GM Kraai (2502) – IM Milman (2488) [E04]Berkeley, 23.12.2008 1.Nf3 d5 2.d4 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.g3 dxc4 5.Bg2 Nc6 6.0–0 Rb8 7.Nc3 a6 8.e4 Be7 9.Qe2 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Qxd4 11.Rd1 Qc5 12.Be3 Qa5 13.Bd2 Qc5 14.e5 Nd7 15.Ne4 Qxe5 16.Bc3 Qf5 17.Qxc4 0–0 18.Qxc7 Bd8 19.Qd6 b5 20.Bb4 Bb6 21.Qd2 Rd8 22.Be7 Re8 23.Nd6 White […]
Kraai: The Newest American GM
IM Jesse Kraai has earned his 3rd and final GM norm this weekend at the Foxwoods Open. En route to his GM performance, he defeated GM Nakamura and GM Shabalov. His current FIDE rating is 2477. However, he should earn additional points this weekend toward the 2500 mark for his title confirmation. Iryna Zenyuk also […]