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Five-Way Tie at Mid-America Open |
March 22, 2012 | |
GM Ben Finegold, IM Ron Burnett, Kevin Wasiluk, Sean Vibbert, Doug Eckert tied for first at the Mid-America Open in Saint Louis (March 16-18) with 4/5 each. GM Finegold, who won the first place title and bonus on tiebreak told CLO, "After my up and down affair ending in blunders in round 4, I was happy to draw quickly in round 5. My students will laugh when they see some of the oversights I made this weekend."
Find full annotations of Ben's games and his thoughts on the tournament on"Ben's Blog", hosted on the Saint Louis Chess Club website.
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Find full USCF rated results on MSA and prize payouts on the official website at http://www.midamericaopen.com/.
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