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March 18, 2015 mochess_admin

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Congratulations to Aryansh Tripathy on taking the big win in the 2026 Reserve Section at the Missouri Open! Aryansh played dominating chess, scoring 4.5/5 against a field of 26 players. The reserve section was an intense battle, with a full 50% of the games in the first 3 rounds being upsets! Talented young players were beating and drawing higher rated opponents left and right. Everywhere that is, except on Aryansh's board, as he refused to give up points round after round. In the end Aryansh secured sole first with a four wins and a single draw over the weekend. Well done the young up and coming player from St. louis! ...

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Missouri Chess Association is with Julian Proleiko.

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Julian Prolieko Dominates Missouri Chess!Taking his amazing 4th Missouri Open title, Julian Prolieko continues his fantastic run at MCA Championship events. In the last 5 Missouri Open's, he has won 3 outright, and tied for 1st in another. The only one he hasn't been at the top of the leader board was one he didn't attend! Julian went 4.5/5 this year, giving up a single draw as black against NM Alvin He, in a game he showed considerable resilience defending a worse position but managing to hold on for a half point. Alvin He would finish the event in sole 2nd with a solid 4/5, while Isaac Tune and Krish Iyer would both score some big upsets to come 3rd. ...

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Day two is underway at the 2026 Missouri Open! Thanks to the nearly 70 players who came out to Rolla to support this year's event. The surprise leader after day one in the Open is Isaac Tune. The 1800 rated player scored 2 upsets to be the only person with a perfect 3-0 record after the first day! His road gets tougher now though, as he is paired with 3 time defending champ NM Julian Prolieko. Julian drew with the other top seed, Alvin He in round 3. With 2.5 both those players still have chances to win the State Title this year if they can stop Isaac's dream run.In the Reserve (U1600) section, upsets have been the name of the game! The first two rounds saw literally 50% of the games be an upset win or draw, and the 3rd round only fell one upset short of that mark! It's been tough road no matter what your rating this year. Two players near the top of the standings have so far avoided the upset train. Carson Lietz and Aryansh Tripathy both survived some close games to end Saturday at 3.0. They face off this morning to see who will be in the drivers seat going into the last round. Nathan Gosman, one of the upset makers, is the closest competitor sitting at 2.5. The young man from Arkansas, rated 1250, faced 3 1500 rated players yesterday, and scored upsets in all 3 rounds. Some rating points headed his way! The Novice (U1000) Section was set up as a beginner friendly one day event. So it wrapped up last night. Twenty five players faced off over 4 rounds. In the end, only one player was able to complete the day on a perfect score. Lucas Chrastina, from Ozark Missouri fought off all competitors to end with a 4/4 score and win the Novice title! A full 7 players ended the day with 3/4, as the top players beat each other up along the way. Good luck to everyone still playing today, and we'll see who comes out on top over the next 2 rounds. ...

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2 weeks ago

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One week until the 2026 Missouri Open! Still time to sign up and join us in Rolla for this Heritage event. Pre-registration rate is good untill Thursday 9/10. Discounts for seniors and those traveling long distance available.www.facebook.com/events/1728632578190234 ...

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Missouri Chess Association is feeling fabulous.

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Missouri's First ever Denker Champion!Huge Congratulations to Alex Zhang on becoming Missouri's first winner of the prestigious Arnold Denker Tournament of Champions! The Denker is an invitational event held each year where one High School player from each state is invited to compete against each another is a 6 round event. The tournament is always extremely strong, with several International Masters in the field this year. Alex, who sports a powerful 2270 rating going into the event, was just the 9th seed, with another dozen Masters competing. Every round was a challenge, every player having earned their right to be there. In the end, Alex took the Denker title for Missouri! He battled his way through the tournament, going undefeated, with a final round draw against the 2550 rated International Master from Pennsylvania to seal the top spot in the event.Way to go Alex!!!!!!! ...

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