| Philadelphia Open Underway |
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| April 18, 2014 | |
 A strong Philadelphia Open is underway at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown (April 16-20), with over ten participating Grandmasters, including reigning US Champion Gata Kamsky. GMs Magesh C Panchanathan and Vladimir Dobrov are leading after three rounds with perfect scores.
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Kamsky is half a point behind with 2.5/3. His wins included a victory over the young IM Akshat Chandra , who recently had an incredible tournament at the Marshall Chess Club in New York, earning clear first place and a GM norm.
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Other young stars at the event include GM-elect Kayden Troff and US Women's Championship contenders Alisa Melekhina and IM-elect Tatev Abrahamyan.
You can find standings, pgns and find further information at http://philadelphiaopen.net/ and live games at Monroi.
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