$15 Open

 The September $15 Open saw 46 combatants fight it out on a fall Saturday. There were a number of outstanding performances. 

John Archibald took first in the open section with a perfect score despite being just the 4th highest rated player at the event start. His performance gained him over 50 points putting him back above 2100. 

An even larger upset was Ben Palmer finishing second with 3.5 points. This outstanding result helped him nearly 150 points crossing not just 1800 but also 1900 for the first time. 

On a more disappointing note Henry He entered the event sitting on 2199 a single point from becoming a titled player. Henry lost his first game in an upset and withdrew. We are rooting for Henry who in his next event will hope to get the 2200 level. 

Jianda Liu won a very competitive under section with a perfect score gaining 60 rating points. Jianda was one of three players in the under section that had the rating to play up.

Lucas Irvine passed 1600 for the first time off a 3 out of 4 performance with his only loss coming from Jianda in round 3