Yun Fan (2201) – Krush (2478) [B63]
US Women’s Championship (4), 07.10.2009
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Nc6 6.Bg5 e6 7.Qd2 Qb6 8.Nb3 Be7 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.Qxd6 Bd7 11.Qc5 Bd4 12.Qxb6 Bxb6 13.Bb5 a6 14.Bxc6 Bxc6 15.a4 Ke7 16.Ke2 Rhc8 17.f3 Be8 18.g3 Rc4 19.Rhd1 g5 20.a5 Ba7 21.Rd3 h5 22.Nd2 Rd4 23.Rxd4 Bxd4 24.Ra3 h4 25.f4 hxg3 26.hxg3 g4 27.Nd1 Bb5+ 28.c4 Bc6 29.b4 Rh8 30.Ne3 Rh2+ 31.Kd3 Bxe3 32.Kxe3 f5 33.exf5 exf5 34.Rd3 Rg2 35.Kd4 Kd6 36.Kc3+ Ke6 37.Kd4 Kd6 38.Kc3+ Ke6 39.Kd4 Kd6 Game drawn ½–½
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Zatonskih (2496) – Baginskaite (2356) [E04]
US Women’s Championship (4), 07.10.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 c5 6.0–0 Nc6 7.Qa4 Bd7 8.Qxc4 b5 9.Qd3 Rc8 10.dxc5 Bxc5 11.Nc3 Nb4 12.Qd1 Bc6 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.Bg5 Ke7 15.Rfd1 h6 16.Bxf6+ gxf6 17.Ne1 Bxg2 18.Kxg2 a6 19.a4 bxa4 20.Rxa4 Rb8 21.Na2 Nxa2 22.Rxa2 Rb6 23.Nd3 Bd4 24.Rc1 Rhb8 25.Rc7+ Kf8 26.b4 Kg7 27.f4 f5 28.Kf3 Rd6 29.Rac2 Bb6 30.Rc8 Rxc8 31.Rxc8 Bd4 32.Rc7 Rb6 33.h3 h5 34.g4 hxg4+ 35.hxg4 fxg4+ 36.Kxg4 Rb5 37.Rd7 Bc3 38.Ra7 a5 39.bxa5 Rxa5 40.Rxa5 Bxa5 41.Kf3 Game drawn ½–½
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Foisor (2390) – Melekhina (2301) [E92]
US Women’s Championship (4), 07.10.2009
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.Be3 Na6 8.0–0 Ng4 9.Bg5 Qe8 10.c5 h6 11.Bh4 exd4 12.Nxd4 dxc5 13.Nb3 c4 14.Bxc4 Nb4 15.Bb5 Nc6 16.h3 Nf6 17.Re1 Nh5 18.Nd5 Qe5 19.Rc1 Re8 20.Rxc6 bxc6 21.Bxc6 Be6 22.Bxa8 Rxa8 23.Bd8 Bxh3 24.Nxc7 Bg4 25.Qd2 Rc8 26.Rc1 Qf4 27.Qd3 Be5 28.g3 Qf3 29.Qxf3 Bxf3 30.Rc5 Rxd8 31.Nd5 Bxe4 32.Ne3 Bxb2 33.Rc7 a6 34.Nc5 Bf3 35.Nxa6 Ra8 36.Nb4 Ba3 37.Nbc2 Bd6 38.Rd7 Bc5 39.Ne1 Bxe3 40.Nxf3 Bc5 41.Rc7 Bf8 42.Rc2 Bg7 43.Kg2 Nf6 44.Ne5 Nd5 45.Nd3 Ra3 46.Nc1 Rc3 47.Rd2 Nf4+ 48.gxf4 Rxc1 49.Rd8+ Kh7 50.Rd7 f5 51.Ra7 h5 52.a4 Kh6 53.a5 Rc2 54.Rd7 Ra2 55.Rd5 Bc3 Black wins 0–1
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In Krush’s game, when black’s king is on e6, I wonder if white can create any chances by 1 b5 ab 2 c5. Then maybe 2.. ke7 3 nb3 bf3 4 nd4! and black cannot play rg3 because of nf5. The king can’t stay on the 6th rank because of a6.
Why is Susan Polgar not participating?
There is an activity requirement set forth by the USCF, and Susan has been relatively inactive as a player for a number of years.
Why is Lesley Smith not participating?