Stunning stuff in both events. You can’t even really call Zatonskih’s 41.f5!? a bad move—the main Stockfish line seems to give Black all the chances. Kamsky’s play was a good example of keeping the vitality in the position. I do think 23…Rd3! was findable for Akobian. But as Mark Crowther said, a great day for US chess, with a third guy and a third gal rising to the occasion as we will need in the Olympiads.
Stunning stuff in both events. You can’t even really call Zatonskih’s 41.f5!? a bad move—the main Stockfish line seems to give Black all the chances. Kamsky’s play was a good example of keeping the vitality in the position. I do think 23…Rd3! was findable for Akobian. But as Mark Crowther said, a great day for US chess, with a third guy and a third gal rising to the occasion as we will need in the Olympiads.