Round 9 – The pairings might be changed based on a player’s health.
Only 5 players are in contention to win the 2007 Frank K. Berry US Championship: Onischuk (6), Shabalov (6), Kudrin (5.5), Kaidanov (5.5) and Shulman (5.5). Anything can happen in this exciting final round!
Bd White Player Name Black Player Name
1 GM ALEX SHABALOV (6) – GM SERGEY KUDRIN (5.5)
2 GM ALEX ONISCHUK (6) – GM BORIS GULKO (5)
3 GM YURY SHULMAN (5.5) – GM GREG KAIDANOV (5.5)
4 GM HIKARU NAKAMURA (5) – GM JULIO BECERRA (5)
5 GM JAAN EHLVEST (5) – GM ALEX STRIPUNSKY (4.5)
6 GM ILDAR IBRAGIMOV – GM ALEX IVANOV
7 GM VARUZHAN AKOBIAN – IM ENRICO SEVILLANO
8 GM EUGENE PERELSHTEYN – GM MELIK KHACHIYAN
9 FM ROBERT HESS – GM ALEX YERMOLINSKY
10 FM MICHAEL LANGER – GM DMITRY GUREVICH
11 IM IRINA KRUSH – FM JOE BRADFORD
12 IM MICHAEL MULYAR – IM JOSHUA FRIEDEL
13 IM DAVID PRUESS – FM RAY ROBSON
14 IM JUSTIN SARKAR – IM BRYAN SMITH
15 WFM CHOUCH AIRAPETIAN – IM RON BURNETT
16 MICHAEL AIGNER – GM WALTER BROWNE (The big matchup)
17 IM JAY BONIN – FM MOVSES MOVSISYAN
18 TOM BRAUNLICH – WFM IRYNA ZENYUK
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Kaidanov also has 5.5 and is still in contention to win this Championship.
I show Kaidanov with 5.5 also.
Rd 1 – draw = .5
Rd 2 – win = 1.5
Rd 3 – win = 2.5
Rd 4 – draw = 3
Rd 5 – lost = 3
Rd 6 – draw = 3.5
Rd 7 – win = 4.5
Rd 8 – win = 5.5
1 GM ALEX SHABALOV 1/2- GM SERGEY KUDRIN
2 GM ALEX ONISCHUK 0-1 GM BORIS GULKO
3 GM YURY SHULMAN 0-1 GM GREG KAIDANOV
4 GM HIKARU NAKAMURA 1-0 GM JULIO BECERRA