Saint Louis District Chess Championship took place from 31st August to 1st September at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., Saint Louis, MO 63108.
The tournament was played in one section over 5 rounds of Swiss system with the time control G/120, d5.
72 players took part in the event. IM Priyadharshan Kannappan (India) and Nick Karlow are joint winners with perfect 5,0/5 score. A group of players follow one point behind.
The prize fund was $2,525 guaranteed.
Prizes: $600-$400-$200. U2000 $300-$200-$100. U1600 $225-$125-$75. U1200 $150-$100-$50.
Final standings:
1-2. IM Priyadharshan Kannappan IND MO 2508 and Nick Karlow MO 2141 – 5,0
3-6. Loal Davis MO 2224, Zach Stuart NM 2154, Tom Polgar-Shutzman MO 2105 and Alex Marler MO 2029 – 4,0
7-15. FM Doug Eckert MO 2237, Nolan Henderson WI 2246, Bob Holliman MO 2200, Alex Richter MN 2144, Alexander Vergilesov MO 2041, Matthew Larson MO 2012, Jason Fredericks MO 1991, Selden Trimble MO 1956 and James Pollitt IN 1927 – 3,5 etc
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL)
