08.21.16 One of Maine's scholastic chess moms, Elizabeth Fowlie Mock, attended the 46th Continental Open in Sturbridge, Mass. recently with her son Benjamin. We thank her for submitting the following report including images and USCF crosstables.

Thanks to Elizabeth Fowlie Mock for contributing to this report.

USCF crosstable of this event

46th Continental Open
Sturbridge, Mass.
August 11-14, 2016

Maine had excellent representation at this tournament with 7 sections and 271 players. In all sections there were excellent games with lots of intergenerational and multicultural boards in the room. In the open section, Jarod Bryan competed in a tough field which included several Grand Masters and FIDE Masters (of which Jarod is one). He finished with 3.5/6, good for 11th place out of 33.

Darrell Jesse Salisbury (no photo obtained) worked through a tough U1900 section for 2.0/6 points.

In the U1700 section, 2016 Maine State Middle School Champion, Bill Hartt edged out Nathan Gates to finish 12th with 4.0/6. Gates took 13th scoring 3.5/6 in a field of 43.

In the U1500 section, Wyatt Hendrix secured a top 10 finish with 3.5/6 in a field of 37.

In the U1000 section, Benjamin Mock finished with 4.0/6, good for 5th out of 31. In fact, due to the delay in supplemental ratings, 4 of the top 8 finishers were already rated above 1000 at the commencement of the tournament!

In the Blitz tournament, Bill Hartt ended with 4.0/8, to win the U1800 prize and raise his blitz rating nearly 200 points. Wyatt Hendrix won two games in this single section blitz tournament, good for a share of the U1500 prize. Benjamin Mock left only with more blitz experience, but enjoyed seeing his buddies from the Queen City Chess Club win some prizes.

Wyatt Hendrix

Nathan Gates

Bill Hartt

Jarod Bryan

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