Seated in the above photo is David Grasso, analyzing with Atlantic Chess News editor Steve Ferrero, while assistant tournament director Charlie Miller looks on.
Grasso was the winner of the top quad on Sunday, at the Dean of Chess Academy in Branchburg. The unadvertised quads were run by the Greater Somerset County Chess Club.
Here is the final round game that clinched first place for Grasso.
Round Three: Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation
Jim West (USCF 2200) - David Grasso (USCF 2173), Branchburg NJ 10/5/2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.O-O f6 6.d4 exd4 7.Nxd4 c5 8.Nb3 Qxd1 9.Rxd1 Bg4 10.f3 Bd7 11.Be3 b6 12.Nc3 O-O-O 13.a4 a5 14.Nd5 Ne7 15.c4 Ng6 16.Nc1 Be6 17.b3 Bd6 18.Ne2 Kb7
19.Ndf4 Bf7 20.Nxg6 hxg6 21.Bf4 Be7 22.Nc3 g5 23.Bg3 c6 24.h3 Rd4 25.Bf2 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rd8 27.Rxd8 Bxd8 28.Bg3 Kc8 29.Kf2 Kd7 30.Ke3 Be7 31.Bh2 Be6 32.g4 Bd6 33.e5 Be7
34.Ke4 Bg8 35.Ke3 Bh7 36.Ne4 f5 37.e6+ Kd8 38.gxf5 Bxf5 39.Be5 Bxe6 40.Bxg7 Bxh3 41.Bh6 Bf5 42.Bg7 Kd7 43.Be5 Bd8 44.Bf6 Bxf6 45.Nxf6+ Ke7 46.Ne4 Bxe4 47.Kxe4 Kf6
48.Ke3 Ke5 49.Ke2 Kd4 50.Kd2 Ke5 51.Ke3 Kf5 52.Ke2 g4 53.fxg4+ Kxg4 54.Ke3, draw.
