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Heading into the final round of the 2010 U.S. Junior Closed Championship, FM Parker Zhao is just a half point behind tourney favorite and defending champion GM Ray Robson, who has a score of 6/8.

In the U.S. Womens Championship, IM Irina Krush scored a crushing victory over WIM Irina Zenyuk, and a long, hard-fought draw between WFM Tatev Abrahamyan and IM Anna Zatonskih created a two-way-tie for first between Krush and Zatonskih, each with 7/8.

Robson reached into his bag of tricks once again in round eight. After playing the Kings Indian for the first time in more than five years in round seven, Robson started with d4 against FM Darwin Yang, an opening he rarely employs.

I spent the morning preparing for e4 and these complicated French Winawer lines, and I go to the board, and then: d4, Yang said.

Yang said when he saw Robson's first move, his mind went blank.

Dortmund 2010 has had a lot more fighting spirit than last year in round five it positively caught fire!

All games ended decisively, with Kramnik picking up his first win of the tournament against Naiditsch.  Kramnik cleverly trapped his opponent's rook on a4 and attacked it with his king to force victory!