| Shen Maintains Lead at US Cadet |
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| By Alan Kantor | |
| July 15, 2011 | |
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U.S. Cadet Championship is tightening up as they move toward the finish line. Despite a few more draws, the fighting chess continues. Update: Shen and Bodek are co-champions with Shen taking the UMBC Scholarship on tiebreak. Full story coming soon. When round five was completed, it saw Michael Bodek atop the standings in clear first place but that was short-lived as he met Arthur Shen who was determined to get on top again. 5683 Going into the last round, Shen leads by a half-point over Bodek with the last round match-ups and standings as follows: Aleksandr Ostrovskiy (2332) - Arthur Shen (2241) Kevin Cao (2236) - Michael Bodek (2279) Atulya Shetty (2283) - Michael Brown (2243) Andrew Wang (2248) - Kevin Mo (2248) Standings after round 6: 5 - Shen 4½ - Bodek 3½ - Ostrovskiy 3- Cao 2½ - Brown, Shetty 1½ - Mo, Wang See other games highlights below and watch the thrilling conclusion live on Monroi.com. Round Four Nimzo-Indian Defense, Classical Variation (E37) 5689 Ruy Lopez, Classical Defense (C64) 5690 Round Five Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation (B90) 5686 Giuoco Piano (C54) 5687 Classical Caro-Kann (B19) 5688 Round Six Ruy Lopez, Classical Defense (C64) 5691 |
