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Andrey Krasnov wins blitz in Santa Monica on May,19
Igor Ivanov wins Memorial Day Classic in Irwine, CA on May 24-26. Andrey Krasnov, Jack Peters, Cy Lakdawala and Levon Altounian share 2nd place.
Mark Duckworth wins Game in 60 Championship in Irwine, Ca on June 21-22. Igor Ivanov and Emmanuel Perez shared 2nd place.
Andrey Krasnov, Charles Van Buskirk, Valdis Saulespurens, Steve Jones and Ilya Sterin qualifed for the South California State Championship. June 28-29.
Jack Peters wins Pacific SouthWest Open with a score 5.5/6.
Cyrus Lakdawala is a new South California State Champion! He won the 8 players round robin tournament with a score 5.5 points.
Alex Shabalov wins Continental Open! He scored 6.5 from 7! Ilya Smirin took 2nd with 6 points. Nick De Firmian and Gabriel Schwartzman shared 3rd place with 5.5.
The following events can be of some interest to general public
Alexandr Krasenkov and Bologan win New York OPEN 1997
chess.net Photo Gallery from NY Open.
Deep Blue beats Garry Kasparov in the match 3.5-2.5.
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