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Ben Finegold and Iryna Zenyuk interviewed at King’s Island Open

on December 7, 2009

[imagefield_assist|fid=1641|preset=frontpage_200x200|title=|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=200|height=200]CINCINNATI — Grandmaster Ben Finegold finished in a four-way tie for first place at the King’s island Open in Cincinnati with a score of 4.0/5.0. Three other players, Seth Homa, FM Peter Bereolos and FM Andrew Karklins also finished with four points. Because of tiebreaks, Finegold brought home $1,220, which was slightly more than the $1,140 that each of the other three first-place finishers received.

WIM Iryna Zenyuk also had an excellent tournament as her 3.5/5.0 performance secured a share of fifth place. The USCF’s JW Holes was on hand to interview Finegold and Zenyuk following their performance.

King’s Island Open Chess Tournament from JW Holes on Vimeo.

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Ben Finegold and Iryna Zenyuk interviewed at King’s Island Open

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