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The 2005 World Open (Philadelphia)

Following are thumbnails from the 2005 World Open. Click on thumbnails to see larger image. All photographs are the property of Daaim Shabazz. Please request the use of the pictures. Enjoy!

GM Hikaru Nakamura vs. IM Irina Krush (1st round) Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. FM Norman Rogers vs. GM Yury Shulman (1st round) Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. FM Todd Andrews (1st round) Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Mural in West Philadelphia. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Mural in
West Philadelphia

GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
IM Irina Krush (1st round)

FM Norman Rogers vs.
GM Yury Shulman (1st round)

FM Todd Andrews
(1st round)
Memorial (young man strangled by police). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Morning crowd heading to Live 8’ Concert. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Drummers. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. GM Varuzhan Akobian and GM Alexander Ivanov. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Memorial
(young man strangled by police)

Morning crowd heading
to  Live 8' Concert

Drummers

"Are they going
to show up?"
WGM Nisha Mohota (India). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Medina Parrilla (Bronx, USA). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. GM Hikaru Nakamura (2005 U.S. champion). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Peter Roberts vs. Okechukwu Iwu. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

WGM Nisha Mohota
(India)

Medina Parrilla
(Bronx, USA)

GM Hikaru Nakamura
(2005 U.S. champion)

Peter Roberts vs.
Okechukwu Iwu
FM Emory Tate on the mark!. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Heading to Live 8 between rounds. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. It was hot… Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. … and crowded!! Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

FM Emory Tate
on the mark!

Heading to Live 8
between rounds

It was hot…

… and crowded!!
IM Marani Venkatesh (India). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.
IM Sundara Kidambi (India). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

IM Marani Venkatesh (India)

IM Sundara Kidambi (India)
One of the two bookstores on site. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Medina Parrilla with her mother Lucy at left. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Pairings are up! Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Anuprita Patel (India). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Anuprita Patel
(India)

One of the two
bookstores on site

Medina Parrilla with her
mother Lucy at  left.

Pairings are up!
WGM Swati Ghate (India). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Open Section. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. FM Emory Tate vs. GM Alexander Fishbein. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. NM Ernest Colding (Brooklyn, USA). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

WGM Swati Ghate
(India)

Open Section

FM Emory Tate vs.
GM Alexander Fishbein

NM Ernest Colding
(Brooklyn, USA)
GM Hikaru Nakamura vs. GM Joel Benjamin. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Crowd watching Benjamin on the move against Nakamura. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. ICC Coverage (Nakamura vs. Benjamin). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Nakamura wins! (position in background). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

GM Hikaru Nakamura vs.
GM Joel Benjamin

Crowd watching
Benjamin on the move
against Nakamura

ICC Coverage
(Nakamura vs. Benjamin)

Nakamura wins!
(position  in background)
Playing Venue. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Goichberg answering dispute in under-2200. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Nice board view! Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. FM Norman Rogers & NM Glenn Bady. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Playing Venue

Goichberg answering
dispute in under-2200

Nice board view!

FM Norman Rogers
& NM Glenn Bady
Rodney Thomas (Dallas, USA). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Reece Brown IV (Philadelphia, USA). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Rodney Thomas (Dallas, USA)

Reece Brown IV (Philadelphia, USA)
Under-2200 Section. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. FM Glenn Bady vs. WIM Nadya Ortiz (Columbia). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. John Porter (Chicago, USA). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. NM Xiao Cheng & FM Alex Lenderman. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Under-2200 Section

NM Glenn Bady vs.
WIM Nadya Ortiz (Columbia)

John Porter
(Chicago, USA)

NM Xiao Cheng &
FM Alex Lenderman
Another Board View. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Lawyer Times vs. Alexander Mirtchouk. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. ICC Coverage (last round). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Tension is high! Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Another Board View

Lawyer Times vs.
Alexander Mirtchouk

ICC Coverage
(last round)

Tension is high!
GM Alex Shabalov just resigned to Panchanathan. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Indians congratulating Magesh Panchanathan. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Indian Men. Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. GM Kamil Miton vs. Panchanathan (tiebreak). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

GM Alex Shabalov just resigned to Panchanathan

Indians congratulating
Magesh Panchanathan

Indian Men

GM Kamil Miton vs.
Panchanathan (tiebreak)
Thomas Murphy vs. GM Surya Ganguly (blitz tourney). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Good view! (Murphy vs. Rico Salimbagat). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. Murphy vs. Salimbagat (l); Times vs. GM Akobian (r). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz. GM Jaan Ehlvest vs. Ganguly (blitz final). Copyright © 2005, Daaim Shabazz.

Thomas Murphy vs.
GM Surya Ganguly
(blitz tourney)

Good view!
(Murphy vs. Rico Salimbagat)

Murphy vs. Salimbagat (l)
Times vs. GM Akobian (r)

GM Jaan Ehlvest vs.
Ganguly (blitz final)


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