IM Donaldson wins 2009 Washington Open
They were joined by Steve Breckenridge and Howard Chen who won their last round games. There were 29 players in the Open section. The Premier section was won with 4.5 points of 6 by Daniel Copeland, Ethan Gottlieb, and Robert Herrera in a 32 player section.
The Reserve section was won by Ryan Ackerman with a 5.5 score. Siva Narayanan was second with 5.0. The Booster section was swept by Shanglun Wang with a perfect 6.0.
The cross tables are posted on http://www.spokanechessclub.org plus the USCF website.
Photos of the event by Russell Miller at http://www.flickr.com/photos/27748810@N03/sets/72157618763434113/
Russell (Rusty) Miller
Way to go IM Donaldson!