On April 10th, the Illini Chess Club hosted the first Champaign Chess Classic. Mihir Bafna was the Chief TD and Organizer of the first-time event, held on the University of Illinois campus. The event had 53 players for a 4-round g60 event. There were two sections, a Reserve (under 1500) section with 30 players and an Open section with 23 players.
In the Open section, Rishi Narayanan finished clear first with a perfect 4/4. Abhyudhaya Venkat was second with 3.5/4. Andrei Skorobogatykh and Sadkrith Malladi tied for 3rd with 3/4. In the Reserve section, Kevin Wright and William Quinn both finished on a perfect 4/4, and Kanav Bhatnagar got sole third with an unbeaten 3.5/4. The rating report is here.