Saturday, January 24, 2015

2015 St Paul Winter Open
Jan 24-25, 2015

IM Andrew Tang wins clear first with 4.5/5.0

Complete results here


Pictures from round 3 below.

I went 1-2, but still gained a few points since I beat an A-player and lost to to masters.
JASON M DRAKE vs ANDREW TANG 0-1

Friday, January 09, 2015

Port of Dubuque Open
Jan. 10-11

Open chess returns to Dubuque, Iowa after a 13 year hiatus!

The following is  a history of Open events:





2002    22    LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN




2001    31    DUBUQUE OPEN

   

1999   28    LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1998    28    LOUIS PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1996      27    L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1995     28    L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1994     31    LP DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1993    27    L.P. DUBUQUE OPEN

    

1992    35    L PAULSEN DUBUQUE OPEN

ALERIY KOSOKIN, JAMES ALEX NEAL II & DAVID MCNEIL tie for first.

Complete Results here

 Top seed(2240 FIDE) Valeriy Kosokin from Uzbekistan






5-Round Swiss


Prizes: All Open Prizes Guaranteed ($650).

1st Place = $150 + trophy, 2nd Place = $100

Tournament information here