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Wilmer Chavira and Catherine Zelner Win December OCG OPEN

Date: 12/17/05


The December OCG OPEN was held this past Saturday, December 17th. 18 players competed in the 4-round USCF-rated event. USCF Master Wilmer Chavira (2222) and Catherine Zelner (1570) tied for first place honors with 3.5 points each.

Finishing in third place was Renato Dacany (1628) with three points. With 2.5 points, Paul Leggett (1797) and Steven Vigil (1610) shared the U-1800 prize after their 4th round draw. Kaitlyn Rader (1129)  won the U-1600 prize, finishing also with 2.5 points.

Unrated player, Eric Knackstedt, who also finished with 2.5, won the U-1400 prize. Sarah Errafay (1192) finished with 2 points to win the U-1200 prize. Here are the final standings.

# Name Rtng Post Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Total
1 Wilmer A Chavira 2222 2224 H--- W13 W9 W8 3.5
2 Catherine R Zelner 1570 1613 W16 W12 W3 H--- 3.5
3 Renato Gomez Dacanay 1628 1636 W15 W4 L2 W11 3.0
4 Paul Leggett 1797 1776 W11 L3 W18 D5 2.5
5 Steven J Vigil 1610 1626 H--- W6 D8 D4 2.5
6 Kaitlyn S Rader 1129 1178 H--- L5 W14 W13 2.5
7 Eric Knackstedt unr. 1411 L13 W14 W10 D9 2.5
8 Steven E Kaufman 1818 1806 W10 D9 D5 L1 2.0
9 Jonathan P Chin 1667 1663 W17 D8 L1 D7 2.0
10 Dale T Mahler 1209 1203 L8 W15 L7 W18 2.0
11 Sarah Errafay 1192 1221 L4 W16 W13 L3 2.0
12 David Weber 1692 1676 W14 L2 U--- U--- 1.0
13 Sean M Senko 1403 1367 W7 L1 L11 L6 1.0
14 Evangeline D Kaufman 857 865 L12 L7 L6 W15 1.0
15 Luis Ortiz 727 731 L3 L10 W16 L14 1.0
16 Brian Aach 723 693 L2 L11 L15 H--- 0.5
17 Angelique Errafay 789 788 L9 U--- U--- U--- 0.0
18 Nikki J Spangler 738 734 U--- U--- L4 L10 0.0

Join us for the next OCG OPEN on Saturday, January 16th.



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