GM Kraai (2502) – IM Milman (2488) [E04]
Berkeley, 23.12.2008

1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0–0 Rb8 7.Nc3 a6 8.e4 Be7 9.Qe2 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qc5 12.Be3 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qc5 14.e5 Nd7 15.Ne4 Qxe5 16.Bc3 Qf5 17.Qxc4 0–0 18.Qxc7 Bd8 19.Qd6 b5 20.Bb4 Bb6 21.Qd2 Rd8 22.Be7 Re8 23.Nd6 White wins 1–0

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WIM Iryna Zenyuk needs a draw to earn an IM norm.

GM Izoria (2610) – WIM Zenyuk (2237) [B40]
Berkely, 23.12.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.g3 Nc6 4.Bg2 g6 5.d4 cxd4 6.Nxd4 e5 7.Nb5 d6 8.N1c3 a6 9.Na3 b5 10.Nd5 Bg7 11.c4 Nf6 12.Nxf6+ Qxf6 13.cxb5 Nd4 14.b6 0–0 15.0–0 Game drawn ½–½

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Final Standings

1. GM Giorgi Kacheishivili 7.5 /10

2. GM Zviad Izoria 7.0

3-5 GM Josh Friedel, IM Irina Krush, FM Daniel Rensch 6.0

6-7 GM Vinay Bhat, IM David Pruess 5.

8-12 GM Jesse Kraai, IM Justin Sarkar, GM Dashzegve Sharavdorj, Marc Esserman, WIM Iryna Zenyuk 5.0

13-15 IM Lev Milman, FM Daniel Naroditsky, FM Dale Haessel 4.0

16 FM Bela Evans 3.5

17 IM Sandor Kustar 3.0

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