On January 14-15th, the 47th Annual Northeastern Open was held in Neenah, WI. The NEO is run by the "other" Northeast Wisconsin Chess Association, having independently chosen the same name that we use for our chess league. Our NEWCA was well represented this year, with players from Waupaca and SPASH participating as well as large contingents from Neenah and Marion. In the Novice section, Alex Librande of Waupaca finished in first place, while Caleb Ganster of Marion won the Reserve section. In the final round William Cunningham of Neenah drew his own coach on board one to take second place behind Caleb and stay ahead of the log jam of 4th place tiebreakers. In the Open section, 2011 Neenah graduate Tyler Thomas finished tied for 2nd place (5th overall using tiebreakers), including a win against U8 World Champion Awonder Liang.
The Appleton Post-Crescent has a nice article about the tournament.
Serving Scholastic Chess for Neenah, WI
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