1999 Midwest Open Team Chess Championship

St. Louis, Missouri, directed by Bill Moushey
Top-rated Chess Pains (2098 average) gave up only 3 draws to win first place.
Individual scores were 
Jim Voelker (2285) 3-1 Bob Jacobs (2227*) 4-0 Aaron Dubin (2091) 4-0 Wayde Stallmann (1789) 3½-½

The tournament actually used an unusual scoring system whereby a win on 1st board counted 4, 2nd board 3, 3rd board 2 and 4th board 1. So Chess Pains' actual score was 35½-4½. Partial results:
The Class A Team prize went to the United Nations (1898): Andrei Dukoutchaev (2189) 3-1, Katya Ushakova (2070) 2½-1½, Arnor Bieltvedt (1774) 2-2 and Tommy Rohrbaugh (1580).
The Class B Team prize went to Washington University (1765): Arun Sharma (2240) 3½-½, Missaka Warvsawitharana (1865), Michael Spencer (1656) and David Hirschberg (1200).
The Class C Team prize went to Jack and the Beanstalks (1575): Dale Rigby (2040) 2½-1½, Devon Tesser 3-1, David Scott (1419) 3-1 and Jack Regenbogen (1209) 2-2.
I missed the Class D winner.
The Class E Team prize went to Parkway North High School.
The Class F Team prize went to McKinley CJA.
Best scores by individuals were:
1st Board: Arun Sharma, Washington University, 3½-½ 2nd Board: Bob Jacobs, Chess Pains, 4-0 3rd Board: Aaron Dubin, Chess Pains, 4-0 and Mike Kummer (1558), Kummer's Bummers, 4-0 4th Board: Wayde Stallmann, Chess Pains, 3½-½


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