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I assume you mean today's game (Krush vs Annie Wang) ... I just took a look and those moves seemed ok to me?
Not sure what you saw (live?) - they are around move 17 now. There was:
... 9. Bc4 Qxf6 10. dxc3 Bc5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Na6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc7
I assume you mean today's game (Krush vs Annie Wang) ... I just took a look and those moves seemed ok to me?
Not sure what you saw (live?) - they are around move 17 now. There was:
... 9. Bc4 Qxf6 10. dxc3 Bc5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Na6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc7
I was looking using Chessbomb and they pointed out 12.Qh5+
You can also play (instead of Bg5) 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qf3 with a fairly simple position. Almost no chance she saw Qh5 and rejected it; she just didn't notice it.
U.S. Chess Championship 2015
Round Seven
April 8, 2015
Rex Sinquefield talks to Maurice Ashley.
He is the founder of the St. Louis Chess Club. He is happy with the way the tournament is going so far – there is a close race for the top spot.
The Club is the largest membership chess club in the country. Big events bring attention to the St. Louis area. The first official world chess championship took place in St. Louis, Zukertort-Steinitz. In fact, in 1886, the first five games were played in New York, the next four in St. Louis and the final eleven in New Orleans. Wilhelm Steinitz won the match 10-5, having turned the match around in St. Louis.
Rex was visiting Bali with his wife way back when. He was in Jakarta waiting for his plane. The newspapers announced that Karpov and Fischer had agreed to all the conditions of a match. On his plane, Rex saw Fischer and Campomanes and went up and told Bobby that he wished him well in the coming contest. Rex feels that the Russians finally nixed the match.
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.
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Kim Troff, Kayden’s mother, is interviewed. He turned 16 in May, became a grandmaster that month and won the U.S. Junior in St. Louis. And he was awarded with Sam Sevian, the Samford, which is a huge fellowship. The idea is to give chessplayers the ability to make a living while studying chess. Starting in July he is provided money every month as a stipend. He will be going to Europe and that makes that possible.
She says that watching her son play chess is torture. It is difficult being a chess parent! To try to relax she often crochets during the game.
The announcement of the award:
The FRANK P. SAMFORD, JR. CHESS FELLOWSHIP, marking its twenty-ninth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Samuel Sevian of Southbridge, Massachusetts, and Kayden Troff of West Jordan, Utah, as its 2015 Fellows. The Samford is the richest and most important chess fellowship in the United States. It identifies and assists the best young American chess masters by providing top-level coaching, strong competition and access to study materials. The Fellowship also supplies a monthly stipend for living expenses so that the winners may devote themselves to chess without having financial worries. The total value of the Fellowship has been increased several times over the years and is now $42,000 annually which will be split between the two winners. The prize is awarded for one year and can be renewed for a second year. The winners' term begins July 1st, 2015.
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U.S. Championship 2105
Round 7, April 8, 2015
Sevian, Samuel – Nakamura, Hikaru
C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence
The endgame of the following was hectic and these comments give you my impression of the chaos: Ray Robson blew a win three times and then in time trouble has to find 60…Qf7 to draw. The commentators were all shouting Qf7! The events turn again and Maurice says that Ray Robson might have winning chances again. Maurice finds a 65. a3 move, which leads to zugzwang. By move 70, Ray is back in control. A psychiatric institute asks for a copy of the game score so that they can use it in their shock therapy treatments! Who would have thought? Less than a minute on each clock and Ray has an absolute winning position at move 83. Ray Robson wins.
Round 7, April 8, 2015
Naroditsky, Daniel – Robson, Ray
D85 Grunfeld, Exchange Variation 7.Bb5+
Naroditsky vs Robson was a crazy game (btw Maurice was using engines to find a3!) though I feel really really sorry for Daniel, that is absolutely the worst way to lose, watching the draw slip through your fingers, and after the game you could really tell it hit him hard.
You can also play (instead of Bg5) 14. Qh5+ g6 15. Qf3 with a fairly simple position. Almost no chance she saw Qh5 and rejected it; she just didn't notice it.
I second that. You don't see a totally free bishop and not take it, you at least calculate it out. A GM doesn't Bg5 like that, though it would be surprising if she totally missed Qh5......I didn't check this with the engine but Qh5+ Qg6 Qxc5 Qxg2 Bg5 Kf7 Qe7+ Kg6 Be3 looks like it's over to me. A king on g6 is never a good thing, and Kf5 looks like mate in a few moves to me. The rook is taboo (Qxh1 Qxe6+ Kh5 Qf5+ Kh4 Qg5#) and if Qg4 you can't hope to survive. either Ne2 or Qxb7 finishes the game.
Last edited by Caleb Petersen; Wednesday, 8th April, 2015, 08:28 PM.
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