Las Vegas International Chess Festival
Viva Las Vegas! The 2011 Las Vegas International Chess Festival took place from 9-12 June at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa.
This enormous event played host to a staggering number of players and separate competitions over four days, including the showpiece National Open.
After a six round Swiss competition the National Open title was shared between Loek Van Wely from the Netherlands and Varuzhan Akobian from California, US. They each received $4,800.
The top placings in the National Open:
| 1 | Van Wely,Loek | 5.0 |
| 2 | Akobian,Varuzhan | 5.0 |
| 3 | Gelashvili,Tamaz | 4.5 |
| 4 | Gareyev,Timur | 4.5 |
| 5 | Atalik,Suat | 4.5 |
| 6 | Ramirez,Alejandro | 4.5 |
| 7 | Shankland,Sam | 4.5 |
| 8 | Robson,Ray | 4.5 |
| 9 | Krush,Irina | 4.5 |
| 10 | Bercys,Salvijus | 4.5 |
| 11 | Khachiyan,Melikset | 4.5 |
| 12 | Kacheishvili,Giorgi | 4.0 |
| 13 | Lenderman,Aleksandr | 4.0 |
| 14 | Molner,Mackenzie S | 4.0 |
| 15 | Altounian,Levon | 4.0 |
| 16 | Rensch,Daniel M | 4.0 |
| 17 | Amanov,Zhanibek | 4.0 |
| 18 | Tate, Emory A | 4.0 |
| 19 | Maltese,Adam Samuel | 4.0 |
| 20 | Belakovskaia,Anjelina | 4.0 |
For information about the other great competitions that took place visit the official website.
