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New Year Open (Bay Area 233): Santa Clara Hyatt Regency - Dec 31, 2011 - Jan 2, 2012
Prize Fund $6,000! Econ entries will receive 2/3 prize. Report errors here.
New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Master/Expert
IM Pavlovic won clear 1st place ($1000) and the New Year Open Championship.IM Tate won 2nd place ($500).
NM Mackenzie and Mandrusov tied for 3rd place ($200) and 1st under 2300 ($200). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $200.
Cao, Klotz-Burwell, Wang, Taghizadeh, Yi, and Da Cruz tied for 1st place under 2100 (200) and 2nd place u2100 ($100), These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $50.
NM Splane, Karas, and Wheeler tied for 2nd place under 2300 ($100). Each one earned $33.
Notes on Richard Yi's byes: The 2nd round bye was due to being the lowest rated player with 0 points in round 2. The second was because he was paired with NM Splane in round 4. NM Splane had requeseted a bye for that round on 12/18/2011 but the software did not record it.
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | IM Milos Pavlovic | 2583 | 2593 | W28 | W8 | W3 | W2 | W11 | W6 | 6.0 | 1000-99=901 |
| 2 | IM Emory A Tate | 2383 | 2382 | W23 | W20 | W7 | L1 | W5 | D3 | 4.5 | 500-49=451 |
| 3 | NM Dana N Mackenzie | 2088 | 2103 | W5 | D14 | L1 | W17 | W21 | D2 | 4.0 | 200.00 |
| 4 | George -h Mandrusov | 2036 | 2048 | L24 | H--- | W27 | H--- | W14 | W7 | 4.0 | 200.00 |
| 5 | Joshua ^ Cao | 1977 | 1991 | L3 | B--- | W8 | W9 | L2 | D13 | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 6 | NM Mike Splane | 2200 | 2198 | W10 | L7 | W13 | H--- | W12 | L1 | 3.5 | 33.33 |
| 7 | Nicholas Karas | 2108 | 2111 | W16 | W6 | L2 | D21 | W19 | L4 | 3.5 | 33.33 |
| 8 | Hun ^ Klotz-burwell | 1903 | 1938 | W27 | L1 | L5 | W23 | W24 | D12 | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 9 | Cameron Wheeler | 2164 | 2148 | L14 | W15 | W24 | L5 | D10 | W21 | 3.5 | 33.33 |
| 10 | Michael ^ Wang | 1949 | 1956 | L6 | L16 | B--- | W26 | D9 | W19 | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 11 | Rayan ^ Taghizadeh | 1961 | 2000 | W29 | W25 | H--- | W14 | L1 | U--- | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 12 | Richard ^ Yi | 1914 | 1915 | L20 | B--- | W16 | B--- | L6 | D8 | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 13 | Michael* Da Cruz | 2000 | 2008 | H--- | W26 | L6 | W22 | H--- | D5 | 3.5 | 50.00 |
| 14 | Siddharth G ^ Banik | 1947 | 1961 | W9 | D3 | W22 | L11 | L4 | D20 | 3.0 | |
| 15 | Colin Chow | 2037 | 2025 | D19 | L9 | L18 | B--- | D22 | W24 | 3.0 | |
| 16 | Art ^ Zhao | 1926 | 1932 | L7 | W10 | L12 | L27 | W23 | W26 | 3.0 | |
| 17 | Armaan Kalyanpur | 1854 | 1874 | H--- | D23 | D20 | L3 | D25 | W22 | 3.0 | |
| 18 | Rudy C Vrana | 2097 | 2092 | L22 | D19 | W15 | W25 | H--- | U--- | 3.0 | |
| 19 | Nikunj C ^ Oza | 1966 | 1963 | D15 | D18 | D25 | W20 | L7 | L10 | 2.5 | |
| 20 | Allan -r Beilin | 2054 | 2037 | W12 | L2 | D17 | L19 | D26 | D14 | 2.5 | |
| 21 | Eric Alan -h Steger | 1926 | 1933 | H--- | H--- | W28 | D7 | L3 | L9 | 2.5 | |
| 22 | Praveen ^ $x4 Narayanan | 1980 | 1961 | W18 | D24 | L14 | L13 | D15 | L17 | 2.0 | |
| 23 | Ted Xiao | 2008 | 1983 | L2 | D17 | D26 | L8 | L16 | W25 | 2.0 | |
| 24 | Vikram ^ Ganesh | 1829 | 1834 | W4 | D22 | L9 | H--- | L8 | L15 | 2.0 | |
| 25 | Arvind ^ Sankar | 1826 | 1815 | B--- | L11 | D19 | L18 | D17 | L23 | 2.0 | |
| 26 | Pranav ^ Nagarajan | 1833 | 1823 | B--- | L13 | D23 | L10 | D20 | L16 | 2.0 | |
| 27 | Timothy S Randall | 2051 | 2028 | L8 | L28 | L4 | W16 | H--- | H--- | 2.0 | |
| 28 | Michael Da Cruz | 2000 | 1998 | L1 | W27 | L21 | H--- | H--- | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 29 | Allan Beilin | 2054 | 2044 | L11 | H--- | H--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 30 | Srinath Goli | 1399 | 1399 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: 1500-1999
Srihari, Mueckenberger, and Murugappan tied for 1st place ($700), 2nd place ($300), and Top under 1800 ($400). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $467.67. All these players also earned the 1500-1999 Title.Sarafin, Li, Nandula, and Curto tied for 2nd Place u1800 ($200), 1st Place u1600 ($200), 2nd Place u1600 ($100). These prizes were distributed evenly so each one earned $166.67.
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Pranav -e Srihari | 1798 | 1815 | W24 | W23 | D7 | W6 | D2 | D3 | 4.5 | 466.67*2/3=311.11 |
| 2 | Andrew Mueckenberger | 1798 | 1824 | W19 | W12 | W8 | L7 | D1 | W9 | 4.5 | 466.67 |
| 3 | Ganesh -e Murugappan | 1484 | 1611 | W15 | L4 | B--- | W17 | W10 | D1 | 4.5 | 466.67*2/3=311.11 |
| 4 | Greg M Sarafian | 1781 | 1785 | D21 | W3 | D14 | W8 | D7 | D5 | 4.0 | 166.67 |
| 5 | Jack -e Li | 1511 | 1633 | L8 | W19 | W11 | W20 | D9 | D4 | 4.0 | 166.67*2/3=111.11 |
| 6 | Alekhya Nandula | 1567 | 1630 | W10 | D9 | W12 | L1 | X20 | D11 | 4.0 | 166.67 |
| 7 | Barry Wayne -e Curto | 1900 | 1907 | B--- | W20 | D1 | W2 | D4 | U--- | 4.0 | 100.00*2/3=66.67 |
| 8 | Chris Xiong | 1687 | 1697 | W5 | W11 | L2 | L4 | D14 | W15 | 3.5 | |
| 9 | Charles ^ -e Tang | 1775 | 1765 | W16 | D6 | D10 | W14 | D5 | L2 | 3.5 | |
| 10 | Leland -e Yu | 1793 | 1775 | L6 | W16 | D9 | W15 | L3 | W14 | 3.5 | |
| 11 | Rahul ^* Srinivas | 1556 | 1569 | X26 | L8 | L5 | W12 | W19 | D6 | 3.5 | |
| 12 | Audrey Jin N -e Zhao | 1626 | 1604 | W18 | L2 | L6 | L11 | B--- | W16 | 3.0 | |
| 13 | Salman -h Azhar | 1568 | 1568 | H--- | H--- | H--- | U--- | H--- | H--- | 3.0 | |
| 14 | John L Canessa | 1596 | 1593 | W25 | H--- | D4 | L9 | D8 | L10 | 2.5 | |
| 15 | Patrick -e Shepherd | 1719 | 1686 | L3 | W24 | D17 | L10 | W18 | L8 | 2.5 | |
| 16 | Evan Baldonado | 1523 | 1505 | L9 | L10 | B--- | D18 | W17 | L12 | 2.5 | |
| 17 | Srinath Goli | 1399 | 1410 | L20 | B--- | D15 | L3 | L16 | W19 | 2.5 | |
| 18 | Julie -e Yeung | 1407 | 1402 | L12 | B--- | L19 | D16 | L15 | W22 | 2.5 | |
| 19 | Harold J Parker | 1617 | 1583 | L2 | L5 | W18 | W21 | L11 | L17 | 2.0 | |
| 20 | Dima Kamalov | 1710 | 1703 | W17 | L7 | W21 | L5 | F6 | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 21 | Walte -e2 Lesquillier | 1706 | 1681 | D4 | H--- | L20 | L19 | W22 | U--- | 2.0 | |
| 22 | Andrew -e Tang | 1358 | 1335 | H--- | H--- | U--- | U--- | L21 | L18 | 1.0 | |
| 23 | Rahul ^ Srinivas | 1556 | 1549 | B--- | L1 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 1.0 | |
| 24 | Jason -e Krienke | 1739 | 1713 | L1 | L15 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 25 | Arul Viswanathan | 1111 | 1108 | L14 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 26 | Wilson -e $70 Wang | 1783 | 1783 | F11 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 | |
| 27 | Sahlik Khan | 932 | 932 | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Under 1500
Delaney won clear 1st place ($700) and the Under 1500 Title.Lin, Fredericksen, and Susarla tied for 2nd Place ($300) and 3rd place ($100). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $133.33.
Bayaraa, Su, and Jiand tied for 1st Place u1300 ($300) and 2nd Place u1300 ($200). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $166.67.
William, Behal, Hong, and Mendelevitch tied for 1st Place u1100 ($100). These prizes were distributed evently so each one earned $25.
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Tot | Prize |
| 1 | Ryan Patr Delaney | 1470 | 1551 | W22 | W7 | W8 | D3 | W15 | W5 | 5.5 | 700.00 |
| 2 | Kevin Lin | 1447 | 1509 | W16 | W13 | W10 | W4 | D5 | D3 | 5.0 | 133.33 |
| 3 | Evan Fredericksen | 1395 | 1475 | W17 | W34 | W35 | D1 | W12 | D2 | 5.0 | 133.33 |
| 4 | Rishith Susarla | 1422 | 1474 | W43 | W18 | W11 | L2 | W7 | W8 | 5.0 | 133.33 |
| 5 | Dani Mendelevitch | 1317 | 1403 | W36 | W24 | W14 | W6 | D2 | L1 | 4.5 | |
| 6 | Nathan -e Auyoung | 1347 | 1384 | W9 | W33 | H--- | L5 | W20 | W14 | 4.5 | |
| 7 | Chinguun Bayaraa | 1293 | 1333 | W26 | L1 | W30 | W10 | L4 | W25 | 4.0 | 166.67 |
| 8 | Zarek Syed -e Azam | 1339 | 1370 | W38 | W19 | L1 | W35 | W11 | L4 | 4.0 | |
| 9 | Garrick Su | 1153 | 1241 | L6 | W26 | W24 | D14 | D25 | W28 | 4.0 | 166.67 |
| 10 | Pran Senthilkumar | 1348 | 1347 | W31 | W21 | L2 | L7 | W19 | W20 | 4.0 | |
| 11 | Hansel -e Teoh | 1336 | 1339 | W30 | W29 | L4 | W34 | L8 | W21 | 4.0 | |
| 12 | David Frazee | 1426 | 1403 | L34 | W39 | W21 | W19 | L3 | W18 | 4.0 | |
| 13 | Kelvin -e Jiang | 1289 | 1277 | W44 | L2 | D31 | D29 | W36 | W22 | 4.0 | 166.67*2/3=111.11 |
| 14 | Chris Becker | 1376 | 1352 | W25 | W20 | L5 | D9 | W29 | L6 | 3.5 | |
| 15 | Charles Lin | 1477 | 1444 | W32 | L35 | W36 | W18 | L1 | D16 | 3.5 | |
| 16 | Dev M -e Thimmisetty | 1162 | 1193 | L2 | L31 | W43 | W39 | W23 | D15 | 3.5 | |
| 17 | Divija -e Hasteer | 1132 | 1126 | L3 | L40 | H--- | W42 | W30 | W29 | 3.5 | |
| 18 | Ram Adity -e Nandula | 1248 | 1234 | W41 | L4 | B--- | L15 | W27 | L12 | 3.0 | |
| 19 | John Andrew Chan | 1148 | 1145 | W40 | L8 | W41 | L12 | L10 | W38 | 3.0 | |
| 20 | Ladia Ray Jirasek | 1134 | 1136 | W42 | L14 | W40 | W32 | L6 | L10 | 3.0 | |
| 21 | Arul Viswanathan | 1111 | 1117 | X28 | L10 | L12 | W40 | W35 | L11 | 3.0 | |
| 22 | Agnes -e William | 1099 | 1097 | L1 | L41 | W26 | W44 | W32 | L13 | 3.0 | 25.00*2/3=16.67 |
| 23 | Martin Burgdorf | 1359 | 1287 | L33 | L27 | W42 | W24 | L16 | W36 | 3.0 | |
| 24 | Aditya -e Behal | 901 | 1013 | W37 | L5 | L9 | L23 | W45 | W35 | 3.0 | 25.00*2/3=16.67 |
| 25 | Ayush -e+m Athikayala | 1132 | 1113 | L14 | D42 | W45 | W31 | D9 | L7 | 3.0 | |
| 26 | Justin J -e Hong | 998 | 1021 | L7 | L9 | L22 | W43 | W44 | W34 | 3.0 | 25.00*2/3=16.67 |
| 27 | Ofer -e Mendelevitch | 1079 | 1108 | L35 | W23 | L32 | W45 | L18 | W37 | 3.0 | 25.00*2/3=16.67 |
| 28 | Andrew -e Tang | 1358 | 1346 | F21 | H--- | H--- | W38 | W34 | L9 | 3.0 | |
| 29 | Natalie -e Huang | 989 | 1088 | W46 | L11 | W37 | D13 | L14 | L17 | 2.5 | |
| 30 | Nathan Huang | 1067 | 1118 | L11 | W46 | L7 | W37 | L17 | D32 | 2.5 | |
| 31 | Daniel -e Hu | 998 | 1051 | L10 | W16 | D13 | L25 | L37 | W43 | 2.5 | |
| 32 | Scott -e Cameron | 1294 | 1237 | L15 | W43 | W27 | L20 | L22 | D30 | 2.5 | |
| 33 | Sahlik Khan | 932 | 1049 | W23 | L6 | H--- | U--- | U--- | W39 | 2.5 | |
| 34 | Stuart Ryan Yee | 1154 | 1139 | W12 | L3 | W39 | L11 | L28 | L26 | 2.0 | |
| 35 | Luke Baird | 1293 | 1247 | W27 | W15 | L3 | L8 | L21 | L24 | 2.0 | |
| 36 | Jeremy -e Ding | 1116 | 1089 | L5 | W44 | L15 | W41 | L13 | L23 | 2.0 | |
| 37 | Elliot -e Ki | 1278 | 1184 | L24 | W38 | L29 | L30 | W31 | L27 | 2.0 | |
| 38 | Antarish -e Rautela | 1057 | 1048 | L8 | L37 | W46 | L28 | W40 | L19 | 2.0 | |
| 39 | Daniel Li | 883 | 872 | W45 | L12 | L34 | L16 | W41 | L33 | 2.0 | |
| 40 | Brandon -e Wei | 601 | 669 | L19 | W17 | L20 | L21 | L38 | W45 | 2.0 | |
| 41 | Viswanathan +m Swaminathan | unr. | 847 | L18 | W22 | L19 | L36 | L39 | W44 | 2.0 | |
| 42 | Andrew -e Peng | 460 | 489 | L20 | D25 | L23 | L17 | L43 | B--- | 1.5 | |
| 43 | Nicholas -e Hsu | 1024 | 960 | L4 | L32 | L16 | L26 | W42 | L31 | 1.0 | |
| 44 | Aadarsh Shivaraju | 420 | 411 | L13 | L36 | B--- | L22 | L26 | L41 | 1.0 | |
| 45 | Vedant -e Kenkare | 120 | 115 | L39 | B--- | L25 | L27 | L24 | L40 | 1.0 | |
| 46 | Rahul -e Swaminathan | 1317 | 1221 | L29 | L30 | L38 | H--- | U--- | U--- | 0.5 | |
| 47 | Eric -e Xiao | 1347 | 1347 | F--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | U--- | 0.0 |
New Year Open @ Bay Area Chess: Extra Rated Games
No Prizes for Extra Rated games.| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Tot |
| 1 | Michael Da Cruz | 2000 | 2002 | W6 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Joshua ^ Cao | 1977 | 1978 | W8 | 1.0 |
| 3 | Arvind ^ Sankar | 1826 | 1830 | W7 | 1.0 |
| 4 | Evan Baldonado | 1523 | 1506 | D5 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Sahlik Khan | 932 | 977 | D4 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Audrey Jin N -e Zhao | 1626 | 1623 | L1 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Rahul ^ Srinivas | 1556 | 1550 | L3 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Srinath Goli | 1399 | 1398 | L2 | 0.0 |
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