4SS, G/60 d6.
Goddesschess Prizes
                            for Females in Addition to Above Prizes,
                            Open: $40 per win/$20 per draw; Reserve: $20
                            per win/$10 per draw.  Highest-scoring female in
                                      each section wins free entry into
                                      Hales Corners Challenge XIX, April 12, 2014.  (See comments section for winners).
Goddesschess also offered a Best Game prize ($50!), open to any player in either section. The best game prize was won by Ben Smail:
[Event "HCC XVIII - Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2013.10.12"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Betaneli, Alex"]
[Black "Smail, Ben"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "A30"]
[PlyCount "118"]
[SourceDate "2012.02.23"]
1. c4 e6 2. g3 c5 3. Nf3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bxg2 13. Kxg2 Na6 14. Be3
O-O 15. Rac1 Bf6 16. Rc4 Rfd8 17. Rec1 g6 18. b4 Bxd4 19. Rxd4 Rxd4 20. Bxd4
Nxb4 21. a3 Na6 22. Rc6 Kf8 23. Bf6 Ke8 24. Rc4 Kd7 25. Rh4 h5 26. g4 hxg4 27.
Rh7 e5 28. Bxe5 Ke6 29. Bd4 Rd8 30. e3 Rd5 31. Rh4 Ra5 32. Rxg4 Rxa3 33. Re4+
Kd7 34. Bf6 Nc5 35. Re7+ Kd6 36. Bg5 Ne6 37. Rxf7 Nxg5 38. Rf6+ Ke5 39. Rxg6
Kf5 40. Rg8 b5 41. h4 Nf7 42. Rf8 Kg6 43. h5+ Kg7 44. Rb8 Rb3 45. Rb7 a5 46.
h6+ Kxh6 47. Rxf7 a4 48. Kf3 a3 49. Ra7 b4 50. Ke4 Rb2 51. f4 a2 52. Ra6+ Kg7
53. Ra7+ Kf6 54. Ra6+ Ke7 55. f5 b3 56. Ke5 Rf2 57. Ra7+ Kd8 58. f6 b2 59. Rxa2 Rf5+ 0-1
Life Master Sheldon Gelbart was on hand throughout the tournament analyzing games for tournament participants.
Final results below: (photos at bottom of post)
Hales Corners XVIII Challenge - Open Cross Table
 
   No.    Name                         St Rate Rd 1  Rd 2  Rd 3  Rd 4  Score
   1. Smail, Benedict A (3).........  WI 2200 W36   W6    W3    W8      4.0
   2. Walther, Andi (11)............  WI 1962 W7    D5    W13   W10     3.5
   3. Betaneli, Alex (1)............  WI 2344 W14   W9    L1    W12     3.0
   4. Waller, Matthew (4)...........  WI 2139 W15   L10   W22   W14     3.0
   5. Harder, Brady R (5)...........  WI 2098 W11   D2    D10   W15     3.0
   6. Ulrich, Rachel J (8)..........  WI 2028 W18   L1    W29   W17     3.0
   7. Williams, William (2).........  WI 2207 L2    W22   W18   D9      2.5
   8. Rajendra, Avinash (6).........  WI 2089 D16   W30   W23   L1      2.5
   9. Mcneil, David (7).............  MN 2048 W17   L3    W19   D7      2.5
  10. Mhaskar, Rohan (9)............  WI 2026 W28   W4    D5    L2      2.5
  11. Rajendra, Anupama (16)........  WI 1835 L5    D21   W26   W23     2.5
  12. Franek, Martin Joh (22).......  IL 1735 D23   W26   W24   L3      2.5
  13. Huang, Alena (28).............  WI 1609 D34   W27   L2    W24     2.5
  14. Ruggiero, Brian T (10)........  IL 1979 L3    W25   W30   L4      2.0
  15. Imada, Todd (13)..............  NV 1904 L4    W29   W25   L5      2.0
  16. Coons, James Jay (15).........  WI 1841 D8    L17   D20   W27     2.0
  17. Pokorski, Jeffrey (17)........  WI 1803 L9    W16   W33   L6      2.0
  18. Tan, Jonathan (18)............  IL 1789 L6    W36   L7    W29     2.0
  19. Hildeman, Jonathan (24).......  WI 1703 L25   W32   L9    W31     2.0
  20. Sagunsky, David L (25)........  WI 1692 D27   L24   D16   W30     2.0
  21. Both, Robert K (14)...........  WI 1885 -N-   D11   W35   -U-     1.5
  22. James, Nikhil (21)............  WI 1763 W31   L7    L4    D25     1.5
  23. Ulrich, Anne E (30)...........  WI 1602 D12   W35   L8    L11     1.5
  24. Zhang, Edward (31)............  IL 1586 D35   W20   L12   L13     1.5
  25. Buschmann, Alan E (32)........  WI 1512 W19   L14   L15   D22     1.5
  26. Shefsky, Michael W (33).......  WI 1497 -H-   L12   L11   W33     1.5
  27. Murtaugh, William (34)........  WI 1457 D20   L13   W36   L16     1.5
  28. Rowe Iv, Jim Henry (19).......  WI 1784 L10   W31   -U-   -U-     1.0
  29. Shelobolin, Filipp (26).......  WI 1636 W32   L15   L6    L18     1.0
  30. Mckinney, Jon (27)............  WI 1614 W33   L8    L14   L20     1.0
  31. Etzel, Steven W (29)..........  WI 1603 L22   L28   W32   L19     1.0
  32. Kosterman, Dennis (35)........  WI 1400 L29   L19   L31   -B-     1.0
  33. Ballweg, Tim D (36)...........  WI 1363 L30   -B-   L17   L26     1.0
  34. Wainscott, Chris (20).........  WI 1771 D13   -U-   -U-   -U-     0.5
  35. Ellice, H Wayne (23)..........  IL 1726 D24   L23   L21   -U-     0.5
  36. Mueller, James N (12).........  WI 1935 L1    L18   L27   -U-     0.0
 
 
 
Hales Corners XVIII Challenge - Reserve Cross Table No. Name St Rate 1 2 3 4 Score 1. Loomer, Xavier Mar (5)........ WI 1443 W15 W6 W9 W10 4.0 2. Moore, Micheal A (2).......... WI 1557 L5 W17 W23 W14 3.0 3. Ulrich, James F (7)........... WI 1420 W16 W14 W11 -N- 3.0 4. Huang, Sabrina (9)............ WI 1395 L11 W24 W20 W18 3.0 5. Pandey, Ritika (10)........... WI 1373 W2 L8 W24 W13 3.0 6. Ulrich, Susanna G (11)........ WI 1323 W12 L1 W19 W11 3.0 7. Schatz, Noah F (19)........... WI 1165 W27 W21 W8 -N- 3.0 8. Bucher, Paul Stanl (6)........ WI 1434 W22 W5 L7 D9 2.5 9. Hogg, Alexander (18).......... WI 1183 W26 W12 L1 D8 2.5 10. Srivastava, Vivek (20)........ WI 1145 W28 W22 D18 L1 2.5 11. Carerros, Charles (1)......... WI 1590 W4 W13 L3 L6 2.0 12. Padilla, Rudy R (3)........... IL 1520 L6 L9 W29 W15 2.0 13. Monosov, Natanel A (8)........ WI 1400 W23 L11 W17 L5 2.0 14. Pandey, Divya (12)............ WI 1309 W21 L3 W26 L2 2.0 15. Molkentin, Tj (13)............ WI 1303 L1 W19 W27 L12 2.0 16. Pahl, Sandra R (15)........... WI 1300 L3 L23 W28 W26 2.0 17. Wright, Gary M (17)........... WI 1200 W25 L2 L13 W24 2.0 18. Shi, Stephen (21)............. WI 1124 D29 W25 D10 L4 2.0 19. Harder, Jason E (23).......... WI 1047 W20 L15 L6 W21 2.0 20. Yang, Steven Xob (30)......... WI nnnn L19 W28 L4 W23 2.0 21. Doney, Alexander A (4)........ WI 1452 L14 L7 W25 L19 1.0 22. Kaye, Paul (14)............... WI 1300 L8 L10 D30 D29 1.0 23. Yan, Ruilin (16).............. WI 1255 L13 W16 L2 L20 1.0 24. Kaye, Ron (22)................ WI 1101 W30 L4 L5 L17 1.0 25. Hogg, Neil (24)............... WI 1020 L17 L18 L21 W30 1.0 26. Wanek, Ellen Ann (25)......... WI 1014 L9 W29 L14 L16 1.0 27. Anand, Devesh Kuma (26)....... WI 969 L7 W30 L15 -U- 1.0 28. Rockley, James D (27)......... WI 920 L10 L20 L16 -B- 1.0 29. Mhaskar, Neha (28)............ WI 818 D18 L26 L12 D22 1.0 30. Newton, Jan L (29)............ WI 603 L24 L27 D22 L25 0.5
History: number of players (open+reserve) and the open winner(s):
HCC XVIII 10/2013 (36+30=66) SMAIL
HCC XVIII 10/2013 (36+30=66) SMAIL
HCC XVII.. 4/2013 (52+40=92) SANTARIUS, SMAIL, HARDER, R. ULRICH 
HCC XVI.. 10/2012 (48+36=84) GM FRIEDEL, BOOR, WILLIAMS, A. BECKER
HCC XV.... 4/2012 (56+49=105) SANTARIUS, BURGESS
HCC XIV. 10/2011 (46+37=83)   SANTARIUS, SAWALANI
HCC XIII..04/2011 (57+48=105) STAMNOV,MENON,BREIDER,RAGHAVAN
HCC XII.. 10/2010 (41+37=78)  BETANELI, HENDRICKSON
HCC XI…04/2010 (41+37=78)  SANTARIUS
HCC  X...10/2009 (42+34=76)   AMANOV
HCC IX...04/2009 (56+51=107) AMANOV,YOUNG,SANTARIUS,KOHLENBERG
HCC VIII.10/2008 (33+32=65)  TATE,YOUNG,TENNANT,A.BECKER
HCC VII..04/2008 (22+30=52)  BURGESS,TENNANT,PARKER
HCC VI...10/2007 (30+32=62)  TENNANT, BREIDER,SANTARIUS
HCC V....04/2007 (40+22=62)  TATE,STAMNOV
HCC IV...11/2006 (23+26=49)  STAMNOV
HCC III..04/2006 (28+17=45)  TENNANT
HCC II...10/2005 (20+18=38)  BURGESS,A.BECKER
HCC  ....04/2005 (34+36=70)  BETANELI
 
