Marlon Jodar and Mark Klusa are co-champions – scoring 4.5 points in the 5-round twenty player Premier section that ended Sunday, May 11. They drew in Round 4, in an endgame that went down to bare kings.
Mark Klusa, Marlon Jodar
Jackson Stordeur and Gabriel Hamm, with 3.5 points shared the 3rd place prize.
Eros Villamar and Joe Zhou with 2.5 points shared the U1900 prizes.
The thirty-one player Under 1800 section ended with four players on 4 points; Ian Zhang, John Klokow, Charitha Hansima, and Pablo Lake. They shared in the three place prizes, plus the u1650 prize money that was earned by Zhang.
Flyn Villamar was 2nd U1650 with 3.5 points. Newcomer Spenser Pilon was 1st U1450 with 3 points. Jaxon Gruninger, Zenas Hui, and Devin Johnston, all with 2.5 points, shared the 2nd U1450 prize.
Tournament was organized and directed by Al MacPherson.
Premier crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025_MB_Open_U.htm
U1800 crosstable at: http://www.chessmanitoba.org/tournaments/2025/2025_MB_Open_U.htm