The United States Chess Federation - Six Tie in U.S. Open Chess Championship

Six Tie in U.S. Open Chess Championship - GM Gurevich Wins Official Title

By Joan DuBois
August 13, 2009
Official Press Release Aug. 13, 2009 Contact: Joan DuBois, [email protected] (Crossville, TN) The U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) held its' 110th annual U.S. Open at the Indianapolis Marriott East in Indiana. The 9 round national event began Aug. 1 and concluded on Aug. 9, 2009. Players were competing for $50,000 in prizes based on 500 paid entries. 455 chess enthusiasts participated in this national chess championship. Six tied for first, GM-elect Alex Lenderman, IM Jacek Stopa, GM's Sergey Kudrin, Alex Yermolinsky, Dmitry Gurevich, and Jesse Kraai. Stopa is from Poland; the other five all earn a spot into the 2010 US Championships, currently set for Saint Louis in Spring 2010. The top two GMs on tiebreak, Dmitry Gurevich and Sergey Kudrin had a blitz playoff for the official title. Gurevich won that game. The complete crosstable listing all players can be found at: http://main.uschess.org/assets/msa_joomla/XtblMain.php?200908090361. You can access games from Montor.com. Final standings can also be found at: http://www.alchess.com/chess/09/usopen/. The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization with over 80,000 members. For additional information on the USCF see: www.uschess.org.

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