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2014 Minnesota Closed Championship Results
2014 Minnesota Closed Championship Results
Published on: 2015-04-03
Congratulations to the 2014 State Champions - Sean Nagle (Championship), Ethan Hunt (Amateur) and Brian Billman (Reserve)!
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Round 5 Results
Championship: Nagle 1-0 Kleist; Bartholomew 1-0 Gibbins; Amarasinghe 0- 1 Johnson
Amateur: Zweber 0-1 Ethan Hunt; Bell 1-0 Russell; Marguina-Lozano 1/2-1/2 Hooker
Reserve: Billman 1-0 Waldron; Vaaler 1-0 Winston; Wasserman 1-0 Kegel
Round 4 Results
Championship: Kleist 0-1 Bartholomew; Gibbins 1-0 Amarasinghe; Johnson 0-1 Nagle
Amateur: Russell 1-0 Hooker; Hunt 1-0 Bell; Marquina-Lozano 1-0 Zweber
Reserve: Winston 0-1 Wasserman; Kegel 1-0 Billman; Waldron 1-0 Valaar
Round 3 Results
Championship: Nagle 1-0 Gibbins; Amarasinghe 0-1 Bartholomew; Johnson 1-0 Kleist
Amateur: Marquina-Lozano 0-1 Hunt; Hooker 0-1 Bell ; Zweber 0-1 Russell
Reserve: Waldron 1-0 Winston; Vaalar 1-0 Kegel; Billman 1-0 Wasserman
Round 3 Results
Championship: Nagle 1-0 Gibbins; Amarasinghe 0-1 Bartholomew; Johnson 1-0 Kleist
Amateur: Marquina-Lozano 0-1 Hunt; Hooker 0-1 Bell ; Zweber 0-1 Russell
Reserve: Waldron 1-0 Winston; Vaalar 1-0 Kegel; Billman 1-0 Wasserman
Round 2 Results
Championship: Kleist 1-0 Amarasinghe; Gibbins 0-1 Johnson; Batholomew 1/2-1/2 Nagle
Amateur: Russell 1-0 Lozano; Hunt 1/2-1/2 Hooker; Bell 0-1 Zweber
Reserve: Wasserman 1-0 Vaalar; Winston 0-1 Billman; Kegel 0-1 Waldron
Round 1 Results
Championship: Gibbins 1/2-1/2 Kleist; Johnson 1/2-1/2 Bartholomew; Nagle 1/2-1/2 Amarasinghe
Amateur: Russell 0-1 Hunt; Zweber 1-0 Hooker; Marquina-Lazano 0-1 Bell
Reserve: Vaalar 0-1 Billmamn; Waldron 1-0 Wasserman; Kegel 0-1 Winston
The following are the qualifiers for the Minnesota Championship playoffs. Please confirm attendance by contacting Dan Voje at the Chess Castle. A deposit is required to be returned on completion of all games. Players are randomized for their Round Robin pairings.
| Championship | Pairings (all sections) | ||||
| 1 | Wilson Gibbins | 2242 | w-b | ||
| 2 | Leonard Johnson | 2323 | Round 1 | 1-6, 2-5, 3-4 | |
| 3 | Sean Nagle | 2510 | Round 2 | 1-2, 5-3, 4-6 | |
| 4 | Prash Amarasinghe | 2164 | Round 3 | 3-1, 2-6, 4-5 | |
| 5 | John Bartholomew | 2539 | Round 4 | 1-4, 2-3, 6-5 | |
| 6 | Justin Kliest | 2070 | Round 5 | 5-1, 4-2, 3-6 | |
| Amatuer | Schedule | Championship and Amateur |
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| 1 | Reed Russell | 1937 | Friday 3/14 | 7:00 PM | |
| 2 | Efrain Marquina-Lozano | 1966 | Saturday 3/15 | 10:00 AM | |
| 3 | Chris Zweber | 1896 | 4:30 PM | ||
| 4 | Donald Hooker Jr | 1741 | Sunday 3/16 | 10:00 AM | |
| 5 | Eric Bell | 1984 | 4:30 PM | ||
| 6 | Ethan Hunt | 1935 | Time Control | 40/90, SD/30; +30 | |
| Reserve | Schedule | Reserve | |||
| 1 | Stan Kegel | 1556 | Saturday 3/15 | 10:00 AM | |
| 2 | Jeff Waldron | 1486 | 2:30 PM | ||
| 3 | Ben Vaaler | 1674 | 7:30 PM | ||
| 4 | Brian James Billman | 1666 | Sunday 3/16 | 10:00 AM | |
| 5 | Eddie Wasserman | 1591 | 3:00 PM | ||
| 6 | Zane M Winston | 1582 | Time Control | G/120; d5 | |