. TeamTexas participants included
7 youngsters under the age of 16 rated over 1990, several from the USCF All-Youth team.
Many thanks to Fank and Jim Berry, and the entire Oklahoma staff for yet another outstanding
event.
Rob Jones