Thirty-three players competed in the 2022 Rochester Championship on October 22 and 23 at the Mayo Civic Center. The tournament was played in 3 sections based on rating. The 6-player championship round robin section consisted of the 6 highest rated players who accepted the invitation to play in the event. Fourteen players competed in the Amateur swiss section and thirteen players competed in the Bantam (U1000) swiss section.

Master Matt Jensen won the highly contested championship section with a score of 3.5/5. Matt was declared the 2022 Rochester Chess Champion and received the $1,000 first place prize. Congratulations Matt! Close behind tied for second place with scores of 3/5 points were Master Thompson and Michael Kern. Michael won the $100 “persistence” prize that was awarded by a random drawing among the 4 players who finished the tournament in addition to the winner.

Kevin Gaustad continued his winning ways by scoring 5 consecutive wins in the Amateur section. In addition to finishing in first place, Kevin was declared the 2022 Rochester Amateur Champion. Kevin won the $500 first place prize and a trophy for first place. Congratulations Kevin!

Cole Lappi, Joseph Bell, and Jayan Jayachandran tied for first place in the Bantam section with scores of 4-1. Based on tiebreaks they received trophies for first, second, and third places, respectively. Trophies or medals were awarded to all participants. Congratulations Cole, Joseph, and Jayan!

The tournament has been rated by USCF:

 https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202210230472.0 Note the cross table standings are not based on tiebreaks.

We would like to thank the Mayo Civic Center and Experience Rochester for their of this tournament.