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2015 Minnesota Championship
2015 Minnesota Championship
Published on: 2015-03-22
The 2015 Minnesota Closed Championships were held at the Castle Chess Club in Minneapolis on March 13-15.
Congratulations to Sean Nagle, 2015 Minnesota Chess Champion!
Sean took a clear first with a score of 4.5-0.5. This is Sean's seventh Minnesota Championship win!
Chessbase Viewer - Championship Games
The Amateur Championship was won in a blitz playoff battle with Sean Tuff. Congratulations to Eric Bell, Minnesota Amateur Champion 2015!
Chessbase Viewer - Amateur Championship Games
The Reserve Championship is shared by Kyle Weatherly and Stan Kegel. Kyle took the trophy on on tie-break. (A second trophy will be presented to Stan). Congratulations to Kyle Weatherly and Stan Kegel, Minnesota Reserve Champion 2015!
Chessbase Viewer - Reserve Championship Games
Minnesota Championship 2015
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Sean M Nagle | 2531 | W5 | W2 | W4 | W6 | D3 | 4.5 |
| 2 | John Bartholomew | 2553 | W4 | L1 | W3 | W5 | W6 | 4.0 |
| 3 | Kevin Wasiluk | 2335 | W6 | W5 | L2 | D4 | D1 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Andrew Tang | 2421 | L2 | W6 | L1 | D3 | D5 | 2.0 |
| 5 | Wilson K Gibbins | 2290 | L1 | L3 | D6 | L2 | D4 | 1.0 |
| 6 | Matthew Dahl | 2286 | L3 | L4 | D5 | L1 | L2 | 0.5 |
Minnesota Championship 2015
Amateur Championship
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Sean Theodor Tuff | 1955 | L4 | W5 | D3 | W6 | W2 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Eric Bell | 1996 | W3 | W4 | W6 | D5 | L1 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Pratik Nehete | 1914 | L2 | W6 | D1 | D4 | W5 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Ian Morton | 1953 | W1 | L2 | L5 | D3 | W6 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Andrew Sheehan | 1811 | W6 | L1 | W4 | D2 | L3 | 2.5 |
| 6 | Kevin Landman | 1759 | L5 | L3 | L2 | L1 | L4 | 0.0 |
Minnesota Championship 2015
Reserve Championship
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Tot |
| 1 | Kyle Weatherly | 1557 | W6 | L3 | D4 | W2 | W5 | 3.5 |
| 2 | Stan Kegel Jr | 1676 | D5 | W6 | W3 | L1 | W4 | 3.5 |
| 3 | Walter Will Young | 1585 | L4 | W1 | L2 | W5 | W6 | 3.0 |
| 4 | Tiger Worku | 1573 | W3 | L5 | D1 | W6 | L2 | 2.5 |
| 5 | Logan Ferkinhoff | 1539 | D2 | W4 | L6 | L3 | L1 | 1.5 |
| 6 | Thore Pet Dosdall | 1668 | L1 | L2 | W5 | L4 | L3 | 1.0 |