In the Barber K-8 Championship, Advait Patel of West Virginia (not usually a font of young Chess tal

The United States Chess Federation (USCF) is currently celebrating its 75th anniversary during the U.S. Open Chess Tournament. America s most prestigious open tournament is taking place at the Rosen Centre Hotel (9840 International Dr., Orlando FL 32819) in the vacation hub of Orlando, Florida, the home of the Disney franchise. Months ago the United States Chess Federation announced a switch from St. Louis to Orlando given the closing discount cruises to hawaii of the Milliennium Hotel in St. Louis.
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This year the U.S. Open will have GM Illia Nyzhnyk of the Ukraine as the top seed along with GMs Giorgi Margvelashvili and Alexander Shabalov . Some of the legends taking part are GMs Ron Henley and James Tarjan . One of the most notable discount cruises to hawaii trends in American tournaments is the presence of scholastic players. Spanning the room of a tournament hall will give an idea of the youth movement of chess. While legendary stars dot the hall, tomorrow s stars are being borne.
Looks like Funlearnin, is going on over there! wow, James Tarjan, i recall the name during my ULTRAMODERN Studies but cant remember where right now! haha Maybe gotta go through some of my Traditional notes!!! lol Daaim strikes again!
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Unfortunately, he lost to Christopher Gu (whom he had just faced at the U.S. Cadet), and so finished with 4.5/6, good for =3rd Place. Still a good rebound from his performance at the Cadet. Gu won Clear 1st with 5.5/6.
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Claudia Munoz finished tied for 1st Place with 5.0/6, but this time did not win on Tie-Breaks. The winner was Jennifer discount cruises to hawaii R. Yu (Yu s tiebreaks were superior, as she started off with 5 straight wins, only losing to Regam in the final round), and Jessica Regam was part of that tie. Tournament Top seed (and only Master) Annie Wang had a rough tournament, losing twice en route to a 3.5/6 score.
In the Barber K-8 Championship, Advait Patel of West Virginia (not usually a font of young Chess talent) prevailed over 8 other Masters with an undefeated 5.0/6, good enough for Clear 1st in a hard-fought event.