Reports

Jacob Fortuna shares the pictures below from January's Lansing Mini-Swiss.

Top seeds Ashley Carter and Tony Nichols split the point in their medal-round game to share first in the top section.  Tony annotates the game here.

  Photo Credit:  Jacob Fortuna

Rick Wilson (right) and West Michigan Chess Gardening Editor Dave Sundeen also fight to a draw.

  Photo Credit:  Jacob Fortuna

Concentration!  Reserve winner Mike Carter Sr. (left), Mike Carter Jr. (standing), and Troy Duncan (right).

  Photo Credit:  Jacob Fortuna

Tigre Chess

  Photo Credit:  Jacob Fortuna

You can find Tournament Director Tony Nichol's USCF Rating Report here:

http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?201101091551-12753902