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Minnesota Chess Event News 2014 Minnesota Closed Championships

2014 Minnesota Closed Championships

Published on: 2015-04-03

 

 

The 2014 Minnesota Closed Championship was held March 15-16 at the Castle Chess Club in Minneapolis. The 2014 Minnesota State Championship was won by Sean Nagle in an Blitz/Armageddon playoff. The Amateur Championship was won with a clear first place by Ethan Hunt and the Reserve Championship was won by Brian Billman in a quick chess playoff. David Kuhns officiated as the Chief TD.

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2014 Minnesota Championship: Standings

#   Name   Rtng   Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot   TBrk[R]
1   Sean M Nagle   2510   D6 D2 W4 W3 W5 4   8.75
2   John Bartholomew   2539   D3 D1 W6 W5 W4 4   7.25
3   Leonard J Johnson   2323   D2 W4 W5 L1 W6 3.5   5.5
4   Wilson K Gibbins   2242   D5 L3 L1 W6 L2 1.5   1.25
5   Justin Sco Kleist   2070   D4 W6 L3 L2 L1 1.5   1.25
6   Prash Amarasinghe   2164   D1 L5 L2 L4 L3 0.5   2

Sean Nagle Wins Playoff - 1-1 Blitz; 1-0 Armageddon as Black

2014 Minnesota Championship: Amateur Standings

#   Name   Rtng   Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot   TBrk[R]
1   Ethan Everet Hunt   1935   W3 D6 W5 W2 W4 4.5   10
2   Eric Bell   1958   W5 L4 W6 L1 W3 3   5.5
3   Reed Russell   1937   L1 W5 W4 W6 L2 3   4.5
4   Chris Zweber   1896   W6 W2 L3 L5 L1 2   4
5   E Marquina-lozano   1967   L2 L3 L1 W4 D6 1.5   2.5
6   Donald Hooker Jr   1741   L4 D1 L2 L3 D5 1   3


2014 Minnesota Championship: Reserve Standings

#   Name   Rtng   Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot   TBrk[R]
1   Brian James Billman   1666   W4 W6 W3 L5 W2 4   10
2   Jeff S Waldron   1486   W3 W5 W6 W4 L1 4   7
3   Eddie Wasserman   1591   L2 W4 L1 W6 W5 3   4
4   Ben Vaaler   1674   L1 L3 W5 L2 W6 2   2
5   Stan Kegel Jr   1556   L6 L2 L4 W1 L3 1   4
6   Zane M Winston   1482   W5 L1 L2 L3 L4 1   1

Brian Billman Wins the Title and the Trophy (G/15 Playoff Game)
Crosstables on the USCF site.

 
Sean Nagle and John Bartholomew

 


David Kuhns and Ethan Hunt

 
Sean Nagle and John Bartholomew Blitz Armaggedon Playoff

 
Dave Kuhns, Brian Billmans, Jeff Waldron
   
 

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