The 8th Annual Indianapolis Open was held from August 16-18, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza Indianapolis Airport, 2501 S. High School Rd, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The event had 5 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1800, Under 1500 and Under 1200. All sections were completed over 5 rounds of Swiss pairings.
Grandmaster Nikola Mitkov emerged clear winner of the Open section with 4,5/5 points.
Open section final standings:
1. GM Nikola Mitkov 2596 IL – (1st, $1632) – 4,5
2-4. Eric Rosen 2377 IL and John Wesley Cole 2363 IN, Sam Schmakel 2345 IL – (2nd-4th, $466 each) – 4,0
5-8. Davis Maines Whaley 2285 KY, Vladimir Skavysh 2200 IN, Sameer Manchanda 2117 IN (1st-2nd U2300, $285 each) and IM Ronald Burnett 2418 TN – 3,5 etc
The event had a $16,000 prize fund, based on 200 entries, with $12,000 minimum guaranteed.
