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													IM Luke Harmon Vellotti fell to GM Kayden Troff in round 6, and then Troff
 
													IM Jeffrey Xiong still leads the field with a score of 4.5/6, but faces his
 
													Ben Finegold and Aviv Friedman interview Matt Larson after his round 5 victory over Alex
 
													Jeffrey Xiong, 13, is playing in his third U.S. Junior Closed Championship in Saint Louis.
 
													IM Sam Sevian, one of the pre-tournament favorites, got on the board with a victory
 
													GM Kayden Troff looks to be in top form through the first two rounds of
 
													Joshua Colas and Justus Williams each scored huge upset victories in round 1 of the
 
													Senate Chaplin Barry Black, Sam Sevian, Aksithi Eswaran, Jeffrey Xiong and Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO)
 
													Jeffrey Xiong is the No. 2-ranked 13-year-old in the nation behind Sam Sevian. SAINT LOUIS
 
													GMs Gata Kamsky and Irina Krush each turned in undefeated performances to win their respective
 
													