68th Annual NJ Open - Click Left for event details.
It should be interesting. I don't think I have seen 7 combined IMs & GMs in a single NJ Open. IM Dean Ippolito is trying for a record 6th NJ Open First Place Finish.
According to Ken Thomas's website, GM Alex Stripunsky won this event back in 1999. Things should be interesting.
Karl Dehmelt is a FIDE Master (FM), so this is a stacked Open Section so far: 8 of the 16 players are FMs or higher. There is an interesting 200+ point spread between Karl & the next highest rated advance entry.
Of the advance entries, I am apparently the 10th seed. I have no wins against any of the top 8 players, although I have a draw against Dean in a simultaneous exhibition he did a few years ago. I have played against GM Alex Fishbein, Ippolito, & Dehmelt in the past.
It should be a fun tournament. Unless I end up paired against Dean, I would love to see Dean go 6-0. Meanwhile, for me, I would love to see how I fare against the top competition.
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