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Shulman Tops at US Open

GM Yury Shulman scored 8/9 to take clear first place at the US Open in Oakbrook, Illinois. Shulman finished a half-point ahead of a group of nine players at 7.5 points to take home the $6,000 first prize.

Each of the following players shared second place and won $833:

GM Gregory Kaidanov
GM Zviad Izoria
GM Alexander Shabalov
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili
GM Joel Benjamin
GM Dmitry Gurevich
IM Emilio Cordova
GM John Fedorowicz
IM Alfonso Almeida

Also scoring an impressive 7.5 points was Michael Aigner (2311), who won $2,000 for first place in the U2400 class.

For a complete list of all prize winners, Click Here. We will provide complete coverage of the US Open in next week's edition.

Lopez, Marshall Win National Titles

Nelson M Lopez scored 5.5/6 to take clear first at the Denker Tournament of High School Champions. The tournament, which attempts to feature high school champions from every state, hosted a field of 46 young chess stars. Lopez, the North Carolina champion, entered the tournament as the 10th seed.

Alexander Chua, the top seed, finished second with 5 points, while four players tied for 3rd at 4.5: Evan Ju (NJ), Tyler Hughes (CO), Corbin Yu (OR), and Brian Goldstein (FL).

The Denker Tournament also has a counterpart for young female chess champions: the Susan Polgar National Invitational Tournament for Girls. This tournament brought together 44 top young chess minds for a closely contested six-round competition.

In the end, Abby Marshall of Virginia came out on top, winning five games and drawing one to score 5.5 points, good enough for clear first place. Abby finished a half-point ahead of both Louiza Livschitz of California, and Elina Kats or New York, who shared second place.

A complete crosstable for the Denker Tournament can be found here, while the Polgar Tournament crosstable can be found here.