Fiesta Open results

Jim Rohrbaugh of Kerrville won the Fiesta Open with 3.5 points in the four-round event, winning $200. Tied for second with 3 were Selby Anderson, John Patty, Larry Moss (Houston) and Don Sutherland, each winning $25. Three players tied for the U2100 prize: William Molina (Austin), Dale Dike and Martin Gordon, each with 2.5 and winning $25. Brian Smith also scored 2.5 to win the U1900 prize of $75.

In the Reserve section, Luis Castro from Kimball, Michigan was clear first with 4.0, winning $125. Scott Slade from Round Rock came in second with 3. to win $75. Ebrahim Montazeri, playing in his first tournament, also scored 3.5 to win the U1300/unrated prize, $75. Raul Flores and Joe Chapa tied for the U1500 prize with 3.0, each winning $37.50.

There was a drawing for three one-year memberships in the World Chess Network, an online chess server. The winners were Guillermo Medina, Toshio Imai and Jim Ollerton. All partiticpants who supplied e-mail addresses won one-month trial memberships.

Martin Gordon directed the 53-player event, held Apr. 16-17 at the Texas Neuroscience Institute. Click here for games.

FIESTA OPEN Cross Table
                         

    Name/Rtng/ID#/Team/State/Gr/rd1   rd2   rd3   rd4   

  1 Anderson, Selby.............W 13  B  8  W  4  B  5  
    2249  10380405               1.0   2.0   2.5   3.0  
  2 Rorhbaugh, James............B 14  W  7  B  5  W 10  
    2220  11047963               1.0   2.0   2.5   3.5  
  3 Patty, John.................W 16  B 15  W  6  B  4  
    2201  12397977               0.5   1.5   2.5   3.0  
  4 Moss, Larry.................B 17  W 12  B  1  W  3  
    2200  10395551               1.0   2.0   2.5   3.0  
  5 Sutherland, Don.............W 18  B 11  W  2  W  1  
    2158  10408016               1.0   2.0   2.5   3.0  
  6 Marcott, Don................B 19  W 25  B  3  bye   
    2119  10901146               1.0   2.0   2.0   2.5  
  7 Hyltin, John Paul...........W 20  B  2  W 13  ----  
    2044  10399289               1.0   1.0   1.5   1.5  
  8 Molina, William.............B 21  W  1  B 18  W 11  
    2036  12623645               1.0   1.0   2.0   2.5  
  9 Endsley, Barry..............W 22  B 16  B 25  ----  
    2004  10397901               0.5   0.5   1.0   1.0  
 10 Dike, Dale P................bye   B 22  W 16  B  2  
    1997  10399866       TX      0.5   1.5   2.5   2.5  
 11 Gordon, Martin D............B 23  W  5  B 24  B  8  
    1937  12406332               1.0   1.0   2.0   2.5  
 12 Dooley, Christopher.........W 24  B  4  W 21  B 16  
    1914  10384681               1.0   1.0   1.0   1.0  
 13 Schwarz, Randall M..........B  1  W 19  B  7  W 25  
    1912  11130780       TX      0.0   1.0   1.5   2.0  
 14 Young, Steven D.............W  2  B 20  W 15  B 22  
    1895  12330930               0.0   0.5   1.0   1.0  
 15 McCue, Mark.................bye   W  3  B 14  W 20  
    1822  10293472               0.5   0.5   1.0   2.0  
 16 Smith, Brian C..............B  3  W  9  B 10  W 12  
    1786  12538625               0.5   1.5   1.5   2.5  
 17 Eckert, Allen...............W  4  B 21  ----  ----  
    1728  12430464               0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  
 18 Prevost, David..............B  5  W 23  W  8  B 24  
    1725  12474966               0.0   1.0   1.0   2.0  
 19 Roberts, Frank M............W  6  B 13  W 22  B 23  
    1722  12487571               0.0   0.0   0.5   0.5  
 20 Machado, Michael E..........B  7  W 14  bye   B 15  
    1704  11464343               0.0   0.5   1.0   1.0  
 21 Medina, Guillermo...........W  8  W 17  B 12  ----  
    1689  12462822               0.0   1.0   2.0   2.0  
 22 Franke, Paul................B  9  W 10  B 19  W 14  
    1686  12807694               0.5   0.5   1.0   2.0  
 23 Castleberry, Gerald.........W 11  B 18  bye   W 19  
    1501  10946115               0.0   0.0   1.0   2.0  
 24 Croyle, Michael H...........B 12  bye   W 11  W 18  
    1493  12909070               0.0   1.0   1.0   1.0  
 25 Bohannon, Angel.............bye   B  6  W  9  B 13  
    1464  12782586               1.0   1.0   1.5   2.0  
  Standings


    Name                        rtng rd 1  rd 2  rd 3  rd 4   TOT  Brks1  Brks2  Brks3

  1 Rorhbaugh, James............2220 W 20  W 18  D  2  W  7   3.5    7.5    8.5    9.0
  2 Sutherland, Don.............2158 W 11  W  9  D  1  D  3   3.0    9.0   11.0    8.5
  3 Anderson, Selby.............2249 W 12  W  6  D  5  D  2   3.0    8.5   10.5    8.5
  4 Patty, John.................2201 D  8  W 16  W 10  D  5   3.0    8.0   10.0    7.5
  5 Moss, Larry.................2200 W 25  W 19  D  3  D  4   3.0    7.0    8.0    8.5
  6 Molina, William.............2036 W 17  L  3  W 11  D  9   2.5    8.0   10.0    6.5
  7 Dike, Dale P................1997 H---  W 14  W  8  L  1   2.5    8.0    8.0    7.0
  8 Smith, Brian C..............1786 D  4  W 21  L  7  W 19   2.5    7.0    8.0    6.0
  9 Gordon, Martin D............1937 W 15  L  2  W 22  D  6   2.5    7.0    7.5    6.5
 10 Marcott, Don................2119 W 24  W 13  L  4  H---   2.5    2.0    5.0    7.5
 11 Prevost, David..............1725 L  2  W 15  L  6  W 22   2.0    4.0    7.5    4.0
 12 Schwarz, Randall M..........1912 L  3  W 24  D 18  D 13   2.0    3.5    7.0    4.5
 13 Bohannon, Angel.............1464 B---  L 10  D 21  D 12   2.0    3.5    6.0    4.5
 14 Franke, Paul................1686 D 21  L  7  D 24  W 20   2.0    2.5    5.5    4.0
 15 Castleberry, Gerald.........1501 L  9  L 11  B---  W 24   2.0    2.5    5.0    2.0
 16 McCue, Mark.................1822 H---  L  4  D 20  W 23   2.0    2.0    5.0    4.0
 17 Medina, Guillermo...........1689 L  6  W 25  W 19  U---   2.0    2.0    4.5    5.0
 18 Hyltin, John Paul...........2044 W 23  L  1  D 12  U---   1.5    3.0    6.5    5.0
 19 Dooley, Christopher.........1914 W 22  L  5  L 17  L  8   1.0    5.5    8.5    4.0
 20 Young, Steven D.............1895 L  1  D 23  D 16  L 14   1.0    5.0    8.5    2.5
 21 Endsley, Barry..............2004 D 14  L  8  D 13  U---   1.0    3.5    6.0    3.0
 22 Croyle, Michael H...........1493 L 19  B---  L  9  L 11   1.0    3.0    5.5    2.0
 23 Machado, Michael E..........1704 L 18  D 20  H---  L 16   1.0    3.0    5.0    2.5
 24 Roberts, Frank M............1722 L 10  L 12  D 14  L 15   0.5    5.5    8.0    1.0
 25 Eckert, Allen...............1728 L  5  L 17  U---  U---   0.0    2.5    5.5    0.0
  FIESTA OPEN (reserve)Cross Table


    Name/Rtng/ID#/Team/State/Gr/rd1   rd2   rd3   rd4   

  1 Slade, Scott................B 15  W  8  W 10  B 24  
    1654  12710101               1.0   2.0   3.0   3.5  
  2 English, Rheanna............W 16  B 10  W 14  B  8  
    1651  12807166       TX      1.0   1.0   2.0   2.0  
  3 Salinas, Ricardo............B 17  W 19  B 28  bye   
    1628  12547926       TX      0.0   1.0   1.0   1.5  
  4 Grillo, Raymond.............W 18  B 13  W 24  B 23  
    1603  12498848               1.0   2.0   2.0   2.5  
  5 Castro, Luis M..............B 19  W 17  B 26  W 28  
    1531  12865817               1.0   2.0   3.0   4.0  
  6 Graw Jr., John H............W 20  B 24  W 18  ----  
    1516  12454484               1.0   1.0   1.5   1.5  
  7 Imai, Toshio................B 22  W 26  B 17  W 10  
    1500  10298423               1.0   1.0   2.0   2.0  
  8 Flores, Raul Perez..........W 23  B  1  B 21  W  2  
    1439  12974656               1.0   1.0   2.0   3.0  
  9 Rodriguez, Michael E........B 24  W 20  bye   W 26  
    1416  12937496               0.0   1.0   1.5   1.5  
 10 Chapa, Joe..................W 25  W  2  B  1  B  7  
    1416  12748385               1.0   2.0   2.0   3.0  
 11 Carter, Dee.................bye   W 28  B 25  W 13  
    1400  12040510       TX      0.5   0.5   1.5   1.5  
 12 Bukhbinder, Avram...........B 26  W 22  B 20  W 25  
    1205  12879931       TX      0.0   0.0   0.5   1.5  
 13 Thorp, Richard C............W 27  W  4  B 22  B 11  
    1188  12932834               1.0   1.0   1.5   2.5  
 14 Evans, George G.............B 28  W 21  B  2  W 22  
    1160  12299030               0.5   1.5   1.5   2.0  
 15 Lopez, Eugene...............W  1  B 23  ----  ----  
    1142  10331641               0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  
 16 Guidry, Richard D...........B  2  W 25  W 23  B 20  
    1098  12709777               0.0   0.5   0.5   0.5  
 17 Howell, Joshual Earl........W  3  B  5  W  7  B 18  
    1040  12909188               1.0   1.0   1.0   2.0  
 18 Jain, Abhishek..............B  4  W 27  B  6  W 17  
    1021  12923075               0.0   1.0   1.5   1.5  
 19 Flores, Saul................W  5  B  3  - 27  - 21  
     894  12859493               0.0   0.0  X1.0  X2.0  
 20 Lejarzar, Anthony...........B  6  B  9  W 12  W 16  
     851  13063485               0.0   0.0   0.5   1.5  
 21 Garcia, Jacob...............bye   B 14  W  8  - 19  
     809  12914638               1.0   1.0   1.0  F1.0  
 22 Scott, Derrick..............W  7  B 12  W 13  B 14  
    unr.                         0.0   1.0   1.5   2.0  
 23 Bennett, Imelda.............B  8  W 15  B 16  W  4  
    unr.  new                    0.0   1.0   2.0   2.5  
 24 Montazeri, Ebrahim..........W  9  W  6  B  4  W  1  
    unr.  new                    1.0   2.0   3.0   3.5  
 25 Ollerton, James.............B 10  B 16  W 11  B 12  
    unr.  13154590               0.0   0.5   0.5   0.5  
 26 Gabriel, Richard............W 12  B  7  W  5  B  9  
    unr.  12934177               1.0   2.0   2.0   3.0  
 27 Paralta, John...............B 13  B 18  - 19  ----  
    unr.  12674618               0.0   0.0  F0.0   0.0  
 28 Zhaosu, Ye..................W 14  B 11  W  3  B  5  
    unr.  new                    0.5   1.5   2.5   2.5  


    FIESTA OPEN (reserve)Standings


    Name                        rtng rd 1  rd 2  rd 3  rd 4   TOT  Brks1  Brks2  Brks3

  1 Castro, Luis M..............1531 W 16  W 15  W  5  W  8   4.0    7.5    8.5   10.0
  2 Slade, Scott................1654 W 27  W  4  W  6  D  3   3.5    9.5   10.5    9.5
  3 Montazeri, Ebrahim..........unr. W 18  W 21  W  7  D  2   3.5    8.0    9.5    9.5
  4 Flores, Raul Perez..........1439 W  9  L  2  W 24  W 12   3.0    8.0    9.0    7.0
  5 Gabriel, Richard............unr. W 19  W 11  L  1  W 18   3.0    7.5    9.0    8.0
  6 Chapa, Joe..................1416 W 26  W 12  L  2  W 11   3.0    7.5    8.0    8.0
  7 Grillo, Raymond.............1603 W 17  W 10  L  3  D  9   2.5    8.5   10.0    7.5
  8 Zhaosu, Ye..................unr. D 14  W 22  W 23  L  1   2.5    7.5    9.0    7.0
  9 Bennett, Imelda.............unr. L  4  W 27  W 25  D  7   2.5    6.5    7.0    5.5
 10 Thorp, Richard C............1188 W 28  L  7  D 13  W 22   2.5    6.0    7.0    6.0
 11 Imai, Toshio................1500 W 13  L  5  W 15  L  6   2.0    5.0   10.0    6.0
 12 English, Rheanna............1651 W 25  L  6  W 14  L  4   2.0    5.0    8.5    6.0
 13 Scott, Derrick..............unr. L 11  W 19  D 10  D 14   2.0    4.0    8.0    4.5
 14 Evans, George G.............1160 D  8  W 24  L 12  D 13   2.0    4.0    7.5    5.5
 15 Howell, Joshual Earl........1040 W 23  L  1  L 11  W 17   2.0    3.5    9.0    5.0
 16 Flores, Saul................ 894 L  1  L 23  X---  X---   2.0    2.5    7.5    1.0
 17 Jain, Abhishek..............1021 L  7  W 28  D 21  L 15   1.5    5.0    7.5    4.0
 18 Rodriguez, Michael E........1416 L  3  W 20  H---  L  5   1.5    4.5    8.0    4.0
 19 Bukhbinder, Avram...........1205 L  5  L 13  D 20  W 26   1.5    4.0    7.0    2.0
 20 Lejarzar, Anthony........... 851 L 21  L 18  D 19  W 25   1.5    3.5    5.5    2.0
 21 Graw Jr., John H............1516 W 20  L  3  D 17  U---   1.5    3.0    6.5    5.0
 22 Carter, Dee.................1400 H---  L  8  W 26  L 10   1.5    3.0    5.5    4.0
 23 Salinas, Ricardo............1628 L 15  W 16  L  8  H---   1.5    3.0    5.5    3.5
 24 Garcia, Jacob............... 809 B---  L 14  L  4  F---   1.0    3.0    6.0    3.0
 25 Guidry, Richard D...........1098 L 12  D 26  L  9  L 20   0.5    4.0    6.5    1.5
 26 Ollerton, James.............unr. L  6  D 25  L 22  L 19   0.5    3.5    6.5    1.5
 27 Lopez, Eugene...............1142 L  2  L  9  U---  U---   0.0    2.5    6.0    0.0
 28 Paralta, John...............unr. L 10  L 17  F---  U---   0.0    2.5    5.0    0.0