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 / Rtg (Pre->Post) | Pts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | […]
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 Dreipunkteregel einen Riegel vorzuschieben. Zum A-Turnier wurden sechs Spieler eingeladen, neben den US-Großmeistern Alexander Onsichuk, Eugene […]
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 medals. The secret was revealed to us by the coach of the men’s national team of […]
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 from Susan Polgar
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 * This game was postponed for today Official website: http://www.admoil.ru/chess_2010.html Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
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 Standings after 2 rounds: 1-4. Bologan, Viktor g MDA 2668 1½ 1-4. Jakovenko, Dmitry g RUS […]
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 players who will compete in round robin format. Russia is represented by six players and among […]
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 A Group later on this year. LIVE Ratings: http://chess.liverating.org Rank Name Rating Change # games Born […]
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 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Nf3 c5 8.Rb1 0–0 9.Be2 Nc6 10.d5 Bxc3+ 11.Bd2 Bxd2+ […]
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 15.Rac1 exd4 16.Nxd4 Bf8 17.Nxf5 gxf5 18.Nb6 Nxb6 19.Qxb6 Bg7 20.Bd3 a5 21.Bf4 Be5 22.Bxh6 Qb8 […]