Izoria and Kacheishvili Win Marshall Championship

The Georgians marched through the Edward Lasker Memorial Marshall Chess Club Championship. Grandmasters Zviad Izoria and GM Giorgi Kacheishvili each scored an undefeated 7 1/₂ out of 9 to share first place in the tournament, which ended on Sunday October 26.

Third place went to Paul Szuper with 6 points--an outstanding result for a player rated only 2192 on the wallchart. A knot of four players tied for third with 5 1/₂: International Masters Justin Sarkar, Alex Lenderman, and Jay Bonin, along with FM Ilye Figler (who won the Under-2400 prize money).

The under-2300 and under-2200 prizes were shared by Kassa Korley, IM Renato Naranja, Raven Sturt, and Benjamin Katz with 5 points.

Steve Immitt directed the 34-player field with his usual aplomb and efficiency.

The complete crosstable with prize payouts is available on the Marshall website, and the USCF has the official results with rating changes.