The game between Kaidanov and Zatonskih is postponed because Anna is in the hospital. I hope she is OK.
| 1. | GM Yury Shulman (2) | 2697 | ½-½ | GM Gata Kamsky (2) | 2798 |
| 2. | GM Hikaru Nakamura (1½) | 2757 | 1-0 | IM Robert Hess (2) | 2545 |
| 3. | GM Alexander Onischuk (1½) | 2736 | ½-½ | GM Jaan Ehlvest (1½) | 2649 |
| 4. | GM Joel Benjamin (1½) | 2650 | 0-1 | GM Joshua Friedel (1½) | 2568 |
| 5. | GM Julio Becerra (1) | 2672 | 1-0 | Tyler Hughes (1) | 2293 |
| 6. | GM Varuzhan Akobian (1) | 2664 | 1-0 | IM Ray Robson (1) | 2542 |
| 7. | IM Samuel Shankland (1) | 2464 | ½-½ | GM Melikset Khachiyan (1) | 2632 |
| 8. | IM Michael Brooks (1) | 2419 | ½-½ | IM Enrico Sevillano (1) | 2549 |
| 9. | GM Ildar Ibragimov (½) | 2628 | ½-½ | GM Larry Christiansen (½) | 2681 |
| 10. | GM Gregory Kaidanov (½) | 2662 | PPD | IM Anna Zatonskih (½) | 2503 |
| 11. | IM Irina Krush (½) | 2496 | 1-0 | GM Boris Gulko (0) | 2631 |
| 12. | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 | 0-1 | GM Alexander Shabalov (0) | 2620 |
Official site: http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009-Round-3
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Did Kaidanov and Zatonskih have tickets to the St. Louis Cardinals game?
Probably.
Anna is ill because of her performance no doubt.
If I were her, I would be ill too and contemplate changing my game to checkers or craps.
Happy Mother’s Day!
By the way Chess Mom, Anna was very close to winning against US Olympian Akobian and held a solid draw vs. a strong GM in Ibragimov.
She’s actually in decent form despite being a mom of a toddler who came all the wat to St. Louis from Germany to compete in perhaps the strongest US Championship ever.
Hard to believe that the last post was written by a mom. More likely a man impersonating a mom. Hmmmm . . .
I met Anna Zatonzkh at a tournament in Connecticut. Lovely person. Doesn’t she have a young child? Hope she is okay. What if it is the flu?
Naka!
Naka, Naka!
Who’s there?
Boy, I thought Hess should have held against Nakamura.
I thought he had better against 43 (or so) Rd3.
“More likely a man impersonating a mom. Hmmmm . . .”
More likely a mom impersonating a man impersonating a mom.