Teve lugar entre 25 e 27 de janeiro, no Embassy Suites Hotel, 2886 Aeroporto Dr, Columbus, Ohio.
O evento foi realizado em cinco seções: Open (nominal FIDE), U2100, U1800, U1500, U1300. Todas as seções foram jogados ao longo de cinco rodadas de sistema suíço.
Um total de 190 jogadores competiram.
GM Andre Diamant tomou um lugar claro primeiro na seção aberto entre os 42 participantes.


The 36th Cardinal Open Chess Tournament took place on 25-27th January at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 2886 Airport Dr, Columbus, Ohio.
The event was held in five sections: Open (FIDE rated), U2100, U1800, U1500, U1300. All sections were played over five rounds of Swiss system.
A total of 190 players competed. GM Andre Diamant took a clear first place in the Open section among 42 participants.

Andre terminou em primeiro, à frente de três ex-campeões americanos (GMs Shabalov, Yermolinsky, e Gurevich).

GM Andre Diamant (photo by Susan Polgar)

Classificações Finais do Aberto:
1. GM Andre Diamant BRA 2469 – 4,5
2-3. GM Dmitry Gurevich USA 2485 and FM Carl Brandon Boor USA 2297 – 4,0
4-9. GM Alex Yermolinsky USA 2517, IM Justin Sarkar USA 2431, FM Atulya Shetty USA 2312, Michael Bowersock USA 2086, Scott Leo Ramer USA 2186 and Zach Kasiurak USA 2125 – 3,5
10-15. GM Alexander Shabalov USA 2578, Gopal Menon USA 2197, Safal Bora USA 2103, Davis Maines Whaley USA 2131, John Marcsik USA (2076 uscf) and Tom Polgar-Shutzman USA 2083 – 3,0 etc

Andre finished clear first, ahead of 3 former US Champions (GMs Shabalov, Yermolinsky, and Gurevich).

The U2100 section had 37 players. Manis Davidovich (USA, 2049) is the winner with 4,5/5 points.
The U1800 section featured 52 players. Tom Rosenbaum (1604 USCF) completed the race with perfect score of 5/5 points to take the top prize of $700.
The U1500 section had 30 players. Matthew Yuan (1465 USCF) won the group with 4,5/5 points.
The U1300 section had 41 players. Michael Giglio (1204 USCF) and Ayush Sunkad (1055 USCF) shared the first place with 4,5/5 points each.

Parabéns ao nosso Diamante brasileiro!