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Final Standings Blackstone Chess Festival Open

Timur Gareev Takes Festival Open on Tie-break Blitz

Aug. 17 - Timur Gareev is the 2008 Blackstone Chess Festival Champion by virtue of his tie-break blitz victory over Justin Sarkar. Keith Arkell, Sarkar, and Gareev tied with a score of 3.5-0.5. The top two on tie breaks met in a blitz playoff for title of Festival Champion, and the $50 bonus prize.

GM Leonid Kritz and GM Sergey Erenburg shared 4th (3.0-1.0). Under 2500, Under 2300 (tied) went to William Puntier and Mark J. LaRocca (3.0-1.0). Under 2100 was shared by Christopher Bird, James O. Dickson, and George W. Winsor (2.5-1.5). Howard Goldowsky captured top Under 1900 (2.0-2.0) followed by Jeffrey Hall (1.5-2.5). John Z. Perrotta, Richard S. Dusza, John E. Terrall, John Venditto Jr. tied for the remaining Under 1900 and 1700 prizes (1.0-3.0). Under 1500 was Samuel Rubenstein (1.0-3.0). Junior and youth prizes went to Stuart Finney and Dean Kareemo respectively.

Final Standings. Blackstone Chess Festival Open 2008:

#NameIDRtngRd 1Rd 2Rd 3Rd 4TotTBrk[M]Prize
1*IM Justin Sarkar*125618842473W9W6W16D2 3.58.5435.00
2*GM Timur Gareev*132621572613W19W13W12D1 3.57.5485.00*
3*GM Keith C Arkell*136629272525W24W15D4W12 3.57435.00
4GM Leonid Kritz133881702667W20W8D3D5 39100.00
5GM Sergey Erenburg136745442592D21W22W14D4 37100.00
6Mark John LaRocca102667852109X---L1W24W16 37237.50
7William Puntier140047772298L18W27W15W13 35.5237.50
8Zakhar Maymin122748102170W25L4D19W18 2.56
9George W Winsor105557611907L1D31W27W20 2.5670.00
10James O Dickson127968882057W32L12W26D14 2.54.570.00
11Christopher Bird127742422085H---H---D18W19 2.5370.00
12Luis Belliard125750152215W17W10L2L3 26
13David Harris124892412129W26L2W17L7 25
14Marc R Esserman200084792315H---W21L5D10 24.5
15Ian Harris127217902076W28L3L7W25 24.5
16Daniel L. Lowinger126160222206W23W18L1L6 24
17Howard Goldowsky124605791795L12W32L13W26 22.5200.00
18Gary Cote100348411901W7L16D11L8 1.57
19Stuart S Finney128534211942L2W25D8L11 1.56
20Carlos Avalos125334511966L4D23W22L9 1.55
21Ilya Rubenstein128680221940D5L14W23U--- 1.53
22Jeffrey S. Hall127104911794H---L5L20W31 1.52120.00
23John Z. Perrotta128237171795L16D20L21D27 14.555.00
24Richard L. Harry124738561917L3W28L6U--- 14
25Richard S Dusza125862621735L8L19W31L15 1455.00
26John E. Terrall122916001659L13B---L10L17 1455.00
27John Venditto Jr.127113551596H---L7L9D23 13.555.00
28Samuel Rubenstein129088491342L15L24W32U--- 11.5100.00
29Dale R. Haessel124584422165W31U---U---U--- 10
30Kenneth R. Ballou100225501316U---U---U---W32 10
31Polly P Wright110419571700L29D9L25L22 .55
32Dean Kareemo13988966unr.L10L17L28L30 0675.00

* Gareev defeated Sarkar in the tie-break blitz playoff for the title of Festival Champion, and the $50 tie-break bonus

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