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  • Re: So-Akobian...

    The part that gets me is the punishment seems to be discretionary. Still they waited till round 9 and gave the point to a member of the appeals committee if I'm reading it correctly.
    Gary Ruben
    CC - IA and SIM

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    • Re: So-Akobian...

      The apposite FIDE rules are:

      12.3 a. During play the players are forbidden to make use of any notes, sources of information or advice, or analyse on another chessboard

      12.4 The scoresheet shall be used only for recording the moves, the times of the clocks, the offers of a draw, and matters relating to a claim and other relevant data.

      12.6 It is forbidden to distract or annoy the opponent in any manner whatsoever.

      12.7 Infraction of any part of Articles 12.1 to 12.6 shall lead to penalties in accordance with Article 13.4.

      13.4 The arbiter can apply one or more of the following penalties:
      a. warning
      b. increasing the remaining time of the opponent
      c. reducing the remaining time of the offending player
      d. declaring the game to be lost
      e. reducing the points scored in the game by the offending party
      f. increasing the points scored in the game by the opponent to the maximum available for that game
      g. expulsion from the event.

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      • U.S. Chess Championship 2015

        U.S. Chess Championship 2015
        St. Louis, MO
        Round Nine, April 10, 2015

        Nakamura, Hikaru – Gareev, Timur
        A04 Reti Opening

        1.Nf3 b6 2.e4 Bb7 3.Nc3 e6 4.d4 Bb4 5.Bd3 Nf6 6.Qe2 d5 7.e5 Ne4 8.O-O Nxc3 9.bxc3 Bxc3 10.Rb1 Nc6 11.Qe3 Bb4 12.Qf4 h6 13.Bb5 Be7 14.Qg4 g6 15.c3 Qd7 16.Ne1 a6 17.Ba4 b5 18.Bd1 Na5 19.Nd3 Qc6 20.Qe2 Qxc3 21.Bd2 Qa3 22.Bc1 Qc3 23.Bd2 Qa3 24.Bc1 1/2-1/2

        Sevian, Samuel – Robson, Ray
        B81 Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack

        1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e6 6.g4 h6 7.h3 Nc6 8.f4 Qc7 9.Be3 a6 10.Bg2 Be7 11.Qf3 Nxd4 12.Bxd4 e5 13.Be3 exf4 14.Bxf4 Be6 15.O-O-O Rc8 16.Qg3 O-O 17.Kb1 Rfd8 18.Rhe1 b5 19.Rd2 Bf8 20.Nd5 Bxd5 21.exd5 Re8 22.Rf1 Ne4 23.Bxe4 Rxe4 24.Rdf2 Rce8 25.Bd2 f6 26.Qd3 Qc5 27.Rf4 Re2 28.a3 R8e5 29.Rd4 Rg2 30.Bb4 Qc7 31.Re4 Rg3 32.Qxg3 Rxe4 33.Re1 Qc4 34.Rd1 Re5 35.Qf3 Be7 36.b3 Qe4 37.Qxe4 Rxe4 38.Rd3 Kf7 39.Rc3 Rd4 40.Rc6 Rxd5 41.Rxa6 h5 42.a4 bxa4 43.bxa4 hxg4 44.hxg4 g5 45.Rc6 f5 46.gxf5 Rxf5 47.Rc4 Ke6 48.Re4+ Kd7 49.c4 Bf6 50.Kc2 Rf2+ 51.Bd2 Be5 52.Kd3 Bf4 1/2-1/2

        Naroditsky, Daniel – Holt, Conrad
        C18 French, Winawer, Advance (5…Ne7)

        1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 O-O 8.Bd3 Nbc6 9.Qh5 Ng6 10.Nf3 Qc7 11.Be3 c4 12.Bxg6 fxg6 13.Qg4 Qf7 14.Ng5 Qe8 15.h4 Bd7 16.Qe2 b5 17.g4 a5 18.h5 gxh5 19.Rxh5 h6 20.Nh3 Qg6 21.Nf4 Qh7 22.Rh1 b4 23.g5 Rxf4 24.Bxf4 bxc3 25.Be3 h5 26.Rxh5 Qg6 27.O-O-O Kf7 28.Rdh1 Ke7 29.Rh7 Rg8 30.Qf3 Qf7 31.Qh3 Qg6 32.Qf3 Qf7 33.Qg4 Be8 34.Rh8 Kd7 35.g6 Rxh8 36.Rxh8 Qxg6 37.Qxg6 Bxg6 38.Rg8 Bf5 39.Rxg7+ Kc8 40.f4 a4 41.Bf2 Kd8 42.Rg3 Na7 43.Be1 Nb5 44.Bxc3 Ke8 45.Kb2 Kf7 46.Rg2 Be4 47.Rd2 Bf5 48.Ba5 Bg6 49.c3 Na7 50.Bd8 Nc6 51.Bf6 Be4 52.Rh2 Ke8 53.Rh8+ Kd7 54.Rg8 Kc7 55.Rg7+ Kb6 56.Be7 Bf5 57.Bc5+ Ka6 58.Rf7 Bg4 59.Kc2 1-0

        Ni, Viktorija – Nemcova, Katerina
        A28 English, Four Knights, Marini Variation

        1.c4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.a3 g6 5.d3 Bg7 6.Bg5 h6 7.Bxf6 Bxf6 8.g3 O-O 9.Bg2 Bg7 10.O-O d6 11.Rb1 a5 12.b4 axb4 13.axb4 Be6 14.Nd5 Qd7 15.Nd2 Ra2 16.b5 Nd8 17.Nb3 c6 18.Nb4 Ra8 19.bxc6 bxc6 20.Qd2 Bh3 21.Rfd1 Bxg2 22.Kxg2 f5 23.c5 d5 24.d4 e4 25.f4 exf3+ 26.exf3 f4 27.g4 Ne6 28.Re1 Ra3 29.Nc2 Raa8 30.Qd3 Qf7 31.Re2 h5 32.h3 hxg4 33.hxg4 Rae8 34.Rbe1 Bf6 35.Nb4 Nd8 36.Rxe8 Rxe8 37.Rxe8+ Qxe8 38.Qd2 Ne6 39.Na5 Nxd4 40.Naxc6 Nxc6 41.Qxd5+ Kg7 42.Nxc6 Qe2+ 43.Kg1 Qe1+ 44.Kg2 Qe2+ 45.Kg1 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2

        Krush, Irina – Abrahamyan, Tatev
        E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical Variation

        1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 O-O 5.Nf3 c5 6.dxc5 Na6 7.g3 Nxc5 8.Bg2 b6 9.O-O Bb7 10.Nb5 Be4 11.Qd1 a6 12.Nd6 Bc6 13.Bg5 Nce4 14.Nxe4 Bxe4 15.Ne5 Bxg2 16.Kxg2 Ra7 17.Bxf6 gxf6 18.Nd3 Be7 19.e4 Rc7 20.Qb3 Qb8 21.a4 Rfc8 22.Rac1 Rc6 23.Rfd1 Qc7 24.Nf4 Rxc4 25.Rxd7 Qxd7 26.Rxc4 Rxc4 27.Qxc4 b5 28.axb5 axb5 29.Qd3 Qc6 30.f3 b4 31.Kh3 Qc1 32.Qd7 Bf8 33.Qd8 Qxb2 34.Nh5 b3 35.Nxf6+ Kg7 36.Nd7 Qa3 37.Qg5+ Kh8 38.Qe5+ Kg8 39.Nf6+ Kh8 40.Qh5 1-0

        Results (Men), Standings after Round Nine

        Nakamura-Gareev 0.5-0.5
        Sevian-Robson 0.5-0.5
        Kamsky-Troff 0.5-0.5
        So-Akobian 0-1
        Shankland-Onischuk 0.5-0.5
        Naroditsky-Holt 1-0


        Nakamura 6.5
        Robson 6
        Kamsky 5
        Onischuk 5
        Sevian 4.5
        Shankland 4.5
        So 4.5
        Troff 4.5
        Akobian 4
        Gareev 3.5
        Holt 3.5
        Naroditsky 2.5

        Results (Women) Standings after Round Nine

        Ni-Nemcova 0.5-0.5
        Krush-Abrahamyan 1-0
        Goletiani-Melekhina 0.5-0.5
        Paikidze-Yu 1-0
        Foisor-Virkud 1-0
        Sharevich-Wang 0.5-0.5


        Krush 7
        Nemcova 7
        Paikidze 6
        Goletiani 5.5
        Foisor 5
        Ni 5
        Sharevich 4.5
        Abrahamyan 4.5
        Virkud 3
        Melekhina 2.5
        Yu 2
        Wang 2

        Matchups for Last Two Rounds

        Round Ten
        Robson-Nakamura
        Kamsky-So
        Onischuk-Sevian
        Holt-Shankland
        Troff-Gareev
        Akobian-Naroditsky

        Round Eleven
        So-Troff
        Naroditsky-Kamsky
        Shankland-Akobian
        Sevian-Holt
        Nakamura-Onischuk
        Gareev-Robson

        Round Ten
        Nemcova-Paikidze
        Yu-Krush
        Abrahamyan-Goletiani
        Foisor-Ni
        Melekhina-Sharevich
        Virkud-Wang

        Round Eleven
        Ni-Virkud
        Paikidze-Foisor
        Krush-Nemcova
        Goletiani-Yu
        Sharevich-Abrahamyan
        Wang-Melekhina
        Last edited by Wayne Komer; Friday, 10th April, 2015, 11:14 PM.

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        • Re: So-Akobian...

          Originally posted by Jack Maguire View Post
          13.4 The arbiter can apply one or more of the following penalties:
          a. warning
          b. increasing the remaining time of the opponent
          c. reducing the remaining time of the offending player
          d. declaring the game to be lost
          e. reducing the points scored in the game by the offending party
          f. increasing the points scored in the game by the opponent to the maximum available for that game
          g. expulsion from the event.
          They wouldn't expel him because it would have a negative effect on the event at such a late stage. When you apply arbitrary rules you have to consider all the angles. A withdrawal would have a similar effect on the final standings. Another contender would get a free point.
          Gary Ruben
          CC - IA and SIM

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          • Re: So-Akobian...

            Seems to me that not-with-standing all the debate on here, and just about every-where else, this guy was being extremely annoying to his opponent, and needed to be stopped. What am I missing?
            Fred Harvey

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            • Re: So-Akobian...

              Originally posted by fred harvey View Post
              Seems to me that not-with-standing all the debate on here, and just about every-where else, this guy was being extremely annoying to his opponent, and needed to be stopped. What am I missing?
              HaHa!!

              HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
              Gary Ruben
              CC - IA and SIM

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              • Re: So-Akobian...

                The 'StarTribune' sheds some light on Wesley's forfeit and general poor performance in St. Louis.

                http://www.startribune.com/local/299426421.html

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                • Re: So-Akobian...

                  More people should read this article Jack. I was in shock over the note taking forfeit of Wesley. Now there is a glimmer of understanding as there is an explanation of events surrounding. Wesley was under severe stress.

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                  • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                    Wesley So forfeit. Troubling. Shocking. Why would he do this to himself? At least there was some clarity in the decision after I found he had been warned in the tournament officially twice AND several times before by many different people amongst them close friends. Rules have to be followed. As far as Wesley himself read the article above posted by Jack and you will see he was under severe stress. He has to recover and get on with his life. There is no question he is a brilliant player and superstar with a brilliant future in chess.

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                    • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                      Maurice Ashleyism of round 9 (amongst many): with the ship sinking some people wont even reach out to grab a life raft in explaining not seeing a saving resource in one of the games.

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                      • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                        I really, really enjoyed what GM Alejandro Ramirez added to the commentary this round. He is amazing and refreshing. Worth a trip to go down and hear him in person. I simply had no idea before this championship.

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                        • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                          I was commenting about Daniel Naroditsky owning the cellar before this round and not being able to buy a win. Well he did it! His first win and I must add congratulations! Couldnt have happened to a nicer guy! All the commentators added there congratulations. And now he has an instructive endgame win to add to his endgame column.

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                          • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                            Timur Gareev is showing how dangerous he could be with his funky openings as he got tournament leader Hikaru Nakamura into trouble on the board. In the final position he opted to take a drawing repetitive variation in a position where he was better.

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                            • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                              Ray Robson and Sam Sevian battled it out both refusing to back down and maximising there use of their time which benefited the fans tremendously as they got the maximum juice from the tension of the game. It was the game most analysed by the commentators and generated the most discussion (of chess content).

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                              • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                                Irina Krush had a relatively easy game for a change and with her win ended up tied for first with Kate Nemcova who drew.

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