Chess players from Oregon triumphed at the 2015 Vancouver Open, which took place August 22-23 at the Vancouver Red Lion Hotel at the Quay and was hosted by the Washington Chess Federation. FM Nick Raptis and Jason Cigan tied for first with 4.5/5, topping the 35-player open section, which included 6 masters. Andrea Botez won clear first in the 47-player reserve section with 4.5/5. Galen Pyle was the Chief TD of the event. The USCF crosstable can be found here. Photos from the tournament taken by Rachna Soneji can be found here.
Prize winners include:
Open Section:
=1st/2nd: Nick Raptis, Jason Cigan 4.5 $330 each
1st U2000: Faris Gulamali 3.0 $120
=1st/2nd U1800: Eric Zhang, Jacob Mayer 2.5 $60 each
Reserve Section:
1st: Andrea Botez 4.5 $280
=2nd: John Acken, Dan Mathews, Mu Lin 4.0 $60 each
=1st U1600: Ari Bluffstone, Joey Yeo 3.5 $45 each
1st U1400: Henry Romero 3.5 $90
=1st U1200: David Prideaux, Andy Tien, William Nicholas 2.5 $30 each