Okie Chess Festival, Chess Tournament

This year's four events drew over 120 players for the Okie Chess Festival, U.S. Senior Open, and U.S. Women's Open

2009 U.S. Senior Open
GM Larry Christiansen topped the 54-player field with 5.5/6 and thereby won the U.S. Senior title along with a slot in next year's U.S. Championship. GM Larry Kaufman was sole 2nd with 5/6, and apparently wins the slot in the World Senior from the USCF (for players over 60).
U.S. Women's Open
The 1st U.S. Women's Open featured a strong field of 20 players, 10 rated expert or above. Saheli Nath, and Indian player attending University of Texas at Dallas, won with 5/6. NM Iryna Zenyuk (2280) was clear second with 4.5, and as the top American wins a slot in the 2010 U.S. Women's Championship.
5th Annual OKIE OPEN
This year's traditional open was won by IM Michael Brooks, whose 6/7 score bested a strong field. There was a big tie for 2nd at 5/7 among Tim Steiner, Sergey Galant, Bran Whitcomb, Chris Niggel, Nathaniel Fast, Raymond Griffin, and Terry Wright.
MASTER INVITATIONAL
This year's 8-player master round robin was the strongest ever, with an average rating over 2300, and featured several very talented young players, including 13-year-old Darwin Yang, and 15-year-old Conrad Holt. Holt finished in 3-way tie for first with IM Bryan Smith and IM Ray Kaufman. Here is the crosstable:

The tournament was sponsored by IA Frank K. Berry, who was also chief director, assisted by Rob Jones, Steve Wharry, and Tom Braunlich. Look for detailed reports on Chess Life Online, and in Chess Life magazine. See you next year!

Results - 4th Annual Okie Chess Festival
The 2008 OCFest took place August 30-September 1 and featured two strong 8-player round robins and a 53-player Open Swiss. The events were directed by IA Frank K. Berry. The Masters was won by IM Bryan Smith. The Challengers was won by Nelson Lopez II and Mihail Bantic. Lopez and Bantic qualify for next year's masters.

The Open was won by Tim Steiner, James Long, George Trammell, and Chuck Johnson; all with 5.5/7 scores. Qualifiers from the Open to next year's round robins are: Steiner and Long.

PAST RESULTS and CROSSTABLES
for the years 2005, 2006, 2007, ...
Organized by Tom Braunlich. Sponsored by Frank K. Berry.

Results' 3rd Annual Okie Chess Festival
The 2007 OCFest took place May 26-28 and featured three 8-player round robins and a 48-player Open Swiss. Players from 13 states participated! The Open was smoothly directed by Frank K. Berry (just days after he directed the U.S. Championship in Stillwater). Steve Wharry directed the round robins. The RR crosstables are below. Movsisyan, Chua, Smith, Gossell, and Holliman won qualification spots in next year's round robins. The Open was won by IM Ron Burnett (with 6.5 points), who stayed after participating in the U.S. Championship. He was held to a draw by Courtney Jamison, who also finished second (6.0). Qualifiers from the Open to next year's round robins are: Courtney Jamison (TX), Lance Umbarger (AR), and Adam Bulleigh (OK).

2006 Okie Chess Festival
FINAL RESULTS!!
The second annual Okie Chess Festival was a big success.
Read all about the details and see many of the games annotated in the Oklahoma Chess Quarterly (email: [email protected]).
Here are the final results:

The OKIE OPEN 7-round Swiss system was won by Jim Berry with a 6-1 undefeated score. Isaiah Jesch of Kansas won the U1600 prizes with an impressive 4.5 score. They qualify for next year's Challengers.

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2005 Okie Chess Festival
FINAL RESULTS!!
The first annual Okie Chess Festival was a big success.
Read all about the details and see many of the games annotated in the Oklahoma Chess Quarterly (email: [email protected]).
Here are the final results:

The OKIE OPEN 7-round Swiss system was won by Mostafa Zamanian and Jeremy Madison, both from Iowa, with impressive 6-1 undefeated scores. They qualify for next year's Challengers.

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