The 2011 South Dakota Winter Open Chess Tournament Results:

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The 2011 edition of the Sioux Falls Winter Open was held on Saturday, February 12, 2011, at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with 120 participants.

The annual USCF-rated tournament included four sections (Open, U1200, U900, and U600), and was sponsored by the Sioux Empire Chess Foundation and the Augustana College Chess Club.
Terry Likens and Serif Suljic finished in first & second place respectively, based on tie breaks, but with both finishing with 3.5/4 points they shared the top two prize amounts with each taking home a check for $200.

In the lower sections, three players were perfect as Jeff Robinson took clear first in the U1200 section with 4.0/4; Shaiv Kittur winning the U900 section with 6.0/6; and Destiny Jorenby winning the U600 section with 6.0/6, but winning her section on tiebreaks over Gabe Fendrich who also had 6.0/6.

Robert Frost Elementary School took first place in the team competition portion of the U600 section; Memorial Middle School was first in the U900 section; and Sioux Center High School was tops in the U1200 section.

GM Alex Yermolinsky served as the Tournament Director for this event, with the help of Assistant TD John Flores.