Congratulations to Michael Gilligan for winning the warmup swiss with a perfect score of 4-0. Time off from chess apparently agreed with him. George Paulik finished in second place with a score of 3.5 – 0.5 giving up a half point with a first round bye. John Bitz finished in third place with 3 points. Thanks to Paul and Soren for playing as house players. This event has been rated by USCF: https://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?202406116542.0-12349620

The plan is to hold game analysis sessions on June 18 and 25 at the club. National Master Matt Jensen and Expert Justin Ricker will be sharing some of their games from the 2024 Chicago Open. Others are welcome to bring their games for analysis.