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1971 Idaho Open
Boise, Idaho - May 15-16, 1971

##	Player	Residence	USCF	1	2	3	4	5	Score	Solk	S.B.
1	Glen Buckendorf	Buhl	1979	W25	W8	D2	W21	W7	4½	15
2	David B. Reynolds	Pocatello	2064	W19	W6	D1	W18	D3	4	17½
3	Donald H. Turner	The Dalles, OR	1998	W21	W23	W11	D7	D2	4	14½
4	Brian Monson	Ogden, UT	Unr.	W15	L11	W23	W13	W10	4	14
5	Stuart L. Wiles	Payette	Unr.	W27	D9	W30	D10	W11	4	13
6	Jerry E. Stanke	Nampa	1714	W34	L2	W24	W17	W12	4	12½
7	David Ryba	Reno, NV	2021	W24	W22	W12	D3	L1	3½	15½
8	Tim J. Estle	Butte, MT	1596	W29	L1	D14	W30	W18	3½	13½
9	Capt. M.C. Callinan	Luke AFB, AZ	1727	W36	D5	L10	W25	W24	3½	11
10	William F. Taber	Reno, NV	1901	W33	D17	W9	D5	L4	3	15	7¾
11	T.C. Hartwell	Twin Falls	1831	W32	W4	L3	W27	L5	3	15	7
12	Hans Morrow	Bountiful, UT	1947	W26	W31	L7	W22	L6	3	12½
13	Jens Lund	Ogden, UT	1740	L17	W33	W19	L4	W26	3	12
14	Charles Metzelaar	Ogden, UT	1742	L31	W26	D8	D16	W21	3	11½
15	Raymond L. Wheeler	Sparks, NV	1714	L4	W32	L21	W31	W28	3	10
16	Gary Turner	The Dalles, OR	1329	D30	L18	W35	D14	W22	3	9½
17	William S. Fidone	Salt Lake City, UT	Unr.	W13	D10	L18	L6	W27	2½	14½
18	A.B. Ellis	Nampa	1857	D35	W16	W17	L2	L8	2½	13½
19	Walter Young	Boise	1559	L2	W34	L13	D20	W33	2½	11½
20	Randy Zumbrunnen	Salt Lake City, UT	Unr.	L23	L21	W32	D19	W30	2½	9
21	Carroll Powell	Emmett	1507	L3	W20	W15	L1	L14	2	17
22	Bermundo Simbulan	Salt Lake City, UT	1660	W28	L7	W25	L12	L16	2	13½	4
23	Ezra Brumbach	Parma	1605	W20	L3	L4	L28	W31	2	13½	3½
24	Elmer Barney Graff	Murtaugh	1548	L7	W28	L6	W35	L9	2	13½	2½
25	Raymond A. Smith	Reno, NV	1506	L1	W29	L22	L9	W35	2	12½
26	Terry L. Sharp	Salt Lake City, UT	1449	L12	L14	W34	W29	L13	2	12
27	James Wray	Salt Lake City, UT	1649	L5	W36	W31	L11	L17	2	10½
28	Gary Soloman	Butte, MT	Unr.	L22	L24	W33	W23	L15	2	10
29	Edward A. Trappen	Twin Falls	2166	L8	L25	W36	L26	W32	2	8½
30	Robert Decker	Salt Lake City, UT	1751	D16	W35	L5	L8	L20	1½	13½
31	Karl Ackerman	Ogden, UT	Unr.	W14	L12	L27	L15	L23	1	13
32	Stephen J. Furlong	Mtn. Home	1400	L11	L15	L20	W34	L29	1	11½
33	Fred Wagner	Boise	1440	L10	L13	L28	W36	L19	1	10½
34	Gary R. Martin	Meridian	Unr.	L6	L19	L26	L32	W36	1	9½
35	Kenneth James	Twin Falls	1416	D18	L30	L16	L24	L25	½	11
36	Clyde Gregg	Boise	Unr.	L9	L27	L29	L33	L34	0	9½

Prizes awarded: Buckendorf, 1st $65 plus trophy; Reynolds, Turner, Monson, Wiles, 2nd-3rd $15 each; Stanke, 1st/B $25; Callinan, 2nd/B $15; Estle, 1st/C $15; G. Turner, 2nd/C $10; Fidone, 1st/Unrated $10; Soloman, 2nd/Unrated, $5; Zumbrunnen, 1st/Junior - Trophy; Martin, 2nd/Junior Trophy. Only one prize (the highest possible) was awarded to each individual.

The tournament began with three USCF experts and Don Turner and Glen Buckendorf easily made Expert from the tournament results. It was the largest Idaho Open in recent years. Many old friendships were renewed with players from six states (including Nevada for the first time in years) represented.

There were several upsets as evidenced by two unrated, two Class B, and one Class C players finishing in the first 10. There were six junior playing but some of the top finishers took higher prizes as each player could take only one prize. This policy should be changed as it is too hard to award the prizes, especially with the younger players. Glen Buckendorf is no stranger to the title of Idaho Open Champion and each of the top three finishers is a past winner in this event.

Dick Vandenburg, Tournament Director