June 3rd, 2008 
Chris Bird 
Blitz All-Star, National Master Denys Konstantinovic Shmelov, 21, of Pepperell won the 77th Massachusetts Open, held May 24-26 at the Holiday Inn in Boxborough. The 21-year-old Ukrainian native, recently crowned champion of the Metrowest Chess Club in Natick, scored 5 points out of 6 in an Open section field of 24 players. He is the first non-FIDE-titled master to win the coveted state championship title since 1999.
Capturing 2nd place with a 4½ points was Blitz Alternate, International Master Igor Foygel of Brookline, who drew Shmelov in the fifth round. Sharing 3rd place and the top Under 2300 prize with 4 points was another Blitz All-Star, National Master Chris Williams of Brighton, along with National Master Alex Cherniack of Watertown and 17-time Massachusetts Open champion, FIDE Master John Curdo of Auburn. Winning the top Under 2200 prize was Blitz team member, Ilya Krasik of Acton, who tallied 3½.
(report by MACA)
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I see Denys decided to celebrate by spending some of his hard earned winnings on an entry into the New England Masters. Can’t imagine you are going to stay “untitled” for too long Denys.
Congratulations and good luck!
Chris, something messed up with the font?!
Chris, talk to Kava (IM) on ICC he has already made his gm norms
and is just waiting for his title to become official but he
might still be interested in playing in your tournament.