Tag: Ponomariov

For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint LouisPonomariov, Robson Still Lead in Saint LouisBy Ken West In both games, white played e4; in both games white refused to trade queens to remove black’s...

[Game “2”][White “Nakamura, Hikaru”][Black “Ponomariov, Ruslan”][Result “1/2-1/2”][ECO “C67”][WhiteElo “2774”][BlackElo “2754”] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3...

In the first game of the 10 game match between former FIDE World Champion Ponomariov and America’s top player Nakamura, the former champ passed the B+N vs. K test to earn the win. The position of B+N vs. K...

For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis Ponomariov, Robson Score Round-One VictoriesBy Ken West Grandmaster Ruslan Ponomariov uncorked Nf3 on the fifth move against Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura’s King’s Indian Defense and went...

For more information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louismwilmering@saintlouischessclub.org314.361.2437 World’s Best Battle in Saint LouisBy Ken West SAINT LOUIS, May 16, 2011 — The first-ever international match at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center...