Paying tribute to Fred Gruenberg, the organizer of the National Open for the past 25 years, the man who put the FUN back into chess. Unlike some organizers who are just out to make big bucks from the players,...
Chess stars battle at National Open in Las Vegas
Chess stars battle at National Open in Las VegasBy IM Jack PetersJune 14, 2009LA Times Two Southern Californians led a powerful field at the National Open in Las Vegas last weekend. Grandmaster Varuzhan Akobian and IM Enrico Sevillano shared...
Sevillano ties for first in Las Vegas
Sevillano ties for first in Las Vegas chess openabs-cbnNEWS.com 06/09/2009 10:59 AM International Master (IM) Enrico “Ikong” Sevillano shared first place honors with Grandmaster (GM) Varuzhan Akobian at the 2009 National Open Chess Championship in Las Vegas, Nevada. Akobian...
Akobian, Sevillano win National Open
No. Ttl Name St Rate Local Pts Rnd1 Rnd2 Rnd3 Rnd4 Rnd5 Rnd6 Place Prize 1 GM Akobian,Varuzhan CA 2659 2612 5 -X- W 21 D 35 W 13 D 3 W 16 1-2 Tied $4,641.00 2 IM Sevillano,Enrico...
LV Round 5
Round 5 pairings: 1. Kamsky, Gata (4.0,2782) – Fressinet, Laurent (3.5,2706)2. Gurevich, Dmitry (3.5,2594) – Petrosian, Tigran L (3.5,2666)3. Akobian, Varuzhan (3.5,2666) – Friedel, Josh (3.5,2504)4. Pruess, David (3.0,2471) – Nakamura, Hikaru (3.0,2747)5. Kolev, Atanas (3.0,2620) – Laylo, Darwin...
2008 National Open
U.S. Championship QualifierAmerican HeritageAmerican ClassicJune 6-8 or June 6-9 Ø GPP: 200 × Nevada 2008 National Open. 6-SS, 40/2, SD/1 (2 day option rds 1-3 and unrated all rds G/60). Riviera Hotel and Casino, 2901 Las Vegas Boulevard South,...
Nakamura wins the National Open
Here are the standings of all players with even scores or better: 1 GM Nakamura, Hikaru NY 2738 5.5 W48 W20 W17 D3 W28 W6 2 GM Kortchnoi, Viktor SUI 2664 5.0 D49 W62 W43 W61 W11 D43 IM...
Games from the final round of the National Open
Here are the games from the final round of the National Open, courtesy of www.MonRoi.com Round 6June 10, 2007 [Section – Board 1] Serper, Gregory vs Kortchnoi, Viktor 1/2-1/2 [Section – Board 2] Nakamura, Hikaru vs Gonzalez, Renier 1-0...
Round 5 actions
IM Sevillano 1-0 GM Erenburg with GM Akobian and GM Ehlvest watching Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar