The 2015 Texas State and Amateur Championship chess tournament was held from May 22 to May 25 at the DFW Airport Marriott South in Fort Worth, Texas. Approximately forty-one people participated in the State Championship section while the State Amateur Championship section was packed with one-hundred and thirty-seven people! Social media saavy WCM Claudia Munõz was on hand to compete for the tournament championship and to take plenty of photos for the rest us! In the end, it was GM Julio Sadorro with 4 wins and 2 draws who took the overall tournament win. WCM Munõz played exceptionally well and placed 24th overall with 2 losses, 2 draws, and a win. The final standings for the top ten players in the Championship section were:
| # | Name | Rtng | Post | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Tot |
| 1 | GM Julio C Sadorra | 2626 | 2625 | W32 | W17 | W18 | D16 | W5 | D2 | 5.0 |
| 2 | IM Darwin Yang | 2575 | 2576 | H— | W7 | D8 | W13 | W4 | D1 | 4.5 |
| 3 | NM Tianming Xie | 2166 | 2224 | W34 | D30 | W20 | D28 | W16 | D6 | 4.5 |
| 4 | NM Jeffrey De Jesus | 2329 | 2338 | W6 | W9 | D16 | W27 | L2 | D5 | 4.0 |
| 5 | NM Dachey Lin | 2315 | 2322 | W21 | D19 | W37 | W8 | L1 | D4 | 4.0 |
| 6 | Andrew J Widener | 2142 | 2186 | L4 | W41 | D10 | W19 | W28 | D3 | 4.0 |
| 7 | Joey Kelly | 2100 | 2170 | D12 | L2 | W22 | W32 | D18 | W17 | 4.0 |
| 8 | NM Atulya Vaidya | 2254 | 2265 | W40 | W38 | D2 | L5 | W27 | D12 | 4.0 |
| 9 | Robert Sanchez | 2170 | 2199 | W35 | L4 | W36 | D17 | D12 | W18 | 4.0 |
| 10 | NM Bovey Liu | 2235 | 2234 | D22 | D39 | D6 | D37 | W21 | W20 | 4.0 |
GM Julio Sadorra and the Texas State Championship Trophy
Photo: Texas Chess Association
The Amateur Section was open to players U2000 ELO or unrated, while the Championship Section was open to players over 2000 ELO or with a rating higher than the 2014 Amateur Champion, IM Darwin Yang (2570 ELO). This year’s Texas State Amateur Champion is Benjamin Frenkel who destroyed his competition to win a perfect 6/6 with an ELO of 1888!
Benjamin Frenkel and the Texas Amateur Championship Trophy
Photo: Texas Chess Association
The final standings for the top ten players in the Amateur section were:
| # | Name | Rtng | Club | Rd 1 | Rd 2 | Rd 3 | Rd 4 | Rd 5 | Rd 6 | Tot |
| 1 | Benjamin Frenkel | 1888 | 90% | W70 | W106 | W18 | W10 | W16 | W9 | 6.0 |
| 2 | Daniel Hung | 1884 | 90% | W78 | W113 | W41 | W39 | D3 | W17 | 5.5 |
| 3 | Adrian Diaz | 1993 | 100% | W34 | W82 | W19 | H— | D2 | W25 | 5.0 |
| 4 | David R Gaston | 1902 | 100% | W95 | W36 | D15 | W24 | D17 | W19 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Ryan S Ackerman | 1862 | 100% | W98 | W49 | W57 | D9 | D7 | W20 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Peter Mikhail | 1890 | 100% | W94 | L15 | W66 | W18 | W44 | W23 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Jonathan F Allen | 1921 | 100% | H— | W65 | W71 | W85 | D5 | W15 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Annastasia Wyzywany | 1864 | 90% | W68 | W75 | D85 | D40 | W62 | W16 | 5.0 |
| 9 | Travis Guenther | 1943 | 100% | W55 | W63 | W61 | D5 | W11 | L1 | 4.5 |
| 10 | Atreya Vaidya | 1971 | 60% | W72 | W14 | W58 | L1 | D15 | W52 | 4.5 |