The 2015 Spring Break UT Brownsville Grandmaster Tournament was held from 6-11th March at the Salon Cassia, Campus of the University of Texas at Brownsville, Texas, USA.
The event was a 10-player round robin with participants representing eight countries. The average elo of the field was 2465.
GM Holden Hernandez and FM Guillermo Vazquez shared the first place with 6,0/9 points each. Hernandez took the trophy on better Koya tie-break.
Final standings:
1-2. GM Hernandez Holden USA 2537 and FM Vazquez Guillermo PAR 2394 – 6
3. GM Kovalyov Anton CAN 2625 – 5.5
4-5. GM Stukopin Andrey RUS 2578 and GM Cruz Cristhian PER 2547 – 5
6-7. FM Li Ruifeng USA 2404 and IM Ruiz Joshua COL 2417 – 4.5
8. IM Viswanadha Kesav USA 2383 – 4
9. IM Ynojosa Felix VEN 2432 – 3
10. IM Almeida Alfonso MEX 2334 – 1.5
Hernandez – Kovalyov
