Hoffmann cleans up

Asa Hoffmann decided to hand out lessons galore on Sunday, and take home first place. Raven Sturt, Arthur Macaspac, and Miguel Garcia took prizes for 2nd, 3rd, and U2000, with Leonid Exler winning the U1700 prize.

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Marshall CC Sunday Action 09/06/09

#	Name	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot
1	ASA HOFFMANN	2313	2315	W6	W15	D5	W2	D4	4.0
2	RAVEN M STURT	2239	2245	D9	W14	W3	L1	W5	3.5
3	ARTHUR MACASPAC	2154	2164	H---	W9	L2	W13	W7	3.5
4	MIGUEL GARCIA	1794	1876	D7	W13	D12	W6	D1	3.5
5	KASSA KORLEY	2286	2274	W8	W12	D1	D7	L2	3.0
6	KYLE LEIG CLAYTON	2016	2007	L1	W8	W15	L4	W10	3.0
7	MITCHELL FITZKO	2042	2034	D4	W10	H---	D5	L3	2.5
8	EDWARD P KOPIECKI	1992	1966	L5	L6	D14	W15	B---	2.5
9	KEVIN DRESHER	1929	1911	D2	L3	L10	B---	W11	2.5
10	LEONID EXLER	1666	1714	H---	L7	W9	W12	L6	2.5
11	MICHAEL MENDEZ JR	1552	1570	L12	B---	L13	W14	L9	2.0
12	JAKE S MILLER	2035	1993	W11	L5	D4	L10	U---	1.5
13	MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY	1956	1928	H---	L4	W11	L3	U---	1.5
14	GABOR SCHNITZLER	1802	1782	H---	L2	D8	L11	U---	1.0
15	RYAN TAM	1537	1533	B---	L1	L6	L8	U---	1.0

4-way tie for first!

This Sunday's tournament saw a four-split for first place between GM Michael Rohde, IM Yury Lapshun, Sam Barsky, and Yevgeni Margulis, who upset IM Jay Bonin in the last round. A minor upset also occurred in round 3, where Parker Zhao held GM Rohde to a draw.

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#	Name	ID	Rtng	Post	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Tot	Prize
1	GM MICHAEL A ROHDE	10047871	2530	2531	W9	W11	D5	D2	W7	4.0	$70.00
2	IM YURY LAPSHUN	12548533	2504	2508	W12	W8	W6	D1	D5	4.0	$70.00
3	SAM BARSKY	12550168	2160	2176	W21	L6	W14	W8	W12	4.0	$70.00
4	YEVGENI MARGULIS	12659488	2153	2182	W22	L5	W13	W11	W6	4.0	$70.00
5	PARKER BI GU ZHAO	12787319	2283	2305	W14	W4	D1	D7	D2	3.5
6	IM JAY BONIN	10098327	2358	2343	W13	W3	L2	W9	L4	3.0
7	YEFIM TREGER	12656884	2245	2249	W15	W18	D11	D5	L1	3.0
8	JAMES R WEST	10044812	2200	2188	W20	L2	W10	L3	W17	3.0
9	MATTHEW MEREDITH	10031443	2034	2038	L1	W16	W17	L6	W14	3.0
10	MICHAEL LAYEVSKIY	12675402	1945	1944	H---	D17	L8	W19	W15	3.0	$51.00
11	RAVEN M STURT	12836880	2201	2187	W16	L1	D7	L4	X19	2.5
12	EVE V LITVAK	12799901	1963	1970	L2	W20	D19	W18	L3	2.5
13	SRINIVA RAMANUJAM	12809190	1864	1830	L6	W21	L4	L17	W22	2.0
14	WILLIAM FISHER	12910347	1798	1792	L5	W22	L3	W21	L9	2.0
15	GABOR SCHNITZLER	10104874	1793	1783	L7	L19	W16	W22	L10	2.0
16	ERIC BOBROW	13461254	1644	1633	L11	L9	L15	W20	W21	2.0
17	DANIEL ELKIND	12710959	1222	1268	H---	D10	L9	W13	L8	2.0
18	MITCHELL FITZKO	10105544	2079	2056	W19	L7	H---	L12	U---	1.5
19	ILYA LEVITOV	14220814	unr.	1845	L18	W15	D12	L10	F11	1.5
20	HENRY MORI	13879677	1191	1184	L8	L12	L22	L16	B---	1.0
21	AMANDA ARVIN	14030795	988	987	L3	L13	B---	L14	L16	1.0
22	ARIEH BOBROW	14234615	unr.	1519	L4	L14	W20	L15	L13	1.0