After 5 rounds, IM Anna Zatonskih and IM Irina Krush were both 5-0. In round 6, Irina yielded the first draw of the tournament against Iryna Zenyuk and giving the 1/2 point lead to Anna. In round 7, Anna...
Krush and Bhat awarded Samford Fellowship
This picture of Irina was taken during the 1st SPICE Cup last year at Texas Tech University 2008 Samford Fellowship Awarded to Krush and BhatBy Allen KaufmanApril 22, 2008FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Allen KaufmanPress Release #14 of 2008 For the...
Krush wins match against Mkrtchian
IM Irina Krush of the United States wins the 1st North American Match Challenge with a last round victory against IM Lilit Mkrtchian of Armenia. The first three rounds ended with hard draws bringing the decision down to the...
Krush – Mkrtchian draw 2nd game
1st North American Match Challenge[White “Krush, Irina”][Black “Mkrtchian, Lilit”][Result “1/2-1/2”][WhiteELO “2473”][WhiteTitle “IM”][BlackELO “2405”][BlackTitle “IM”][Source “MonRoi”] 1.d4 e6 2.c4 f5 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 c6 5.Nf3 d5 6.O-O Bd6 7.b3 Qe7 8.Bb2 b6 9.Qc1 Bb7 10.Ba3 Nbd7 11.Bxd6 Qxd6 12.Nbd2 O-O...
1st match game ends in a draw
1st North American Match Challenge [White “IM Mkrtchian, Lilit”][Black “IM Krush, Irina”][Result “1/2-1/2”][WhiteELO “2405”][BlackELO “2473”][Source “MonRoi”] 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.O-O Bg7 6.Re1 Nh6 7.c3 O-O 8.d4 cxd4 9.cxd4 d6 10.h3 f6 11.Nc3 Nf7 12.b3...
Krush – Mkrtchian match in Chicago
1st North American Match ChallengeIM Krush (USA) vs IM Mkrtchian (ARM)March 31 – April 3, 2008 The North American Chess Association is pround to announce the 1st North American Match Challenge featuring two-time US Women’s Champion, IM Irina Krush,...
Yifan Hou 1-0 Irina Krush
Final position WGM Yifan Hou – IM Irina KrushAtaturk International Women Masters Chess 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.c4 fxe4 13.Bxe4 Rc8...
Irina Krush
Perelshteyn Racks Up Spice Cup VictoryBy IM Irina KrushFebruary 25, 2008 Eugene Perelshteyn with the trophy that will add a little spice to his life. Before Susan Polgar brought SPICE to Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas was probably better...
Moscow Open Update
The leaders at Moscow Open entering round 6: 1 GM Efimenko Zahar 4.5 – 4.5 GM Volkov Sergey2 GM Riazantsev Alexander 4.5 – 4.5 GM Lastin Alexander3 GM Jobava Baadur 4 – 4.5 GM Oleksienko Mikhailo GM Gregory Kaidanov...
Krush vs Mkrtchian Match
Krush vs Mkrtchian 1st North American Match Challenge Krush (USA) vs Mkrtchian (ARM)March 31 – April 3, 2008 The North American Chess Association is pround to announce the 1st North American Match Challenge featuring two-time US Women’s Champion, IM...