Nakamura, Lenderman & Zapata Pull Ahead at US Open
August 7, 2011
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With just one round to go at the 112th US Open in Orlando (July 30-August 7), three GMs share the lead with 7/8: US #1 and World Top ten player Hikaru Nakamura, current Samford Scholar Aleksandr Lenderman and Alonso Zapata. The final round begins at 3 PM EST with Lenderman facing Nakamura on board one. Zapata took a final round half point bye, so he finished with 7.5/9. All three leaders won their crucial round eight battles:

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The final round begins at 3 PM EST and you can watch it live on Monroi.   See complete merged standings here.