Congratulations to Vladimir's student James Oh who tied for 1st place with the perfect score at Nest+m chess tournament! (Open section)
James is over 1900 rated chess player now!! http://plycount.com/tournaments/USCF/201704303332?section=1
| Place | Player | Score | Rating | Change |
| 1-2 | Fikerte Hunt | 3.0 | 1953 | +16 |
| 1-2 | James Youngji Oh | 3.0 | 1912 | +27 |
| 3 | Marcus Stig Mellody | 2.5 | 1828 | +6 |
| 4 | Reddy Lee | 2.0 | 1957 | -15 |