By Dr. Alexey Root, WIM
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March 30, 2008 |
IM Dean Ippolito and GM Alexander Yermolinsky
At the Frank Berry U.S. Championship Qualifier Open, five players tied for first with 5.5 points each: GMs Julio Beccera, Alex Yermolinsky, Jesse Kraai, John Fedorowicz, and IM Dean Ippolito. Each of them won
$1000. Since Beccera already qualified (see yesterday's blog ), the
latter four now have qualified for the Frank K. Berry U.S. Chess
Championship May 13-21st.
There were nine people with five points. Seven of them split $2000
and the two that were under 2400 split $1000. More interesting, though,
is the qualifiers from among the five point group. Those were Ludwig,
Shankland, and Pruess. These three had the best tiebreaks of the five
point group. Sam Shankland is only 16 years old, rated 2279 before the
tournament, and is from the San Francisco area. The photo shows him in
the tournament bookstore, which was run by Tim Tobiason.
Larry Cohen was clear first under 2200, with 4.5 of 7. He won $1000.
Iryna Zenyuk was the top woman, with 4 of 7. She won $1000, and the
Wild Card spot. However, she may qualify for the women's based on
rating. CLO will report on which of the seeded players
for the women's have declined, and whether Iryna therefore gets a
rating spot. If she does, then Chouchanik Airapetian, who had the best
tiebreaks of the women finishing with 3.5 of 7, will get an
invitation to the May event.
Best under 2000, with 3.5, was Jaime Fernandez.
Frank Berry U.S. Championship Qualifier Open
Final Standings
# |
|
Rd 1
|
Rd 2
|
Rd 3
|
Rd 4
|
Rd 5
|
Rd 6
|
Rd 7
|
Total |
1 |
GM Jesse KRAAI |
W98 |
W10 |
D22 |
W25 |
D2 |
D3 |
W24 |
5.5 |
2 |
GM Julio BECERRA |
W31 |
W34 |
D4 |
D15 |
D1 |
W17 |
W16 |
5.5 |
3 |
GM Alex YERMOLINSKY |
W68 |
W55 |
W21 |
D6 |
W40 |
D1 |
D4 |
5.5 |
4 |
IM Dean IPPOLITO |
W67 |
W36 |
D2 |
D8 |
W62 |
W18 |
D3 |
5.5 |
5 |
GM John FEDOROWICZ |
W45 |
W75 |
D17 |
W33 |
H--- |
D16 |
W15 |
5.5 |
6 |
GM Alex IVANOV |
W18 |
W14 |
W11 |
D3 |
D7 |
D10 |
D8 |
5.0 |
7 |
GM Sergey KUDRIN |
W49 |
W23 |
D16 |
W13 |
D6 |
D15 |
D10 |
5.0 |
8 |
FM Dan LUDWIG |
W69 |
W47 |
D61 |
D4 |
D17 |
W19 |
D6 |
5.0 |
9 |
GM Gene PERELSHTEYN |
W60 |
W56 |
D15 |
D16 |
D20 |
W42 |
D12 |
5.0 |
10 |
Sam SHANKLAND |
W84 |
L1 |
W63 |
W31 |
W61 |
D6 |
D7 |
5.0 |
11 |
IM David PRUESS |
W43 |
W35 |
L6 |
D17 |
W55 |
D20 |
W33 |
5.0 |
12 |
IM Joe BRADFORD |
W63 |
W62 |
D40 |
D19 |
H--- |
W56 |
D9 |
5.0 |
13 |
IM Mike BROOKS |
D71 |
W80 |
W42 |
L7 |
W98 |
D27 |
W36 |
5.0 |
14 |
FM Todd ANDREWS |
W48 |
L6 |
L45 |
W87 |
W43 |
W59 |
W32 |
5.0 |
15 |
IM Sal BERCYS |
W76 |
W97 |
D9 |
D2 |
W26 |
D7 |
L5 |
4.5 |
16 |
IM Vinay BHAT |
W78 |
W46 |
D7 |
D9 |
W41 |
D5 |
L2 |
4.5 |
17 |
IM Jay BONIN |
W70 |
W101 |
D5 |
D11 |
D8 |
L2 |
W50 |
4.5 |
18 |
John BICK |
L6 |
W77 |
W74 |
W34 |
W21 |
L4 |
D20 |
4.5 |
19 |
IM Ben FINEGOLD |
W65 |
D33 |
W44 |
D12 |
D24 |
L8 |
W52 |
4.5 |
20 |
IM Ron BURNETT |
W37 |
L44 |
W87 |
W50 |
D9 |
D11 |
D18 |
4.5 |
21 |
FM Ray ROBSON |
W41 |
W50 |
L3 |
W52 |
L18 |
D26 |
W45 |
4.5 |
22 |
IM Mike MULYAR |
W32 |
W52 |
D1 |
L40 |
D59 |
W62 |
D23 |
4.5 |
23 |
Alex BETANELI |
W96 |
L7 |
W39 |
L41 |
W53 |
W49 |
D22 |
4.5 |
24 |
FM Jake KLEIMAN |
W77 |
D64 |
W59 |
D61 |
D19 |
W40 |
L1 |
4.5 |
25 |
IM Blas LUGO |
W54 |
D59 |
W64 |
L1 |
D60 |
W31 |
D27 |
4.5 |
26 |
Mike AIGNER |
D82 |
W94 |
D51 |
W43 |
L15 |
D21 |
W58 |
4.5 |
27 |
FM Daniel NARODITSKY |
W91 |
L61 |
W54 |
W45 |
H--- |
D13 |
D25 |
4.5 |
28 |
Carl BOOR |
L44 |
W69 |
L43 |
W66 |
D76 |
W54 |
W42 |
4.5 |
29 |
FM Jim DEAN |
L64 |
D37 |
W96 |
D76 |
D77 |
W48 |
W41 |
4.5 |
30 |
Larry COHEN |
H--- |
H--- |
L52 |
D68 |
W63 |
W65 |
W46 |
4.5 |
31 |
WFM Iryna ZENYUK |
L2 |
W70 |
W72 |
L10 |
W37 |
L25 |
W71 |
4.0 |
32 |
FM Darwin YANG |
L22 |
W99 |
D75 |
W97 |
D51 |
W35 |
L14 |
4.0 |
33 |
FM Mike LANGER |
W79 |
D19 |
W92 |
L5 |
H--- |
W60 |
L11 |
4.0 |
34 |
Taut VEDRICKAS |
W83 |
L2 |
W53 |
L18 |
L49 |
W72 |
W68 |
4.0 |
35 |
Alex CHUA |
W103 |
L11 |
L41 |
W83 |
W39 |
L32 |
W67 |
4.0 |
36 |
IM Walter SHIPMAN |
W86 |
L4 |
D47 |
W64 |
H--- |
W61 |
L13 |
4.0 |
37 |
Jeff de Jesus |
L20 |
D29 |
W88 |
D73 |
L31 |
W81 |
W59 |
4.0 |
38 |
FM Eugene YANAYT |
W66 |
L40 |
D76 |
L42 |
D47 |
W74 |
W60 |
4.0 |
39 |
Eric HANSEN |
L61 |
W91 |
L23 |
W81 |
L35 |
W96 |
W62 |
4.0 |
40 |
GM Alex GOLDIN |
W53 |
W38 |
D12 |
W22 |
L3 |
L24 |
U--- |
3.5 |
41 |
WFM Ch AIRAPETIAN |
L21 |
W81 |
W35 |
W23 |
L16 |
D51 |
L29 |
3.5 |
42 |
CM Nick SCHOONMAKER |
H--- |
W82 |
L13 |
W38 |
W85 |
L9 |
L28 |
3.5 |
43 |
Glen BADY |
L11 |
W89 |
W28 |
L26 |
L14 |
D70 |
W77 |
3.5 |
44 |
Conrad HOLT |
W28 |
W20 |
L19 |
L85 |
D65 |
L45 |
W78 |
3.5 |
45 |
FM Robert ROWLEY |
L5 |
W100 |
W14 |
L27 |
H--- |
W44 |
L21 |
3.5 |
46 |
WFM Bayaara ZORIGT |
W95 |
L16 |
D48 |
W47 |
L56 |
W76 |
L30 |
3.5 |
47 |
Maxx COLEMAN |
W85 |
L8 |
D36 |
L46 |
D38 |
W64 |
D73 |
3.5 |
48 |
WFM Hana ITKIS |
L14 |
W65 |
D46 |
D49 |
D50 |
L29 |
W76 |
3.5 |
49 |
Viktor PUPOLS |
L7 |
D88 |
W94 |
D48 |
W34 |
L23 |
D51 |
3.5 |
50 |
Pete KARAGIANIS |
W81 |
L21 |
W86 |
L20 |
D48 |
W77 |
L17 |
3.5 |
51 |
IM Dmitry ZILBERSTEIN |
D80 |
W71 |
D26 |
L62 |
D32 |
D41 |
D49 |
3.5 |
52 |
FM Greg MARKZON |
W104 |
L22 |
W30 |
L21 |
H--- |
W78 |
L19 |
3.5 |
53 |
LM Tim MC ENTEE |
L40 |
W66 |
L34 |
W90 |
L23 |
W86 |
D55 |
3.5 |
54 |
Brad SAWYER |
L25 |
W104 |
L27 |
D72 |
W79 |
L28 |
W82 |
3.5 |
55 |
FM Movses MOVSISYAN |
W100 |
L3 |
D78 |
W80 |
L11 |
D67 |
D53 |
3.5 |
56 |
FM Matt BEELBY |
W88 |
L9 |
D98 |
W78 |
W46 |
L12 |
U--- |
3.5 |
57 |
Jaime FERNANDEZ |
L59 |
L92 |
W84 |
D69 |
L66 |
W87 |
W80 |
3.5 |
58 |
Courtney JAMISON |
H--- |
H--- |
D97 |
L60 |
W92 |
W73 |
L26 |
3.5 |
59 |
Kalin NONCHEV |
W57 |
D25 |
L24 |
W71 |
D22 |
L14 |
L37 |
3.0 |
60 |
Erik SANTARIUS |
L9 |
W83 |
D85 |
W58 |
D25 |
L33 |
L38 |
3.0 |
61 |
IM Josh FRIEDEL |
W39 |
W27 |
D8 |
D24 |
L10 |
L36 |
U--- |
3.0 |
62 |
Ashish VAJA |
W99 |
L12 |
W79 |
W51 |
L4 |
L22 |
L39 |
3.0 |
63 |
Robert PLUNKETT |
L12 |
W90 |
L10 |
D79 |
L30 |
W95 |
D72 |
3.0 |
64 |
Jennifer ACON |
W29 |
D24 |
L25 |
L36 |
H--- |
L47 |
W93 |
3.0 |
65 |
Jeff HASKEL |
L19 |
L48 |
W100 |
W86 |
D44 |
L30 |
D70 |
3.0 |
66 |
Tim STEINER |
L38 |
L53 |
W104 |
L28 |
W57 |
L68 |
W92 |
3.0 |
67 |
Garrett SMITH |
L4 |
L86 |
W91 |
W74 |
D73 |
D55 |
L35 |
3.0 |
68 |
OLM Jerry HANKEN |
L3 |
L79 |
W89 |
D30 |
H--- |
W66 |
L34 |
3.0 |
69 |
Robert AKOPIAN |
L8 |
L28 |
W103 |
D57 |
L72 |
D84 |
W86 |
3.0 |
70 |
John Hendrick |
L17 |
L31 |
L90 |
W100 |
W99 |
D43 |
D65 |
3.0 |
71 |
Steve Harrington |
D13 |
L51 |
W93 |
L59 |
H--- |
W94 |
L31 |
3.0 |
72 |
Shaun GRAHAM |
H--- |
H--- |
L31 |
D54 |
W69 |
L34 |
D63 |
3.0 |
73 |
LM Steve GREANIAS |
H--- |
L87 |
W101 |
D37 |
D67 |
L58 |
D47 |
3.0 |
74 |
Bran Whitcomb |
H--- |
H--- |
L18 |
L67 |
W89 |
L38 |
W94 |
3.0 |
75 |
Bart GIBBONS |
W89 |
L5 |
D32 |
W98 |
H--- |
U--- |
U--- |
3.0 |
76 |
Sergey GALANT |
L15 |
W103 |
D38 |
D29 |
D28 |
L46 |
L48 |
2.5 |
77 |
Dana MACKENZIE |
L24 |
L18 |
W99 |
W101 |
D29 |
L50 |
L43 |
2.5 |
78 |
WIM Mila MOKRYAK |
L16 |
W95 |
D55 |
L56 |
W87 |
L52 |
L44 |
2.5 |
79 |
Drew HOLLINBERGER |
L33 |
W68 |
L62 |
D63 |
L54 |
D92 |
D81 |
2.5 |
80 |
Mark DEJMEK |
D51 |
L13 |
W82 |
L55 |
H--- |
D83 |
L57 |
2.5 |
81 |
Gerald Roberts |
L50 |
L41 |
B--- |
L39 |
W84 |
L37 |
D79 |
2.5 |
82 |
Devin Hughes |
D26 |
L42 |
L80 |
L96 |
W88 |
W98 |
L54 |
2.5 |
83 |
Shawn Noland |
L34 |
L60 |
W95 |
L35 |
W90 |
D80 |
U--- |
2.5 |
84 |
Alan KOBERNAT |
L10 |
L98 |
L57 |
W93 |
L81 |
D69 |
W99 |
2.5 |
85 |
IM GINSBURG |
L47 |
W93 |
D60 |
W44 |
L42 |
U--- |
U--- |
2.5 |
86 |
Paul Fricano |
L36 |
W67 |
L50 |
L65 |
W101 |
L53 |
L69 |
2.0 |
87 |
David Zelnick |
H--- |
W73 |
L20 |
L14 |
L78 |
L57 |
D88 |
2.0 |
88 |
J P HYLTIN |
L56 |
D49 |
L37 |
L94 |
L82 |
W104 |
D87 |
2.0 |
89 |
Jim BERRY |
L75 |
L43 |
L68 |
W91 |
L74 |
L93 |
W103 |
2.0 |
90 |
Andres Hortillosa |
L97 |
L63 |
W70 |
L53 |
L83 |
W101 |
U--- |
2.0 |
91 |
Alex Gorbounov |
L27 |
L39 |
L67 |
L89 |
W103 |
D99 |
D95 |
2.0 |
92 |
Julie O'Neill |
H--- |
W57 |
L33 |
U--- |
L58 |
D79 |
L66 |
2.0 |
93 |
Mark C. Anderson |
H--- |
L85 |
L71 |
L84 |
D100 |
W89 |
L64 |
2.0 |
94 |
WIM Alexey ROOT |
H--- |
L26 |
L49 |
W88 |
H--- |
L71 |
L74 |
2.0 |
95 |
Mike NUGENT |
L46 |
L78 |
L83 |
W104 |
H--- |
L63 |
D91 |
2.0 |
96 |
Chris CLAASSEN |
L23 |
H--- |
L29 |
W82 |
H--- |
L39 |
U--- |
2.0 |
97 |
Kenneth JONES |
W90 |
L15 |
D58 |
L32 |
H--- |
U--- |
U--- |
2.0 |
98 |
FM Jerry WHEELER |
L1 |
W84 |
D56 |
L75 |
L13 |
L82 |
U--- |
1.5 |
99 |
Jacob BERGER |
L62 |
L32 |
L77 |
W103 |
L70 |
D91 |
L84 |
1.5 |
100 |
Mike MASON |
L55 |
L45 |
L65 |
L70 |
D93 |
D103 |
U--- |
1.0 |
101 |
Jeremy Good |
B--- |
L17 |
L73 |
L77 |
L86 |
L90 |
U--- |
1.0 |
102 |
Steve Horn |
H--- |
H--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
U--- |
1.0 |
103 |
Kevin Cao |
L35 |
L76 |
L69 |
L99 |
L91 |
D100 |
L89 |
0.5 |
104 |
Robert Stepp |
L52 |
L54 |
L66 |
L95 |
H--- |
L88 |
U--- |
0.5 |
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