Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Andrew Karklins tied for first at Kings Island


King's Island Open Chess Tournament from JW Holes on Vimeo.

The Continental Chess Association's Kings Island Open (near the site of the Ohio amusement park) is one of the biggest chess events in the Midwest. 

Andrew Karklins at the 2006 World Open
Congratulations to FIDE Master Andrew Karklins of Chicago, who tied for first in the event with GM Ben Finegold (the new Grandmaster-in-Residence at the St. Louis Chess Club), FM Peter Bereolos (known to many Chicagoans of my generation as a close friend of the late Senior Master Bill Colias), and Seth Homa.  Here's the crosstable.

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