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		<title>Kacheishvili the Champ!</title>
		<link>http://chesstournamentservices.com/cca/2008/12/kacheishvili-the-champ/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 08:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GM Giorgi Kacheishvili accepted a quick draw in the final round to secure himself the title of 18th North American Open Champion.  Kacheishvili had a half-point lead over his opponent, GM Melikset Khachiyan, and fellow countryman GM Zviad Izoria, going into the last set of games.  Izoria could only manage a draw against US Champion, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Giorgi Still Leading After Six</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:36:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 6th round of the 2008 North American Open was quite an adventure.  The day started off with 10 players within half-point of the overnight leader, GM Giorgi Kacheishvili.  After the round had finished only 2 players stayed within that range as Kacheishvili won an entertaining game on board 1 against GM Varuzhan Akobian.

Position after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ten Against One</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:58:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With five rounds gone at the 2008 North American Open, GM Georgi Kacheishvili still leads the way by himself with 4½/5.  A very quick 16 move, 5th round draw with his fellow countryman, GM Zviad Izoria, ensured that they both had an early night while the rest of the field battled it out to put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Then There Was One</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 22:55:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After both of the schedules merged and the dust had settled there was just one player sat remaining at the top of the Open Section with a perfect score, GM Giorgi Kacheishvili.  Kacheishvili managed to win in round 4 against GM Slavko Cicak in quite convincing fashion, taking just 20 moves.

Position after 11&#8230;Nc5
Here Kacheishvili played [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trio Tied at Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 19:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After three rounds of the 4-day schedule there are three GMs tied at the top with perfect scores.  Slavko Cicak, Giorgi Kacheishvili and Melikset Khachiyan all won against their lower rated opponents and in quick fashion.
On board 1, Cicak was playing against GM Dashzeveg Sharavdorj.  What started out as a French Defense turned into something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucky Seven?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2008 02:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After two rounds of play in the main schedule there are seven players tied at the top with perfect scores.  GMs Slavko Cicak, Giorgi Kacheishvili, Melikset Khachiyan and Dashzeveg Sharavdorj are joined by IM Michael Mulyar and FMs Robby Adamson and David Lucky.  Surely out of all those names you can see who the Vegas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Repeat Champion This Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2008 08:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After round one of the 2008 North American Open it looks like we&#8217;ll have a new winner this year as it appears GM Hikaru Nakamura has decided to skip the event while IM David Pruess lost his first game on a horrendous blunder.

Position after 20&#8230;fxe6
In the above position against FM Tom Brownscombe, Pruess blundered with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>North American Open 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 15:12:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bird</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are just a couple of days away from the start of the 18th North American Open to be held at Bally&#8217;s Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.  Bally&#8217;s, located in the heart of the Strip in Sin City, is home to this annual holiday chess extravaganza organized by the Continental Chess Association.
This year&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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