Chicago Open 2010

The 2010 Chicago Open was held from May 27-31, 2010, in Wheeling, IL.  This year’s Open Section was 9 rounds and offered norm opportunities.  The tournament’s total prize fund was $100,000!

GM Loek Van Wely won the Open Section after beating IM Sam Shankland in the final round while GM Varuzhan Akobian, who went into the round tied with Van Wely and Shankland, lost to GM Michael Adams. Van Wely finished with 7½/9, a half-point ahead of GMs Adams, Evgeny Najer, Victor Mikhalevski and Jiri Stocek.

Congratulations are also due to FM Jake Kleiman, Timur Aliyev and WIM Tatev Abrahamyan who all scored IM norms and to Viktorija Ni who scored a WIM norm.  This is Kleiman’s 3rd IM norm after scoring his 2nd only a couple of months earlier at the Philadelphia Open.

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Chicago Open 2009

The 2009 Chicago Open was held in Wheeling, IL, from May 22-25, 2009. It was won by GMs Gabriel Sargissian and Jaan Ehlvest. You can view the Tournament Information, StandingsPhotographs and Videos and view games or download the PGN file from the event.


Chicago Open 2008

The 2008 Chicago Open was held in Wheeling, IL, from May 23-26, 2008.  It was won by GMs Varuzhan Akobian, Tigran Petrosian and Hikaru Nakamura.  You can view the Tournament Information, Standings, News and Reports, Photographs and Videos and view games or download the PGN file from the event.


Chicago Open 2007

The 2007 Chicago Open was held in Oak Brook, IL, from May 25-28, 2007.  The Open Section was won by GMs Vadim Milov and Yury Shulman.  You can view the Tournament Information, Standings and Photographs and view games or download the PGN file from the event.