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FAR WEST OPEN IV

Sands Regency Hotel/Casino
April 9-11, 2004
Reno, Nevada U.S.A
$18,000 Prize Fund

4 GMs, 5 IMs and a total of 198 players renewed the 8-year hibernating Far West Open, a Weikel event held in the Reno area. The first 3 were held - 1993 in Reno, 1994 in Lake Tahoe, and 1996 in Reno. This was the first to be held at the Sands Regency and with this great turnout (even though competing with the Foxwoods tournament and with only about 3 months notice for this 1st year's renewal of this tournament) it now appears to be an annual event as next year's Reno-Far West Open is already set for March 25-27, 2005!! So make your plans now to visit Reno twice a year- October (the next one is Oct. 15-17, 2004) and in April (Easter weekend)!!

The Open tournament wound up in a 7-way tie for 1st place at 4.5 points. The winners were the 4 GMs - GM Alex Yermolinsky, GM Sergey Kudrin, GM Gregory Serper, and GM Walter Browne, plus IM Melikset Khachiyan, Vladimir Mezentsev, and Tigran Ishkhanov. The last game to finish on the top boards in round 6 gave IM De Guzman a chance to win the tournament outright - but the problem - he had to defeat GM Kudrin and with the black pieces! Alas, he lost, so finished with 4 points, along with IM Sevillano, IM Andrianov, IM Odondoo, Gregg Small, and our own Edwin Straver from Lake Tahoe - 2118 Rating!! Congratulations to all these players for a great tournament plus to the following class winners: Top Expert (already noted) was Edwin Straver (a former Nevada State Champion) with 4 pts., next Experts were Michael Mazock (2170-Carlisle, PA!) and Alex Setzepfandt (2133-Oakland, CA) with 3.5 pts. (great scores since the Experts were in the Open section!); Class "A" winners were Yefim Bukh (San Francisco, CA) and our own Barry Brandt (Reno, NV and also a former Nevada state champion!) with 5 pts.; Class "B" champion was our own (!) Michael Goffe (Reno, NV) 5.5 pts. - (Good thing Reno was NOT eligible for club championship in this 1st Sands Regency tournament of the spring!); Class "C" champion was Ted Castro (Hayward, CA) with 5.5 pts.; Class "D" was won by Erik Allebest (South Jordan, UT) 5.5 pts. The one Class "E" prize (this was included in the "D" section) was won by 4 players (!) with 4 pts.! The 4 were Malachi Black (Tucson, AZ), Karti Chillakanti (Fremont, CA), Kevin Patraw (Las Vegas, NV), and John Larkin (Chico, CA); Top Unrated went to a UNR student (from Las Vegas, NV) Russell Ricciardelli - He received a trophy and a 1 year USCF membership. Top Senior was Neil Bershad (Newport Beach, CA); and the Club Championship went to Mechanics Institute Chess Club (San Francisco, CA). Blitz - IM Enrico Sevillano. Nice job everyone!!

My wife Fran and I would like to personally thank the staff that always does so much of the work and gets so very little of the recognition: TD and computer - Victor Flashman (Henderson, NV), TD - Grant Fleming (Reno, NV), TD - Dana Weikel (Reno, NV), computer - Patrick Wilson (Reno, NV), wallcharts - Kim Weikel and Jordan Needham (Reno, NV) and demo boards (4!) - David Sheryka (Reno, NV). GM Larry Evans did his usual free lecture on Thursday night where he covered (among other things) his belief of the most beautiful chess move ever made of all time! Larry also held his usual free chess clinic of game/position analysis on Sat. 2:30-5 pm. GM Sergey Kudrin won all 16 games of the Thursday night simul. Jay Blem displayed his National Chess and Games books and chess equipment concessions which is rivaled by none in the country! See Ya! - Jerry

Oh!, I almost forgot, did I mention?!? - I just received an e-mail... Boris Spassky is scheduled to give a simul and lecture at the upcoming (Oct. 15-17) Western States Open!!

  OPEN SECTION  

        Player            City          St Pre   1    2    3    4    5    6    Total
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  1    YERMOLINSKY,ALEX   EL CERRITO    CA 2617 W16  W7   D14  W12  D6   D2     4.5 
  2    BROWNE,WALTER S    BERKELEY      CA 2497 W29  D36  W9   D4   W23  D1     4.5 
  3    MEZENTSEV,VLADIMI  MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 2493 W26  W23  L4   D10  W17  W15    4.5 
  4    KUDRIN,SERGEY      STANFORD      NJ 2609 W18  D13  W3   D2   D8   W10    4.5 
  5    KHACHIYAN,MELIKSE  BURBANK       CA 2567 D9   W39  W20  D8   D15  W14    4.5 
  6    SERPER,GREGORY     BELLEVUE      WA 2601 W24  W15  D8   W14  D1   D7     4.5 
  7    ISHKHANOV,TIGRAN   ALBANY        CA 2336 W43  L1   W35  W32  W12  D6     4.5 
  8    ANDRIANOV,NIKOLAY  PHOENIX       AZ 2408 W44  W38  D6   D5   D4   D9     4 
  9    STRAVER,EDWIN      INCLINE VILLA NV 2118 D5   W21  L2   W33  W19  D8     4 
  10   DE GUZMAN,RICARDO  HAWARD        CA 2519 D25  W27  W36  D3   W22  L4     4 
  11   ODONDOO,GANBOLD    LOS ANGELES   CA 2402 W30  W33  L12  L15  W36  W23    4 
  12   SEVILLANO,ENRICO   LAS VEGAS     MD 2523 W35  W32  W11  L1   L7   W21    4 
  13   SMALL,GREGG H      BEVERLY HILLS CA 2311 W47  D4   D39  L23  W29  W24    4 
  14   ZILBERSTEIN,DMITR  FREMONT       CA 2440 W48  W31  D1   L6   W16  L5     3.5 
  15   ZAIKOV,OLEG        EUGENE        OR 2268 W41  L6   W30  W11  D5   L3     3.5 
  16   MAZOCK,MICHAEL J   CARLISLE      PA 2170 L1   W45  D33  W42  L14  W31    3.5 
  17   SHIVAJI,SHIVKUMAR  MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 2279 L38  W44  W25  D39  L3   W30    3.5 
  18   SETZEPFANDT,ALEXA  OAKLAND       CA 2133 L4   W43  D42  L21  W32  W34    3.5 
  19   AIGNER,MICHAEL     DAVIS         CA 2282 D40  L34  W24  W35  L9   W22    3.5 
  20   OSSIPOV,VICTOR     SAN  FRANCISC CA 2219 H--  W40  L5   D29  W26  H--    3.5 
  21   WEINBERGER,TIBOR   SANTA MONICA  CA 2287 L31  L9   W45  W18  W28  L12    3 
  22   LANGER,MIKHAIL     AUSTIN        TX 2298 D27  D25  W28  W34  L10  L19    3 
  23   GRIFFITHS,MORGAN   EUGENE        OR 2190 W42  L3   W38  W13  L2   L11    3 
  24   MACKENZIE,DANA N   SANTA CRUZ    CA 2126 L6   W47  L19  W27  W39  L13    3 
  25   HEYWOOD,BILL       PORTLAND      OR 2070 D10  D22  L17  D31  W41  D32    3 
  26   THURLOW,RYAN G     EUGENE        OR 2048 L3   D37  W46  D36  L20  W35    3 
  27   COHEN,LAWRENCE S   VILLA PARK    IL 2000 D22  L10  D37  L24  W46  W36    3 
  28   AHMED,JAHANGIR     SANTA CLARA   CA 2050 H--  H--  L22  W37  L21  W43    3 
  29   SNYDER,LARRY       BERKELEY      CA 2055 L2   D46  W40  D20  L13  D33    2.5 
  30   NEUFAHRT,GERRY     HARRISON HOT  CN 2014 L11  W50  L15  D44  W42  L17    2.5 
  31   MAZZARELLI,ARIEL   OAKLAND       CA 2000 W21  L14  L32  D25  W38  L16    2.5 
  32   MAJIGSUREN,DOUDON  LOS ANGELES   CA 2208 W46  L12  W31  L7   L18  D25    2.5 
  33   ANDERSON,TORY S    LEVAN         UT 1985 W50  L11  D16  L9   H--  D29    2.5 
  34   RYBA,DAVID         RENO          NV 2000 H--  W19  H--  L22  H--  L18    2.5 
  35   ZALOZNYY,MIKE Y    GRANADE HILLS CA 2086 L12  W41  L7   L19  W40  L26    2 
  36   SIMMS,GARY         AMARILLO      TX 2200 W37  D2   L10  D26  L11  L27    2 
  37   FAIRBAIRN,STEVEN   TRONTO        CN 1945 L36  D26  D27  L28  D44  D38    2 
  38   TRAMMELL,GEORGE E  OKLAHOMA CITY OK 2000 W17  L8   L23  H--  L31  D37    2 
  39   TATE,EMORY A       LAS VEGAS     IN 2376 W45  L5   D13  D17  L24  U--    2 
  40   PATRAW,MICHAEL G   LAS VEGAS     NV 2000 D19  L20  L29  D45  L35  B--    2 
  41   TRAUB,IGOR VLADIM  DALY CITY     CA 2000 L15  L35  D44  W43  L25  H--    2 
  42   TRIVETT,JOHN       NORTH LAS VEG NV 1813 L23  B--  D18  L16  L30  H--    2 
  43   MASER,THOMAS F     STATELINE     CA 2006 L7   L18  H--  L41  W47  L28    1.5 
  44   MURRAY,WILLIAM J   BROOKLYN PRAK MN 2015 L8   L17  D41  D30  D37  U--    1.5 
  45   LEE,SHUMAN L       MONTICELLO    MN 2011 L39  L16  L21  D40  B--  U--    1.5 
  46   GRAY,GROVER FRANK  LAS VEGAS     NV 1960 L32  D29  L26  D47  L27  U--    1 
  47   BAYATI,ARKIA       RENO          NV 2004 L13  L24  H--  D46  L43  U--    1 
  48   FRANETT,MICHAEL J  SEATTLE       WA 2034 L14  H--  H--  U--  U--  U--    1 
  49   KOBERNAT,ALAN E    SAN PABLO     CA 2102 H--  H--  U--  U--  U--  U--    1 
  50   SHIPMAN,WALTER J   SAN FRANCISCO CA 2237 L33  L30  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 
  51   HENEBRY,MICHAEL T  CYPRESS       CA 1889 U--  U--  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 


  A SECTION 

        Player            City          St Pre   1    2    3    4    5    6    Total
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  1    BUKH,YEFIM         SAN FRANCISCO CA 1933 W16  W19  D24  W13  D5   W3     5 
  2    BRANDT,BARRY L     RENO          NV 1900 W31  L6   W18  W34  W17  W11    5 
  3    CLOY,ELSTON L      SEATTLE       WA 1903 W12  W18  W15  D6   W4   L1     4.5 
  4    BERSHAD,NEIL J     NEWPORT BEACH CA 1929 W28  W22  D6   W24  L3   W12    4.5 
  5    KUBA,J C           COLUMBUS      MT 1913 W29  D7   W23  W27  D1   H--    4.5 
  6    FRIES,THOMAS M     SAN DIEGO     CA 1967 W9   W2   D4   D3   D12  D7     4 
  7    SOBEL,SIMONE L     LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 1839 W11  D5   L27  W26  W24  D6     4 
  8    RINALDO,JOHN       LONG BEACH    CA 1991 D25  D10  W22  L17  W19  W13    4 
  9    GAUVIN,CHAD N R    LAS VEGAS     NV 1864 L6   W31  W35  W15  L11  W25    4 
  10   FISCHER,GEORGE E   SPARKS        NV 1847 H--  D8   L34  W35  W15  W20    4 
  11   YU,RICKY           FREMONT       CA 1930 L7   D29  W28  W23  W9   L2     3.5 
  12   SMOLENSKY,RANDALL  ROSEBURG      CA 1810 L3   W37  W32  W20  D6   L4     3.5 
  13   JAFFRAY,JOHN W     SANTA ROSA    CA 1901 W30  W36  H--  L1   W27  L8     3.5 
  14   ZAVORTINK,MATT B   DAVIS         CA 1732 L24  L16  W30  W33  W32  H--    3.5 
  15   NEAL,LONNIE        LOS ANGELES   CA 1939 W17  W32  L3   L9   L10  W27    3 
  16   AHTOU,KEVIN L      MPLS          MN 1839 L1   W14  L20  D28  D23  W30    3 
  17   PRUITT,CARVIN A    NORDEN        CA 1851 L15  W30  W36  W8   L2   U--    3 
  18   RIESE,KAYVEN       SAN FRANCISCO CA 1813 W37  L3   L2   D25  W34  H--    3 
  19   TAN,DEREK J        VILLA PARK    CA 1880 W35  L1   D26  D21  L8   W29    3 
  20   TODORTSEV,VICTOR   SAN FRANCISCO CA 1938 W33  L24  W16  L12  W22  L10    3 
  21   GROSS,BENJAMIN L   SEBASTOPOL    CA 1900 D23  L27  H--  D19  H--  W28    3 
  22   VETTERLEIN,DAVID   BROOKINGS     OR 1845 W34  L4   L8   W36  L20  D23    2.5 
  23   STEIN,JEREMY A     ARCADIA       CA 1779 D21  W25  L5   L11  D16  D22    2.5 
  24   ELROD,DENNIS C     SARATOGA      CA 1893 W14  W20  D1   L4   L7   U--    2.5 
  25   BALDWIN,JOHN P     PHOENIX       AZ 1868 D8   L23  D29  D18  W26  L9     2.5 
  26   WU,EDWARD          FREMONT       CA 1740 L32  W33  D19  L7   L25  W34    2.5 
  27   ARTUZ,ANTONIO G    VALLEJO       CA 1604 H--  W21  W7   L5   L13  L15    2.5 
  28   SPEAR,VICTOR I     SANTA ROSA    CA 1838 L4   D34  L11  D16  W35  L21    2 
  29   LEFFINGWELL,FRED   SUNNYVALE     CA 1818 L5   D11  D25  L32  W36  L19    2 
  30   CURRELL,JOHN R     LAS VEGAS     NV 1806 L13  L17  L14  W31  W33  L16    2 
  31   SEVERSON,JAROM     SAN JOSE      CA 1806 L2   L9   L33  L30  B--  W35    2 
  32   HENEBRY,MIKE       CYPRESS       CA 1897 W26  L15  L12  W29  L14  U--    2 
  33   IMADA,TODD         LAS VEGAS     NV 1848 L20  L26  W31  L14  L30  B--    2 
  34   HONG,ERNEST C      RENO          NV 1934 L22  D28  W10  L2   L18  L26    1.5 
  35   FABIAN,STEVE M     GRANDVIEW     WA 1655 L19  B--  L9   L10  L28  L31    1 
  36   SALLES,ANTONIO     EMERYVILLE    CA 1510 B--  L13  L17  L22  L29  U--    1 
  37   REYES,EDGAR M      RENO          NV 1913 L18  L12  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 


  B SECTION  

        Player            City          St Pre   1    2    3    4    5    6    Total
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  1    GOFFE,MICHAEL P    RENO          NV 1663 D30  W34  W31  W9   W6   W7     5.5 
  2    LEAVENS,WESTON A   SEBASTOPOL    CA 1714 W23  D26  D27  W19  W9   W8     5 
  3    MONTEITH,DONALD J  COQUITLAM     CN 1647 L26  W23  D10  W31  W14  W12    4.5 
  4    VAN REKEN,RYAN S   RENO          NV 1697 H--  W17  L9   W30  W24  W13    4.5 
  5    MATHEWS,DAN P      EDMONDS       WA 1647 D9   D10  W33  D13  W18  D6     4 
  6    FERNANDEZ,ALLAN M  LAS VEGAS     NV 1774 W36  W12  W14  D18  L1   D5     4 
  7    GRIMM,PAUL M       LITTLETON     CO 1714 W35  W13  W18  D14  D8   L1     4 
  8    YOUNG,VERNON R     RENO          NV 1595 W15  H--  W20  W26  D7   L2     4 
  9    HILL,LEONARD G     MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 1793 D5   W33  W4   L1   L2   W20    3.5 
  10   SCHMIDT,DANIEL J   RAPID CITY    SD 1764 D32  D5   D3   D15  D16  W17    3.5 
  11   MAGAOAY,CALIXTO    VALLEJO       CA 1707 L16  W37  L19  D29  W30  W24    3.5 
  12   GEORGE,RICHARD E   CARSON CITY   NV 1700 W24  L6   W22  W27  H--  L3     3.5 
  13   DAVIS,M A          ST PAUL       MN 1460 B--  L7   W28  D5   W15  L4     3.5 
  14   HASKELL,ROBERT J   FORT WORTH    TX 1727 W21  W22  L6   D7   L3   D16    3 
  15   BRENNAN,TIMOTHY E  DENVER        CO 1667 L8   W21  W16  D10  L13  D18    3 
  16   MANN,ARLO          CARSON CITY   NV 1607 W11  L18  L15  W28  D10  D14    3 
  17   ALLEN,TOM          EL CERRITO    CA 1597 D29  L4   W34  D20  W27  L10    3 
  18   JONES,MICHAEL DON  REDDING       CA 1739 W37  W16  L7   D6   L5   D15    3 
  19   BOWDEN,DALE R      BOISE         ID 1637 L31  W25  W11  L2   D22  H--    3 
  20   CHINNICI,CHARLES   SPARKS        NV 1713 H--  W32  L8   D17  W35  L9     3 
  21   HOLWELL,JAMES F    SANTA ROSA    CA 1630 L14  L15  W25  L24  W34  W27    3 
  22   COHEN,JOHN GONZAL  DAVIS         CA 1580 W28  L14  L12  W36  D19  H--    3 
  23   BOYER,CHARLES      RENO          NV 1614 L2   L3   W37  L33  W28  D25    2.5 
  24   O'DOAN,LAROY       RENO          NV 1600 L12  W36  H--  W21  L4   L11    2.5 
  25   GUADALUPE,SAINZ    SAN FRANCISCO CA 1766 L27  L19  L21  W35  W32  D23    2.5 
  26   HOWLE,JERRY A      RENO          NV 1781 W3   D2   W29  L8   U--  U--    2.5 
  27   CRENSHAW,RUSSELL   FLAGSTAFF     AZ 1645 W25  D31  D2   L12  L17  L21    2 
  28   TAN,JARED E        VILLA PARK    CA 1664 L22  W35  L13  L16  L23  W30    2 
  29   MOTSCHENBACHER,VON SUISUN CITY   CA 1674 D17  W30  L26  D11  U--  U--    2 
  30   WAROFF,CHRIS L     CAMPBELL      CA 1498 D1   L29  W32  L4   L11  L28    1.5 
  31   SCHMAHLE,KLAUS     VENICE        CA 1741 W19  D27  L1   L3   U--  U--    1.5 
  32   FOSTER,URSULA      MODESTO       CA 1643 D10  L20  L30  W34  L25  U--    1.5 
  33   WHITE,KENNETH J    VALLEJO       CA 1655 D34  L9   L5   W23  U--  U--    1.5 
  34   MANZER,LARRY       ALTURAS       CA    0 D33  L1   L17  L32  L21  H--    1 
  35   LOUP,WILLIAM H     ELKO          NV 1625 L7   L28  L36  L25  L20  B--    1 
  36   SUMERA,ROSENDO L   SAN FRANCISCO CA 1646 L6   L24  W35  L22  U--  U--    1 
  37   MONAHAN,DARBY      EVEREET       WA 1632 L18  L11  L23  U--  U--  U--    0 
  38   HOWE,ALAN F        SAN JOSE      CA 1594 U--  U--  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 


  C SECTION 

        Player            City          St Pre   1    2    3    4    5    6    Total
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  1    CASTRO,TED         HAYWARD       CA 1587 W28  W2   W3   W7   W11  D4     5.5 
  2    ROBERTS,JACOB E    SEATTLE       WA 1526 W12  L1   W19  W23  W10  W7     5 
  3    STEELE,JOHN        SAN FRANCISCO CA 1448 B--  W26  L1   D5   W8   W11    4.5 
  4    HOWE,ALAN          SAN JOSE      CA 1594 H--  D6   W13  D11  W21  D1     4 
  5    PERICIC,JOHN D     FEDERAL WAY   WA 1584 W22  D25  D9   D3   D12  W10    4 
  6    STEWART,JESSE P    REDMOND       WA 1503 D23  D4   H--  W24  H--  W14    4 
  7    PIPER,AUGUST       SEATTLE       WA 1598 D21  W10  W8   L1   W13  L2     3.5 
  8    HUNT,EDWIN S       PARK CITY     VT 1576 W29  W17  L7   D12  L3   W19    3.5 
  9    CHIANG,JIM         CONCORD       CA 1387 W15  D11  D5   L10  D17  W22    3.5 
  10   SMALL,DAVE         PHOENIX       AZ 1554 W20  L7   W27  W9   L2   L5     3 
  11   FILIPAS,MILIVOJ    SPARKS        NV 1563 W18  D9   W14  D4   L1   L3     3 
  12   JONES,IAN          WALNUT  CREEK CA 1406 L2   W29  W22  D8   D5   U--    3 
  13   JOHNSON,ARTHUR W   SAN FRANCISCO CA 1556 W27  D14  L4   W25  L7   D16    3 
  14   BUCKINGHAM,BOBBY   BAKERSFIELD   CA 1225 W26  D13  L11  D15  W23  L6     3 
  15   SCHARTZ,BRIAN C    EUGENE        OR 1526 L9   D18  W17  D14  D19  H--    3 
  16   ALTCHEK,MARK       DAVIS         CA 1191 H--  L23  L18  W27  W20  D13    3 
  17   HAUGHWOUT,MARK SC  FLAGSTAFF     ME 1469 W24  L8   L15  D20  D9   D26    2.5 
  18   SOLTANI,MOHAMMAD   RENO          NV 1454 L11  D15  W16  L21  L24  W27    2.5 
  19   SMITH,GEORGE R     RENO          NV 1375 L25  B--  L2   W22  D15  L8     2.5 
  20   BARNETT,DANIEL A   VICTORVILLE   CA 1422 L10  L22  W26  D17  L16  W28    2.5 
  21   JOLLEY,JEFF A      IRVINE        CA 1512 D7   W24  U--  W18  L4   U--    2.5 
  22   CHRISTENSEN,CRAIG  RENO          NV 1500 L5   W20  L12  L19  W28  L9     2 
  23   GRIFFIN,ROBERT M   WOODLAND      CA 1592 D6   W16  D25  L2   L14  U--    2 
  24   KO,RYAN            FREMONT       CA 1569 L17  L21  W28  L6   W18  U--    2 
  25   KLEIN,PETER J      BARKERSFIELD  CA 1520 W19  D5   D23  L13  U--  U--    2 
  26   MANN,JAMES L       CARSON CITY   NV 1519 L14  L3   L20  L28  W27  D17    1.5 
  27   COOK,LANCE N       STOCKTON      CA 1443 L13  W28  L10  L16  L26  L18    1 
  28   DOOBENEN,WILLIAM   PALM DESERT   CA 1502 L1   L27  L24  W26  L22  L20    1 
  29   BACKES,JACK A      SAN DIEGO     CA 1469 L8   L12  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 


  D SECTION 

        Player            City          St Pre   1    2    3    4    5    6    Total
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  1    ALLEBEST,ERIK PET  SOUTH JORDAN  UT 1305 W24  W17  W10  W8   W2   D4     5.5 
  2    AVILA,THOMAS A R   SPARKS        NV 1282 W40  W19  W7   W6   L1   W8     5 
  3    RICCIARDELLI,RUSSE RENO          NV    0 H--  W27  W31  W38  D4   W7     5 
  4    BREWER,WILLIAM C   MILWAUKEE     WI 1371 D14  W35  W16  W28  D3   D1     4.5 
  5    LIU,MICHAEL        SAN JOSE      CA 1374 H--  W26  L28  W11  W17  W14    4.5 
  6    SEVERSON,SCOTT F   HILLBORO      CA 1303 W33  W31  W11  L2   W10  H--    4.5 
  7    COLEMAN,SCOTT      CARSON CITY   NV 1324 W9   W38  L2   W13  W14  L3     4 
  8    GREEN,HANK         FRESNO        CA 1296 W27  W23  W32  L1   W24  L2     4 
  9    LARKIN,JOHN        CHICO         CA 1099 L7   W34  L20  W35  W25  W19    4 
  10   ROBERTS,JAMES M    SEATTLE       WA 1255 W43  W20  L1   W32  L6   W15    4 
  11   BLACK,MALACHI AMA  TUCSON        AZ 1196 W41  W15  L6   L5   W21  W24    4 
  12   CHILLAKANTI,KARTI  FREMONT       CA 1182 L19  W40  D35  D21  W32  W22    4 
  13   PATRAW,KEVIN B     LAS VEGAS     NV 1156 L20  W43  W19  L7        W23    4 
  14   SOTIRHOS,JERRY     SAN JOSE      CA 1171 D4   W30  W39  W20  L7   L5     3.5 
  15   CHILLAKANTI,MUKUN  FREMONT       CA 1297 D22  L11  W33  W16  W28  L10    3.5 
  16   MEAD,JOHN D        SEQUIM        WA 1170 D39  W25  L4   L15  W29  W28    3.5 
  17   HATFIELD,PHILLIP   PETALUMA      CA 1228 W44  L1   D21  W29  L5   W27    3.5 
  18   DENNIS,PHILIP C    RICHVALE      CA 1246 W34  H--  H--  H--  H--  H--    3.5 
  19   STEVENSON,WILLIAM  DAYTON              0 W12  L2   L13  W33  W38  L9     3 
  20   GONZALEZ,JUAN M    SACRAMENTO    CA 1340 W13  L10  W9   L14  L22  W40    3 
  21   MATSUMOTO,STEVE    RENO          TX    0 L31  W22  D17  D12  L11  W33    3 
  22   ROLL,JOHN C        berry creek   CA  982 D15  L21  W34  D39  W20  L12    3 
  23   MASON,GEORGE FULL  BREMERTON     WA  942 X--  L8   L38  W42  W26  L13    3 
  24   KENT,MICHAEL L     SEATTLE       MT 1043 L1   W45  W42  W26  L8   L11    3 
  25   PETERSEN,GEORGE R  PORTLAND      OR 1281 L32  L16  W36  W37  L34  W35    3 
  26   CLICK,GARY A       CARSON CITY   NV 1260 B--  L5   W37  L24  L23  W32    3 
  27   YODER,VINCE G      ANCHORAGE     AK  976 L8   L3   W45  D43  W36  L17    2.5 
  28   WINTERS,MICHAEL R  CARSON CITY   NV 1250 H--  W36  W5   L4   L15  L16    2.5 
  29   FULTON,CHAD LAURE  RENO          NV  831 H--  L39  W30  L17  L16  W37    2.5 
  30   LORENZO,ENRIQUE    ROCKLIN       CA    0 D36  L14  L29  L34  W41  W43    2.5 
  31   EMERY,STEVEN B     CARMEDNAL CIT CA 1227 W21  L6   L3   D40  H--  H--    2.5 
  32   HIGA,JOHN Y        LAS VEGS      NV  871 W25  W42  L8   L10  L12  L26    2 
  33   HIGA,JOSHUA        LAS VEGAS     NV 1000 L6   W44  L15  L19  W43  L21    2 
  34   BAXTER,BASIL B     BARSTOW       CA  772 L18  L9   L22  W30  L25  W45    2 
  35   EDMONDSON,PAT      GRASS VALLEY  CA  902 H--  L4   D12  L9   W42  L25    2 
  36   FREEDMAN,ALAN I    RENO          NV  727 D30  L28  L25  W41  L27  D42    2 
  37   BLAKE,STANLEY R    BAKERFIELD    CA  955 L42  W41  L26  L25  W44  L29    2 
  38   HEGGE,LARRY N      LOVELOCK      ID 1242 W45  L7   W23  L3   L19  U--    2 
  39   SONTAG,JAMES A     N SAN JUAN    CA 1349 D16  W29  L14  D22  U--  U--    2 
  40   ORNER,LANCE M      SPARKS        NV  930 U--  L12  W44  D31  H--  L20    2 
  41   ROBERTS, JACOB     SPARKS        NV    0 L11  L37  D43  L36  L30  W44    1.5 
  42   PATRAW,RIO FRANCI  LAS VEGAS     NV 1296 W37  L32  L24  L23  L35  D36    1.5 
  43   BLEY,JAMES A       HARBOR        OR  820 L10  L13  D41  D27  L33  L30    1 
  44   HATFIELD,DANIEL    PETALUMA      CA    0 L17  L33  L40  W45  L37  L41    1 
  45   CLARK,THEODORE     CHICO         CA    0 L38  L24  L27  L44  H--  L34    .5 
  46   STOLTZFUS,E ZACHA  ROCKLIN       PA 1284 U--  U--  U--  U--  U--  U--    0 

     Tied players are listed in order of pre-tournament ratings
     and further sorted within each class based on Weikel tiebreaks

     L = Loss,  W = Win, D = Draw, X = Forfeit win, Z = Forfeit draw
     F = Forfeit loss, B = 1 point bye, H = 1/2 point bye, U = Unplayed