Leonid Bondar ties for 4th in U.S. Senior

So more than one person in the family can play chess!

NM Mariano Acosta also had a very nice event: his only loss was to IM Emory Tate in Round 5. Tate got killed by the pairings: he lost to GM Kudrin and the tournament winner, GM Alexander Ivanov.

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Another cool Acosta game

Mariano is undefeated through four rounds: a commenter pointed out that he drew GM Larry Kaufman in Round 3.

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Emory Tate, Honorary Chicagoan

Here's Emory's game from Round 2:

Nice crush by Leonid Bondar

Fresh from the U.S. Senior! Close your eyes: this one gets nasty.

Mariano Acosta at the U.S. Senior Open

If the Monroi report is correct (the score looks slightly glitchy), National Master Mariano Acosta just held the draw against the well-known International Master John Watson.