Chess players with their 2nd Passion: Backgammon
Family doing a Power Session between rounds
The Open Section
Stan the Man from Grand Rapids
Ben Finegold and Seth Homa with their backs to the camera
Jennifer Skidmore – Was President or Vice President of the Michigan Chess Association
These Guys are Serious
The Booster Section
Skittles Game on the Floor
This was Rd 5
Thinking Hard
Many women participated this year and battled the guys and gals alike!
Gario – Ray – jimio
Gario next to the Michigam Open Champions Trophy
Seth Homa winner of the Michigan Open 2013
Grand Master Ben Finegold in the green shirt. Ben won the Michigan Open a few times himself.
Jackson Michigan Chess Club 
Jimio
Actually the Trophy Gario is standing next to is called the Palmi Cup named after Andrew H. Palmi who started the Michigan Chess Association and had the 1st Michigan Open Championship in Jackson Michigan.in 1931.
brenden
okay….
Jimio
Yes and each year the winner gets his name put on the Palmi Cup.