Between entry fees for the Simul, entry fees for the tournament, and donations from players, over $2200 for the fight against ALS was raised by the Saint Louis Chess community. Thanks to all who participated!
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Final Standings
Open Section
# | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
1 | ALEX J MARLER | 1961 | W11 | W12 | D6 | W4 | D2 | 4.0 |
2 | JOSHUA FRANK | 2055 | W13 | D6 | H--- | W5 | D1 | 3.5 |
3 | JAMES MCLAUGHLIN | 2100 | D15 | D4 | D7 | W6 | W8 | 3.5 |
4 | VIKRAM ARUNA ARUN | 1916 | W10 | D3 | W9 | L1 | H--- | 3.0 |
5 | WILLIAM M TONG | 1974 | L12 | W11 | W13 | L2 | W7 | 3.0 |
6 | TONY D RICH | 1934 | W14 | D2 | D1 | L3 | D10 | 2.5 |
7 | ALEXAN VERGILESOV | 1932 | H--- | D8 | D3 | W12 | L5 | 2.5 |
8 | SELDEN TRIMBLE | 1967 | D9 | D7 | D12 | W13 | L3 | 2.5 |
9 | MARGARET M HUA | 1876 | D8 | W10 | L4 | U--- | B--- | 2.5 |
10 | JOSEPH AN GARNIER | 2010 | L4 | L9 | D14 | W11 | D6 | 2.0 |
11 | WILLIAM THOMPSON | 1659 | L1 | L5 | B--- | L10 | W12 | 2.0 |
12 | WILLIAM NESHAM | 1891 | W5 | L1 | D8 | L7 | L11 | 1.5 |
13 | STEVEN D BANGE | 1920 | L2 | W14 | L5 | L8 | U--- | 1.0 |
14 | RICHARD BENJAMIN | 2200 | L6 | L13 | D10 | U--- | U--- | 0.5 |
15 | ALBERT D HOWLETT | 1921 | D3 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- |
0.5 |
Under 1800
# | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
1 | TIMOTHY C NESHAM | 1797 | W4 | W5 | L2 | W9 | W6 | 4.0 |
2 | THOMAS GAUL | 1793 | W15 | D11 | W1 | D3 | W4 | 4.0 |
3 | BEHROOZ ME VAKIL | 1742 | D7 | W6 | W11 | D2 | W9 | 4.0 |
4 | DON HARPER | 1473 | L1 | W17 | W13 | W5 | L2 | 3.0 |
5 | STEPHEN ZHANG | 1583 | W13 | L1 | W8 | L4 | W10 | 3.0 |
6 | JASON ZHOU | 1554 | W17 | L3 | W12 | W14 | L1 | 3.0 |
7 | SUHAS BOBBA | 1257 | D3 | L14 | W15 | D8 | W16 | 3.0 |
8 | HANSON HAO | 1488 | W18 | D9 | L5 | D7 | W12 | 3.0 |
9 | PETER B HARRIS | 1653 | W12 | D8 | W10 | L1 | L3 | 2.5 |
10 | MATTHEW W LARSON | 1127 | D14 | W15 | L9 | W11 | L5 | 2.5 |
11 | VISHAL BHARADWAJ | 1561 | W16 | D2 | L3 | L10 | D13 | 2.0 |
12 | SCOTT M ANDERSON | 1248 | L9 | W16 | L6 | W18 | L8 | 2.0 |
13 | CLARK ZHANG BERRY | 1021 | L5 | W18 | L4 | D16 | D11 | 2.0 |
14 | STEVE KORENBLAT | 1639 | D10 | W7 | H--- | L6 | U--- | 2.0 |
15 | KEN WEST | 1319 | L2 | L10 | L7 | D17 | W18 | 1.5 |
16 | ZHIZHANG WEI | 990 | L11 | L12 | W17 | D13 | L7 | 1.5 |
17 | JAMES WANG | 930 | L6 | L4 | L16 | D15 | B--- | 1.5 |
18 | HAOZHE WANG | 884 | L8 | L13 | B--- | L12 | L15 | 1.0 |