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The seventh round of the 2023 U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships appears quite peaceful with all games in the Open section ending in a draw and half the games in the Women section following suit. However, the round was far from boring. Below I analyze four key games that were significant for the tournament standing. In the Open section, the standings remain unchanged, with GM Fabiano Caruana savoring his half-point advantage over GM Hans Niemann. Following closely behind, there's a neck-and-neck race for third place, shared by GM Leinier Dominguez and GM Wesley So.  

In many sports, halftime is a great time for players to reset, gather their bearings, and map out their plans for the rest of the event. In the U.S. Invitationals, with its intensive two-round days, players get only one brief night to rest before the next day, and the fatigue players acquire towards the end of the tournament is a testament to how physically taxing chess can be. After the first double-round day, multiple players finished close to or even past midnight, and the field was all set for an exciting penultimate day.

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Shopping For a Sicilian As I mentioned in a prior column, I tend to respond symmetrically as Black except against 1.e4. I have several approaches I use against 1.e4 from time to time (the French, the Caro-Kann, and even the Scandinavian), but I have always enjoyed the counter-attacking nature of the Sicilian Defense. The problem I face is in which line to choose.