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The Austin Chess Club Winter Open 2024ย concluded yesterday at the Austin Southpark Hotel, Texas. The event was played in 4 rating sections: Championship (1800+), Reserve (1400-1799), Novice (900-1399) and Club (U900) with a guaranteed prize fund of $5,000.
After five played rounds, GM Kamil Dragun and GM Vladimir Belous tied for the top of the Championship category, scoring 4.5 points each. Three players scored 4 points to tie for the third place: IM Dante Beukes, Daniel Yang, and Joshua Yang.
Top finishers of the Austin Winter Chess Open 2024:
- GM Dragun, Kamil, 4.5 points
- GM Belous, Vladimir, 4.5 points
- IM Beukes, Dante, 4.0 points
- Yang, Daniel, 4.0 points
- Meng, Joshua, 4.0 points
- Gundam, Rohit, 3.5 points
- Li, Rachael, 3.5 points
- Melillo, Lucius, 3.5 points
- Wang, Kyle, 3.5 points
- Anandh, Vijay Srinivas, 3.5 points
- Mysore, Abhinav, 3.5points
- Beltran, Omar, 3.5 points
The complete final standings can be found on the official website of the event.