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Thanksgiving Open: Final Results

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The Thanksgiving Open is complete in Saint Louis. After six rounds, a four-way tie emerged at the top of the leaderboard to send four grandmasters home with $900 each. After tiebreaks, GM Alexander Onischuk emerged as the overall tourney winner.

Onischuk emerged from the two-day schedule unscathed to take on GM Dmitry Gurevich in round four. Onischuk's rook sacrifice gave him two advanced, connected center pawns, which gave him enough pressure to convert the victory.

In round five, Onischuk took on GM Yury Shulman in a King's Gambit that eventually petered out into an uneventful draw. His hard-fought draw against GM Gregory Kaidanov in the final round helped secure a tie for first for both.

Kaidanov had to fight back from a surprising round two draw against CCSCSL standout Kevin Cao. Kaidanov topped Viktorija Ni in round three, Jialin Ding in round four and GM Ray Robson in round five to put himself in prime position heading into the final round.

Shulman maintained solid play throughout the tournament, and his draw in the final round against GM Nigel Short helped secure him a piece of the four-way tie at the top.

After drawing Robson in round four, Short had a lost position against IM Jake Kleiman, but still managed to pull out a draw. His three draws in the final three rounds were not enough to catch the rest of the field as Short finished the tournament with a score of 4.5/6.

GM Dmitry Gurevich had a solid tournament with a 5/6 finish to capture a tie for first place. His key victory came in round three against GM Timur Gareyev. The following round, Gurevich lost to the overall winner Onischuk, but finished strong with victories against Ni and IM Jake Kleiman in rounds five and six. 

John Veech, a student of GM Mesgen Amanov, traveled form Wisconsin to take first U2400 and $550. Veech, who came into the tournament with a rating of 2160, finished with 4.5/6 (after requesting a 1/2-point bye in round six). His only loss came in round two to Robson, a position Robson said he though Veech could win.

"He should have drawn me," Robson said. "He had a forced draw at some point."

Resident GM Ben Finegold finished with a final score of 4/6.

Stay tuned for pgns of some of the key games from the tournament and more updated coverage.

 

SwissSys Standings. Thanksgiving Open: Thanksgiving Open Merged

 

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize
1 ALEXANDE ONISCHUK W33 W69 W17 W4 D2 D3 5.0 22 24 19.5 86.5 900.00
2 YURY SHULMAN W68 W16 W31 W11 D1 D5 5.0 21 23 19.5 85 900.00
3 GREGORY KAIDANOV W50 D14 W9 W23 W6 D1 5.0 20.5 23 18 87.5 900.00
4 DMITRY GUREVICH W45 W22 W10 L1 W9 W8 5.0 20 22.5 18 87.5 900.00
5 NIGEL SHORT W72 W19 W12 D6 D8 D2 4.5 22 24 18 86  
6 RAY ROBSON W47 W7 W24 D5 L3 W22 4.5 21.5 24 17.5 87.5  
7 JOHN VEECH W65 L6 W35 W27 W31 H--- 4.5 16.5 16.5 15 58 550.00
8 JAKE KLEIMAN W26 D23 W44 W14 D5 L4 4.0 20.5 23 16.5 84.5  
9 VIKTORIJA NI B--- W15 L3 W37 L4 W36 4.0 20 20 14 74 112.50
10 TIMUR GAREYEV W42 W34 L4 W25 D24 D11 4.0 19.5 22 15.5 83  
11 ISTVAN SIPOS W56 W46 W13 L2 D12 D10 4.0 19.5 21.5 16.5 83.5 112.50
12 MARKO ZIVANIC W35 W29 L5 W32 D11 D14 4.0 19 22 15.5 82.5  
13 BENJAMIN FINEGOLD W43 W32 L11 W34 L19 W23 4.0 18 20.5 15 79.5  
14 KEVIN Y CAO W57 D3 W53 L8 W43 D12 4.0 18 20 15 77 266.67
15 THOMAS M ULRICH W55 L9 W16 W39 L17 W34 4.0 18 19.5 14 69.5 266.67
16 ERIC S ROSEN W51 L2 L15 W57 W35 W37 4.0 17.5 19.5 12 69.5 112.50
17 ANGELO YOUNG W54 W36 L1 D22 W15 H--- 4.0 17.5 17.5 14.5 65.5  
18 FRANK H SMITH L31 W60 L22 W64 W38 W32 4.0 15 16.5 11 58.5 350.00
19 SABINA-FRA FOISOR W62 L5 W68 W33 W13 U--- 4.0 15 15 15 55 112.50
20 THOMAS SCHNEIDER W74 D38 L23 W46 W42 H--- 4.0 14 14 13.5 44.5 350.00
21 ABHISHEK MALLELA W60 L31 D62 D58 W56 X39 4.0 11 11 11.5 41.5 266.67
22 MARK JOEFF FERBER W40 L4 W18 D17 W52 L6 3.5 20.5 22.5 13.5 79  
23 JIALIN DING W63 D8 W20 L3 W28 L13 3.5 20.5 22 14.5 78.5  
24 MICHAEL BROOKS W73 W37 L6 W36 D10 U--- 3.5 17 17 15 59.5  
25 JUSTIN LE GARDNER D44 D67 W45 L10 D26 W50 3.5 15 16.5 11.5 56  
26 DANIEL EDW PARMET L8 W63 L32 W65 D25 W48 3.5 15 16.5 10 58  
27 RAJA PANJWANI D71 W58 D39 L7 W33 H--- 3.5 15 15 12 49  
28 ALAN C RODENSTEIN H--- L44 W41 W48 L23 W42 3.5 14 14 10.5 50  
29 JAMES R VOELKER W66 L12 W56 L31 H--- W43 3.5 13 13 11.5 48.5  
30 VIKRAM ARUNA* ARUN D39 L33 L58 W70 B--- W46 3.5 12 12 8 43.5  
31 MESGEN AMANOV W18 W21 L2 W29 L7 U--- 3.0 15.5 20.5 14 69.5  
32 DANIEL GUREVICH W41 L13 W26 L12 W49 L18 3.0 14.5 21 12 67.5  
33 DREW HOLLINBERGER L1 W30 W69 L19 L27 W52 3.0 13 20 10 70.5  
34 ADARSH JAYAKUMAR W59 L10 W47 L13 W45 L15 3.0 13 19 12 66.5  
35 WILLIAM M TONG L12 W66 L7 W40 L16 W59 3.0 13 18.5 9 58.5  
36 SEAN VIBBERT W52 L17 W49 L24 W58 L9 3.0 12 18 12 70.5  
37 JAMES MCLAUGHLIN W64 L24 W67 L9 W51 L16 3.0 11.5 17 12 59.5  
38 RICHARD BENJAMIN D53 D20 D42 D52 L18 W58 3.0 11 17 10 63  
39 ALISA MELEKHINA D30 W71 D27 L15 W54 F21 3.0 10.5 14.5 12 44  
40 CONRAD OBERHAUS L22 W72 L48 L35 W67 W62 3.0 9 14 8 46.5  
41 STEPHEN LANDRUM L32 D43 L28 W63 H--- W56 3.0 9 12.5 7 44.5  
42 LAWRENCE S COHEN L10 W59 D38 W62 L20 L28 2.5 14 18 10 63.5  
43 SELDEN TRIMBLE L13 D41 W70 W44 L14 L29 2.5 14 18 9.5 61.5  
44 MARGARET M HUA D25 W28 L8 L43 L46 W63 2.5 13.5 17.5 9 62.5  
45 TODD A PLAGEMANN L4 W51 L25 W67 L34 D53 2.5 13 18 8.5 65  
46 JIM GEARY W61 L11 D57 L20 W44 L30 2.5 13 17 10 58.5  
47 SPENCER FINEGOLD L6 W65 L34 L51 W57 D49 2.5 12 16.5 7.5 58  
48 BARRY PAUL MANTHE D70 L53 W40 L28 W62 L26 2.5 11.5 15 9 49  
49 ALEXAN VERGILESOV L69 W54 L36 W68 L32 D47 2.5 11.5 14.5 8.5 49  
50 JAMES A DAVIES L3 L57 D63 W55 W53 L25 2.5 11 16 7 55.5  
51 WILLIAM NESHAM L16 L45 W66 W47 L37 D54 2.5 11 15 7.5 48  
52 CHASE KNOWLES L36 B--- W71 D38 L22 L33 2.5 11 14.5 9.5 48.5  
53 BRAD A SCHMIDT D38 W48 L14 H--- L50 D45 2.5 10.5 14.5 9.5 49.5  
54 JAMES D POLLITT L17 L49 B--- W59 L39 D51 2.5 10.5 14.5 6.5 49  
55 ROGER C SCHMIDT L15 L62 B--- L50 X71 H--- 2.5 4 8 4 28  
56 TAIMOOR NOOR L11 W61 L29 W69 L21 L41 2.0 13.5 17.5 8 57  
57 AWONDER LIANG L14 W50 D46 L16 L47 D60 2.0 13.5 17.5 7.5 55.5  
58 ISAIAH GADSON H--- L27 W30 D21 L36 L38 2.0 12.5 16 8 54  
59 RODNEY VAUGHN L34 L42 W61 L54 W64 L35 2.0 10.5 13.5 6 46  
60 RAFI CHOWDHURY L21 L18 L65 D66 W70 D57 2.0 9.5 13.5 4 39.5  
61 SRIKAR CHIKKALA L46 L56 L59 B--- D65 D64 2.0 7.5 10 3.5 34  
62 WAYNE L HATCHER L19 W55 D21 L42 L48 L40 1.5 13 17.5 7 58  
63 DENNIS HUMPHRIES L23 L26 D50 L41 W66 L44 1.5 12.5 16 4 49.5  
64 MATTHEW Q ALTON L37 D73 D72 L18 L59 D61 1.5 11 15 5 37  
65 TIMOTHY C NESHAM L7 L47 W60 L26 D61 U--- 1.5 9.5 14 5 40.5  
66 RANDY WAY GIMINEZ L29 L35 L51 D60 L63 B--- 1.5 9 12.5 1.5 36.5  
67 DANIEL A JUENGEL H--- D25 L37 L45 L40 H--- 1.5 8.5 12 5 40  
68 JOSHUA FRANK L2 W70 L19 L49 U--- U--- 1.0 8 13 5 46  
69 ALEXAND* VELIKANOV W49 L1 L33 L56 U--- U--- 1.0 7.5 12.5 6 46  
70 THOMAS GAUL D48 L68 L43 L30 L60 U--- 0.5 9 12 3 35.5  
71 JOSEPH AN GARNIER D27 L39 L52 U--- F55 U--- 0.5 5.5 9 3 34  
72 LUKE HELLWIG L5 L40 D64 U--- U--- U--- 0.5 4.5 9 2 31  
73 VIKRAM ARUNA ARUN L24 D64 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.5 1.5 5.5 2.5 20  
74 ALEXAND VELIKANOV L20 U--- U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 0 4 0 14  

 

 

SwissSys Standings. Thanksgiving Open: Thanksgiving Open U1800

 

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize
1 SPENCER G LEHMANN H--- W24 W22 W11 W3 D2 5.0 16.5 16.5 17 59 1000.00
2 MICHAEL HENSLEY W23 W14 D11 D3 W4 D1 4.5 18.5 19.5 17 77 500.00
3 DIRK BOSWINKEL W19 W12 W18 D2 L1 D5 4.0 18.5 20 17 76.5 233.33
4 EDDIE RAY WOOD L11 W25 W16 W13 L2 W14 4.0 15.5 17.5 13 66.5 100.00
5 WILLIAM THOMPSON W21 D16 L13 W17 W12 D3 4.0 15 17 14 69 100.00
6 VISHAL* BHARADWAJ L12 W19 W15 D14 D11 W13 4.0 14.5 16 12.5 64.5 233.33
7 ANSHUL ADVE L15 L10 W19 W23 W9 W11 4.0 14.5 15.5 10 53 100.00
8 RICHARD L BERRY D24 L22 B--- D16 W18 W12 4.0 12.5 12.5 10.5 46 233.33
9 ADREAM LIANG W25 L11 D20 W22 L7 W16 3.5 14 16 12 48.5  
10 JASON* ZHOU L18 W7 L12 W20 D16 W17 3.5 14 16 10 59.5  
11 ARAVIND GANAPATHY W4 W9 D2 L1 D6 L7 3.0 16.5 25 14 82  
12 HANSON HAO W6 L3 W10 W18 L5 L8 3.0 15 21 13 75  
13 STEPHEN ZHANG D22 W17 W5 L4 D14 L6 3.0 13 19.5 13 68  
14 JOSEPH C STAFFORD B--- L2 W23 D6 D13 L4 3.0 12 16.5 11.5 59.5  
15 LAWRENCE G RIDGE W7 L18 L6 L21 W23 W19 3.0 9.5 14.5 9 47.5  
16 KEN CRUMPLER W20 D5 L4 D8 D10 L9 2.5 16.5 20.5 11 65  
17 MAREK ZIOLKOWSKI H--- L13 W21 L5 W20 L10 2.5 10.5 14.5 8.5 48.5  
18 ANOOP GAZULAPALLI W10 W15 L3 L12 L8 L20 2.0 15 19 11 65  
19 ASHWATH KUMAR L3 L6 L7 B--- W21 L15 2.0 13 17 4 54.5  
20 LAURENCE COKER L16 D21 D9 L10 L17 W18 2.0 12.5 16 5.5 59  
21 MAX ASHE FRIEDMAN L5 D20 L17 W15 L19 H--- 2.0 9 13 5.5 41.5  
22 BEHROOZ ME VAKIL D13 W8 L1 L9 U--- U--- 1.5 10 15 8 53  
23 KARAN A MEHTA L2 B--- L14 L7 L15 U--- 1.0 9.5 14 4 47.5  
24 JASON ZHOU D8 L1 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.5 3.5 8.5 3 28  
25 VISHAL BHARADWAJ L9 L4 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 3.5 7.5 0 25  

 

 

SwissSys Standings. Thanksgiving Open: Thanksgiving Open U1400

# Name Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Tot TBrk[M] TBrk[S] TBrk[C] TBrk[O] Prize
1 ALFRED F HUFF W36 W12 W14 L5 W7 W2 5.0 20 22 18 78 600.00
2 ANDREW GEISELHART W25 W15 W24 W6 W5 L1 5.0 19.5 22 20 80.5 600.00
3 PAUL YODER D24 W28 W26 D7 W8 W5 5.0 17 19.5 16.5 74 600.00
4 KENNETH D BALLARD D6 W21 L7 W26 W12 W11 4.5 17.5 20 14 73  
5 JAY ANDRE SHAPIRO W18 W22 W8 W1 L2 L3 4.0 21.5 24 18 91  
6 GREG CARLSON D4 W19 W13 L2 W22 D9 4.0 20 22.5 14.5 82  
7 SHOEB MOHIUDDIN D21 W23 W4 D3 L1 W17 4.0 20 22.5 14.5 75  
8 AADIT PALANIAPPAN B--- W30 L5 W16 L3 W18 4.0 17.5 17.5 14 64  
9 JASON DEHORTY L20 W31 W30 W13 D11 D6 4.0 15.5 17 13.5 61 200.00
10 TERRENCE QUINLAN L29 W33 D12 W32 W14 D15 4.0 14 14.5 12.5 55 200.00
11 KEN* WEST W16 L13 W19 W17 D9 L4 3.5 18.5 21.5 14 73  
12 ALEXANDRA TIMOFTE W34 L1 D10 W20 L4 W26 3.5 18.5 19.5 12 68  
13 NATHAN TU PHAN W23 W11 L6 L9 D18 W22 3.5 17 19.5 13 72  
14 RO OTEY- TRIPLETT W27 W20 L1 D22 L10 W21 3.5 16.5 19 13.5 66.5  
15 SCOTT M ANDERSON W31 L2 L17 W33 W23 D10 3.5 16 16.5 11.5 56  
16 EMILY L THOMPSON L11 W35 W21 L8 W19 H--- 3.5 14 14 11 48  
17 ROBERT A LUCKEY L30 W27 W15 L11 W25 L7 3.0 12 18 11 61.5  
18 WENDELL A BETTON L5 W36 H--- W24 D13 L8 3.0 12 16 10.5 55  
19 SUHAS BOBBA W35 L6 L11 W27 L16 W29 3.0 11.5 17 10 56  
20 CLARK ZHANG BERRY W9 L14 W25 L12 L24 D23 2.5 15 19 10.5 65 87.50
21 KYLE JOSEPH RAY MAYHUGH D7 L4 L16 W29 W32 L14 2.5 14.5 19 8 68.5  
22 DALE SULLINS W33 L5 W29 D14 L6 L13 2.5 13.5 17.5 11.5 70  
23 MATTHEW WE LARSON L13 L7 W35 W28 L15 D20 2.5 13.5 17.5 7.5 59  
24 NATHANIEL MILLER D3 W29 L2 L18 W20 U--- 2.5 12.5 17.5 10 66  
25 CHRISTO ROBERTSON L2 W34 L20 W30 L17 D28 2.5 11 16 8.5 59  
26 MATTHEW LEHMANN H--- W32 L3 L4 W34 L12 2.5 10.5 15.5 9.5 52.5 87.50
27 SAMUEL BRU LEVINE L14 L17 W31 L19 H--- W32 2.5 9 12.5 5.5 43.5 87.50
28 WILLIAM J DEHORTY JR H--- L3 H--- L23 W33 D25 2.5 5.5 10.5 6.5 35.5 87.50
29 AIDA TIMOFTE W10 L24 L22 L21 W30 L19 2.0 13 17 8 59  
30 JAMES WANG W17 L8 L9 L25 L29 W34 2.0 12 16 7 58  
31 JACK R PEARCE L15 L9 L27 L34 B--- W33 2.0 7.5 11.5 2 37  
32 MICHAEL P O'NEILL H--- L26 W34 L10 L21 L27 1.5 8.5 12.5 6.5 39.5  
33 ABLE LIANG L22 L10 B--- L15 L28 L31 1.0 10 14 3 45  
34 FRED A SMITH L12 L25 L32 W31 L26 L30 1.0 10 13.5 3 46.5  
35 MIKE BUCKLEY L19 L16 L23 B--- U--- U--- 1.0 5.5 9 2 29  
36 KEN WEST L1 L18 U--- U--- U--- U--- 0.0 3 8 0 29