10th Annual Lindsborg Open at the Karpov Chess School

A nice story on this Kansas event - and good to see some teenaged girls with trophies as well as the boys!  As reported at salina.com. 

10th Annual Lindsborg Open
1/4/2011

Photo:  Attached – Caption:  (l to r): Hannah Purdy, Elijah Purdy,
Peter Bradshaw, Gabriel Purdy, Rachel Hasch, Tyler Kocher,
Lyle Taylor, and Braden Johnson. 
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Thirty-three chess players from throughout Kansas came to the Karpov Chess School in Lindsborg to compete in the 10th annual Lindsborg Open.   The Lindsborg Open has been called the Kansas Christmas tournament because of its close proximity to Christmas.

Jason Wawrzaszek, a chess Expert from Wichita, narrowly won 1st place with 4.5 points out of a possible five.   “Jason has been a consistent winner of a number of tournaments, including our Spring Quads,” said Marck R. Cobb, president of the International Chess Institute of the Midwest (ICIM).  ICIM owns and operates the Karpov Chess School in Lindsborg, Kansas.

Peter Bradshaw, Concordia; Lyle Taylor, Pratt; Gabriel and Hannah R. Purdy, Oxford, Kansas tied for 2nd place with 4.0 points, each.   Gabriel and Hannah Purdy are both members of the well-known Purdy Home School chess team that often competes and wins scholastic chess team events.  Tom Brownscombe directed the event.