Here’s a quick summary and chart of how Hawaii players did at this year’s National Open in Las Vegas, held this past weekend.  Overall, it was a great showing.  Notable results include Tristan Kaonohi’s tying for second place in the U2000 section, Guy Ontai gaining 47 rating points, and Jon Neet gaining a whopping 94 rating points!

Player Name
 Section
 Score
 Pre-rating
 Post-rating
Cornelius Rubsamen Open 3.5 2264 2277 (+13)
Robert Keough U2200 2.5 2009 2025 (+16)
Tristan Kaonohi U2000 5.0 (tie for 2nd!) 1957 1997 (+40!)
Guy Ontai U1800 3.5 1668 1715 (+47!)
Peter Mertvago U1800 2.0 1639 1618 (-21)
Jon Neet U1600 4.5 1534 1628 (+94!)
Dustin Honda U1600 2.5 1426 1436 (+10)
Ed Hayes U1200 3.5 1101 1095 (-6)

Complete results are available on the Las Vegas Chess Festival’s official website.