Nakamura and Pruess finish first at the 2007 North American Open
GM Hiraku Nakamura and IM David Pruess finished first with 6 points out of the possible seven at the North American Open chess tournament 2007. Shabalov, Becerra and Kretchetov finished next with 5.5 points. Final Standings: 1 Hikaru Nakamura and IM David Pruess 6 3- GM Alexander Shabalov, GM Julio Becerra and FM Alex Kretchetov- 5.5 6-10- GM Varuzhan Akobian, GM Jesse Kraai, Denys K.Shmelov, GM Gildardo J. Garcia and IM Vladimir Mezentsev- 5