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This leaves Irina Krush with the advantage in a far easier pairing in the next round (than her coleader Nemcova) and also having white in the showdown in the last round against Nemcova. Its been an exciting race.
Ray Robson and Hikaru Nakamura are finally meeting today in the showdown for first in the US Championship. Whatever happens it should decide first place in the US Championship. Im rooting for Ray in this one. Why? Ive followed his career and he has come a long way and its impressive to see his improvement especially in the last year. Its clear to me that his choice to go to Webster University and the influence of Susan Polgar has really shaped his chess career and he is on the verge of a break through to 2700 and superstar status. And personally I was privileged to meet him and see his unique personality and how he has fun in chess.
U.S. Chess Championship 2015
Round Ten
April 11, 2015
At the start of the transmission they say that Wesley So was unsuccessful in his appeal. He didn’t appeal the loss of the game just the loss of (seven) elo points.
Round 10, April 11, 2015
Robson, Ray-Nakamura, Hikaru
C47 Four Knights, Scotch Variation
(ChessBase) - What a fight! The anti-Moscow gambits. Shankland's unusual Bb4 idea was interesting, but risky. Holt got into deep time pressure, but kept putting up the pressure. Shankland decided to part with his queen, but he received lots of material in compensation. The two rooks and knight for the queen were uncoordinated and his king was in danger. He didn't find a very accurate way of defending and lost. A fantastic game.
Round 10, April 11, 2015
Holt, Conrad – Shankland, Samuel
D43 QGD, Semi-Slav (6.Bh4)
U.S. Chess Championship 2015
Round Seven
April 8, 2015
This announcement today by his club:
SAINT LOUIS (April 7, 2015) – World chess legends Garry Kasparov and Nigel Short will meet later this month for the first Battle of the Legends exhibition match, to be held in Saint Louis.
On April 25-26, former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov and famed English Grandmaster Nigel Short will play a series of blitz and rapid games at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), rekindling the duo’s match at the 1993 World Chess Championship.
“Rapid and blitz chess are - as the name suggests, fast and furious. The smallest mistake can ruin a strategy quickly, ” Kasparov said. “It’s not often that I get to play Nigel and relive that moment on the chess world stage in 1993, and we’re both excited to have Saint Louis as the venue for this exhibition.”
April’s match at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis will feature 10 total games spanning over two days of play, each featuring one game with a rapid time control, and four games with the faster blitz time control. The entire event will be broadcast live on www.uschesschamps.com, featuring live commentary and analysis from a world-renowned commentary team.]
There's a betting line on this 10-game (2 Rapid/8 Blitz) exhibition match. Kasparov is the 47/100 favourite with Short at 143/50. Draw odds (i.e. a 5-5 score) are a whopping 7/1.
We could see some drama in today's final round since Nakamura has never beaten Onischuk in 6 opportunities, losing once and drawing the other 5 encounters.
So does that reflect in the betting odds? (Onischuks previous record aagainst Naka) If so put all your money on Naka. On the other hand all he needs is a draw. Hmmmm.
So does that reflect in the betting odds? (Onischuks previous record aagainst Naka) If so put all your money on Naka. On the other hand all he needs is a draw. Hmmmm.
Naka is still the overwhelming betting favourite today, Hans. He's currently 23/25 to win, 6/5 to draw, and Onischuk is the clear dog at 21/2.
In rd 10 Hikaru Nakamura achieved the draw he needed without much fanfare. Kudos to Ray Robson for staying strong. I think his chances lie in beating Gareev in todays round, a draw in Naka - Onischuk and then playoffs. That would be awesome seeing Ray in a playoff battle against the bullet king.
A valuable but painful lesson to Sam Sevian delivered by Alex Onischuk. When playing positions against Onischuk and evaluating bear in mind what he is going to do to you against shaky and passive defence (tongue in cheek) I keep seeing the awful Bf8 appearing on the board.
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