GM Kaidanov wins clear first to earn a ticket to the US Championship. Robson defeated Benjamin in the final game to tie with Ramirez. They will head to a playoff for the final spot.
Final standings
http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/crosstable-pairings
| 1 | Ramirez, Alejandro | 2584 | x | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 5.5 |
| 2 | Yang, Darwin | 2421 | 1/2 | x | 1/2 |
0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 |
4 |
| 3 | Brooks, Michael | 2451 | 1/2 | 1/2 |
x | 0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 |
| 4 | Kaidanov, Gregory | 2580 | 0 | 1 | 1 | x | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 6 |
| 5 | Benjamin, Joel | 2564 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | x | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Kraai, Jesse | 2516 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | 0 | x | 1 | 0 |
1/2 |
1 |
5 |
| 7 | Khachiyan, Melikset | 2518 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 1/2 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
| 8 | Becerra, Julio | 2549 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 1 |
1/2 | x | 1/2 | 1/2 | 4 |
| 9 | Perelshteyn, Eugene | 2533 | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 | 0 | 1/2 |
1/2 | 1 | 1/2 | x | 1/2 | 4 |
| 10 | Robson, Ray | 2532 | 1/2 | 1 |
1/2 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
1/2 | 1/2 | x | 5. |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Go Ray!
Go Ray Ray!
Group 1 might look like Kamsky, Shulman, Akobian, Ehlvest, Stripunsky, Ivanov, Robson, and Naroditsky.
Group 2 might look like Onischuk, Seirawan, Shabalov, Christiansen, Kaidanov, Hess, Shankland, and Finegold.
Nice job Kaidanov!