Photo and game provided by MonRoi IM Friedel (2511) – GM Shulman (2664) [C01]21.05.2008 – Final round 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 c6 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Nbd2 0–0 10.Rfe1 f6 11.Bh4 Game...
The plot thicken at the US Women’s Championship
This will be a very exciting finish. Irina is leading Anna by 1/2 point. But the young talented Tatev Abramyan is quietly having a wonderful tournament. She is only 1 point behind Irina and 1/2 point behind Anna. Therefore,...
Final round pairings
Frank Berry US Chess Championship Round 9 Pairings1 IM Josh Friedel (2539 :5.0) – GM Yuri Shulman (2676 : 6.5)2 GM Sergey Kudrin (2588 : 5.5) – GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2626 :5.0)3 GM Alex Onischuk (2728 : 5.5) –...
Shulman guarantees a share of 1st
Leaders after 8 rounds: 1 Shulman, Yury GM 2664 USA 6.52-3 Kudrin, Sergey GM 2610 USA 5.52-3 Onischuk, Alexander GM 2728 USA 5.54-6 Friedel, Josh IM 2511 USA 5.04-6 Perelshteyn, Eugene GM 2615 USA 5.04-6 Akobian, Varuzhan GM 2666...
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...
LIVE Commentary Zatonskih – Krush
Position after Rad1 IM Zatonskih (2490) – IM Krush (2515) [E60]20.05.2008 – US Women’s Championship – Round 8 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 0–0 5.Bg2 d6 6.0–0 c6 7.Nc3 Qa5 8.e4 e5 9.h3 Nbd7 10.Re1 Re8 11.a3...
An Epic Battle for the National Crown
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...
US Championship Round 8 Matchups
Frank Berry US Chess Championship Round 8 Pairings 1 GM Yuri Shulman (2676 : 6.0) – GM Eugene Perelshteyn (2626 : 4.5)2 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2666 : 4.5) – GM Alex Onischuk (2728 :5.0)3 IM Josh Friedel (2539 :...
Krush, Shulman lead in Tulsa
US Women’s Championship Leaders after 7 rounds: 1 Krush, Irina IM 2515 USA 6.5 2 Zatonskih, Anna IM 2490 USA 6.0 3 Abrahamyan, Tatev WFM 2280 USA 5.0 4-5 Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg WIM 2289 USA 4.54-5 Rohonyan, Katerine WGM 2318...
Big upset in the US Women’s Championship
Anna Zatonskih is 6-0 going into round 7. Irina Krush is trailing her by 1/2 point. The battle of first place is on the line. Irina won and Anna is in trouble. They will face each other tomorrow. [White...