The 15th Annual Manhattan Open was held from July 29-31, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave. (32nd-33rd St, across from Penn Station), New York, NY.
The event had 6 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 and Under 1000, and the playing format was 5-round Swiss with time control 40/100, SD/30, d10.
The main Open section had 58 participants. Grandmaster Julio Sadorra is the clear winner with 4,5/5 points to claim the top prize of 2100 USD.
Open section final standings:
1. GM Julio Sadorra 2655 TX – 4,5 $2100.00
2-8. GM Zviad Izoria 2679 NY, GM Alexander Stripunsky 2647 NJ, GM Robert Hess 2646 NY, GM Alejandro Ramirez 2642 TX, GM Sergey Kudrin 2562 CT, GM Niaz Murshed 2534 BAN, GM Michael Rohde 2513 NY – 4,0
9-10. GM Tamaz Gelashvili 2658 NY and Joseph Zeltsan 2151 NY – 3,5
Hotel Pennsylvania
