Two of my friends, 2008 U.S. Champion Shulman and 2008 SPICE Cup Co-Champion Akobian are facing off in a match in California. Akobian drew first blood with a win in game 1. GM Akobian (2612) – GM Shulman (2632) [E61]California Chess Match (1), 22.04.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.Nf3 0–0 5.Bg5 h6 6.Bh4 […]
Akobian vs. Shulman Match
A big rapid chess match between GM Shulman and GM Akobian will take place on April 22-25 near the San Fransisco area. The official website is http://www.chessmastered.com where the games will be broadcast live and more updates are coming up. I will update the results and games right here on this blog. Organizer of the […]
Shulman to visit Peoria
U.S. chess champ will visit high school championship Journal StarPosted Feb 11, 2009 @ 06:35 AMPEORIA — The reigning U.S. chess champion will make a daylong visit to the 35th annual IHSA Chess Team State Tournament this weekend at the Peoria Civic Center. Grandmaster Yury Shulman, the top-ranked chess player in country, will be at […]
Shulman maintains lead in Montreal
Round 6 results: Nataf 1/2 NakamuraShulman 1/2 AkobianBluvshtein 1-0 ZugicMaze 1-0 Roussel-RoozmanKovalyov 1-0 Charbonneau Standings after 6 rounds: 1. Shulman, Yuri g USA 2623 4½ 2. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2610 43. Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2548 4 4. Charbonneau, Pascal g CAN 2499 3½5. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2697 3½ 6. Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g […]
Shulman, Akobian to face off
The Montreal tournament resumes today with US Champion Yury Shulman leading by 1/ point over Akobian and Charbonneau. Matchups for round 6:Yury Shulman – Varuzhan AkobianIgor Nataf – Hikaru NakamuraAnton Kovalyov – Pascal CharbonneauMark Bluvshtein – Igor ZugicSébastien Mazé – Thomas Roussel-Roozmon Standings after 5 rounds:1 Shulman, Y (g) USA 2623 4.0 / 5 2 […]
Shulman leads Montreal
Round 5 results: Shulman 1-0 NatafZugic 1-0 NakamuraAkobian 1/2 MazeCharbonneau 1/2 BluvshteinRoussel-Roozmon 1/2 Kovalyov Standings after 5 rounds:1 Shulman, Yuri g USA 2623 4 2-3 Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2610 3½Charbonneau, Pascal g CAN 2499 3½ 4-5 Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2697 3Bluvshtein, Mark g CAN 2548 3 6-7 Nataf, Igor-Alexandre g FRA 2534 2Zugic, […]
4 lead Montreal Tournament
This is GM Akobian. He will be at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas in a few weeks for the category 15 SPICE CupRound 4 results: Nakamura, Hikaru – Charbonneau, Pascal ½-½Maze, Sebastien – Shulman, Yuri 0-1Kovalyov, Anton – Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1Bluvshtein, Mark – Roussel-Roozmon, Thomas 1-0Nataf, Igor-Alexandre – Zugic, Igor ½-½ Standings after 4 […]
Shulman in trouble against Perelshteyn
GM Shulman (2664) – GM Perelshteyn (2615) [D38]20.05.2008 – US Championship – Round 8 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Nc3 Bb4 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Qxf6 8.Qb3 Qd6 9.a3 Bxc3+ 10.Qxc3 c6 11.e3 Bf5 12.Be2 0–0 13.0–0 Nd7 14.b4 Bg4 15.a4 a6 16.h3 Bh5 17.Rfc1 Rfc8 18.b5 c5 19.bxa6 bxa6 20.Qa3 Qf6 21.dxc5 […]
Shulman closer to US Championship title
GM Becerra (2637) – GM Shulman (2664) [C18]19.05.2008 / US Championship Round 7 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 Qc7 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3 13.Nxc3 a6 14.Rb1 Na5 15.h4 Nf5 16.Rh3 0–0–0 17.h5 Nc4 18.Rb4 Bc6 19.Ne2 Bb5 20.a4 Qc5 21.Ba3 Bc6 […]
Fischer’s legacy
Searching for Fischer’s Legacy By FM Mike KleinJanuary 19, 2008Chess Life Online The clock has stopped on the life of Bobby Fischer. After 64 years of battles, both over the chess board and in life, Fischer succumbed to kidney failure Thursday night in Iceland. Where do chess players go from here? Will his legacy be […]