Ray just scored his second win against a GM in the 2009 U.S. Championship. So far, he is 2-2 against the 4 GMs he faced (lost to Akobian and Becerra and won against Gulko and Ibragimov)!
IM Robson (2542) – GM Ibragimov (2628) [B12]
US Championship (4), 11.05.2009
1.e4 c6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 d6 4.Bg5 Qb6 5.Qd2 Qxb2 6.Rb1 Qa3 7.Bc4 Bg7 8.Nge2 Nf6 9.0–0 Nbd7 10.f4 d5 11.exd5 Nb6 12.Bb3 Nfxd5 13.Ne4 Bg4 14.N2g3 h6 15.Bh4 0–0–0 16.h3 Ne3 17.hxg4 Bxd4 18.Kh1 g5 19.Rf3 gxh4 20.Nf5 Nbc4 21.Bxc4 Nxc4 22.Rxa3 Nxd2 23.Nxd2 Bc5 24.Rc3 e6 25.Nxh4 Be7 26.Nhf3 Rhg8 27.Nc4 Rxg4 28.Na5 Rd7 29.Ne5 Rh4+ 30.Rh3 Rxh3+ 31.gxh3 Rd5 32.Nxb7 Kc7 33.c4 Rd4 34.Na5 Bf6 35.Rb7+ Kc8 36.Nexc6 White wins 1–0
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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wow, that was one hairy game!
Robson is an exciting player to watch. He is going to be up there with Carlsen. The future of chess is so bright.
What does Ray need for a GM norm?