Congratulations to Chris McKinney who took first place in ORCA's 2013 Fall "Quick Chess" Tournament in Mequon. Chris scored 4.5 points out of 5 to lead the pack. Joe Hernandez was a close second with 4.0 points. The G/15, d3 time control gave rise to many exciting games, including one that was finished by the winner making a series of rapid-fire moves, each within the 3-second delay to avoid a loss on time. The games were USCF Quick-Rated.
Three players (Peter Joachim, Wade Brooks, Jordan Beck) each earned a U1700 book prize.
Kudos to four players who tied for the top score in the Reserve (U1500) group: James Rockley, Al Buschmann, Tom Hudson and Steve Etzel.
Complete results can be found here:
Thanks to those who donated their cash prizes to ORCA.
Great event. I plan to play more ORCA events in the future. Congrats to Joe for his stalwart defense and in our final round game and for taking clear 2nd against a tough field.
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