FM Michael Langer of Austin and NM Selby Anderson of Helotes tied for first in the Texas Action (G/30) Championship, held April 29, 2006 in San Antonio. They each scored 4.5 out of 5, and never played each other (unlike in past Texas Action events.) They each received $175.

Three players tied for third with 4-1 scores: Martin Gordon, Fernando Spada and Daniel Hung. They shared the U2100 and U1900 prizes, each winning $63.33.

Dylan Smith won the U1700 prize clear with 3.5 points for $80.

Three players tied for the U1500 and U1300 prizes with 3-2 scores: Anthony Hung, Peter Pitts and James Nielsen, each winning $43.33.

Martin Gordon directed a field of 39 players at the Texas Neurosciences Institute. Sponsor: San Antonio Chess Club, POB 501, Helotes, TX 78023-0501. Crosstable posted ASAP.

USCF Crosstable with pre and post ratings (USCF Membership may be required to view)


 Final Standings
 (Tiebreaks: Modified Median, Sokolov, Cumulative)

#  Name                 Rtng  Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Tot
1  Michael Langer       2311  W24  W8   D7   W3   W6   4.5
2  Selby K Anderson     2245  W30  W11  W4   D6   W7   4.5
3  Martin D Gordon      1940  W18  W12  W10  L1   W11  4.0
4  Fernando Spada       1779  W31  W14  L2   W19  W10  4.0
5  Daniel Hung          1776  W32  W19  L6   W18  W12  4.0
6  John Paul Hyltin     2054  W13  W29  W5   D2   L1   3.5
7  Mark E Mc Cue        1834  W27  W23  D1   W21  L2   3.5
8  Jesse James Lozano   1763  W25  L1   W20  D9   W21  3.5
9  Dylan T Smith        1548  W37  L10  W22  D8   W20  3.5
10 Chase Watters        1770  W16  W9   L3   W14  L4   3.0
11 Garrett Berger       1693  W15  L2   W13  W16  L3   3.0
12 Diego Gamboa         1607  W33  L3   W27  W15  L5   3.0
13 Antonio Hung         1387  L6   W28  L11  W33  W25  3.0
14 Jeffery Hung         1571  W38  L4   W32  L10  W27  3.0
15 James Nielsen        1175  L11  W24  W26  L12  W29  3.0
16 Peter T Pitts        1227  L10  W35  W39  L11  W24  3.0
17 John Niven           1826  D20  W26  L21  W30  H--- 3.0
18 Derrick J Scott      1368  L3   W34  W23  L5   D19  2.5
19 Charlina Hung        1579  W34  L5   W31  L4   D18  2.5
20 Roger Rodriguez      1351  D17  W39  L8   W29  L9   2.5
21 Gerald Castleberry   1504  W35  H--- W17  L7   L8   2.5
22 Eliazar Bazan Jr.    unr.  L26  W25  L9   D31  W30  2.5
23 Jaime Estrada        1591  W36  L7   L18  W32  H--- 2.5
24 Charles R Davis      1461  L1   L15  W36  W28  L16  2.0
25 Edgar A Santoyo      1186  L8   L22  W34  W26  L13  2.0
26 James O Ukoli        1462  W22  L17  L15  L25  W31  2.0
27 Wesley Anderson      1354  L7   W36  L12  W37  L14  2.0
28 Michael A Veri       1025  L29  L13  W38  L24  W37  2.0
29 Ebrahim Montazeri    1683  W28  L6   D30  L20  L15  1.5
30 Domingo Santoyo      1389  L2   W33  D29  L17  L22  1.5
31 Douglas S Alford     1294  L4   W38  L19  D22  L26  1.5
32 Curtis M Graham III  1235  L5   W37  L14  L23  D33  1.5
33 Trevor M Boyd        1006  L12  L30  W35  L13  D32  1.5
34 Abhishek Jain        971   L19  L18  L25  D35  W36  1.5
35 Aldo Raeliarijaoana  unr.  L21  L16  L33  D34  W38  1.5
36 Armando Marrufo      974   L23  L27  L24  W39  L34  1.0
37 Elizabeth Ukoli      821   L9   L32  B--- L27  L28  1.0
38 Ricardo Santoyo      928   L14  L31  L28  B--- L35  1.0
39 Robert Paul Guill    1359  H--- L20  L16  L36  U--- 0.5