Irina Krush vs Jeenifer Yu was a spectacle. Ferocious attacks on both sides, both sides defending ferociously. It then transposed into a crazy bishop of ops endgame which Yu won.
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Zatonskih beat the co leader Pailidze which left Sargsyan all alone in first after winning her game against Paragua.Comment
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Cervantes sacked several pawns and a bishop to win a rook and gave Abrahamyan a stellar position which she converted easily.Comment
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Out of the six games in the women's section, 5 were endgames which I enjoyed heartily.Comment
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Awonder Liang was up a pawn but couldnt convert. Its become his trademark.Comment
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There wer 5 endgames in the championship, all of which I enjoyed.Comment
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All the games of round 5 will be interesting but I'll be focused on So vs Aronian.
Which started out as an interesting Four Knights but fizzled out to a draw.Last edited by Hans Jung; Friday, 17 October, 2025, 05:15 PM.Comment
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Rd 5 Nice upset by Woodward over Sevian. A game featuring queen offers, bold moves by kamikaze knights and a shredding of the white squares.Comment
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Rd 5 Up a pawn Liang trades all his pawns for a knight to head fpr the classic rook and bishop vs rook ending which he will probably draw.Comment
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Carissa Yip beat Sarsyan and Alice Lee found stunning tactics to beat Paikidze and take advantage of the situation to move into a tie for first. Interestingly this was Carissa's first win in the tournament. (in rd 5!)Comment
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The normally solid Irina Krush with lots of draws has only goose eggs and sticks in this tournament!Comment
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Rd 5 Caruana and Niemann pull off great wins. Niemann's opponent Mishra (the great defender) played on and on only to get pulverised and checkmated with a pawn. What a way to end an unbeaten streak.Last edited by Hans Jung; Friday, 17 October, 2025, 05:53 PM.Comment
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