The 2nd Annual Fall International Chess Festival took place on 2-4th November at the Metropolitan Hotel in Troy, Michigan (suburban Detroit). The tournament format was 5-round Swiss with Open section being FIDE rated. The Festival had four sections: Open,...
World Chess Team Championship 2011 – Round 1
By Chess Coach William Stewart Original article on the World Chess Team Championship available on William’s site. The World Chess Team Championship kicked off with an interesting Round 1. Here is my brief summary of the most interesting games....
Introducing the 2011 Chicago Blaze Team!
Introducing the 2011 Chicago Blaze Team! Hello everyone! 3 years ago many people came together to form the Chicago Blaze. We were kindly supported by the local chess community and each season we challenged ourselves to do better, eventually...
Prejudicial decision
Chess notes By Harold Dondis and Patrick Wolff May 2, 2011 The 2011 US Championships have nearly come to a close. The tournament, which featured a record $230,000 in prizes, had an unusual format. Participants were invited to play...
Kamsky retains title
US Championship Board by www.GLOSgames.com APRIL 28, 2011, 11:54 A.M. ETNY chess grandmaster wins US Championship in Mo. Wall Street JournalAssociated Press ST. LOUIS — A 36-year-old chess grandmaster from New York has won the U.S. Championship in St....
Gata Kamsky wins 2011 US Championship as expected
US Championship Board created by www.GLOSgames.comGata Kamsky came to this US Championship as the heavy favorite. He performed solid in both the round robin and knockout stages. Today, he comfortably held with Black in the second of the two...
SPICE Cup Champion Onischuk wins St. Louis
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...
Check, please
Chess runner-up will pay check for his matesBarrington man finishes 2nd in U.S. tournament By Brian Cox, Special to the Tribune8:25 p.m. CDT, May 25, 2010 Yury Shulman has gone from checkmate to “check, please.” The Barrington chess grandmaster...
Gata had nine lives in this game
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, please contact:Mike WilmeringCommunications SpecialistChess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis With seconds remaining, Kamsky defeats Shulman to claim U.S. ChampionshipBy FM Mike Klein SAINT LOUIS, MAY 25, 2010 – Within only seconds...
Kamsky chooses Black and draw odd
Kamsky chooses Black and draw odd Y. Shulman (2613) – G. Kamsky (2702) [D11]Draw odd time bidding US Championship playoff (11), 25.05.2010 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 g6 5.Nc3 Bg7 6.Be2 0–0 7.0–0 Qb6 8.b3 Bg4 9.Ba3...