The Chess Party Begins in Vegas |
June 10, 2011 |
The Las Vegas Chess Festival kicked off yesterday with the G/10 National
Championship, where GM Sam Shankland and IM Levon Altounian tied for
first with 5.5/6 each. They earned just under $1000 each. See full standings on the official website. The National Open, the six-round main event, begins today. Stay tuned on the
official website, check Monroi for live games and look for CLO reportage by Kostya Kavutskiy. Also see IM Irina Krush's event preview.
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