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Press IM John Donaldson Wins Washington Open | IM John Donaldson Wins Washington Open |
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| By Russell Miller | |
| May 28, 2009 | |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Russell Miller 1151 NW 7th Ave. Camas WA 98607-1803 360-834-2102 SPOKANE, WASHINGTON--The annual Washington Open drew 103 players in 3 sections over Memorial Day weekend. It was held at the Red Lion Hotel in Spokane Washington. This was the first time the event was held in Spokane in about 60 years. IM John Donaldson of San Francisco won the Open with 5 points from 6 after Curt Collyer of Spokane forced a draw by repetition shortly after the parties made the first time control in round 6. Josh Sinanan of Seattle and NickRaptis of Portland drew their 6th round encounter to tie for second with 4.5. They were joined by Steve Breckenridge and Howard Chen who won their last round games. There were 29 players in the Open section. The Premier section was won with 4.5 points of 6 by Daniel Copeland, Ethan Gottlieb, and Robert Herrera in a 32 player section. The Reserve section was won by Ryan Ackerman with a 5.5 score. Siva Narayanan was second with 5.0. The Booster section was swept by Shanglun Wang with a perfect 6.0. 
IM John Donaldson
Above information from a report made by tournament director Kevin Korsmo of Spokane Chess Club and Gary Younker Chess Foundation the sponsoring groups along with the Washington Chess Federation. More photos of the event by Russell Miller on flickr. |
