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Jon Burgess wins Greater Peoria Open
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- Created: 30 March 2010 30 March 2010
Over the weekend of 3/26 - 3/27 the Greater Peoria Open was held over 2 days. The tournament was attended by 32 players of all different ages and strengths. 1 Master myself and 2 Experts took part. The time control was Game in 2 hours with a 5 second delay which was interesting and produced many high quality games.
The tournament was 5 rounds and everyone played in one section. The organizer Wayne informed me that this was the 46th year the tournament had been run which is an amazing achievement in itself.
The tournament was held as usual at the Lakeview Museum in Peoria. The playing site is very nice and everyone is very friendly. I met many players down there who knew me. Peoria is also a nice place to stay at for the weekend.
I was happy to see quite a few kids turn up for the tournament to gain some experience in a slow pace adult tournament.
First place with 5/5 was I Jon Burgess followed in 2nd place by Experts David Long and Bill Naff both with 4/5. David Long lost to me in round 4 and Bill Naff took his usual third round bye and had a draw in another game.
This is the only IL tournament that I know of that offers a best game prize. This year it was $100 prize and in the next week or so the winner will be decided.I include below one of my games with some notes it is a miniature against expert David Long.
A great thanks to Wayne for running the event. Complete results are at http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201003284531-12918841
