There was some close
competition at the Tulsa Winter Open, held 10-11 Jan 04. Going into the last
round, Sergey Galant and rising star Anthony Paolercio
were the only ones with no losses. They faced each other at the leader board
and Galant won the match playing black. At the end of the day, Galant was
undefeated after having beaten four of the five players tied for second! Tied
with 3.5 points for the second place prize were A Class winner Zach Wyatt of
Arkansas, B Class Winner Anthony Paolercio, Bill
Devin, Ross Carbonell and Diego Acosta. Taking C
Class honors was Jacob Joy. Winner in D Class was Bill Yaworsky
with 3 points.
Overall, it was a fun weekend and a good turnout at this
event directed by Mike Swatek. Many games from the tournament are on the