64 players competed in the chess tournament held in Hendersonville, NC, on Monday, January 17, 2000. Each player played six games at a time control of game in 30 minutes.
Klaus Pohl of Greenville, SC won the Open section with a score
of 5.5 of 6.0. He played 6 of the 7 players rated
immediately below him in the rankings.
Neal Harris finished second in the Open section with a score of 5.0
of 6.0 with no losses. His 2 draws came against top seed
Klaus Pohl and Michael Buaiz.
Joshua Jamieson of Columbia, SC, in his first tournament performance, scored a perfect 6 out of 6 in the lower section open to players rated under 1200. Marc Marino, Mason Smith, and David Fisher tied for second place with 5 points each.
The greatest upset in the Open section went to 981-rated
Vincent Marino who defeated 1377-rated Veselin Nikolov.
The greatest upset in the Under 1200 section went to 751-rated
Stephen Bloemsma who defeated Peter Suich with a provisional
rating of 1139.
Here are the cross tables:
| No. | Name | St | USCF | Pts | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Rnd5 | Rnd6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pohl, Klaus A | SC | 2251 | 5.5 | W5 | W7 | W4 | D2 | W3 | W10 |
| 2 | Harris, Neal D | NC | 2221 | 5.0 | W10 | D3 | W6 | D1 | W5 | W4 |
| 3 | Buaiz, Michael A | NC | 2176 | 4.0 | W11 | D2 | W14 | W7 | L1 | -H- |
| 4 | Suich, Joshua | TN | 1415 | 4.0 | W18 | W20 | L1 | W19 | W6 | L2 |
| 5 | Mabe, Chris | NC | 4.0 | L1 | W8 | W16 | W9 | L2 | W13 | |
| 6 | Marino, Vincent | NC | 981 | 4.0 | W16 | W18 | L2 | W20 | L4 | W11 |
| 7 | Calloway, Paul L | NC | 1772 | 3.5 | W19 | L1 | W12 | L3 | D10 | W16 |
| 8 | Sandborg, Sverre (Sandy) | NC | 1431 | 3.5 | L12 | L5 | W18 | W15 | D9 | W17 |
| 9 | Hendrix, Ryan | NC | 1091 | 3.5 | W17 | L19 | W11 | L5 | D8 | W18 |
| 10 | Sanders, Ian | NC | 1391 | 3.0 | L2 | W12 | D15 | W14 | D7 | L1 |
| 11 | Brunner, James W | NC | 1358 | 3.0 | L3 | W13 | L9 | W21 | W19 | L6 |
| 12 | Suich, Victor W | TN | 1217 | 3.0 | W8 | L10 | L7 | L13 | -B- | W19 |
| 13 | Hyde, James | NC | 1042 | 3.0 | W21 | L11 | L19 | W12 | W20 | L5 |
| 14 | Nelson, John | NC | 2.5 | -H- | W15 | L3 | L10 | L16 | W20 | |
| 15 | Bartlebaugh, Brandon | NC | 1203 | 2.5 | -B- | L14 | D10 | L8 | L17 | W21 |
| 16 | Sanders, Reid | NC | 1160 | 2.5 | L6 | W21 | L5 | D17 | W14 | L7 |
| 17 | Mills, Jonathan | NC | 2.5 | L9 | -B- | L20 | D16 | W15 | L8 | |
| 18 | Cooper, Donald R | NC | 2.0 | L4 | L6 | L8 | -B- | W21 | L9 | |
| 19 | Jennings, Keith | NC | 2.0 | L7 | W9 | W13 | L4 | L11 | L12 | |
| 20 | Nikolov, Veselin M | VA | 1377 | 1.5 | -H- | L4 | W17 | L6 | L13 | L14 |
| 21 | Miller, Gregory | NC | 800 | 1.0 | L13 | L16 | -B- | L11 | L18 | L15 |
| No. | Name | St | USCF | Pts | Rnd1 | Rnd2 | Rnd3 | Rnd4 | Rnd5 | Rnd6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamieson, Joshua L | SC | 6.0 | W28 | W8 | W13 | W9 | W2 | W7 | |
| 2 | Marino, Marc | NC | 981 | 5.0 | W7 | W20 | W3 | W12 | L1 | W10 |
| 3 | Smith, Mason T | NC | 796 | 5.0 | W40 | W43 | L2 | W36 | W6 | W12 |
| 4 | Fisher, David K | NC | 613 | 5.0 | W34 | W32 | L9 | W38 | W28 | W14 |
| 5 | Horwitz, Dan | NC | 1149 | 4.0 | L20 | W22 | W26 | W30 | L10 | W15 |
| 6 | Dowdy, Griff | NC | 944 | 4.0 | W32 | L9 | W24 | W23 | L3 | W22 |
| 7 | Westin, Devon M | NC | 877 | 4.0 | L2 | W23 | W35 | W13 | W25 | L1 |
| 8 | Sanders, Joel | NC | 849 | 4.0 | W18 | L1 | L25 | W24 | W36 | W21 |
| 9 | Nager, Adams | NC | 813 | 4.0 | W19 | W6 | W4 | L1 | L12 | W25 |
| 10 | Cloutier, Josiah | NC | 775 | 4.0 | L24 | W40 | W41 | W27 | W5 | L2 |
| 11 | Riker, James | NC | 756 | 4.0 | L36 | L25 | W18 | W43 | W27 | W20 |
| 12 | Hendrix, Abby | NC | 752 | 4.0 | W42 | W27 | W16 | L2 | W9 | L3 |
| 13 | Bloemsma, Stephen | NC | 751 | 4.0 | W25 | W18 | L1 | L7 | W38 | W28 |
| 14 | Horwitz, Matt | NC | 724 | 3.5 | D26 | L38 | W43 | W39 | W30 | L4 |
| 15 | Zogzas, Charlie | NC | 712 | 3.5 | L27 | W42 | D28 | W37 | W26 | L5 |
| 16 | Smyers, Elliot | NC | 557 | 3.5 | W39 | W29 | L12 | L28 | D37 | W30 |
| 17 | Reeve, Kris | NC | 466 | 3.5 | L30 | D39 | W33 | W32 | L20 | W29 |
| 18 | Suich, Peter D | TN | 1139 | 3.0 | L8 | L13 | L11 | W40 | W35 | W34 |
| 19 | Goodwin, Ben C | NC | 945 | 3.0 | L9 | L30 | W34 | W42 | L22 | W38 |
| 20 | Nager, Keaton | NC | 898 | 3.0 | W5 | L2 | L23 | W35 | W17 | L11 |
| 21 | Smolski, William | NC | 3.0 | W35 | D36 | D30 | L25 | W23 | L8 | |
| 22 | Buaiz, Christopher M | NC | 3.0 | W37 | L5 | L27 | W41 | W19 | L6 | |
| 23 | Studebaker, David | NC | 686 | 3.0 | W33 | L7 | W20 | L6 | L21 | W37 |
| 24 | Nisbet, Daniel | NC | 665 | 3.0 | W10 | L28 | L6 | L8 | W33 | W39 |
| 25 | Penland, Josh | NC | 635 | 3.0 | L13 | W11 | W8 | W21 | L7 | L9 |
| 26 | Webb, Ayrton | NC | 522 | 3.0 | D14 | W31 | L5 | W29 | L15 | -H- |
| 27 | Wuttke, Keith | NC | 3.0 | W15 | L12 | W22 | L10 | L11 | W32 | |
| 28 | Thomas, Chapman | NC | 905 | 2.5 | L1 | W24 | D15 | W16 | L4 | L13 |
| 29 | Iosue, Vito | NC | 766 | 2.5 | W41 | L16 | D37 | L26 | W39 | L17 |
| 30 | Mijanovich, Burns L | NC | 725 | 2.5 | W17 | W19 | D21 | L5 | L14 | L16 |
| 31 | Wuttke, Michael | NC | 2.5 | D38 | L26 | L39 | L33 | W42 | W36 | |
| 32 | Dunster, Nathan | NC | 2.0 | L6 | L4 | W40 | L17 | W41 | L27 | |
| 33 | Ridler, Cody | NC | 2.0 | L23 | L35 | L17 | W31 | L24 | W42 | |
| 34 | Dunster, Jake | NC | 2.0 | L4 | L41 | L19 | -B- | W43 | L18 | |
| 35 | Casoria, Joseph | NC | 681 | 2.0 | L21 | W33 | L7 | L20 | L18 | W43 |
| 36 | Suich, Joanna R | TN | 2.0 | W11 | D21 | D38 | L3 | L8 | L31 | |
| 37 | Hyde, Bethany | NC | 570 | 2.0 | L22 | -B- | D29 | L15 | D16 | L23 |
| 38 | Studebaker, Amanda | NC | 2.0 | D31 | W14 | D36 | L4 | L13 | L19 | |
| 39 | Warren, Taylor | NC | 1.5 | L16 | D17 | W31 | L14 | L29 | L24 | |
| 40 | Ridler, Kyle | NC | 1.5 | L3 | L10 | L32 | L18 | -B- | D41 | |
| 41 | Sanders, Layne A | NC | 639 | 1.5 | L29 | W34 | L10 | L22 | L32 | D40 |
| 42 | Warren, Hannah | NC | 1.0 | L12 | L15 | -B- | L19 | L31 | L33 | |
| 43 | Farmer, Garrett | NC | 491 | 1.0 | -B- | L3 | L14 | L11 | L34 | L35 |