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As previously reported, Eric Rosen of Chicago, about to enter 10th grade, is having a wonderful U.S.Open tournament. It just got even better.
After already drawing a grandmaster and defeating a 2300+-rated opponent, Eric had the black pieces in the final round of the tournament against well-known grandmaster John Fedorowicz, rated 2544. In a stunning 16-move game, Eric defeated the strong GM. Here's the game:
[Event "US Open, Denker, College"]
[Site "Indianapolis"]
[Date "2009.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Rosen, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2544"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackELO "2164"]
[BlackTitle ""]
[Source "MonRoi"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.h3 Nbd7 9.f4 Nb6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.Nf3 Qd6 12.f5 Qg3 13.Kd2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Qf2 16.Kc3 Bb4 0-1
[Site "Indianapolis"]
[Date "2009.08.09"]
[Round "9"]
[White "Fedorowicz, John P"]
[Black "Rosen, Eric"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteELO "2544"]
[WhiteTitle ""]
[BlackELO "2164"]
[BlackTitle ""]
[Source "MonRoi"]
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.g4 Be6 8.h3 Nbd7 9.f4 Nb6 10.Bd3 Be7 11.Nf3 Qd6 12.f5 Qg3 13.Kd2 Ne4 14.Nxe4 dxe4 15.Bxe4 Qf2 16.Kc3 Bb4 0-1
For more info: See the U.S. Open standings.
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