Sergey Berchenko: 2013 City Champion
cincinnatichessCongratulations to Sergey Berchencko, our 2013 City Champion! After six hard-fought rounds between some of Cincinnati's finest players, Sergey emerged with 5.0/6 and a half-point lead over our runners up, Duane Larkin and Oleg Fabrikant.
This is Sergey's 14th City Championship! He won this year's tournament without a loss or a draw, winning the four games he played and using his two byes for a total of 5.0 points. Along the way he defeated tough competition, including five-time City Champion Hans Multhopp and last years runner-up Andy Mackowiak.
The under 1800 class prize was split between Jack Riesenbeck and Vito Carla with 3.0/6 each. Our under 1600 class winner is Leo Zamansky who had an excellent tournament, coming in 5th overall.
The tournament drew a great crowd this year, as every year. Thanks to all the players for braving the wintery in making this a great tournament. Congratulations to Sergery and all the players in this year's Championship.
| # | Name | Rtng | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Total | Prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergey Berchenko | 2244 | W9 | W8 | W4 | W7 | Bye | Bye | 5.0 | $200 |
| 2 | Duane Larkin | 2006 | W16 | W13 | Bye | D4 | W5 | D3 | 4.5 | $125 |
| 3 | Oleg Fabrikant | 1989 | W14 | L4 | W9 | W6 | W7 | D2 | 4.5 | $125 |
| 4 | Hans Multhopp | 2200 | W11 | W3 | L1 | D2 | D6 | W8 | 4.0 | |
| 5 | Leo Zamansky | 1507 | W6 | L7 | W8 | W12 | L2 | W11 | 4.0 | $100 |
| 6 | Jeremy Scheidt | 1968 | L5 | W11 | W13 | L3 | D4 | W7 | 3.5 | |
| 7 | Andrew Mackowiak | 2012 | W15 | W5 | W12 | L1 | L3 | L6 | 3.0 | |
| 8 | Jeffrey Palun | 1827 | W18 | L1 | L5 | W15 | W9 | L4 | 3.0 | |
| 9 | Jack Riesenbeck | 1771 | L1 | W18 | L3 | W10 | L8 | W16 | 3.0 | $50 |
| 10 | Vito Carla | 1723 | Bye | L12 | Bye | L9 | W16 | W15 | 3.0 | $50 |
| 11 | Jeffrey Davis | 1657 | L4 | L6 | W14 | Bye | W15 | L5 | 2.5 | |
| 12 | Isaak Gabrilovich | 1842 | Bye | W10 | L7 | L5 | D14 | - | 2.0 | |
| 13 | Daniel Cunningham | 1584 | W20 | L2 | L6 | L16 | - | W14 | 2.0 | |
| 14 | Jordan Smith | 1030 | L3 | W19 | L11 | Bye | D12 | L13 | 2.0 | |
| 15 | Keevin Lee | 1754 | L7 | W16 | Bye | L8 | L11 | L10 | 1.5 | |
| 16 | James Lake | 1600 | L2 | L15 | D19 | W13 | L10 | L9 | 1.5 | |
| 17 | Phil Disque | 1338 | - | - | - | W19 | - | - | 1.0 | |
| 18 | Luis Aragon | 1406 | L8 | L9 | Bye | - | - | - | 0.5 | |
| 19 | George Brown (House) | 1031 | - | L14 | D16 | L17 | - | - | 0.5 | |
| 20 | Andrew Ward | 1872 | L13 | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 |
