NM Boris Privman defeated me in round two but lost to IM Jay Bonin in round three.
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Meanwhile Aravind Kumar was outplayed in a queen and pawn ending by Sabrij Mehmedovic.
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Before the start of round four, FM Asa Hoffmann conferred with the mother of a chess student, on West 10th Street.
