Chess in Philly

Over the course of April 20th - 24th Philly hosted a large chess event. The Open section was 9 rounds over 5 days and the other sections are 7 rounds.

A few IL players played in the Open section. They included GM's Mitkov and Amanov. Also FM Andrew Karklins, NM William Aramil and Expert Bill Brock. Yes thats right, Bill has left the state to go play chess. I was shocked too! During the first round, Mitkov won, Amanov and Aramil drew (game included below), FM Karklins lost to IM Daniel Ludwig and Expert Bill Brock lost to fellow Expert Stuart Finney. The website for information and results is http://www.philadelphiaopen.net/.

Update NM William Aramil ends on 4.5/9, Expert Bill Brock ends also on 4.5/9 which included a last round win over a 2300 player. FM Andrew Karklins ends on 1.5/4.

USCF Results http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201104240211

FIDE Rating Results http://ratings.fide.com/tournament_report.phtml?event16=54627