The 21st Annual Kings Island Open was held on November 9-11, 2012 at the Kings Island Resort, 5691 Kings Island Drive (I-71, 6 mi north of I-275), Mason, near Cincinnati, Ohio.
The event had 7 sections: Open, Under 2100, Under 1900, Under 1700, Under 1500, Under 1250 and Under 1000. Each section has either 3-day (November 9-11) or 2-day (November 10-11) schedules to play in.
IM Goran Vojinovic and GM Gregory Kaidanov shared the first place in the Open section with 4,5 points each.
Final standings (Open section):
1-2. IM Goran Vojinovic 2552 OH ($2188.00) and GM Gregory Kaidanov 2656 KY ($2009.00) – 4,5
3-5. GM Nikola Mitkov 2604 IL ($625.00), Kevin Mo 2351 PA ($625.00) and Okechukwu N Iwu 2253 MN ($1429.00) – 4,0
6-10. Walker Kyle Griggs 2282 OH, Michael Bowersock 2202 MI, FM Seth Homa 2351 MI, Edward Song 2177 MI, James Mills 2205 IN D43 L17 W21 W27 W20 3.5 9.5 ($214.20 each) – 3,5 etc
The event had a $30,000 projected prize fund (based on 350 entries) with $24,000 guaranteed.
