After winning the National Open g/10 Championship, Webster U GM Illia Nyzhnyk also tied for 1st in the main event. Congratulations! Final standings (top finishers) http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/results/ No. Ttl Name St Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Prize...
Webster U GM Nyzhnyk wins National Open g/10 Championship
Final standings (top finishers) http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/results/ No. Ttl Name St Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Rnd7 Rnd8 Amount Prize 1 GM Nyzhnyk,Illia MO 2746 7 W 68 D 29 W 18 W 64 W 13 W 12...
Webster University sophomore Wesley So wins National Open Blitz Championship
Full standings: http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/results/2014/?section=Blitz-Open Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Triple crown at the National Open for Webster U freshman
So tops Las Vegas Int’l Chess FestivalBy Bev Llorente, ABS-CBN News North AmericaPosted at 06/11/2013 1:32 PM | Updated as of 06/11/2013 1:32 PM LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Grand Masters (GMs) from all over the world matched up their...
Webster U GMs So and Hoys tie for 1st at 2013 National Open
Webster University freshman GM Wesley So wins the 2013 National Open on tiebreaks over 5 other GMs, including his teammate GM Manuel Leon Hoyos.Full standings: http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/results/2013/results.php?section=OPEN Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gelashvili leads National Open after 4
Full results here: http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/results/2013/results.php Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gareev wins National Open
Gareev defeated Akobian in the final round to win the 2010 National Open. Here are some of the top finishers: No. Name Ttl FIDE St Rate Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Place 1 Gareyev,Timur GM 2599 UZB...
Las Vegas International Chess Festival
GM DANIEL FRIDMAN TAKES US G/10 TITLE GM Daniel Fridman captured the US G/10 Championship on Thursday night, finishing with 5½/6, a half-point ahead of his nearest rivals, GMs Pavel Tregubov, Timur Gareev, Jaan Ehlvest, Alex Lenderman, Mikheil Kekelidze...
The South Point Gambit: Chess in Las Vegas
The South Point Gambit: Chess in Las VegasSunday, June 14, 2009by Megan Edwards When my friend Mike Dickman told me that he had entered the National Open chess tournament this year, I figured he’d be traveling to someplace big...