Gata Kamsky wins Philadelphia Chess Open 2014
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GM Gata Kamsky has won the 8th Annual Philadelphia Chess Open that was held over the Easter week from April 16-20, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
GM Gata Kamsky finished clear 1st in the Open Section, finishing with 7.5 points, a half-point ahead of his nearest rival, GM Josh Friedel. Kamsky collected $6,581 for his efforts while Friedel collected $3,656. David Hua scored an International Master norm as well as finishing as the top player rated under 2400.
The final standings and prizes are now posted for all sections at the official website.
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Philadelphia Chess Open: GM Fidel Corrales wins Title on Tiebreak
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Hi everyone,
Here is the latest chess news via Fide. The 7th Annual Philadelphia Open was held over the Easter week from March 27-31, 2013, at the upscale, luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Cuban GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez and IM Daniel Naroditsky finished at the top of the Open Section with 7/9. Both players led from the front, each winning 5 games and drawing 4. Corrales Jimenez collected $4,827 for his efforts, which included the 1st place bonus by virtue of having a better tie-break score while Naroditsky collected $4,658. Naroditsky’s score was also good enough for a GM norm. IM norms were scored by FM Adarsh Jayakumar, FM Jeffery Xiong, FM Arthur Shen and Adithya Balasubramanian.Open section final standings:
1. GM Fidel C. Jimenez 2601 CUB ($4827) and IM Daniel A Naroditsky 2472 CA ($4658) – 7.0
3-6. GM Magesh Panchanathan 2579 IND, GM Mikheil Kekelidze 2488 GEO, GM Alexander Fishbein 2504 NJ and GM Alexander Shabalov 2550 PA – 6.5 ($953)
7-11. GM Zviad Izoria 2583 NY, ($402), IM Darwin Yang 2486 TX ($402), FM Adarsh Jayakumar 2294 IL ($1694), GM Giorgi Margvelashvili 2565 GEO ($402) and IM Milos M Pavlovic 2482 SRB ($402) – 6.0
12-17. FM Jeffery Xiong 2330 TX ($282), IM Aman Hambleton 2463 CAN, FM Arthur Shen 2227 NJ ($282), Adithya Balasubramanian 2253 IND ($282), GM Aleksandr Lenderman 2601 NY and IM Bindi Cheng 2409 CAN – 5.5 etc (71 players)
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6th Annual Philadelphia Chess Open begins April 4
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Hi everyone,
The 6th Annual Philadelphia Open will take place over the Easter week from April 4-8, 2012, at the upscale, luxury Loews Philadelphia Hotel, rated Four Diamonds by AAA, 1200 Market Street, Philadelphia. The event has a $80,000 projected prize fund with $60,000 guaranteed.
The event has 8 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 2000, Under 1800, Under 1600, Under 1400, Under 1200 and Under 1000.
The Open Section is a 9 round Swiss tournament with GM and IM norm opportunities. The Open Section will be played over a 5-day schedule.
The Under 2200-Under 1200 sections are 7 round Swiss tournaments having 4-day, 3-day and 2-day schedules to play in.
The Under 1000 section is a 7 round Swiss tournament that will be held over 2-days, April 7-8.
Prizes:
Open Section: $7000-4000-2000-1000-800-700-600-500-400-400, clear or tiebreak first $200 bonus, FIDE Under 2400/Unr $2000-1000. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible.
Under 2200 Section: $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300.
Under 2000 Section: $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300, Unrated limit $2000.
Under 1800 Section: $5000-2500-1200-800-600-500-400-300-300-300, Unrated limit $1600.
Under 1600 Section: $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-200, Unrated limit $1200.
Under 1400 Section: $4000-2000-1000-700-500-400-300-200-200-200, Unrated limit $800.
Under 1200 Section: $1500-800-500-300-200-200-200-100-100-100, Unrated limit $400.
Under 1000 Section: $400-200-100, Unrated limit $200, trophies to first 5, top U800, U600, U400, Unrated.
The entry fees for the Open Section range from 150 USD (GMs, IMs, WGMs; deducted from prize) to 375 USD for the US players rated U2200 FIDE.
More information on the official website.
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GM Gata Kamsky has won the 8th Annual Philadelphia Chess Open that was held over the Easter week from April 16-20, 2014, at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
