GM Shulman Wins 2008 Foxwoods Open
The 2008 Foxwoods Open was held from March 19-22, 2008. Five players ended up tying for first place with a score of 7/9. GM Yuri Shulman ended up winning the title after an armageddon blitz playoff with GM Alexander Ivanov.
A couple of players ended up earning some norms. IM Robert Hess achieved a GM norm with a score of 7/9. FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat earned a IM norm with a score of 6/9 and Christopher Williams earned an IM norm after a stunning first round victory over GM Alexander Ivanov and ending up with a score of 5.5/9
Now let's take a look at one of the interesting games of the tournament, GM Shulman - IM Hess with full annotations and commentary:
Final Standings:
1-5) GM Shulman, GM Ivanov, IM Hess, GM Shabalov, GM Becerra (7/9)
6-8) GM Sadvaskov, IM Bonin, GM Perelshteyn (6.5/9)
I play chess to make money and meet women
I am a USCF Candidate Master CM player
Goals - 1) Reach 2200 USCF NM, 2) Reach 2200 FIDE CM, 3) Reach 2300 FIDE FM
BELIEVE IT!
The first note was an IQ test; if you read it and said "oh", then you just lost a piece
