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  • #91
    Re: US Chess Championship starts

    The interesting matchup of round seven is Sevian - Nakamura. How well will Sam do in his first game against Hikaru?

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    • #92
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      Look at moves 11... and 12. in the Krush game.

      Is this score correct?

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      • #93
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        Originally posted by J. Ken MacDonald View Post
        Look at moves 11... and 12. in the Krush game.

        Is this score correct?
        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
        ...Mike Pence: the Lord of the fly.

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        • #94
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          Originally posted by Kerry Liles View Post
          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+

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          • #95
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            Originally posted by Kerry Liles View Post
            ... 9. Bc4 Qxf6 10. dxc3 Bc5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Na6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc7
            Krush appeared to miss 12.Qh5+ grabbing the bishop on c5.

            If 12...Qg6 13.Qxc5 Qxg2 14.Bg5 and the black doesn't have time to capture the rook, because of the threat of mate.

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            • #96
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              Originally posted by John Coleman View Post
              Krush appeared to miss 12.Qh5+ grabbing the bishop on c5.

              If 12...Qg6 13.Qxc5 Qxg2 14.Bg5 and the black doesn't have time to capture the rook, because of the threat of mate.
              Yikes! So did I ... ugh. Blush.
              ...Mike Pence: the Lord of the fly.

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              • #97
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                Originally posted by John Coleman View Post
                Krush appeared to miss 12.Qh5+ grabbing the bishop on c5.

                If 12...Qg6 13.Qxc5 Qxg2 14.Bg5 and the black doesn't have time to capture the rook, because of the threat of mate.
                Could she have been afraid of home prep? It looks complicated.

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                • #98
                  Re: US Chess Championship starts

                  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.

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                  • #99
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                    Originally posted by Andrew Peredun View Post
                    ...she just didn't notice it.
                    I tell the beginners, always check for checks, always check for unprotected pieces.

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                      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.

                      ________

                      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.

                      ________

                      U.S. Championship 2105
                      Round 7, April 8, 2015
                      Sevian, Samuel – Nakamura, Hikaru
                      C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defence

                      1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.d3 d6 5.c3 g6 6.O-O Bg7 7.Re1 O-O 8.Nbd2 a6 9.Ba4 h6 10.Nf1 b5 11.Bb3 Na5 12.Bc2 c5 13.d4 exd4 14.cxd4 Bg4 15.d5 Nc4 16.Ne3 Nxe3 17.Rxe3 Re8 18.h3 Bxf3 19.Qxf3 Nd7 20.Rb1 Qh4 21.Re2 c4 22.Qf4 Qe7 23.Bd2 a5 24.Qg3 Nc5 25.b3 cxb3 26.Bxb3 Nxe4 27.Qd3 f5 28.Qxb5 Bd4 29.Be1 Qf7 30.Qd3 Qf6 31.Rd1 Be5 32.Qf3 a4 33.Bc4 Rec8 34.Bb5 Nc3 35.Bxc3 Rxc3 36.Re3 Rc2 37.Re2 Rxe2 38.Qxe2 Qh4 39.Qc2 Bd4 40.Bd7 Kh7 1/2-1/2

                      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+

                      1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bb5+ c6 8.Ba4 b5 9.Bb3 a5 10.Ne2 Nd7 11.O-O a4 12.Bc2 Nb6 13.Ba3 O-O 14.Nf4 Re8 15.e5 Nd5 16.Qf3 Nxf4 17.Qxf4 Be6 18.h4 f5 19.Rfe1 Bd5 20.Re3 e6 21.Rg3 Kf7 22.h5 Rg8 23.Bc5 Bf8 24.hxg6+ hxg6 25.Bxf8 Qxf8 26.Bd1 Qg7 27.Bh5 Qh7 28.Be2 Rh8 29.Rh3 Qg7 30.c4 bxc4 31.Rb1 Rab8 32.Rxb8 Rxb8 33.Qc1 g5 34.Rh5 g4 35.Rh6 Rb1 36.Qxb1 Qxh6 37.Qb7+ Kg6 38.Qb8 Qc1+ 39.Bf1 Kg7 40. Qd8 Qa3 41. Qd7+ Kf8 42. Qd8+ Kf7 43. Qc7+ Qe7 44. Qa5 Qb7 45. Qc5 f4 46. Qa3 Qb6 47. Qc3 Qb1 48. Qa5 g3 49. Qc7+ Kg6 50. Qd8 gxf2+ 51. Kh2 Qf5 52. Qg8+ Kh6 53. Be2 f3 54. g4 Qf4+ 55. Kh3 f1=Q+ 56. Bxf1 Qe4 57. Qh8+ Qh7 58. Qf6+ Qg6 59. Qh8+ Kg5 60. Kg3 Qf7 61. Qh4+ Kg6 62. Qh5+ Kg7 63. Qg5+ Kh7 64. Qh4+ Kg8 65. Qg5+ Qg7 66. Qd8+ Qf8 67. Qg5+ Kf7 68. Qd2 Qh8 69. Bh3 Qh7 70. Qb2 Qd3 71. Kh4 Qh7+ 72. Kg3 Qd3 73. Kh4 c5 74. Qb8 Qh7+ 75. Kg3 f2 76. Bf1 Qh1 77. Qd8 Qf3+ 78. Kh4 cxd4 79. Kh5 Qf4 80. Qd7+ Kg8 81. Qe8+ Kg7 82. Qg6+ Kf8 83. Qb1 Qxe5+ 84. Kh4 Kg7 85. g5 0-1

                      Round 7, April 8, 2015
                      So, Wesley – Onischuk, Alexander
                      C89 Ruy Lopez, Marshall Counter-Attack

                      1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.O-O Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 O-O 8.c3 d5 9.exd5 Nxd5 10.Nxe5 Nxe5 11.Rxe5 c6 12.Re1 Bd6 13.d3 Bf5 14.Qf3 Qh4 15.g3 Qh3 16.Be3 Bxd3 17.Nd2 Bf5 18.Bd4 Rfe8 19.c4 Bg4 20.Qg2 Qxg2+ 21.Kxg2 Nb4 22.Ne4 Bf8 23.cxb5 cxb5 24.Ng5 Bh5 25.g4 Bg6 26.f4 Nc2 27.Rxe8 Rxe8 28.Rd1 Nxd4 29.Rxd4 Be7 30.Nf3 Bb1 31.Nd2 Bf6 32.Rd7 Be4+ 33.Nxe4 Rxe4 34.Rxf7 Re2+ 35.Kf3 Rxb2 36.Be6 1-0

                      Round 7, April 8, 2015
                      Kamsky, Gata – Holt, Conrad
                      A07 Reti, King’s Indian Attack, Yugoslav Variation

                      1.Nf3 d5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 c6 4.d3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.h3 Bh5 7.g4 Bg6 8.Nh4 Be7 9.e3 Qc7 10.Qe2 Nfd7 11.Ndf3 Ne5 12.Nxe5 Bxh4 13.Nxg6 hxg6 14.Bd2 Nd7 15.O-O-O O-O-O 16.Kb1 Rhe8 17.Rc1 Nc5 18.f4 e5 19.g5 f5 20.gxf6 Bxf6 21.fxe5 Qxe5 22.Qg4+ Ne6 23.c3 Qf5 24.Qxf5 gxf5 25.h4 g6 26.h5 gxh5 27.Rxh5 Ng7 28.Rh7 Rh8 29.Rch1 Rxh7 30.Rxh7 Kd7 31.Kc2 Ke7 32.e4 dxe4 33.dxe4 fxe4 34.Bxe4 Kf7 35.a4 Kg8 36.Rh1 Ne6 37.Be3 a6 38.Bd3 Nc7 39.Bb6 Rd7 40.Bf5 Re7 41.Bc8 Kg7 42.a5 Nd5 43.Bc5 Rc7 44.Bf5 Be5 45.Kd3 Nf6 46.Re1 Nd7 47.Bf2 Bd6 48.Bd4+ Kf7 49.Kc4 Nf8 50.Bg4 Re7 51.Bh5+ Kg8 52.Rg1+ Kh7 53.Bg4 Kg6 54.Bc8+ Kh5 55.Rg7 1-0

                      Round 7, April 8, 2015
                      Akobian, Varuzhan – Troff, Kayden
                      D85 Grunfeld, Exchange Variation

                      1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Bd2 Bg7 6.e4 Nxc3 7.Bxc3 O-O 8.Rc1 c5 9.dxc5 Qxd1+ 10.Kxd1 Rd8+ 11.Ke1 Bxc3+ 12.Rxc3 Be6 13.a3 Rc8 14.Bb5 a6 15.Ba4 Bd7 16.Bb3 Be8 17.Nf3 Nd7 18.c6 bxc6 19.Kd2 Rab8 20.Kc2 c5 21.Rc1 Rc7 22.Ba4 Rcb7 23.Rb3 Nf6 24.Rxb7 Bxa4+ 25.b3 Rxb7 26.bxa4 Nxe4 27.Ne5 Nxf2 28.Rf1 Ne4 29.Nxf7 Rd7 30.Rf4 Rd2+ 31.Kb3 Nd6 32.Nxd6 exd6 33.Kc3 Ra2 34.Kc4 Rxa3 35.Kd5 Rd3+ 36.Kc6 Rd4 37.Rf2 c4 38.a5 c3 39.Rc2 d5 40.Kb6 Rc4 41.Kxa6 d4 42.Kb5 d3 43.Ra2 Rc8 0-1

                      Round 7, April 8, 2015
                      Krush, Irina – Wang, Annie
                      A18 English, Mikenas-Carls Variation

                      1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. e5 d4 6. exf6 dxc3 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. Bc4 Qxf6 10. dxc3 Bc5 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Nf3 O-O 13. O-O Na6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Qxe3 Nc7 16. c4 h6 17. Ne5 Rfd8 18. h3 Qf5 19. Rae1 Kh7 20. Re2 Qf6 21. b3 Qf8 22. Qg3 Rac8 23. Re4 Qf5 24. Rfe1 Rf8 25. Rd4 Ne8 26. Rd7 Rc7 27. Red1 Qh5 28. f4 Kg8 29. Kh2 Rc8 30. Ng6 Rf7 31. Rxf7 Qxd1 32. Rf8+ 1-0

                      Standing After Round Seven (Men)

                      Nakamura 5
                      Robson 5
                      So 4.5
                      Sevian 4
                      Kamsky 4
                      Troff 4
                      Onischuk 3.5
                      Shankland 3.5
                      Akobian 2.5
                      Holt 2.5
                      Gareev 2
                      Naroditsky 1.5

                      Standing After Round Seven (Women)

                      Nemcova 6; Krush 5; Paikidze 4.5; Goletiani 4; Abrahamyan 4; Foisor 3.5; Sharevich 3.5; Ni 3.5; Virkud 2.5; Melekhina 2; Yu 2; Wang 1.5

                      Round Eight Matchups

                      Troff-Nakamura, Robson-Shankland, Holt-So, Akobian-Kamsky, Gareev-Sevian and Onischuk-Naroditsky
                      Last edited by Wayne Komer; Thursday, 9th April, 2015, 12:20 AM. Reason: updated women's standings

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                      • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                        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.

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                          Originally posted by Andrew Peredun View Post
                          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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                          • Re: US Chess Championship starts

                            The most interesting US Championship tournament in many years.

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                              Yes Irina was quite embarrassed but a tad defiant (I think that is the right word) in the post game interview. She has lots of moxy and I like that.

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                                Which leads to the Maurice Ashleyism of the round: " a tell tale sign that shes not in form".

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