The Cardinal Open is one of the top perennial tournaments in Ohio each year. This year CCL came in 1st place in four of the 5 sections.
Rohan Padhye - Clear 1st place in Open section; won $1,500; a CCL graduate; picture is from the World Youth U-16; rating 2353
Dakshin Pisini - Tied 1st place in U-1900 section: won $400; a CCL graduate; back from a long break from tournament chess; aka Doctor Shin
Shiv Srinivasan - Clear 1st place in U-1600 section; won $800; current Ohio 5th grade co-champion
Om Chatterjee - Clear 1st place in U-1300 section; won $800, gained 216 rating points; just joined CCL 2 months ago