Manhattan Open attracts surprise entries!
All photos by Adia Onyango.
The Manhattan Open is in full swing and some surprise entrants are competing. Besides U.S. Open Aleksandr Lenderman, GM Maurice Ashley is playing in his first major tournament since the 2003 U.S. Championship.
Poker star FM Ylon Schwartz is also playing as well as US Chess League Commissioner IM Greg Shahade. All eyes will be on these three players to see how they fare against the young lions like FM Alexander Ostrovskiy and FM Kassa Korley. German GM Jan Gustafsson is the top seed.
Link: https://manhattanopen.com/
Games: https://www.chesstournamentservices.com/viewer/games/manhattanopen2011.pgn
Thank you for the coverage.
Daaim, very good coverage. I am surprise to see Maurice playing again; the Dragon and Caro-Kann were interesting games. I really hope the brothers keep tuning in and sharing their thoughts and games.
Daaim, Thanks for the coverage!
I wonder what Ashley’s goal is. Perhaps when he retired he didn’t think so-called “super” grandmasterdom was important. His highest rating I know of was just shy of 2600. Is he now on a quest for elite status? dare I say 2700?