Looks like draws on the top two boards so Nikolay Noritsyn retains his lead!.
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Rd 7 Keleberda cracked in time pressure against IM Kaufman.Comment
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Rd 7 Razvan Preotu's attack proved too strong.Comment
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Rd 7 Ryan Yang played another nice game overwhelming his opponent strategically.Comment
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After round 7 Nikolay Noritsyn looks to be in the drivers seat with two rounds left to go.Comment
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Rd 8 Pairings Kaufman vs Noritsyn, Sambuev vs Preotu, Shawn RL vs Mark Plotkin, Yang vs KalininComment
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In round seven in the Women's Svitlana Demchenko had a key win against Ashley Qian and now shares first place with Morgen Mills. The latter two are now playing in round 8.Comment
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In the over 1800 section Binfei Wang had a perfect score after round 5 but seems to have withdrawn.Comment
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In the under 1800 after six rounds there is a 5 way tie for first with 4.5.Comment
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In the under 1400 after six rounds Vincent Wei leads with 5.5.Comment
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In the Shawn RL vs Mark Plotkin game, Mark has played the bold move 15...Bxg4. I wonder what is going to happen now?Comment
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Rd 8 On move 16 Keleberda played a pawn sacrifice to wreck Mendes kingside. However it looks like Mendes has turned it around by opening the G file completely. Interesting game.Comment
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Noritsyn has played a great strategic game doubling on the E file and taking the play. His opponent has helped him by giving him key outpost squares for his knights. Interested to see how he converts.Comment
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Shawn tripling on the F-file rules the board.Comment
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It looks like Bator is in trouble. Razvan has played a cagey game and his pieces are all more active and poised to exploit weaknesses.Comment
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