2015

Robert Hess clear winner of Empire City Open

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)

Robert Hess

GM Robert Hess

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