Bill Wright Saint Louis Open

CCSCSL Staff

on April 15, 2016 in

Bill Wright, Open, Rated, Tournament, 2016

By Lulu Wojcik

Always a popular and well-attended tournament, the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosted the 7th annual Bill Wright Saint Louis Open from Friday, April 1, to Sunday, April 3. Before the tournament began, local chess player and Chess Club member Ken West gave a moving speech about Bill Wright, reminding everyone of the dear friend the chess community has lost. Named in memory of William “Bill” Wright, a pillar of the Saint Louis chess scene, the five-round tournament featured over 20 players in the Open section and over 30 players in the U2000 section. With a prize fund of $10,000, it is easy to see why this tournament brings so many players of all skill levels together every year.

The Open section included many impressive titled players, including GM Eric Hansen, WGM Katerina Nemcova and IM Awonder Liang. With such strong chess minds in competition, the results were hard to predict. In the end, it was GM Eric Hansen and IM Priyadharshan Kannappan who tied for first with four points each, earning them $1,250 a piece. IM Jake Kleiman and WGM Katerina Nemcova tied for second with 3 ½ points, splitting their prize and earning $725 each.

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: Open Standings (FIDE Rated)

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	GM ERIC HANSEN	2657	W6	W4	D2	W5	D3	4.0	1250.00
2	IM PRIYADHARSHAN KANNAPPAN	2573	W19	W8	D1	W7	D4	4.0	1250.00
3	IM JAKE KLEIMAN	2445	W18	D7	D5	W9	D1	3.5	725.00
4	WGM KATERINA NEMCOVA	2425	W20	L1	W12	W13	D2	3.5	725.00
5	IM AWONDER LIANG	2515	W11	W12	D3	L1	D6	3.0	150.00
6	NM TONY DAVIS	2147	L1	W17	D10	W12	D5	3.0	400.00
7	FM DOUG D ECKERT	2239	W15	D3	W14	L2	H---	3.0	400.00
8	IM MICHAEL A BROOKS	2437	W10	L2	W11	H---	H---	3.0	150.00
9	CLAUDIO ABUD	2185	W13	H---	H---	L3	W14	3.0	400.00
10	LOGAN WU	2037	L8	W15	D6	D11	W13	3.0	400.00
11	NM JAMES MCLAUGHLIN	2122	L5	W20	L8	D10	W15	2.5
12	RITHWIK MATHUR	2097	X21	L5	L4	L6	W17	2.0	66.67
13	SELDEN TRIMBLE	1885	L9	B---	W19	L4	L10	2.0	66.67
14	MARIO ROPER	1308	B---	H---	L7	H---	L9	2.0	66.67
15	THALIA CERVANTES	2000	L7	L10	W20	D18	L11	1.5
16	NM SPENCER FINEGOLD	2185	D17	W18	U---	U---	U---	1.5
17	CLAY POLK	1935	D16	L6	L18	W19	L12	1.5
18	AYDIN TURGUT	2088	L3	L16	W17	D15	U---	1.5
19	NM JAMES R VOELKER	2130	L2	H---	L13	L17	U---	0.5
20	HARPER EVAN SMITH	2003	L4	L11	L15	U---	U---	0.0

The U2000 had more decisive results, with clear first place and $1,000 prize going to Eric Hoffner, a familiar face at the Chess Club. Second place was split between Ben Shoyket and Robert Taras with each player going home with $550.

Bill Wright Saint Louis Open: U2000 Standings

#	Name	Rtng	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	ERIC HOFFNER	1880	W12	W6	W9	D5	W4	4.5	1000.00
2	ROBERT TARAS	1865	W11	W3	L4	W21	W5	4.0	550.00
3	BENJAMIN SHOYKHET	1628	W25	L2	W28	W18	W14	4.0	550.00
4	TROY KRIMMINGER	1813	W20	D7	W2	W9	L1	3.5	200.00
5	STEVEN D BANGE	1940	W24	W10	W15	D1	L2	3.5	200.00
6	NATHAN SUMMERVILLE	1645	W30	L1	W11	D10	W15	3.5	200.00
7	ANDREW M PERAINO	1467	W28	D4	W13	D15	D10	3.5	400.00
8	DALLAS LOVEN	1791	H---	D26	W22	B---	H---	3.5	200.00
9	JOSEPH FRENCH	1926	W19	W21	L1	L4	W16	3.0
10	PAUL J GODDARD	1781	W27	L5	W26	D6	D7	3.0
11	JONATHAN GOLLAPUDI	1357	L2	W25	L6	W22	W24	3.0	225.00
12	SAMUEL ROBLE	1426	L1	W30	L16	W27	W17	3.0	200.00
13	LUKE SICONG YE	1333	H---	W32	L7	D17	W19	3.0	225.00
14	IRIS YI-XIAN ZHOU	1745	H---	H---	W19	X23	L3	3.0
15	DANNY MACHUCA	1887	W18	W16	L5	D7	L6	2.5
16	BRIAN JERAULD	1715	W17	L15	W12	H---	L9	2.5
17	MERRICK ZHENG	1117	L16	D18	W32	D13	L12	2.0
18	SEAN A MALONE	1455	L15	D17	W29	L3	D20	2.0
19	JIMMIE CECIL	1494	L9	W31	L14	W29	L13	2.0
20	SUSHEN KOLAKALETI	1318	L4	L28	W30	D26	D18	2.0
21	JAMES OSLICA	1717	W31	L9	W24	L2	U---	2.0
22	PAUL FALBO	1567	H---	D29	L8	L11	W27	2.0
23	RICHARD POINTER	1612	W33	H---	H---	F14	U---	2.0
24	ADONIS REDDICK	1549	L5	W27	L21	W25	L11	2.0
25	NATHAN C KRANTZ	516	L3	L11	B---	L24	W31	2.0
26	DENNIS TAYLOR	1560	H---	D8	L10	D20	U---	1.5
27	AKSHAJ MATHUR	1310	L10	L24	W31	L12	L22	1.0
28	JAMES D POLLITT	1921	L7	W20	L3	U---	U---	1.0
29	REGINALD JACKSON JR	1117	D32	D22	L18	L19	U---	1.0
30	ROBERT BEEKMAN	816	L6	L12	L20	L31	B---	1.0
31	KEN WEST	1239	L21	L19	L27	W30	L25	1.0
32	JAMES IVY	1657	D29	L13	L17	U---	U---	0.5

A sincere thank you to everyone who participated and to the staff at the Chess Club who make these tournaments possible. Keep an eye on the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis’ website, saintlouischessclub.org, for information on all the tournaments, lectures and other events coming up

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