With Norfolk as host, Khanin claims hard-fought U.S. Open

It was a fight to the finish as grandmasters from Russia and China topped the leaderboard at the 124th U.S. Open, which wrapped up play in Norfolk, Virginia, with a scintillating final round and playoff Sunday. Unlike so many big-time Swiss events these days, both top-board games between the players at 7-1 ended decisively Sunday evening. Russian GM Semen Khanin downed U.S. GM Fidel Corrales and Chinese GM Zhou Jianchao won a hard-fought struggle with veteran New Jersey GM Mackenzie Molner. Khanin then defeated Zhou in a blitz armageddon playoff...