The first event of a fantastic new year is the 49th Exton Commons Event.
Mohit Maringanti led the Open section. He was the only one in the section with a perfect score of 4-0. Greg Yardley, a new player, scored 2.5-1.5 to finish second. Azim Ahmad Julkipli, a regular player, finished third place with a score of 2.5/1.5.
Aanya Kollur led the Under 1000 section with a perfect score of 4-0. In 2nd place, we have Isaac Shephard, who scored 3-1. In third place was Tyler Wang, who scored 3-1.
Cam Tsao led the Under 500 section with a perfect score of 4-0. He gained around 300 points during this tournament, so he basically caught a lucky break. Charan Perumalla, a new player, scored 3-1 in second place, only losing to Tsao. Anamay Gupta, also a new player, won third on tiebreaks.
The total result is at https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202401066102.3
