Tournament Results

IM Paz Wins Texas Senior Championship

Apr 8, 2019

IM Miguel Medina Pas Wins 2019 Texas Senior Championship

IM Miguel Medina Pas Wins 2019 Texas Senior Championship

IM Miguel Medina Paz won the 2019 Texas Senior Championship in San Antonio on the weekend of March 30 – April 1 with 4.5 points in five rounds. Donald Flournoy finished secound.  See the full results at US Chess.

 

Thirty Eight Teams Compete State Jr Teams Championships

Oct 9, 2018

MC2 Home School Group won all five rounds at the 2018 Texas State Jr. Teams Championships in Southlake recently.  Thirty-eight teams with 152 players competed.  Team results are below, individual results are posted at US Chess.

Championship:

  1. MC2 Home School 5.0 (Fort Worth) State Champions
  2. Reynolds Middle School (Prosper) 4.0
  3. Imagine International (McKinney) 3.0
  4. Imagine International (McKinney) 2,5

Reserve U800

  1. Otto Middle School 4.5 (Plano)
  2. Carroll Middle School 3.5 (Southlake)
  3. Plainview Home School 3.0 (West Texas)
  4. Wyatt Elementary School 3.0) Plano
  5. Glenhope Elem (Grapevine) 3.0 (tie)
    WRE Elem (Prosper) 3.0 (Tie)
    Westwood Middle School (Carrollton) 3.0

Novice U400

  1. Durham Intermediate School 4.0 (Tie) (Southlake)
  2. Imagine International 4.0 (Tie) (McKinney)
  3. Lee Elementary (Coppell) (Tie)
  4. Great Hearts Academy 3.5 (Irving)

Hollingsworth, Fricks, and Farrar Win Military Championships

Oct 2, 2018

From left to right, Ron Farrar, Texas Legacy Champion; Jim Hollingsworth, Texas Armed Forces Champion; Charles Fricks, Texas Military Champion

From the left, Ron Farrar, Texas Legacy Champion; Jim Hollingsworth, Texas Armed Forces Champion;
and Charles Fricks, Texas Military Veterans Champion

Jim Hollingsworth was named 2018 Texas Armed Forces Champion, Charles Fricks was named 2018 Texas Millitary Veterans Champion, and Ron Farrar was named 2018 Texas Legacy Champion at the 2018 Texas Armed Forces and Military Veterans Open held at Hills College in Hillsboro, Texas. The Armed Forces Championship included active Military and Retired Military.  The Military Veterans Championship was open to veterans.  The Texas Legacy was open to  active, retired, or veterans with a Texas connection.  Players in all three championships were combined in a single section four-round tournament held recently. The event was organized by Serious Chess Players.

In addition to the three top awards above, the following were also awarded:

  • Jimmy Nazario, Air Force Champion
  • Neil Naputo, Army Champion
  • John Farrell, Marines Champion
  • Tom Crane, Navy Champion
  • David Hater, Retiree Champion
  • Tom Boyd, Life Member Champion
  • Clarese Roberts, Texas Armed Forces Women’s Champion
  • Sheryl McBroom, Texas Armed Forces Student Champion
  • Jedwayne Bowser, Unrated Champion
Players, Judges, and Tournament Directors for the 2018 Texas Armed Forces Chess Championship and Military Veterans Open held September 29-30, 2018 at Hills College in Hillsboro, Texas.

Players, Judges, and Tournament Directors for the 2018 Texas Armed Forces Chess Championship and Military Veterans Open held September 29-30, 2018 at Hills College in Hillsboro, Texas.

Three other state organizations authorized the awarding of military champions for their organizations.  Neil Naputo was named Oklahoma Armed Forces Champion. David Hater was named Georgia Armed Forces Champion. Tom Boyd was named CalChess Armed Forces Champion.

Tournament Results at US Chess.

Arlington Chess Club President Chris Wood was Chief Tournament Director. Jeffrey Spyrison from the Waco Chess Club was Games Judge. Dale Chaney, from Fort Worth, provided outstanding logistics support as Adjutant and helped out wherever needed, including “House Player.”

Texas Girls Championship Includes 135 Players

Oct 2, 2018

2018 Texas Girls Championship

One hundred thirty-five girls participated in the 2018 Texas State Girl’s Championship held in Harlingen recently. Ana Karen Cedillo Bocanegra won the High School/Middle School section with a perfect 5 points. Violette Uviedo and Tanvi Bandaru both finished with 4.5 in five rounds in the Elementary Section. Aditty Parajulee was first in the primary section with 4.5 points in 5 rounds.

Results at US Chess.

Standings (with tiebreaks)

SwissSys Standings. TX Girl’s State Champs 2018!: Primary (K-3)

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot TB-Med TB-Buch. Med. 1 TB-Solkoff TB-Sonneborn TB-Cumul. Prize
1 Adittya Parajulee 1109 MSANCHE 3 W23 W2 D3 W13 W4 4.5 13.5 9.5 15 13.25 13.5
2 Nelly D. Gomez 643 HUDSONE 3 W15 L1 W18 W10 W3 4.0 13.5 9 15.5 11 11
3 Crystal Wang 866 MGONZAL 3 W18 W20 D1 W5 L2 3.5 14 9.5 16 9.75 12.5
4 Isabella O. Barba 805 OURLADY 2 W26 W12 D13 W7 L1 3.5 13.5 9 14.5 8.75 12.5
5 Addison Gonzalez 756 TREVINO 2 W21 D16 W6 L3 W11 3.5 12.5 9 14.5 9.75 11
6 Vida Elizalde 486 OURLADY 2 W22 W14 L5 D8 W15 3.5 12 8.5 14 8.75 11
7 Brithany Garza 738 GARDENP 2 D17 W9 W16 L4 W14 3.5 11.5 8 14 9.25 10.5
8 Isabellah Loredo 660 LFHOUSTO 2 L9 W17 W23 D6 W13 3.5 11.5 8 13 8.25 9
9 Camila M. Pena 408 OURLADY 3 W8 L7 L10 W25 W20 3.0 12 8.5 13 6.5 8
10 Aisha Chandak unr. BASISSA 1 W19 L13 W9 L2 W18 3.0 11.5 7.5 13.5 7 9
11 Maria A. Ordorica 233 OURLADY 1 L14 W21 W20 W12 L5 3.0 11 7.5 13 7 9
12 Lia A. Bustinza 570 BRITEEL 1 W27 L4 W25 L11 W19 3.0 9.5 6 10 3.5 9
13 Brandie M. Rodriguez 724 SANCHEZ 3 W25 W10 D4 L1 L8 2.5 10 10 15.5 5.75 10.5
14 Celeste C. Lopez 689 LFHOUSTO 2 W11 L6 D19 W16 L7 2.5 9 9 14.5 6.5 8.5
15 Belen Quiroz 120 LFHOUSTO 3 L2 W26 W17 D19 L6 2.5 8 8 13 4.5 8
16 Maya J. Munoz 509 SANCHEZ 3 W28 D5 L7 L14 W24 2.5 7.5 7.5 11.5 3.75 8
17 McKinley A. Cavazos 300 SANCHEZ 3 D7 L8 L15 W26 W25 2.5 7 7 11.5 3.75 5.5
18 Mariana Pena 347 OURLADY 2 L3 W24 L2 W22 L10 2.0 10 8.5 14 3.5 6
19 n Loretta Buentello 408 OURLADY 1 L10 W22 D14 D15 L12 2.0 10 8 13 4.5 6.5
20 Emma D. Morales 626 GARDENP 3 W24 L3 L11 W23 L9 2.0 9 7.5 12.5 3 7
21 Averie M. Levrier 315 SANCHEZ 2 L5 L11 W28 D24 D23 2.0 6.5 6 10 2 4.5
22 Camila I. Galvan 123 BRITEEL 3 L6 L19 W26 L18 W27 2.0 5.5 5 9 1.5 4
23 Isabel Mohamed 380 OURLADY 1 L1 W27 L8 L20 D21 1.5 8 7.5 12.5 1.5 4.5
24 Mia A. Martinez 170 YTURRIA 2 L20 L18 W27 D21 L16 1.5 6.5 6 9 1.5 4
25 Fernanda L. Coria 269 RUSSELL 2 L13 W28 L12 L9 L17 1.0 8.5 8 11.5 0.5 4
26 Addie Bohura 379 MGONZAL 2 L4 L15 L22 L17 W28 1.0 7.5 7 11 0.5 1
27 Eva L. Trevino 122 AMERICO K L12 L23 L24 D28 L22 0.5 5.5 5 8.5 0.25 1
28 Priscilla A. Hinojosa 134 BRITEEL 2 L16 L25 L21 D27 L26 0.5 4.5 4 7 0.25 1

 

SwissSys Standings. TX Girl’s State Champs 2018!: Elementary (4-5/6)

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot TB-Med TB-Buch. Med. 1 TB-Solkoff TB-Sonneborn TB-Cumul. Prize
1 Tanvi Bandaru 1259 GREATHE 6 W31 W7 W9 W3 D2 4.5 16.5 12 18.5 16.25 14.5 Trophy 1st
2 Violette Uviedo 1373 HUDSONE 5 W8 W30 W12 W4 D1 4.5 15.5 11 17.5 15.25 14.5 Trophy 2nd
3 Frida M. Gomez 1016 HUDSONE 5 W23 W17 W10 L1 W16 4.0 14.5 10 17.5 13 13 Trophy 3rd
4 Vivica R. Cruz 1038 RUSSELL 4 W27 W21 W14 L2 W5 4.0 14.5 10 17 12.5 13 Trophy 4th
5 Reyna D. Xiao 1003 WINDSOR 5 W18 W33 W15 W6 L4 4.0 14 10 16 12 14 Trophy 5th
6 Kathya V. Lopez 1051 DOMINGUE 6 W19 W20 W13 L5 W18 4.0 13 9 16 12 13 Trophy 6th
7 Juliana C. Alanis 880 OURLADY 4 W34 L1 W40 W15 W14 4.0 12.5 8 14.5 10 11 Trophy 7th
8 Amanda G. Paniagua 809 DOMINGUE 6 L2 W37 W38 W22 W13 4.0 12.5 8 14.5 10 10 Trophy 8th
9 Mikayla A. Medrano 536 DOMINGUE 6 W55 W41 L1 W19 W29 4.0 12 7.5 13 8.5 12 Trophy 9th
10 Harley L. Fuentes 542 DOMINGUE 5 W56 W34 L3 W33 W12 4.0 11 7 11 7 12 Trophy 10th
11 Karolina A. Saldivar 720 HUDSONE 4 W32 L12 W51 W30 W17 4.0 10 7 11 8 11
12 Ayda Balci 985 DRPEREZ 4 W25 W11 L2 W29 L10 3.0 15.5 11 18 9.5 11
13 Lerida Stivalet 603 OURLADY 5 W50 W27 L6 W20 L8 3.0 13.5 9.5 14.5 6.5 11
14 Cierra S. Garcia 581 DOMINGUE 6 W46 W26 L4 W31 L7 3.0 13 9 14.5 6.5 11
15 Emma L. Trevino 594 AMERICO 5 W48 W23 L5 L7 W31 3.0 13 9 14.5 6.5 10
16 Miah J. Munoz 705 DOMINGUE 6 L20 W28 W54 W21 L3 3.0 12.5 8.5 13 6.5 9
17 Angelina M. Cabrera 833 DOMINGUE 6 W41 L3 W36 W35 L11 3.0 12 8 14 6 10
18 Rosario N. Contreras 732 MGONZAL 4 L5 W38 W52 W32 L6 3.0 12 8 13 5 9
19 Sarah E. Pirtle 763 EPISCOPA 5 L6 W40 W50 L9 W35 3.0 12 8 13 5 8
20 Emma G. Cantu 845 MGONZAL 5 W16 L6 W45 L13 W42 3.0 11.5 8 13 6.5 9
21 Avery Allen 828 OURLADY 6 W42 L4 W39 L16 W43 3.0 11 7 12.5 6 9
22 Mia R. Gomez 466 BRITEEL 5 L24 W56 W42 L8 W33 3.0 10.5 7 10.5 4 8
23 Zenaihda Cruz 744 RANCHOV 4 L3 L15 W46 W47 W37 3.0 10.5 6.5 12 5 6
24 Olga K. Avila 643 DISHMAN 4 W22 L31 L32 W52 W30 3.0 9 6 10 6 8
25 Dora E. Mendez 721 DOMINGUE 6 L12 L35 W56 W39 W36 3.0 9 6 9 4 6
26 Sofia I. Alejandro 717 GARDENP 4 L30 L14 W53 W45 W32 3.0 8.5 5.5 9.5 4.5 6
27 Amber A. Gutierrez 735 LFHOUSTO 4 L4 L13 W48 W38 D28 2.5 7.5 7.5 13 4.75 5.5
28 Ashley A. Cruz 446 DISHMAN 5 W39 L16 L31 W34 D27 2.5 6.5 6.5 11.5 5.25 7.5
29 Sophia Vallejo-Perkins 569 OURLADY 5 D51 W53 W35 L12 L9 2.5 6 6 11 3.5 9.5
30 Sophia Caldera 885 VILLANU 4 W26 L2 W43 L11 L24 2.0 12 10 16.5 5 8
31 Danna S. Gomez 807 BRITEEL 4 L1 W24 W28 L14 L15 2.0 11.5 9 16 5.5 7
32 Emily V. Aguirre 910 OURLADY 4 L11 W43 W24 L18 L26 2.0 11 9 15 5 7
33 Mariela Betancourt 798 OURLADY 4 W53 L5 W37 L10 L22 2.0 10 9 14 3 8
34 Felicity Fok 710 EPISCOPA 5 L7 L10 W44 L28 W47 2.0 10 8.5 14 3.5 4
35 Vianelly – Alvarez 478 BRITEEL 4 W54 W25 L29 L17 L19 2.0 9 8.5 12 4 9
36 Anahi A. Martinez 472 YTURRIA 4 L43 W44 L17 W40 L25 2.0 9 7 12 4 6
37 Faith Chavarria 615 LFHOUSTO 4 W45 L8 L33 W41 L23 2.0 8.5 7 12.5 3.5 7
38 Veronica E. Leyva 593 RUSSELL 4 W44 L18 L8 L27 W54 2.0 8 7.5 12 3 6
39 Madison F. Leal 630 YTURRIA 4 L28 W49 L21 L25 W50 2.0 8 7 11 2.5 5
40 Danielle R. Perez 639 DOMINGUE 5 W47 L19 L7 L36 W51 2.0 7.5 6.5 11.5 2.5 6
41 Jayden E. Rodriguez 690 DISHMAN 4 L17 L9 W55 L37 W46 2.0 7.5 6.5 11.5 2.5 4
42 Kiana E. Nieto 659 AMERICO 4 L21 X57 L22 W50 L20 2.0 7 8.5 10 1 5
43 Alliana O. Briones 652 DOMINGUE 5 W36 L32 L30 W51 L21 2.0 7 6 10 3 7
44 Abigail E. Guerrero 328 DOMINGUE 5 L38 L36 L34 W55 W52 2.0 6 5 8 2 3
45 Catalina Cabello-Corona 564 MEANS 4 L37 W48 L20 L26 D49 1.5 8 6.5 11 2.25 4.5
46 Clarisa I. Cruz 253 LFHOUSTO 4 L14 D47 L23 W54 L41 1.5 7 6.5 10 1.75 4
47 Risa Trevino 453 AMERICO 4 L40 D46 W49 L23 L34 1.5 7 5.5 10 2.25 5
48 Merari J. Lopez 412 EGLYELE 4 L15 L45 L27 D49 W53 1.5 6.5 5.5 9.5 1.75 2
49 Katalina L. Loya 126 DOMINGUE 6 D52 L39 L47 D48 D45 1.5 5.5 4.5 7.5 2 4
50 Faith A. Gonzalez 417 DOMINGUE 6 L13 W55 L19 L42 L39 1.0 7.5 7 10.5 1 4
51 Allison O. Santana 216 BRITEEL 4 D29 D52 L11 L43 L40 1.0 7.5 6.5 11.5 1.75 4.5
52 Dulcinea Patel 493 ST.ALBA 4 D49 D51 L18 L24 L44 1.0 7.5 6.5 10.5 1.25 4.5
53 Myranda V. Romayor 116 DOMINGUE 5 L33 L29 L26 W56 L48 1.0 6 6 9 0 2
54 Zuleythia Garza 124 CHAPAEL 5 L35 B— L16 L46 L38 1.0 5.5 6.5 8.5 0 3
55 Olivia I. Zook 176 EPISCOPA 5 L9 L50 L41 L44 W56 1.0 5 5 9 0 1
56 Melody C. Lujano 190 LFHOUSTO 4 L10 L22 L25 L53 L55 0.0 8 7 12 0 0
57 Tanisi Menta 1062 OAKCRES 5 F— F42 U— U— U— 0.0 0 3 0 0 0

 

SwissSys Standings. TX Girl’s State Champs 2018!: Middle/High School

# Name Rtng Team Grd Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot TB-Med TB-Buch. Med. 1 TB-Solkoff TB-Sonneborn TB-Cumul. Prize
1 Ana K. Cedillo Bocanegra 1543 SCIENCE 9 W7 W13 W12 W6 W2 5.0 14 10 16.5 17 15 Trophy 1st
2 Angelica – Vasquez 1401 SANBENI 10 W11 W10 W3 W4 L1 4.0 16.5 11.5 20 15 14 Trophy 2nd
3 Lauren M. Tovias 1229 HSHP 11 W5 W9 L2 W19 W15 4.0 14.5 10.5 17.5 13.5 12 Trophy 3rd
4 Karlee Padilla 1367 STILLMAN 8 W19 W22 W30 L2 W17 4.0 12.5 9 14.5 11 13 Trophy 4th
5 Julia Zhou 1641 BECHS 10 L3 W31 W43 W18 W13 4.0 11.5 8 12.5 9.5 10 Trophy 5th
6 Brianna C. Salinas 1310 HANNAHI 10 W21 W16 W8 L1 D11 3.5 15 10 18 11.25 12.5 Trophy 6th
7 Ana L. Balderas 1209 RISINGS 8 L1 W34 W31 W21 D8 3.5 13.5 8.5 15 8.75 9.5 Trophy 7th
8 Ariel F. Garza 1421 VETERANS 11 W17 W20 L6 W16 D7 3.5 13 9.5 16 10.75 11.5 Trophy 8th
9 Emma R. Pulido 1540 STELLMI 7 W25 L3 W42 W22 D10 3.5 13 9.5 14.5 9.25 10.5 Trophy 9th
10 Natalie Solis 1161 OLIVEIRA 6 W14 L2 W33 W29 D9 3.5 12.5 8.5 14.5 8.75 10.5 Trophy 10th
11 Lauren R. Oliveira 1146 VETERANS 12 L2 W29 W36 W12 D6 3.5 12.5 8.5 14.5 8.75 9.5
12 Evelyn M. Velador 1326 MANZANO 7 W15 W23 L1 L11 W31 3.0 14.5 9.5 16.5 8 10
13 Ruiqi S. Deng 1183 VMCC 9 X— L1 W32 W20 L5 3.0 14 10 14 5 9
14 Lilliana Salazar 1466 SANBENI 12 L10 W32 W23 L15 W18 3.0 12.5 9 14.5 8 8
15 Maria B. Cervera 1110 VETERANS 12 L12 W36 W38 W14 L3 3.0 12 8 14 7 9
16 Divya Nair 964 WESTWOOD 12 W27 L6 W39 L8 W35 3.0 11.5 8 13 6.5 9
17 Natalie F. Holmes 1159 MORRISM 6 L8 W35 W34 W30 L4 3.0 11.5 7.5 13 6 9
18 Melissa Rodriguez 680 FAULKMI 8 W47 W37 W26 L5 L14 3.0 11.5 7.5 12.5 5.5 12
19 Margarita N. Martinez 1005 VETERANS 10 L4 W46 W41 L3 W36 3.0 11.5 7.5 12.5 4.5 8
20 Sol C. Santana 1156 SANBENI 10 W24 L8 W35 L13 W30 3.0 11 8 13 7 9
21 Patricia N. Ramirez 1066 VETERANS 9 L6 W39 W40 L7 W29 3.0 11 7.5 12.5 6 8
22 Victoria E. Delgado 1101 VETERANS 11 X— L4 W46 L9 W33 3.0 10.5 8.5 10.5 3 8
23 Caitlyn A. Pinto 896 GREENJU 8 W50 L12 L14 W42 W37 3.0 10 6.5 11.5 3.5 8
24 Fernanda Melgarejo 1230 VETERANS 9 L20 W33 L29 W26 W32 3.0 9.5 6.5 11.5 6.5 7
25 Izabel A. Vasquez 1187 COAKLEY 7 L9 L30 W47 W43 W34 3.0 8 5.5 9 4.5 6
26 Katie A. Longoria 795 MANZANO 6 H— W27 L18 L24 W46 2.5 6.5 8 9.5 3.5 7
27 Kimberly A. Delgado 665 LUCIOMI 6 L16 L26 W48 D39 W43 2.5 5 6 8 2.5 5
28 Denae N. Ledezma 320 MANZANO 7 H— L41 W44 L31 W47 2.5 4 5 6 2.5 6
29 Christina De Leon 782 GUTIERRE 6 W44 L11 W24 L10 L21 2.0 11 9.5 14.5 4.5 8
30 Regina Betancourt 794 OURLADY 8 W40 W25 L4 L17 L20 2.0 11 9 15 5 9
31 Alexis Del Rio 862 SANBENI 10 W45 L5 L7 W28 L12 2.0 10 9 14 4 7
32 Kianna Garcia 820 STILLMAN 7 W38 L14 L13 W45 L24 2.0 8.5 8 11.5 3.5 7
33 Vivian Diaz-Melo 830 STILLMAN 7 W41 L24 L10 W44 L22 2.0 8.5 7.5 12 3 7
34 Gianna Garza 803 STILLMAN 6 X— L7 L17 W38 L25 2.0 8 9 11.5 2 6
35 Madison C. Reyna 759 GREENJU 8 W48 L17 L20 W40 L16 2.0 8 8 11 2 7
36 Celeste E. Medrano 719 GREENJU 8 W49 L15 L11 W46 L19 2.0 8 7 11.5 1 7
37 Selena R. Cervera 873 VETERANS 10 L46 L18 W49 W41 L23 2.0 6.5 5.5 9.5 1.5 5
38 Kennia L. Gonzalez 315 FAULKMI 8 L32 W47 L15 L34 W42 2.0 6 5.5 9 2.5 5
39 Serenity A. Torres 112 RIVERSID 6 B— L21 L16 D27 H— 2.0 5.5 8.5 8.5 1.25 5
40 Rebecca Vega 207 STILLMAN 6 L30 W49 L21 L35 W48 2.0 5 4 8 0 5
41 Galilea Paz 485 RIVERSID 6 L33 W28 L19 L37 H— 1.5 6.5 6.5 9.5 2.5 4
42 Lizzi D. Soto 468 MANZANO 6 H— W45 L9 L23 L38 1.5 6 7.5 9.5 1.5 6
43 Aurora Y. Arellano 489 MANZANO 8 H— X50 L5 L25 L27 1.5 5.5 8.5 9.5 0 5
44 Zoe E. Garza 145 GREENJU 7 L29 W48 L28 L33 D45 1.5 5 5.5 7.5 0.75 4.5
45 Camila Rodriguez 609 FAULKMI 6 L31 L42 B— L32 D44 1.5 5 5.5 7 0.75 2.5
46 Natalia A. Morales 638 STILLMAN 7 W37 L19 L22 L36 L26 1.0 9 7.5 12 2 5
47 Arabella L. Chavaria unr. STILLMAN 6 L18 L38 L25 W48 L28 1.0 7.5 7.5 10.5 0 2
48 Keyla Y. Rodriguez unr. FAULKMI 7 L35 L44 L27 L47 L40 0.0 6.5 5.5 9 0 0
49 Jane M. Cantu unr. FAULKMI 6 L36 L40 L37 F— U— 0.0 4 4.5 6 0 0
50 Patricia A. Crandall 652 STILLMAN 7 L23 F43 U— U— U— 0.0 0 3 3 0 0

 

Xiong, Sadorra, Wheeler Finish on Top at 84th Southwest Open

Sep 4, 2018

GM Jeffery Xiong, GM Julio Sadorra, and IM Cameron Wheeler each finished the 84th Southwest Open with 6.5 points in the 9 round International Section. WGM Carla Heredia won the Under 2300 section with 6.5 points in 7 rounds, with NM Kalin Nonchev in second with 6.0. Rachael Li and Shiva Kakarla finished on top of the Reserve section with 6 points each, while Joshua Feldman won the Novice section with 6 points.

In addition, FM Ben Li and NM Anish Vivekananthan earned IM norms, IM Craig Hilby earned a GM norm, and WIM Emily Nguyen earned a WGM norm at the tournament. In all, 394 players competed in the event organized by the Dallas Chess Club. The Southwest Open and is the longest-running chess tournament in Texas.