08.22.07 GM Leonid Kritz scored seven points in nine rounds to win this year's New England Masters played at the Holiday Inn Boston-Peabody August 13-17, 2007. Following GM Kritz a half point back were GM Alexander Shabalov and IM Dean Ippolito. IM Robert Hess scored six points to take clear forth and IM Josh Friedel and FM Ray Robinson tied for fifth with five and a half.

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There were two norm performances: IM Ippolito had a GM norm performance and FM James Critelli had an IM norm performance. However, FIDE rules require no more than 60% of a player's opponents can come from that player's chess federation. That was not the case, hence no GM or IM norms were earned. Robinson and Enkin were just one half point away from an IM performance.

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New England Masters Chess Tournament
August 13-17, 2007
Peabody (Boston), Massachusetts, USA

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