United States g/15 Open Championship

Final standings
United States g/15 Open Championship
Albuquerque, New Mexico

1 | GM GEORG MEIER |6.0 TX | 14508324 / Q: 2646P23 - 2691 (SPICE - Knight Raider)

2 | BENJAMIN CORARETTI |5.0 NM | 12705539 / Q: 2018 - 2079

3 | GM ALEX YERMOLINSKY |4.5 SD | 12534917 / Q: 2670 - 2658

4 | GM MELIKSET KHACHIYAN |4.5 CA | 12827326 / Q: 2548 - 2542

5 | IM JUSTIN SARKAR |4.5 NY | 12561884 / Q: 2321 - 2316

6 | IM - elect FAIK ALESKEROV |4.0 TX | 13669090 / Q: 2300 - 2303 (SPICE - Knight Raider)

7 | STEPHEN M SANDAGER |4.0 NM | 10424101 / Q: 2181 - 2176

8 | LIOR LAPID |4.0 NM | 12563733 / Q: 2140 - 2135

9 | MARK W DEJMEK |4.0 TX | 12350320 / Q: 2071 - 2063

10 | BRYON DOYLE |4.0 UT | 12905977 / Q: 1895 - 1903

11 | TREY MODLIN |4.0 OH | 12803731 / Q: 1855 - 1881 (SPICE - Knight Raider)

12 | ZACHARY JOHN HASKIN |4.0 TX | 12827624 / Q: 1865 - 1876 (SPICE - Knight Raider)

13 | CURTIS COOPER |4.0 NM | 12485868 / Q: 1747 - 1832

14 | OSWALDO LUIS OLIVO |4.0 TX | 14243006 / Q: 1754 - 1831

Full standings here: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201202269462

SPICE - Knight Raiders win US g/15 Open Championship

Grandmaster Georg Meier went 6-0 to win the 2012 US g/15 Championship! The event was held on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.

In October 2011, Meier won the SPICE Cup Blitz Championship and finished 2nd in the SPICE Cup A group, the highest rated International Invitational round robin tournament in U.S. history.

In November 2011, he helped his German National Team win their first ever European Team Championship. In December 2011, Meier helped the Knight Raiders qualify for their third straight Final Four appearance.

On March 30 - April 1, he will lead the Knight Raiders in their Final Four title defense in Washington, DC.

Tech senior Zachary Haskin (Wichita Falls, TX) and freshman Trey Modlin (Ohio) tied for first in the United States g/15 Championship, under 2000 section. They both scored 4 points in 6 games.

Congratulations to Georg, Zach, and Trey!