American Open

Cameron Wheeler wins 55th American Open on Tie-Breaks!

Justin Sarkar Co-Champion, 6.5 pts.

Section Winners
U2200 1st - Andrew Wang
U2000 1st - 4th - Robert Klein, Christopher Sheu, Thomas Harbin, Derin Goktepe
U1800 1st - Eric Chen
U1600 1st - 3rd Alexander Kong, Richard Robledo, Shreyas Sakharkar
U1400 1st - Edwin Ruiz, Alan Peng

Side Events Champions
Blitz - IM John Bryant
Action - Ilia Serpik

Scholastic Tournament Champions - Varsity and Junior Varsity

I. Varsity
a. K-12th grade: Andrew Huang and Nicholas Scarda
b. K-6th grade: Hengrui Zhang
c. K-3rd grade: Nathan Thomas

II. Junior Varsity
a. K - 12th grade U1200: Gordon Xu
b. K - 9th grade U1000: Ethan Dygert
c. K - 6th Grade U800: Jonathan An
d. K - 6th grade U600: William Chondro and Caleb Zeng
e. K - 6th grade U300: Alfred Lu and Jim Xiao
f. K - 3rd grade U600: Leon Chen and Luther Kim
g. K - 3rd grade U200: Tony Gong
h. K - 1st grade: Kiaan Sangani

Best teams all around - Beyond Chess and Wing Chess. See standings for section breakdown per section.

Cameron Wheeler playing in the last round - American Open 2019

About the American Open:

A heritage event and an American classic, the American Open is one of the longest running chess tournament in the United States. It was established in 1965 and has since attracted chess players from all over the world and from all levels, beginners to Grandmasters.

The American Open is held annually on Thanksgiving weekend and is composed of two concurrent tournaments. The Main Tournament is open to all players, adults and children. The other is the Scholastic Tournament, which is open only to junior players from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Additionally, there will be two side events available to participate, Blitz (Saturday) and Action Chess (Sunday). There will also be lectures from renowned chess players that will take place throughout the event. Please navigate through this site to find out more about the tournament, prizes, schedule, and side events.

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