Liang drew one of the most unenviable first round opponents you can imagine. Levy Rozman of Forest Hills High School in New York is rated 2300, exactly. Over 350 points higher than Liang - on paper Liang had less than a one in twenty chance of winning, not much real hope of a draw. But Liang played his game and did not let himself be intimidated by his opponent. In the end, Liang won! In fact, Liang was the only player -- of any rating -- to
beat a 2300-rated opponent in the first round! Rock on, Liang!
Way to go Liang, great job! Keep it up!
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