The tournament in memory of Grandmaster Alex Sherzer took place from November 1-3 at the Executive Conference and Training Center in Sterling, Virginia.
The competition was open only to players who have been rated over 2200 OTB. The playing format was five-round Swiss with time control G/90+30. The total prize fund was $7,000.
A total of 33 players participated in the event. The first place was shared by IM Gus Huston USA 2347, GM Zhou Jianchao USA 2590 and GM Patrick Wolff USA 2531 with 4 points each.
Grandmaster Sherzer grew up and played extensively in the mid-Atlantic area. He was the U.S. Cadet Champion, twice the U.S. Junior Invitational winner, U.S. High School Champion, silver medalist in the World U18 Championship.
Final standings:
1 IM Huston Gus USA 2347 – 4
2 GM Zhou Jianchao USA 2590 – 4
3 GM Wolff Patrick USA 2531 – 4
4 GM Fishbein Alexander USA 2373 – 3.5
5 IM Bora Safal USA 2493 – 3.5
6 IM Sarkar Justin USA 2275 – 3.5
7 GM Benjamin Joel USA 2489 – 3
8 GM Kraai Jesse USA 2388 – 3
9 Mcconnell Sullivan USA 2183 – 3
10 IM De Silva L M S T SRI 2370 – 3
11 Tay Brian USA 1960 – 3
12 Andersen Gunnar USA 2227 – 3
13 Swaminathan Pranav USA 2056 – 3
14 Diao Matthew Guo USA 2106 – 3
15 Vaibhav Kalpaka IND 2117 – 2.5
16 Rychkov Roman USA 2079 – 2.5
17 IM Rachels Stuart USA 2485 – 2.5
18 Jing Andrew USA 2060 – 2.5
19 IM Recuero Guerra David ESP 2399 – 2.5
20 CM Ling Chenxuan USA 2055 – 2.5
21 Gelman Geoffrey USA 2168 – 2
22 CM Brady Tyson USA 2159 – 2
23 Fishbein Mitch USA 2162 – 2
24 Ansh M Shah IND 2235 – 2
25 Desmarais Nicholas USA 2012 – 2
26 Andersen Alec USA 2017 – 2
27 Wilson Ronen USA 2049 – 2
28 Xiong Lang USA 2005 – 2
29 Mcconnell Griffin USA 2043 – 1.5
30 Sheppard Dore USA 1898 – 1.5
31 Rosario Salvador USA 1922 – 1.5
32 FM Samuelson Andrew USA 2054 – 1
33 Ashland Mark USA 1852 – 0.5
