Hales Corners Chess Challenge XI! Final Standings

Hola!  Allen Becker sent a couple of photographs from the action at the HCCC XI.

Another successful Hales Corners Chess Challenge is in the books.Final standings/results are available at the USCF website.

Top finishers in the Open:

1 ERIK SANTARIUS 3.5 W 7 W 12 D 2 W 10 WI 12841108 / R: 2326
2 ALEX BETANELI 3.0 W 17 W 6 D 1 D 4 WI 12560488 / R: 22873
3 WILLIAM P WILLIAMS 3.0 W 19 W 30 L 10 W 14 WI 10310547 / R: 2200
4 ANTHONY LEE PARKER 3.0 W 18 D 16 W 29 D 2 WI 12780815 / R: 2146 5
5 MATTHEW WALLER 3.0 L 30 W 21 W 24 W 19 WI 12876397 / R: 2091
6 BENEDICT A SMAIL 3.0 W 24 L 2 W 31 W 20 MA 12677440 / R: 2031
7 RICHARD R MARTIN III 3.0 L 1 W 9 W 32 W 23 WI 12693222 / R: 2003
8 MARTIN JOHN FRANEK 3.0 D 35 W 38 D 23 W 17 IL 10343232 / R: 1700
9 ABE SUN 3.0 W 40 L 7 W 30 W 16 IL 14089741 / R: 1598

The Reserve section was won by Justin Rajsky (IL 1446), with a perfect score of 4.0/4.

Rachel Ulrich, who was perfect through Round 3 with 3.0/3, lost her R4 game (not without a fight) and had a great tournament! Ms. Ulrich won a Goddesschess prize of $30; in addition, her entry fee to HCCC XII will be paid by Goddesschess should she choose to enter that event later this year. Goddesschess prizes are awarded in addition to whatever prizes a player may otherwise qualify for. Congratulations to Rachel Ulrich, well done! She finished in 3rd place overall in the Reserve section, an excellent result.

Top finishers in the Reserve:

1 | JUSTIN RAJSKY |4.0 |W 8|W 4|W 12|W 3|
IL | 13714997 / R: 1446 ->1574 | | | | | |
| Q: 1402 ->1540 | | | | | |
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2 | JOEL NICHOLAS POLLEN |3.5 |W 21|D 7|W 24|W 6|
WI | 14413813 / R: Unrated->1757P4 | | | | | |
| Q: Unrated->1655P4 | | | | | |
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3 | RACHEL J ULRICH |3.0 |W 23|W 18|W 5|L 1|
IL | 13384485 / R: 1539 ->1563 | | | | | |
| Q: 1447 ->1492 | | | | | |
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4 | JOHN A HEGELMEYER |3.0 |W 17|L 1|W 29|W 11|
WI | 12787626 / R: 1503 ->1515 | | | | | |
| Q: 1425 ->1431 | | | | | |
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5 | GARY M WRIGHT |3.0 |W 9|W 10|L 3|W 20|
WI | 12597152 / R: 1282 ->1383 | | | | | |
| Q: 1374 ->1402 | | | | | |

The final standings of the other chess femmes who participated (all in the Reserve section):

8 | SANDRA R PAHL |2.5 |L 1|W 31|D 26|W 25|
WI | 10318033 / R: 1451 ->1443 |
10 | JOANNA HUANG |2.5 |W 28|L 5|W 30|D 14|
WI | 13713444 / R: 1394 ->1383 |
16 | ALENA HUANG |2.0 |L 12|L 24|W 36|W 29|
WI | 13713450 / R: 1477 ->1439
31 | SUSIE ULRICH |1.0 |W 15|L 8|L 20|L 19|
IL | 13498414 / R: 856 -> 898
32 | ISABELLA ILCHENKO |1.0 |L 14|L 30|W 34|L 21|
WI | 13956232 / R: 917 -> 880

I hope I did not miss any of the chess femmes who played.

Sandra Pahl and Joanna Huang split the second Goddesschess prize of $25 for their performance in the Reserve section.  

Altogether, 6 ladies out of 78 registered players, for a percentage of about 7.7%.   We were hoping for more. What can we do to encourage more female players to participate? 

Now we're looking forward to Challenge XII!