NM Adam Maltese was held to a draw by Kapil Chandran. Maltese won his next three games to finish in a three-way tie for first place with IM Jay Bonin and NM Yefim Treger.
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Kadhir Pillai lost to candidate master Michael Ellenbogen.
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In the background, Reva Singh was defeated by my fourth-round opponent Anna Ginzburg.
