Four GMs, Onischuk, Shulman, Kaidanov, and Gurevich tied for 1st at the St. Louis Thanksgiving Open. Onischuk, however, was declared champion on tiebreaks. Congratulations to GMs Onischuk, Shulman, Kaidanov, and Gurevich! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Pair | Player Name |Total|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Round|Num | USCF ID...
SPICE Cup: Onischuk vor Meier
SPICE-Cup: Onischuk vor Meier 10.11.2010 – Im letzten Jahr litt Susan Polgars Turnier im texanischen Lubbock, der Spice-Cup, etwas unter der Remisfreudigkeit der Teilnehmer, so dass die Organisatorin sich entschloss, dem Hang zur Kurzpartie in diesem Jahr mit einer...
Sometimes fortitude is more important than Rating
Varuzhan Akobian: «Sometimes fortitude is more important than Rating»http://www.ugra-chess.com One cannot name absolute leaders in the American national teams in chess as well as in football. However it does not influence the process of enriching the collection of national...
Happy Birthday to GM Alex Onischuk!
Happy Birthday to GM Alexander Onischuk, former U.S. Champion and former U.S. #1! He turns 35 today! His highest ever FIDE rating is 2701 (July 2010) and his highest ever world ranking is 28 (July 2001). Chess Daily News...
11th Poikovsky Tournament Update
Round 6 results: Jakovenko, Dmitry – Vitiugov, Nikita 1-0 Riazantsev, Alexander – Sokolov, Ivan 1-0 Sutovsky, Emil – Jobava, Baadur ½-½ Rublevsky, Sergei – Naiditsch, Arkadij ½-½ Motylev, Alexander – Karjakin, Sergey ½-½ Onischuk, Alexander – Bologan, Viktor *...
4 way tie for the lead at 11th Karpov Poikovsky
Round 2 results: Jakovenko, Dmitry – Jobava, Baadur 1-0 Riazantsev, Alexander – Sutovsky, Emil ½-½ Karjakin, Sergey – Naiditsch, Arkadij 1-0 Motylev, Alexander – Sokolov, Ivan ½-½ Vitiugov, Nikita – Bologan, Viktor ½-½ Onischuk, Alexander – Rublevsky, Sergei ½-½...
11th Poikovsky Chess Tournament
11th Poikovsky Chess Tournament LIVE!02-14 June, 2010, 12-player round robin (updated)Follow the live games here The 11th International Poikovsky chess tournament will take place from 31st May to 14th June, 2010. This time the field is extended to 12...
Newest member of the 2700 club
I am very happy for Alex Onischuk for making the 2700+ club after being at 2699 a few times. This is a great accomplishment! Congratulations Alex! Alex will be back at Texas Tech University for the 2010 SPICE Cup...
Peaceful day in St. Louis
Both Shulman – Kamsky and Onischuk – Nakamura games were drawn today on move 30. Shulman and Kamsky will head into the playoff. GM Shulman (2613) – GM Kamsky (2702) [D85]US Championship, 24.05.2010 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5...
US Championship Final Four Games
Nakamura, H (2733) – Kamsky, G (2702) [D15]US Championship (1), 22.05.2010 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Nf3 a6 5.c5 g6 6.h3 Bg7 7.Bf4 Bf5 8.e3 Nbd7 9.Qb3 Qc8 10.Be2 Ne4 11.0–0 0–0 12.Rfd1 h6 13.Bh2 Re8 14.Na4 e5...