The Foxwoods Open finally came to an end with a 3-way tie for first, Super GMs Van Wely, Smirin and IM Perelshteyn. Congratulations to all especially IM Perelshteyn, holding his own against the big boys! Here are the final standings:

# – Name – Rating – State – Total

1 GM Loek Van Wely 2719 NED 7 (playoff winner)
2 GM Ilya Smirin 2797 ISR 7
3 IM Eugene Perelshteyn 2593 MA 7
(Final GM norm – Congratulations to Eugene!)

4 GM Alex Stripunsky 2647 NY 6½
5 GM Alexander Ivanov 2638 MA 6½
6 GM Alexander Shabalov 2666 PA 6½
7 GM Jaan Ehlvest 2676 NY 6½
8 GM Yury Shulman 2623 IL 6½ Posted by Picasa

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