Big Upset in the Open; Abby and Patrick Lead Denker
August 3, 2009
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Abby Marshall is 3/3 in the Denker, Photo Monroi.com
Abby Marshall of Virginia and Patrick John Tae of Tennessee of lead the Denker tournament of high school champions with 3/3. Here are both of their round three victories.

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 They will face off in round four, see the game live on Monroi.com.

Meanwhile, round two of the traditional schedule of the U.S. Open saw a big upset on board one, with expert Matthew Michaelides defeating GM-elect Lenderman.

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Bookmark U.S. Open results & pairings. and watch the action live on Monroi.com . Look for many more exciting players to join the action and the fight for U.S. Championship spots, as the six-day schedule starting on 8/4, and the four-day schedule, starting on 8/6, kick off. 

It's not too late to sign up for the Kosteniuk (Aug.6) and Nakamura (Aug.7) simuls at the USCF webstore.