Not long after Thanksgiving turkeys were stuffed on Thursday, 88 chess players stuffed the upstairs of the Mustard Seed Market in Solon at the Solon Organic Turkey Shoot. The tournament featured 5 sections, 4 rounds and $850 in guaranteed cash prizes. The time control was game in 45 minutes, with 5 second delay.
Vincent Baker (2256) and Ben Weaver (2251) tied for 1st place in the top section this past Saturday, each securing a $100 cash prize and a fistful of rating points. The players faced each other in the final round with perfect scores, but agreed to a draw and split the $200 cash prize. Both players were content to take the cash and the rating points, rather than try their luck at fighting it out after a long day.
USCF Solon Organic Turkey Shoot Results
A total of $850 in cash prizes were dished out at the Turkey Shoot to the winners. Sean Tan took the under 1900 section with 3.5. Allen Yu dominated the U1500 section with 4 out of 4 wins gaining an astonishing 120 rating points bringing him from 1293 to 1413. Yu was rated 701 in Summer of 2018.
In the Under 1000 section, Siddarth Gibole had an even more impressive performance, taking 4 wins and a meteoric rise of 164 rating points. Lastly, this tournament featured a brand new under Under 500 section, which was clinched by Joseph Dang, also grabbing 4 full points. Dang good job, Joseph!
Congrats to the winners! And to the rest of us, there are more chances for victory on the way with the upcoming 2018 Holiday Open on December 28th to the 30th as well as the 2nd Greater Cleveland Scholastic Chess League (GCSCL) Tournament on December 8th. Register online at progresswithchess.org. We humbly thank you for your attendance and wish you Happy Checkmating in upcoming events!
-written by Stacia Pugh, PWC Director of Marketing & Promotion
-stacia@progresswithchess.org