GM Timur Gareev Wins Chicago Open 2011

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Grandmaster Timur Gareev

Grandmaster Timur Gareev from Uzbekistan, currently student at the University of Texas at Brownsville, won the main Chicago Open Section 2011 by collecting 7.5 points. He scored in the final round game against GM Tamaz Gelashvili, winner of the recent Philadelphia Open, while GMs Alejandro Ramirez and Pentala Harikrishna finished at 7.0 points each.

The 20th Annual Chicago Open was held from May 26-30 at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, IL with a nine and seven round format in six rating groups: Open Section, U2100 Section, U1900 Section, U1700 Section, U1500 Section, U1200 Section. The total prize fund for all sections was $100,000 guaranteed. You can access the official website for complete results and more details.

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20th Annual Chicago Chess Open from May 26

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2011

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Do you think defending champion Grandmaster Loek Van Wely of Netherlands will keep his crown? We're talking of the 20th Annual Chicago Open will take place at the Westin Chicago North Shore Hotel, Wheeling, IL, from May 26-30, 2011. The prize fund for the tournament is $100,000 guaranteed.

The Open Section will be 9 rounds played over a 5-day schedule and will have GM and IM norm possibilities. The other sections, U2100, U1900, 1700, 1500 and U1200 will be 7 round events with 4-day, 3-day and 2-day schedules. You can access the official website here.

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