IM Young Ties for First at Missouri Open

Chicago-based  International Master (IM) Angelo Young and seven-time Illinois State Champion made another milestone when he finished in a tie for first to seventh places in the 2011 Mid-America Open Chess Tournament last March 18 to 20 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel St.Louis-Clayton in Missouri, USA. Angelo Young, next in line in the long list of talented US IMs hoping to become a GM in the future finished with 4 points on three wins and two draw in the annual prestigious tournament. Also with 4 points are Grandmasters (GMs) Sergey Kudrin and Benjamin Finegold, IM Ronald Burnett, Fide Master (FM) Andrew Karklins, Conrad Holt and Jialin Ding.

"I would like to dedicate this win to my all my students and chess friends " said Young, owner and manager of Touch Move Chess Center in Chicago, Ilinois. "I hope my success in the international competition will somehow inspire my students to follow in my footsteps."

Last year, IM Young spearheaded Pinoy of Chicago to bag the championship trophy at the United States Amateur Team-North Championship, held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Milwaukee. The team comsisted of Filipinos with IM Young leading on board one: FM Camilo Pangan, NM Florentino Inumerable, Experts Rene Ancheta and Virgillio Forro and Manager  Ethelbert Gazmen, and they garnered a total of 4.5 points over games.