GM Robert Hess won the Empire City Open after concluding the competition with 5,5/6 points to take the top prize of 1250 USD.
The 34th Annual Empire City Open was held from December 26-28, 2015, at the Hotel Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave, New York.
The event had 6 sections: Open, Under 2200, Under 1900, Under 1600, Under 1300 and Under 1000. The total prize fund was 13,000 USD.
Open section final standings:
1. GM Robert Hess 2627 NY – 5,5
2-3. GM Alexander Fishbein 2572 NJ and IM Aleksandr Ostrovskiy 2485 NY – 5,0
4-5. GM Sergey Kudrin 2566 CT and Levy Rozman 2378 NY – 4,5
6-7. GM Michael Rohde 2515 NY and Furqan Tanwir 2257 NY – 4,0 etc (37 players)
GM Robert Hess
