Congratulations Michael, Vladimir and Andrew

Congratulations to Michael Yang, Vladimir Maltsev and Andrew Tang for their fine results in the 2009 Winter Open. Michael tied for first in the Open section wtih Matt Dahl and Victor Adler. Vladimir finished 1st in the reserve section, and Andrew finished 2nd. For those of us who've watched Vladimir and Andrew duel it out at our chess camps, this strong finish comes as no surprise. Other notables: Kevin Bu finished 16th in the Open section, Joshua Ylinen 14th in Reserve, Griffin Groethe 20th, Jacob Harris 46th, Atharva Limaye 55th, Andrew Titus 3rd in the Beginners section.