Rounds 1-8 Selected Results
Round 8
Benjamin - Shabalov 1-0 (Spanish. Black had a good compensation for a pawn).
Gulko - Nakamura 1-0 (English. White grabbed a pawn).
J. Shahade - Perelshteyn 1-0 (Caro-Kann. Jennifer outplayed the rival in the endgame).
Round 7
Shabalov - Fishbein 1-0 (Kings Indian Defense. Alexander occupied the important central e4 square and seized the only open file).
Akobian - Muhammad 1/2 (Dutch Defense. Draw by repetition).
Goldin - Mulyar 1-0 (Slav Defense. Double-edged game).
Round 6
Nakamura - Stripunsky 1/2 (Queen's Gambit Accepted. A sharp struggle).
Browne - Baginskaite 1-0 (Ragozin Defense. Black had an equal game, but then made an error).
Christiansen - Fishbein 0-1 (Sicilian. Black grabbed a pawn and won in titanic fight).
Round 5
Nakamura - Christiansen 1/2 (Nimzo-Indian).
Perelshteyn - Benjamin 0-1 (Pirc-Ufimtsev. Black sacrificed the exchange for a pawn, then grabbed another pawn).
Seirawan - Lapshun 1-0 (Queen's Gambit. White attacked on the kingside with 19.Bxh7+!).
Round 4
Kaidanov - Akobian 1/2 (Queen's Gambit).
Gulko - Perelshteyn 1/2 (White had an edge in the Pirc-Ufimtsev. Better is 8.Nf3).
Lapshun - Shabalov 0-1 (An original position in the Alekhine Defence. Better is 17.d6).
Round 3
Zaitshik - Kaidanov 0-1 (Gruenfeld. Black outplayed the contender in the endgame).
Akobian - Lapshun 1/2 (Gruenfeld. A very long game, 164 moves).
Shabalov - Fedorowicz 1-0 (Benko-Volga Gambit. Interesting is 22...de5).
Round 2
Kaidanov - Fishbein 1-0 (Sicilian. Black levelled the game with 15..d5, then better was 22...Bd6).
Gurevich - Shabalov 1/2 (Queen's Indian. Black had an extra pawn in the ending).
Kudrin - Pruess 1-0 (French. White grabbed a pawn and won).
Round 1
Enkhbat - Kaidanov 0-1 (Catalan. Double-edged game).
Goldin - Paschall 1-0 (Bogo-Indian. White attacked on the queenside).
Seirawan - Donaldson 1/2 (Slav. White grabbed a pawn).
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