14th Pan-American Chess Championship :: Boca Raton, FL 2008

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1. GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) 2581 USA 7 0 36.5 5 4 0 62
1		 21
1		 12
1		 5
½		 4
½		 3
½		 2
1		 7
½		 13
1
2. GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) 2546 USA 6½ 0 34.5 5 3 1 40
1		 10
1		 9
1		 4
½		 5
½		 6
½		 1
0		 17
1		 12
1
3. IM Friedel, Joshua (7) 2498 USA 6½ 0 33.5 4 5 0 25
½		 58
1		 30
1		 17
½		 13
1		 1
½		 4
½		 14
1		 6
½
4. GM Lima, Darcy (9) 2488 BRA 6 0 34.5 1st 50.5 3 6 0 33
1		 51
1		 13
1		 2
½		 1
½		 5
½		 3
½		 6
½		 8
½
5. GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) 2535 MEX 6 0 34.5 1st 52.0 3 6 0 31
1		 34
1		 18
1		 1
½		 2
½		 4
½		 6
½		 8
½		 7
½
6. GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) 2602 USA 6 0 33.0 1st 3 6 0 29
1		 17
½		 16
1		 7
½		 21
1		 2
½		 5
½		 4
½		 3
½
7. GM Stripunsky, Alexander (4) 2553 USA 6 0 33.0 2nd 3 6 0 28
1		 15
1		 19
½		 6
½		 16
½		 18
1		 8
½		 1
½		 5
½
8. GM Bhat, Vinay (8) 2497 USA 6 0 31.0 4 4 1 39
1		 18
0		 28
1		 22
½		 27
1		 19
1		 7
½		 5
½		 4
½
9. IM Robson, Ray (12) 2466 USA 6 0 30.5 4 4 1 53
1		 26
1		 2
0		 27
½		 25
½		 36
1		 28
½		 20
1		 14
½
10. FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) 2349 PER 6 0 29.5 4 4 1 47
1		 2
0		 49
1		 25
½		 52
1		 14
½		 19
½		 11
½		 21
1
11. IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) 2450 COL 6 0 27.5 5 2 2 32
1		 13
0		 40
0		 58
1		 33
1		 29
1		 12
½		 10
½		 22
1
12. IM Escobar Forero, Alder (10) 2482 COL 5½ 0 30.5 4 3 2 49
1		 27
1		 1
0		 18
½		 22
1		 16
½		 11
½		 28
1		 2
0
13. GM Shabalov, Alexander (2) 2585 USA 5½ 0 30.0 5 1 3 42
1		 11
1		 4
0		 19
1		 3
0		 20
½		 26
1		 18
1		 1
0
14. IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) 2469 BRA 5½ 0 27.5 4 3 2 35
0		 25
½		 50
1		 40
1		 17
1		 10
½		 16
1		 3
0		 9
½
15. FM Rensch, Daniel (19) 2354 USA 5½ 0 22.0 5 1 3 23
1		 7
0		 25
0		 32
½		 41
0		 56
1		 37
1		 35
1		 26
1
16. IM Sarkar, Justin (14) 2451 USA 5½ 1 29.5 4 3 2 52
1		 46
1		 6
0		 26
1		 7
½		 12
½		 14
0		 27
½		 29
1
17. GM García, Gildardo (16) 2410 COL 5½ 1 29.0 1st 4 3 2 43
1		 6
½		 20
1		 3
½		 14
0		 26
½		 42
1		 2
0		 28
1
18. IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) 2323 COL 5½ 1 29.0 2nd 5 1 3 BYE
1		 8
1		 5
0		 12
½		 35
1		 7
0		 25
1		 13
0		 31
1
19. IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) 2457 MEX 5½ 1 29.0 3rd 4 3 2 37
1		 35
1		 7
½		 13
0		 51
1		 8
0		 10
½		 29
½		 27
1
20. FM Figler, Ilye (23) 2322 USA 5½ 1 26.5 4 3 2 44
½		 48
1		 17
0		 33
½		 40
1		 13
½		 35
1		 9
0		 25
1
21. IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso (18) 2378 MEX 5 0 27.0 5 0 4 56
1		 1
0		 39
1		 29
1		 6
0		 28
0		 40
1		 32
1		 10
0
22. FM Betaneli, Alexander (26) 2318 USA 5 0 25.5 4 2 3 46
0		 53
1		 56
1		 8
½		 12
0		 52
1		 32
½		 24
1		 11
0
23. Haskel, Jeffrey (48) 2096 USA 5 0 18.0 5 0 4 15
0		 31
1		 27
0		 28
0		 38
0		 50
1		 39
1		 53
1		 42
1
24. Ossa, Orlando José (28) 2314 COL 5 1 20.0 5 0 4 45
0		 52
0		 43
1		 56
0		 54
1		 47
1		 30
1		 22
0		 37
1
25. Santarius, Erik (47) 2213 USA 4½ 0 25.0 1st 2 5 2 3
½		 14
½		 15
1		 10
½		 9
½		 27
½		 18
0		 42
1		 20
0
26. FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo (29) 2309 COL 4½ 0 25.0 2nd 4 1 4 38
1		 9
0		 45
1		 16
0		 37
1		 17
½		 13
0		 41
1		 15
0
27. FM Kleiman, Jake (27) 2315 USA 4½ 0 25.0 3rd 3 3 3 57
1		 12
0		 23
1		 9
½		 8
0		 25
½		 33
1		 16
½		 19
0
28. FM La Rota, Fabio (33) 2252 USA 4½ 0 24.5 4 1 4 7
0		 32
1		 8
0		 23
1		 47
1		 21
1		 9
½		 12
0		 17
0
29. WFM Melekhina, Alisa (30) 2299 USA 4½ 0 24.0 4 1 4 6
0		 43
1		 46
1		 21
0		 56
1		 11
0		 36
1		 19
½		 16
0
30. IM Lugo, Blas (17) 2403 USA 4½ 0 21.5 3 3 3 58
½		 44
1		 3
0		 52
0		 49
½		 53
1		 24
0		 45
1		 32
½
31. Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel (35) 2223 PER 4½ 0 18.5 4 1 4 5
0		 23
0		 41
½		 57
1		 44
0		 55
1		 52
1		 34
1		 18
0
32. CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris (44) 2182 BOL 4½ 1 21.0 3 3 3 11
0		 28
0		 54
1		 15
½		 34
1		 51
1		 22
½		 21
0		 30
½
33. Fonseca González, José Luis (38) 2200 NCA 4½ 1 20.5 3 3 3 4
0		 54
1		 34
½		 20
½		 11
0		 38
1		 27
0		 36
½		 44
1
34. FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio (21) 2334 COL 4½ 2 20.5 4 1 4 41
1		 5
0		 33
½		 35
0		 32
0		 48
1		 44
1		 31
0		 43
1
35. FM García Alarcón, Álvaro (40) 2198 COL 4 0 23.0 3 2 4 14
1		 19
0		 36
½		 34
1		 18
0		 44
1		 20
0		 15
0		 38
½
36. FM Borda, Alan (25) 2320 BOL 4 0 21.5 1 6 2 48
½		 50
½		 35
½		 37
½		 53
1		 9
0		 29
0		 33
½		 41
½
37. Cooke, Eric (42) 2191 USA 4 0 20.0 3 2 4 19
0		 42
½		 48
1		 36
½		 26
0		 49
1		 15
0		 40
1		 24
0
38. Goss, Mel (58) 1939 USA 4 0 16.5 2 4 3 26
0		 61
½		 58
½		 53
0		 23
1		 33
0		 48
½		 56
1		 35
½
39. Times, Jerald (37) 2202 USA 4 0 15.5 3 2 4 8
0		 41
1		 21
0		 47
0		 55
½		 46
½		 23
0		 54
1		 53
1
40. FM Bick, John (34) 2245 USA 4 1 20.0 4 0 5 2
0		 47
1		 11
1		 14
0		 20
0		 45
1		 21
0		 37
0		 48
1
41. WIM Palao Galán, Maricela (50) 2083 COL 4 1 18.0 3 2 4 34
0		 39
0		 31
½		 50
1		 15
1		 42
0		 49
1		 26
0		 36
½
42. Margulis, Yevgeni (31) 2274 USA 3½ 0 20.0 3 1 5 13
0		 37
½		 44
1		 51
0		 46
1		 41
1		 17
0		 25
0		 23
0
43. WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) 2117 USA 3½ 0 12.5 3 1 5 17
0		 29
0		 24
0		 55
0		 57
1		 54
1		 47
½		 46
1		 34
0
44. Kimmel, Gregory (52) 2057 USA 3½ 1 17.5 3 1 5 20
½		 30
0		 42
0		 48
1		 31
1		 35
0		 34
0		 47
1		 33
0
45. Heung, Christopher (57) 1946 USA 3 0 12.0 3 0 3 24
1		 26
0		 58
+ w/o		 40
0		 56
1		 30
0
46. FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) 2002 COL 3 0 16.0 1 4 4 22
1		 16
0		 29
0		 49
½		 42
0		 39
½		 53
½		 43
0		 47
½
47. Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo (49) 2095 COL 3 0 15.0 2 2 5 10
0		 40
0		 62
1		 39
1		 28
0		 24
0		 43
½		 44
0		 46
½
48. Barros Lizcano, Raúl (54) 2044 COL 3 0 13.0 2 2 5 36
½		 20
0		 37
0		 44
0		 50
1		 34
0		 38
½		 49
1		 40
0
49. Hortillosa, Andres (39) 2199 USA 3 1 14.5 2 2 5 12
0		 57
1		 10
0		 46
½		 30
½		 37
0		 41
0		 48
0		 55
1
50. Baptista, Igor Lucas (60)   BRA 3 1 12.5 2 2 5 59
½		 36
½		 14
0		 41
0		 48
0		 23
0		 57
1		 55
0		 BYE
1
51. FM Kaufman, Raymond (24) 2320 USA 2½ 0 11.0 2 1 3 54
1		 4
0		 52
½		 42
1		 19
0		 32
0
52. Vaja, Ashish (43) 2184 USA 2½ 0 12.5 2 1 4 16
0		 24
1		 51
½		 30
1		 10
0		 22
0		 31
0
53. Xanthos, Constantine (41) 2196 USA 2½ 0 14.5 2 1 6 9
0		 22
0		 55
1		 38
1		 36
0		 30
0		 46
½		 23
0		 39
0
54. Piqué, Carlos (53) 2048 NCA 2½ 1 9.5 2 1 6 51
0		 33
0		 32
0		 63
1		 24
0		 43
0		 55
1		 39
0		 57
½
55. Hall, William (62) 2020 USA 2½ 2 10.5 2 1 4 53
0		 43
1		 39
½		 31
0		 54
0		 50
1		 49
0
56. Santalla, Andres (36) 2108 USA 2 0 12.0 2 0 6 21
0		 62
1		 22
0		 24
1		 29
0		 15
0		 45
0		 38
0
57. Lucente, Mike (56) 1946 USA 2 0 6.0 1 2 6 27
0		 49
0		 59
½		 31
0		 43
0		 60
0		 50
0		 BYE
1		 54
½
58. Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge (46) 2112 CUB 1 0 4.0 0 2 3 30
½		 3
0		 38
½		 11
0		 45
- w/o
59. Fernandez, Lorenzo (59) 1813 USA 1 0 1.5 0 2 0 50
½		 57
½
60. Veksler, Boris (64) 2074 USA 1 0 1.0 1 0 0 57
1
61. Rogan, Marvin (61) 1800 USA ½ 0 0.5 0 1 0 38
½
62. Rodriguez, Eric (32) 2270 USA 0 0 0.0 3rd 0 0 3 1
0		 56
0		 47
0
63. WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) 2197 USA 0 0 0.0 2nd 0 0 1 54
0




Round by round results


1st round — 2nd November 2008, 1000
1 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) USA 2602 1 - 0 2299 USA (30) WFM Melekhina, Alisa
2 Margulis, Yevgeni (31) USA 2274 0 - 1 2585 USA (2) GM Shabalov, Alexander
3 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) USA 2581 1 - 0 2270 USA (32) Rodriguez, Eric
4 FM La Rota, Fabio (33) USA 2252 0 - 1 2553 USA (4) GM Stripunsky, Alexander
5 GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) USA 2547 1 - 0 2245 USA (34) FM Bick, John
6 Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel (35) PER 2223 0 - 1 2535 MEX (6) GM León Hoyos, Manuel
7 IM Friedel, Joshua (7) USA 2498 ½ - ½ 2213 USA (47) Santarius, Erik
8 Times, Jerald (37) USA 2202 0 - 1 2497 USA (8) GM Bhat, Vinay
9 GM Lima, Darcy (9) BRA 2488 1 - 0 2200 NCA (38) Fonseca González, José Luis
10 Hortillosa, Andres (39) USA 2199 0 - 1 2482 COL (10) IM Escobar Forero, Alder
11 IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) BRA 2469 0 - 1 2198 COL (40) FM García Alarcón, Álvaro
12 Xanthos, Constantine (41) USA 2196 0 - 1 2466 USA (12) IM Robson, Ray
13 IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) MEX 2457 1 - 0 2191 USA (42) Cooke, Eric
14 Vaja, Ashish (43) USA 2184 0 - 1 2451 USA (14) IM Sarkar, Justin
15 IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) COL 2450 1 - 0 2182 BOL (44) CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris
16 WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) USA 2117 0 - 1 2410 COL (16) GM García, Gildardo
17 IM Lugo, Blas (17) USA 2403 ½ - ½ 2112 CUB (46) Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge
18 Santalla, Andres (36) USA 2108 0 - 1 2378 MEX (18) IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso
19 FM Rensch, Daniel (19) USA 2354 1 - 0 2096 USA (48) Haskel, Jeffrey
20 Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo (49) COL 2095 0 - 1 2349 PER (20) FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo
21 FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio (21) COL 2334 1 - 0 2083 COL (50) WIM Palao Galán, Maricela
  FM Figler, Ilye (23) USA 2322 ½ - ½ 2057 USA (52) Kimmel, Gregory
23 Piqué, Carlos (53) NCA 2048 0 - 1 2320 USA (24) FM Kaufman, Raymond
24 FM Borda, Alan (25) BOL 2320 ½ - ½ 2044 COL (54) Barros Lizcano, Raúl
25 FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) COL 2002 1 - 0 2318 USA (26) FM Betaneli, Alexander
26 FM Kleiman, Jake (27) USA 2315 1 - 0 1946 USA (56) Lucente, Mike
27 Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 1 - 0 2314 COL (28) Ossa, Orlando José
28 FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo (29) COL 2309 1 - 0 1939 USA (58) Goss, Mel
29 Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA ½ - ½ 1813 USA (59) Fernandez, Lorenzo
  IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) COL 2323 1 BYE  
  Hall, William (62) USA 2020 BYE  
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 BYE  
  Rogan, Marvin (61) USA 1800 BYE  
  WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) USA 2197 BYE  
1.-25. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Bhat, Robson, Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Escobar Forero, Shabalov, Rensch, Sarkar, García, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay, Almeida Saenz, Peña Hernández, Kleiman, Ríos Parra, García Alarcón, Heung, Barros Várgas, Kaufman — 1; 26.-35. Friedel, Figler, Santarius, Lugo, Borda, Kimmel, Barros Lizcano, Baptista, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez — ½; 36.-63. Matsuura, Betaneli, Haskel, Ossa, La Rota, Melekhina, Robledo Gonzáles, Ferrufino Hurtado, Fonseca González, Cooke, Goss, Times, Bick, Palao Galán, Margulis, Airapetian, Bermúdez Barrera, Hortillosa, Vaja, Xanthos, Piqué, Hall, Santalla, Lucente, Veksler, Rogan, Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




2nd round — 2nd November 2008, 1700
  IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso (18) MEX 2378 0 - 1 2581 USA (3) GM Ehlvest, Jaan
  Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA ½ - ½ 2320 BOL (25) FM Borda, Alan
  Barros Lizcano, Raúl (54) COL 2044 0 - 1 2322 USA (23) FM Figler, Ilye
  FM Betaneli, Alexander (26) USA 2318 1 - 0 2196 USA (41) Xanthos, Constantine
  GM Bhat, Vinay (8) USA 2498 0 - 1 2323 COL (22) IM Arenas Vanegas, David
  FM Bick, John (34) USA 2245 1 - 0 2095 COL (49) Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo
  Cooke, Eric (42) USA 2191 ½ - ½ 2274 USA (31) Margulis, Yevgeni
  IM Escobar Forero, Alder (10) COL 2482 1 - 0 2315 USA (27) FM Kleiman, Jake
  CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris (44) BOL 2182 0 - 1 2252 USA (33) FM La Rota, Fabio
  Fonseca González, José Luis (38) NCA 2200 1 - 0 2048 NCA (53) Piqué, Carlos
  FM García Alarcón, Álvaro (40) COL 2198 0 - 1 2457 MEX (13) IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio
  GM García, Gildardo (16) COL 2410 ½ - ½ 2602 USA (1) GM Becerra Rivero, Julio
  Goss, Mel (58) USA 1939 ½ - ½ 1800 USA (61) Rogan, Marvin
  Haskel, Jeffrey (48) USA 2096 1 - 0 2223 PER (35) Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel
  FM Kaufman, Raymond (24) USA 2320 0 - 1 2488 BRA (9) GM Lima, Darcy
  Kimmel, Gregory (52) USA 2057 0 - 1 2403 USA (17) IM Lugo, Blas
  GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) MEX 2535 1 - 0 2334 COL (21) FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio
  Lucente, Mike (56) USA 1946 0 - 1 2199 USA (39) Hortillosa, Andres
  WFM Melekhina, Alisa (30) USA 2299 1 - 0 2117 USA (45) WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik
  Ossa, Orlando José (28) COL 2314 0 - 1 2184 USA (43) Vaja, Ashish
  WIM Palao Galán, Maricela (50) COL 2083 0 - 1 2202 USA (37) Times, Jerald
  Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge (46) CUB 2112 0 - 1 2498 USA (7) IM Friedel, Joshua
  IM Robson, Ray (12) USA 2466 1 - 0 2309 COL (29) FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo
  Rodriguez, Eric (32) USA 2270 0 - 1 2108 USA (36) Santalla, Andres
  Santarius, Erik (47) USA 2213 ½ - ½ 2469 BRA (11) IM Matsuura, Everaldo
  IM Sarkar, Justin (14) USA 2451 1 - 0 2002 COL (55) FM Barros Várgas, Raúl
  GM Shabalov, Alexander (2) USA 2585 1 - 0 2450 COL (15) IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio
  GM Stripunsky, Alexander (4) USA 2553 1 - 0 2354 USA (19) FM Rensch, Daniel
  FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) PER 2349 0 - 1 2547 USA (5) GM Ivanov, Alexander
  Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 BYE  
  Hall, William (62) USA 2020 BYE  
  Fernandez, Lorenzo (59) USA 1813 BYE  
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 BYE  
  Rogan, Marvin (61) USA 1800 Withdrew after this round.
  WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) USA 2197 BYE  
1.-11. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Lima, León Hoyos, Stripunsky, Robson, Escobar Forero, Shabalov, Sarkar, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay — 2; 12.-16. Friedel, Becerra Rivero, García, Figler, Lugo — 1½; 17.-41. Bhat, Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Rensch, Almeida Saenz, Betaneli, Haskel, Santarius, Peña Hernández, Kleiman, La Rota, Melekhina, Fonseca González, Ríos Parra, García Alarcón, Borda, Times, Bick, Heung, Barros Várgas, Hortillosa, Baptista, Kaufman, Vaja, Santalla — 1; 42.-50. Matsuura, Cooke, Goss, Margulis, Kimmel, Barros Lizcano, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez, Rogan — ½; 51.-63. Ossa, Robledo Gonzáles, Ferrufino Hurtado, Palao Galán, Airapetian, Bermúdez Barrera, Xanthos, Piqué, Hall, Lucente, Veksler, Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




3rd round — 3rd November 2008, 1000
1 GM Lima, Darcy (9) BRA 2488 1 - 0 2585 USA (2) GM Shabalov, Alexander
2 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) USA 2581 1 - 0 2482 COL (10) IM Escobar Forero, Alder
3 IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) MEX 2457 ½ - ½ 2553 USA (4) GM Stripunsky, Alexander
4 GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) USA 2547 1 - 0 2466 USA (12) IM Robson, Ray
5 IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) COL 2323 0 - 1 2535 MEX (6) GM León Hoyos, Manuel
6 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) USA 2602 1 - 0 2451 USA (14) IM Sarkar, Justin
7 IM Friedel, Joshua (7) USA 2498 1 - 0 2403 USA (17) IM Lugo, Blas
8 FM Figler, Ilye (23) USA 2322 0 - 1 2410 COL (16) GM García, Gildardo
9 FM La Rota, Fabio (33) USA 2252 0 - 1 2498 USA (8) GM Bhat, Vinay
10 IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) COL 2450 0 - 1 2245 USA (34) FM Bick, John
11 Times, Jerald (37) USA 2202 0 - 1 2378 MEX (18) IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso
12 FM Rensch, Daniel (19) USA 2354 0 - 1 2213 USA (47) Santarius, Erik
13 Hortillosa, Andres (39) USA 2199 0 - 1 2349 PER (20) FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo
14 FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio (21) COL 2334 ½ - ½ 2200 NCA (38) Fonseca González, José Luis
15 FM Borda, Alan (25) BOL 2320 ½ - ½ 2198 COL (40) FM García Alarcón, Álvaro
16 Vaja, Ashish (43) USA 2184 ½ - ½ 2320 USA (24) FM Kaufman, Raymond
17 Santalla, Andres (36) USA 2108 0 - 1 2318 USA (26) FM Betaneli, Alexander
18 FM Kleiman, Jake (27) USA 2315 1 - 0 2096 USA (48) Haskel, Jeffrey
19 FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo (29) COL 2309 1 - 0 1946 USA (57) Heung, Christopher
20 FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) COL 2002 0 - 1 2299 USA (30) WFM Melekhina, Alisa
21 IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) BRA 2469 1 - 0 BRA (60) Baptista, Igor Lucas
22 Margulis, Yevgeni (31) USA 2274 1 - 0 2057 USA (52) Kimmel, Gregory
23 Barros Lizcano, Raúl (54) COL 2044 0 - 1 2191 USA (42) Cooke, Eric
24 Goss, Mel (58) USA 1939 ½ - ½ 2112 CUB (46) Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge
25 WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) USA 2117 0 - 1 2314 COL (28) Ossa, Orlando José
26 Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo (49) COL 2095 1 - 0 2270 USA (32) Rodriguez, Eric
27 Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel (35) PER 2223 ½ - ½ 2083 COL (50) WIM Palao Galán, Maricela
28 Xanthos, Constantine (41) USA 2196 1 - 0 2020 USA (62) Hall, William
29 Piqué, Carlos (53) NCA 2048 0 - 1 2182 BOL (44) CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris
30 Fernandez, Lorenzo (59) USA 1813 ½ - ½ 1946 USA (56) Lucente, Mike
  Fernandez, Lorenzo (59) USA 1813 Withdrew after this round.
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 BYE  
  Rodriguez, Eric (32) USA 2270 Withdrew after this round.
  WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) USA 2197 BYE  
1.-4. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Lima, León Hoyos — 3; 5.-9. Friedel, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, García, Aldama Degurnay — 2½; 10.-23. Bhat, Robson, Terry Luján, Escobar Forero, Shabalov, Sarkar, Arenas Vanegas, Almeida Saenz, Betaneli, Santarius, Peña Hernández, Kleiman, Melekhina, Bick — 2; 24.-34. Matsuura, Figler, Lugo, Fonseca González, Ríos Parra, García Alarcón, Borda, Cooke, Margulis, Kaufman, Vaja — 1½; 35.-51. Barrientos Chavarriaga, Rensch, Haskel, Ossa, La Rota, Ferrufino Hurtado, Goss, Times, Heung, Barros Várgas, Bermúdez Barrera, Hortillosa, Baptista, Xanthos, Santalla, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez — 1; 52.-57. Robledo Gonzáles, Palao Galán, Kimmel, Barros Lizcano, Lucente, Rogan — ½; 58.-63. Airapetian, Piqué, Hall, Veksler, Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




4th round — 3rd November 2008, 1700
1 GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) MEX 2535 ½ - ½ 2581 USA (3) GM Ehlvest, Jaan
2 GM Lima, Darcy (9) BRA 2488 ½ - ½ 2547 USA (5) GM Ivanov, Alexander
3 GM Stripunsky, Alexander (4) USA 2553 ½ - ½ 2602 USA (1) GM Becerra Rivero, Julio
4 GM García, Gildardo (16) COL 2410 ½ - ½ 2498 USA (7) IM Friedel, Joshua
5 GM Shabalov, Alexander (2) USA 2585 1 - 0 2457 MEX (13) IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio
6 GM Bhat, Vinay (8) USA 2498 ½ - ½ 2318 USA (26) FM Betaneli, Alexander
7 IM Escobar Forero, Alder (10) COL 2482 ½ - ½ 2323 COL (22) IM Arenas Vanegas, David
8 IM Robson, Ray (12) USA 2466 ½ - ½ 2315 USA (27) FM Kleiman, Jake
9 IM Sarkar, Justin (14) USA 2451 1 - 0 2309 COL (29) FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo
10 IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso (18) MEX 2378 1 - 0 2299 USA (30) WFM Melekhina, Alisa
11 FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) PER 2349 ½ - ½ 2213 USA (47) Santarius, Erik
12 FM Bick, John (34) USA 2245 0 - 1 2469 BRA (11) IM Matsuura, Everaldo
13 IM Lugo, Blas (17) USA 2403 0 - 1 2184 USA (43) Vaja, Ashish
14 FM García Alarcón, Álvaro (40) COL 2198 1 - 0 2334 COL (21) FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio
15 Fonseca González, José Luis (38) NCA 2200 ½ - ½ 2322 USA (23) FM Figler, Ilye
16 Cooke, Eric (42) USA 2191 ½ - ½ 2320 BOL (25) FM Borda, Alan
17 FM Kaufman, Raymond (24) USA 2320 1 - 0 2274 USA (31) Margulis, Yevgeni
18 Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge (46) CUB 2112 0 - 1 2450 COL (15) IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio
19 CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris (44) BOL 2182 ½ - ½ 2354 USA (19) FM Rensch, Daniel
20 Ossa, Orlando José (28) COL 2314 0 - 1 2108 USA (36) Santalla, Andres
21 Haskel, Jeffrey (48) USA 2096 0 - 1 2252 USA (33) FM La Rota, Fabio
22 Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo (49) COL 2095 1 - 0 2202 USA (37) Times, Jerald
23 FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) COL 2002 ½ - ½ 2199 USA (39) Hortillosa, Andres
24 Xanthos, Constantine (41) USA 2196 1 - 0 1939 USA (58) Goss, Mel
25 WIM Palao Galán, Maricela (50) COL 2083 1 - 0 BRA (60) Baptista, Igor Lucas
26 Lucente, Mike (56) USA 1946 0 - 1 2223 PER (35) Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel
27 Kimmel, Gregory (52) USA 2057 1 - 0 2044 COL (54) Barros Lizcano, Raúl
28 Hall, William (62) USA 2020 1 - 0 2117 USA (45) WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik
29 WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) USA 2197 0 - 1 2048 NCA (53) Piqué, Carlos
  Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 BYE  
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 BYE  
  WIM Marinello, Beatriz (63) USA 2197 Withdrew after this round.
1.-4. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Lima, León Hoyos — 3½; 5.-11. Friedel, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Shabalov, Sarkar, García, Almeida Saenz — 3; 12.-24. Bhat, Robson, Terry Luján, Escobar Forero, Matsuura, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay, Betaneli, Santarius, Kleiman, García Alarcón, Kaufman, Vaja — 2½; 25.-36. Barrientos Chavarriaga, Figler, Peña Hernández, La Rota, Melekhina, Fonseca González, Borda, Cooke, Bick, Bermúdez Barrera, Xanthos, Santalla — 2; 37.-46. Rensch, Lugo, Robledo Gonzáles, Ferrufino Hurtado, Ríos Parra, Palao Galán, Margulis, Kimmel, Barros Várgas, Hortillosa — 1½; 47.-56. Haskel, Ossa, Goss, Times, Heung, Baptista, Piqué, Hall, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez — 1; 57.-59. Barros Lizcano, Lucente, Rogan — ½; 60.-63. Airapetian, Veksler, Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




5th round — 4th November 2008, 1700
1 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) USA 2581 ½ - ½ 2488 BRA (9) GM Lima, Darcy
2 GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) USA 2547 ½ - ½ 2535 MEX (6) GM León Hoyos, Manuel
3 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) USA 2602 1 - 0 2378 MEX (18) IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso
4 IM Friedel, Joshua (7) USA 2498 1 - 0 2585 USA (2) GM Shabalov, Alexander
5 IM Sarkar, Justin (14) USA 2451 ½ - ½ 2553 USA (4) GM Stripunsky, Alexander
6 IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) BRA 2469 1 - 0 2410 COL (16) GM García, Gildardo
7 FM Kleiman, Jake (27) USA 2315 0 - 1 2498 USA (8) GM Bhat, Vinay
8 FM Betaneli, Alexander (26) USA 2318 0 - 1 2482 COL (10) IM Escobar Forero, Alder
9 Santarius, Erik (47) USA 2213 ½ - ½ 2466 USA (12) IM Robson, Ray
10 IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) MEX 2457 1 - 0 2320 USA (24) FM Kaufman, Raymond
11 Vaja, Ashish (43) USA 2184 0 - 1 2349 PER (20) FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo
12 IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) COL 2323 1 - 0 2198 COL (40) FM García Alarcón, Álvaro
13 IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) COL 2450 1 - 0 2200 NCA (38) Fonseca González, José Luis
14 FM Figler, Ilye (23) USA 2322 1 - 0 2245 USA (34) FM Bick, John
15 FM Borda, Alan (25) BOL 2320 1 - 0 2196 USA (41) Xanthos, Constantine
16 FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo (29) COL 2309 1 - 0 2191 USA (42) Cooke, Eric
17 WFM Melekhina, Alisa (30) USA 2299 1 - 0 2108 USA (36) Santalla, Andres
18 FM La Rota, Fabio (33) USA 2252 1 - 0 2095 COL (49) Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo
19 Hortillosa, Andres (39) USA 2199 ½ - ½ 2403 USA (17) IM Lugo, Blas
20 FM Rensch, Daniel (19) USA 2354 0 - 1 2083 COL (50) WIM Palao Galán, Maricela
21 FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio (21) COL 2334 0 - 1 2182 BOL (44) CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris
22 Margulis, Yevgeni (31) USA 2274 1 - 0 2002 COL (55) FM Barros Várgas, Raúl
23 Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel (35) PER 2223 0 - 1 2057 USA (52) Kimmel, Gregory
24 Piqué, Carlos (53) NCA 2048 0 - 1 2314 COL (28) Ossa, Orlando José
25 Times, Jerald (37) USA 2202 ½ - ½ 2020 USA (62) Hall, William
26 Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 + w/o - 2112 CUB (46) Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge
27 Goss, Mel (58) USA 1939 1 - 0 2096 USA (48) Haskel, Jeffrey
28 Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA 0 - 1 2044 COL (54) Barros Lizcano, Raúl
29 WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) USA 2117 1 - 0 1946 USA (56) Lucente, Mike
  Reynaldo Abraham, Jorge (46) CUB 2112 Withdrew after this round.
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 BYE  
1.-6. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Friedel, Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero — 4; 7.-14. Stripunsky, Bhat, Terry Luján, Escobar Forero, Matsuura, Sarkar, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay — 3½; 15.-25. Robson, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Shabalov, García, Figler, Almeida Saenz, Santarius, Peña Hernández, La Rota, Melekhina, Borda — 3; 26.-34. Betaneli, Kleiman, Ferrufino Hurtado, García Alarcón, Palao Galán, Margulis, Kimmel, Kaufman, Vaja — 2½; 35.-45. Ossa, Lugo, Fonseca González, Cooke, Goss, Bick, Heung, Bermúdez Barrera, Hortillosa, Xanthos, Santalla — 2; 46.-52. Rensch, Robledo Gonzáles, Ríos Parra, Times, Barros Várgas, Barros Lizcano, Hall — 1½; 53.-58. Haskel, Airapetian, Baptista, Piqué, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez — 1; 59.-60. Lucente, Rogan — ½; 61.-63. Veksler, Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




6th round — 5th November 2008, 1000
1 GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) USA 2547 ½ - ½ 2602 USA (1) GM Becerra Rivero, Julio
2 IM Friedel, Joshua (7) USA 2498 ½ - ½ 2581 USA (3) GM Ehlvest, Jaan
3 GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) MEX 2535 ½ - ½ 2488 BRA (9) GM Lima, Darcy
4 GM Stripunsky, Alexander (4) USA 2553 1 - 0 2323 COL (22) IM Arenas Vanegas, David
5 GM Bhat, Vinay (8) USA 2498 1 - 0 2457 MEX (13) IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio
6 IM Escobar Forero, Alder (10) COL 2482 ½ - ½ 2451 USA (14) IM Sarkar, Justin
7 FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) PER 2349 ½ - ½ 2469 BRA (11) IM Matsuura, Everaldo
8 GM Shabalov, Alexander (2) USA 2585 ½ - ½ 2322 USA (23) FM Figler, Ilye
9 IM Robson, Ray (12) USA 2466 1 - 0 2320 BOL (25) FM Borda, Alan
10 WFM Melekhina, Alisa (30) USA 2299 0 - 1 2450 COL (15) IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio
11 GM García, Gildardo (16) COL 2410 ½ - ½ 2309 COL (29) FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo
12 IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso (18) MEX 2378 0 - 1 2252 USA (33) FM La Rota, Fabio
13 Santarius, Erik (47) USA 2213 ½ - ½ 2315 USA (27) FM Kleiman, Jake
14 FM Kaufman, Raymond (24) USA 2320 0 - 1 2182 BOL (44) CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris
15 FM Betaneli, Alexander (26) USA 2318 1 - 0 2184 USA (43) Vaja, Ashish
16 WIM Palao Galán, Maricela (50) COL 2083 0 - 1 2274 USA (31) Margulis, Yevgeni
17 FM García Alarcón, Álvaro (40) COL 2198 1 - 0 2057 USA (52) Kimmel, Gregory
18 IM Lugo, Blas (17) USA 2403 1 - 0 2196 USA (41) Xanthos, Constantine
19 Ossa, Orlando José (28) COL 2314 1 - 0 2095 COL (49) Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo
20 FM Bick, John (34) USA 2245 1 - 0 1946 USA (57) Heung, Christopher
21 Fonseca González, José Luis (38) NCA 2200 1 - 0 1939 USA (58) Goss, Mel
22 Cooke, Eric (42) USA 2191 1 - 0 2199 USA (39) Hortillosa, Andres
23 Santalla, Andres (36) USA 2108 0 - 1 2354 USA (19) FM Rensch, Daniel
24 Barros Lizcano, Raúl (54) COL 2044 0 - 1 2334 COL (21) FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio
25 Hall, William (62) USA 2020 0 - 1 2223 PER (35) Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel
26 FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) COL 2002 ½ - ½ 2202 USA (37) Times, Jerald
27 Piqué, Carlos (53) NCA 2048 0 - 1 2117 USA (45) WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik
28 Haskel, Jeffrey (48) USA 2096 1 - 0 BRA (60) Baptista, Igor Lucas
29 Lucente, Mike (56) USA 1946 0 - 1 2074 USA (64) Veksler, Boris
  FM Kaufman, Raymond (24) USA 2320 Withdrew after this round.
  Veksler, Boris (64) USA 2074 Withdrew after this round.
1.-8. Ehlvest, Ivanov, Friedel, Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Bhat — 4½; 9.-15. Robson, Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Escobar Forero, Matsuura, Sarkar, La Rota — 4; 16.-26. Shabalov, García, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay, Figler, Betaneli, Santarius, Peña Hernández, Ferrufino Hurtado, García Alarcón, Margulis — 3½; 27.-35. Almeida Saenz, Ossa, Kleiman, Melekhina, Lugo, Fonseca González, Borda, Cooke, Bick — 3; 36.-42. Rensch, Robledo Gonzáles, Ríos Parra, Palao Galán, Kimmel, Kaufman, Vaja — 2½; 43.-52. Haskel, Goss, Times, Airapetian, Heung, Barros Várgas, Bermúdez Barrera, Hortillosa, Xanthos, Santalla — 2; 53.-54. Barros Lizcano, Hall — 1½; 55.-59. Baptista, Piqué, Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez, Veksler — 1; 60.-61. Lucente, Rogan — ½; 62.-63. Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




7th round — 5th November 2008, 1700
1 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) USA 2602 ½ - ½ 2535 MEX (6) GM León Hoyos, Manuel
2 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) USA 2581 1 - 0 2547 USA (5) GM Ivanov, Alexander
3 GM Bhat, Vinay (8) USA 2498 ½ - ½ 2553 USA (4) GM Stripunsky, Alexander
4 GM Lima, Darcy (9) BRA 2488 ½ - ½ 2498 USA (7) IM Friedel, Joshua
5 IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) COL 2450 ½ - ½ 2482 COL (10) IM Escobar Forero, Alder
6 IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) BRA 2469 1 - 0 2451 USA (14) IM Sarkar, Justin
7 FM La Rota, Fabio (33) USA 2252 ½ - ½ 2466 USA (12) IM Robson, Ray
8 IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) MEX 2457 ½ - ½ 2349 PER (20) FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo
9 FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo (29) COL 2309 0 - 1 2585 USA (2) GM Shabalov, Alexander
10 Margulis, Yevgeni (31) USA 2274 0 - 1 2410 COL (16) GM García, Gildardo
11 IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) COL 2323 1 - 0 2213 USA (47) Santarius, Erik
12 FM Figler, Ilye (23) USA 2322 1 - 0 2198 COL (40) FM García Alarcón, Álvaro
13 CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris (44) BOL 2182 ½ - ½ 2318 USA (26) FM Betaneli, Alexander
14 Ossa, Orlando José (28) COL 2314 1 - 0 2403 USA (17) IM Lugo, Blas
15 FM Bick, John (34) USA 2245 0 - 1 2378 MEX (18) IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso
16 FM Borda, Alan (25) BOL 2320 0 - 1 2299 USA (30) WFM Melekhina, Alisa
17 FM Kleiman, Jake (27) USA 2315 1 - 0 2200 NCA (38) Fonseca González, José Luis
18 FM Rensch, Daniel (19) USA 2354 1 - 0 2191 USA (42) Cooke, Eric
19 Kimmel, Gregory (52) USA 2057 0 - 1 2334 COL (21) FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio
20 Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel (35) PER 2223 1 - 0 2184 USA (43) Vaja, Ashish
21 Hortillosa, Andres (39) USA 2199 0 - 1 2083 COL (50) WIM Palao Galán, Maricela
22 Times, Jerald (37) USA 2202 0 - 1 2096 USA (48) Haskel, Jeffrey
23 Xanthos, Constantine (41) USA 2196 ½ - ½ 2002 COL (55) FM Barros Várgas, Raúl
24 Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo (49) COL 2095 ½ - ½ 2117 USA (45) WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik
25 Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 1 - 0 2108 USA (36) Santalla, Andres
26 Goss, Mel (58) USA 1939 ½ - ½ 2044 COL (54) Barros Lizcano, Raúl
27 Hall, William (62) USA 2020 0 - 1 2048 NCA (53) Piqué, Carlos
28 Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA 1 - 0 1946 USA (56) Lucente, Mike
  Vaja, Ashish (43) USA 2184 Withdrew after this round.
1. Ehlvest — 5½; 2.-8. Friedel, Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Bhat, Matsuura — 5; 9.-18. Ivanov, Robson, Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Escobar Forero, Shabalov, García, Arenas Vanegas, Figler, La Rota — 4½; 19.-26. Sarkar, Aldama Degurnay, Almeida Saenz, Betaneli, Ossa, Kleiman, Melekhina, Ferrufino Hurtado — 4; 27.-34. Rensch, Santarius, Peña Hernández, Robledo Gonzáles, Ríos Parra, García Alarcón, Palao Galán, Margulis — 3½; 35.-41. Haskel, Lugo, Fonseca González, Borda, Cooke, Bick, Heung — 3; 42.-49. Goss, Airapetian, Kimmel, Barros Várgas, Bermúdez Barrera, Kaufman, Vaja, Xanthos — 2½; 50.-55. Times, Barros Lizcano, Hortillosa, Baptista, Piqué, Santalla — 2; 56. Hall — 1½; 57.-59. Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez, Veksler — 1; 60.-61. Lucente, Rogan — ½; 62.-63. Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




8th round — 6th November 2008, 1700
1 GM Stripunsky, Alexander (4) USA 2553 ½ - ½ 2581 USA (3) GM Ehlvest, Jaan
2 GM Lima, Darcy (9) BRA 2488 ½ - ½ 2602 USA (1) GM Becerra Rivero, Julio
3 GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) MEX 2535 ½ - ½ 2498 USA (8) GM Bhat, Vinay
4 IM Friedel, Joshua (7) USA 2498 1 - 0 2469 BRA (11) IM Matsuura, Everaldo
5 GM Shabalov, Alexander (2) USA 2585 1 - 0 2323 COL (22) IM Arenas Vanegas, David
6 GM García, Gildardo (16) COL 2410 0 - 1 2547 USA (5) GM Ivanov, Alexander
7 IM Escobar Forero, Alder (10) COL 2482 1 - 0 2252 USA (33) FM La Rota, Fabio
8 IM Robson, Ray (12) USA 2466 1 - 0 2322 USA (23) FM Figler, Ilye
9 FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) PER 2349 ½ - ½ 2450 COL (15) IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio
10 WFM Melekhina, Alisa (30) USA 2299 ½ - ½ 2457 MEX (13) IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio
11 IM Sarkar, Justin (14) USA 2451 ½ - ½ 2315 USA (27) FM Kleiman, Jake
12 IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso (18) MEX 2378 1 - 0 2182 BOL (44) CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris
13 FM Betaneli, Alexander (26) USA 2318 1 - 0 2314 COL (28) Ossa, Orlando José
14 FM García Alarcón, Álvaro (40) COL 2198 0 - 1 2354 USA (19) FM Rensch, Daniel
15 FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio (21) COL 2334 0 - 1 2223 PER (35) Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel
16 WIM Palao Galán, Maricela (50) COL 2083 0 - 1 2309 COL (29) FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo
17 Santarius, Erik (47) USA 2213 1 - 0 2274 USA (31) Margulis, Yevgeni
18 IM Lugo, Blas (17) USA 2403 1 - 0 1946 USA (57) Heung, Christopher
19 Fonseca González, José Luis (38) NCA 2200 ½ - ½ 2320 BOL (25) FM Borda, Alan
20 Cooke, Eric (42) USA 2191 1 - 0 2245 USA (34) FM Bick, John
21 Haskel, Jeffrey (48) USA 2096 1 - 0 2196 USA (41) Xanthos, Constantine
22 WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) USA 2117 1 - 0 2002 COL (55) FM Barros Várgas, Raúl
23 Kimmel, Gregory (52) USA 2057 1 - 0 2095 COL (49) Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo
24 Santalla, Andres (36) USA 2108 0 - 1 1939 USA (58) Goss, Mel
25 Piqué, Carlos (53) NCA 2048 0 - 1 2202 USA (37) Times, Jerald
26 Barros Lizcano, Raúl (54) COL 2044 1 - 0 2199 USA (39) Hortillosa, Andres
27 Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA 0 - 1 2020 USA (62) Hall, William
  Heung, Christopher (57) USA 1946 Withdrew after this round.
  Santalla, Andres (36) USA 2108 Withdrew after this round.
  Lucente, Mike (56) USA 1946 1 BYE  
1.-2. Ehlvest, Friedel — 6; 3.-11. Ivanov, Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Bhat, Robson, Escobar Forero, Shabalov — 5½; 12.-16. Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga, Matsuura, Almeida Saenz, Betaneli — 5; 17.-28. Rensch, Sarkar, García, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay, Figler, Santarius, Peña Hernández, Kleiman, La Rota, Melekhina, Robledo Gonzáles — 4½; 29.-33. Haskel, Ossa, Lugo, Ferrufino Hurtado, Cooke — 4; 34.-42. Fonseca González, Ríos Parra, García Alarcón, Borda, Goss, Palao Galán, Margulis, Airapetian, Kimmel — 3½; 43.-46. Times, Bick, Heung, Barros Lizcano — 3; 47.-52. Barros Várgas, Bermúdez Barrera, Kaufman, Vaja, Xanthos, Hall — 2½; 53.-56. Hortillosa, Baptista, Piqué, Santalla — 2; 57. Lucente — 1½; 58.-60. Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez, Veksler — 1; 61. Rogan — ½; 62.-63. Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;




9th round — 7th November 2008, 1000
1 GM Ehlvest, Jaan (3) USA 2581 1 - 0 2585 USA (2) GM Shabalov, Alexander
2 GM Becerra Rivero, Julio (1) USA 2602 ½ - ½ 2498 USA (7) IM Friedel, Joshua
3 GM León Hoyos, Manuel (6) MEX 2535 ½ - ½ 2553 USA (4) GM Stripunsky, Alexander
4 GM Ivanov, Alexander (5) USA 2547 1 - 0 2482 COL (10) IM Escobar Forero, Alder
5 GM Bhat, Vinay (8) USA 2498 ½ - ½ 2488 BRA (9) GM Lima, Darcy
6 IM Matsuura, Everaldo (11) BRA 2469 ½ - ½ 2466 USA (12) IM Robson, Ray
7 IM Barrientos Chavarriaga, Sergio (15) COL 2450 1 - 0 2318 USA (26) FM Betaneli, Alexander
8 FM Terry Luján, Renato Alfredo (20) PER 2349 1 - 0 2378 MEX (18) IM Almeida Saenz, Alfonso
9 IM Aldama Degurnay, Dionisio (13) MEX 2457 1 - 0 2315 USA (27) FM Kleiman, Jake
10 IM Sarkar, Justin (14) USA 2451 1 - 0 2299 USA (30) WFM Melekhina, Alisa
11 FM La Rota, Fabio (33) USA 2252 0 - 1 2410 COL (16) GM García, Gildardo
12 FM Rensch, Daniel (19) USA 2354 1 - 0 2309 COL (29) FM Peña Hernández, Alfredo
13 IM Arenas Vanegas, David (22) COL 2323 1 - 0 2223 PER (35) Robledo Gonzáles, Manuel
14 FM Figler, Ilye (23) USA 2322 1 - 0 2213 USA (47) Santarius, Erik
15 CM Ferrufino Hurtado, Boris (44) BOL 2182 ½ - ½ 2403 USA (17) IM Lugo, Blas
16 Ossa, Orlando José (28) COL 2314 1 - 0 2191 USA (42) Cooke, Eric
17 Margulis, Yevgeni (31) USA 2274 0 - 1 2096 USA (48) Haskel, Jeffrey
18 WFM Airapetian, Chouchanik (45) USA 2117 0 - 1 2334 COL (21) FM Ríos Parra, Mauricio
19 FM Borda, Alan (25) BOL 2320 ½ - ½ 2083 COL (50) WIM Palao Galán, Maricela
20 Fonseca González, José Luis (38) NCA 2200 1 - 0 2057 USA (52) Kimmel, Gregory
21 Goss, Mel (58) USA 1939 ½ - ½ 2198 COL (40) FM García Alarcón, Álvaro
22 FM Bick, John (34) USA 2245 1 - 0 2044 COL (54) Barros Lizcano, Raúl
23 Xanthos, Constantine (41) USA 2196 0 - 1 2202 USA (37) Times, Jerald
24 FM Barros Várgas, Raúl (55) COL 2002 ½ - ½ 2095 COL (49) Bermúdez Barrera, Eduardo
25 Hortillosa, Andres (39) USA 2199 1 - 0 2020 USA (62) Hall, William
26 Lucente, Mike (56) USA 1946 ½ - ½ 2048 NCA (53) Piqué, Carlos
  Baptista, Igor Lucas (60) BRA 1 BYE  
1. Ehlvest — 7; 2.-3. Ivanov, Friedel — 6½; 4.-11. Lima, León Hoyos, Becerra Rivero, Stripunsky, Bhat, Robson, Terry Luján, Barrientos Chavarriaga — 6; 12.-20. Escobar Forero, Shabalov, Matsuura, Rensch, Sarkar, García, Arenas Vanegas, Aldama Degurnay, Figler — 5½; 21.-24. Almeida Saenz, Betaneli, Haskel, Ossa — 5; 25.-34. Santarius, Peña Hernández, Kleiman, La Rota, Melekhina, Lugo, Robledo Gonzáles, Ferrufino Hurtado, Fonseca González, Ríos Parra — 4½; 35.-41. García Alarcón, Borda, Cooke, Goss, Times, Bick, Palao Galán — 4; 42.-44. Margulis, Airapetian, Kimmel — 3½; 45.-50. Heung, Barros Várgas, Bermúdez Barrera, Barros Lizcano, Hortillosa, Baptista — 3; 51.-55. Kaufman, Vaja, Xanthos, Piqué, Hall — 2½; 56.-57. Santalla, Lucente — 2; 58.-60. Reynaldo Abraham, Fernandez, Veksler — 1; 61. Rogan — ½; 62.-63. Rodriguez, Marinello — 0;







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14th Pan-American Chess Championship
Dates: 2nd - 7th November 2008
City: Boca Raton, FL (United States)
Venue: Marriott Boca Raton Hotel
Organizers: Confederation of Chess for America, USCF, Chess Educators LLC
Tournament Director: Ms. Beatriz Marinello (USA)
Chief Arbiter:
Players participating: 63 (incl. 9 GMs, 10 IMs, 13 FMs, 2 WIMs, 1 CM, 2 WFMs)
Games played: 256 (1 game was forfeited)
Competition format: Eleven round Swiss.
Tie-breaks: 1. Direct (losses); 2. Progress; 3. Progress Cut; 4. Buchholz
Time control: 90'/40+30' (30'')
PGN game file: panam-2008.pgn