Grant X. Marks the Spot - Mass Open Bonanza Redux! – Chess Horizons Article from MACA

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	Grant X. Marks the Spot - Mass Open Bonanza Redux!
	Grant Xu
	August 2014
	Welcome to NM Grant Xu’s roundup of local games and the critical decisions and plans which define them. Once again, Grant will be focusing on a slew of exciting games from MACA’s flagship tournament, the 83rd Massachusetts Open. Thomas Keegan 1870 - James Todhunter 1841 1-0 83rd Mass Open (3) Caro-Kann - Exchange [B13] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard Chris Williams 2274 - Parker Montgomery 1983 1-0 83rd Mass Open (1) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack [C86] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard Gavin Randolph 1328 - Alon Trogan 1423 0-1 83rd Mass Open (3) Pirc, Classical [B08] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard IM Igor Foygel 2524 - Christopher Chase 2390 0-1 83rd Mass Open (6) Robatsch [B06] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard Alex Yu 1753 - Suraj Ramanathan 1743 0-1 83rd Mass Open (4) King’s Indian Defence, Orthodox [E99] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard BONUS! Unpublished 2013 Game! GM Alexander Ivanov 2641 - IM James Rizzitano 2426 1-0 82nd Mass Open (4) French Defence [C00] your web browser and/or your host do not support iframes as required to display the chessboard