In the morning U1800 section, Jaimin Patel topped the 34 player field with a perfect 5-0 score. Jorel Baylon was second with 4.5 points. Rhailey Punay, Prabhav Repaka, and Winston Jin, all with 4 points, shared the 3rd place prize. Also scoring 4 points was Conrado Bonda, winning the U1400 prize. Ken Marshall, with 3.5 points, took 2nd U1400. Chase Baldwinson and Brennan Fehr, with 3 points, shared the Unrated prizes.
Jaimin Patel
U1800 Crosstable at: https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2024/2024_St_Marys_FIDE_Dec_Rapid_u1800.htm
In the afternoon Open section, Mason Bilugan took first in the 26 player field, with 4.5 points. Boris Waissbluth and Alan Nagelberg shared 2nd/3rd with 4 points. Tony Boron and Joe Zhou, with 3 points,shared the U1850 prizes. Yuchen Li and Nicole Zhang with 2.5 points, shared the U1650 prizes.
Mason Bilugan
Open Crosstable at: https://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2024/2024_St_Marys_FIDE_Dec_Rapid_Open.htm
Tournament Director and Organizer: Al MacPherson