GM Leonid Kritz was the winner of the New England
Masters, finishing with 7/9, a half-point ahead of GM Alex Shabalov and
IM Dean Ippolito. Kritz maintains his 100% record of winning
Master tournaments organized by Chris Bird, which includes his joint
first in the Las Vegas Masters last year.
Finishing in fourth place was IM Robert Hess with 6/9,
while IM Lev Milman, IM Josh Friedel and 12 year old FM Ray Robson
finished tied for fifth with 5.5/9.
Ippolito's 2nd place finish was also good for the top
Under 2400 prize while Robson took second in the same category. FM
James Critelli and local youngster Max Enkin took the top Under 2300
prize, both of them finishing with 5/9, and both of them notching up a
win against English GM Nigel Davies during the course of the tournament.