US Masters Update

GM Alonso Zapata is playing GM Alex Lenderman on board one of the fifth round of the US Masters, each with 3 ½ out of four. Raja Panjwani, playing on board two, also has 3 ½. This is his round four game:
Quesada Perez, Yuni (2636) vs Zapata, Alonso (2496)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. f4 d6 8. Qf3 a6 9. O-O-O Be7 10. Bd3 O-O 11. Rhe1 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 e5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. exd5 exd4 15. Qe4 g6 16. Qxe7 Qa5 17. Kb1 Bg4 18. Rc1 Qxd5 19. Be4 Qc5 20. h3 Be6 21. g4 Rfe8 22. Qh4 Bxa2+ 23. Kxa2 Rxe4 24. Kb1 Rxf4 25. Re7 d3 26. cxd3 Qd5 27. Re3 Ra4 28. Rc7 Qa5 29. Rc4 Ra1+ 30. Kc2 d5 31. Qg5 0-1
Tim Brookshear (2034) upset NM Michael Mestres (2229) by winning from the Black side of a Caro Kann advance variation and is tied with five others at the top of the thirty three player NC Open. The Legendary Georgia Ironman is playing on second board tonight.
The board one game in round five just ended:
Zapata, Alonso vs Lenderman, Aleksand (2527)
1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. Nh3 Nf6 7. Bc4 e6 8. c3 Bd6 9. Nf4 Nbd7 10. Qf3 Qc7 11. Bb3 a5 12. a3 a4 13. Ba2 Nd5 14. Nxg6 hxg6 15. O-O b5 16. Re1 N7b6 17. Bg5 Bf4 18. Bxf4 Qxf4 19. Qxf4 Nxf4 20. Ne4 Ke7 21. g3 Nfd5 22. Re2 Nf6 23. Ng5 Nbd5 24. Rae1 Rac8 25. f4 Rc7 26. Bb1 Kd6 27. Nf3 Nb6 28. Ne5 Nfd5 29. Be4 Rhc8 30. Bg2 Ke7 31. h4 Kf8 32. Bf3 Nf6 33. Rh2 c5 34. dxc5 Rxc5 35. Rd1 Ke7 36. Re2 Nc4 37. Nxc4 bxc4 38. Rd4 Nd7 39. Red2 Nb6 40. Kf2 Rb5 41. Ke2 Rb8 42. Kd1 Nd5 43. Kc1 Nb6 44. Be2 Rc5 45. Bd1 Rd5 46. Bf3 Rxd4 47. Rxd4 Rc8 48. Kd2 Rc5 49. Be2 f6 50. Kc1 Rc8 ½-1/2

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