Robson takes Chicago

The 22nd Annual Chicago Open was held on May 23-27, 2013, at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel.

Webster University freshman Grandmasters Ray Robson, Josh Friedel and Nikola Mitkov all finished tied at the top of the Open Section with 7/9.

Robson and Friedel took a quick draw in the final round to ensure they finished at the top while Mitkov beat overnight leader Alex Lenderman, who also lost in round 8 to Friedel, to join them.

Each player collected $5833.34 for their efforts while Robson took home an additional $200 bonus for having the best tie-break score of the three.

Finishing just half-point behind the leaders were GM Alexander Shabalov and IM Edward Porper. Porper’s performance was good enough for a GM norm and the top U2500 prize.