Sunday, November 01, 2015
Major 2015 Tournaments
Grand Prix: Tomashevsky won Tbilisi. Jakovenko, Nakamura and Caruana tied for 1st at Khanty-Mansiysk. Taking into account all four GP tournaments, the two Candidates slots went to Caruana and Nakamura.
Nakamura won the US Championship.
Topalov won Norway Chess (Carlsen amazingly ended up at -2).
Yangyi Yu won the 50th Capablanca Memorial, 1.5 points ahead of Eljanov and Andreikin.
Caruana won Dortmund.
So won Bilbao on tiebreak over Giri.
Aronian won Sinquefield.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Some 2013 Tournament Results
The Capablanca Memorial was won by Zoltan Almasi in his first appearance with 6.5/10.
The US Championship was won by Gata Kamsky on tiebreak.
Dortmund was won by Michael Adams.
Bilbao was won by Levon Aronian.
The inaugural Sinquefield Cup was won by Magnus Carlsen.
The inaugural Norway Chess was won by Sergey Karjakin.
Saturday, October 13, 2012
Some 2012 Tournament Results
Ivanchuk wins Capablanca Memorial for the sixth time with 6.5/10 (May)
Nakamura wins US Championship with 8.5/11 (May)
Karjakin and Caruana tie for first at Dortmund with 6/9 (July)
Karlsen wins Bilbao again on tiebreaker over Caruana (October)
Sunday, May 01, 2011
Monday, May 24, 2010
US Championship Round 10 - Both Games Drawn
ETA: Kamsky won the tiebreak and was crowned 2010 US Champion.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
US Chess Championship Round 9
Shulman beat Nakamura
Kamsky beat Onischuk
Other Results:
3 GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 1-0
6 GM Robson, Ray 2569 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2599 0-1
8 GM Kaidanov, Gregory 2577 GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 1-0
9 GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 GM Kudrin, Sergey 2571 1-0
12 IM Altounian, Levon 2454 GM Gurevich, Dmitry 2488 1-0
Saturday, May 22, 2010
US Championship Round 8
Nakamura-Kamsky and Onischuk-Shulman were both drawn
Other Results:
GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 GM Christiansen, Larry 2578 1-0
GM Robson, Ray 2569 GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 1-0
GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 IM Krush, Irina 2455 1-0
GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 IM Altounian, Levon 2454 1-0
Thursday, May 20, 2010
US Championship Round 7
GM Hess, Robert 2590 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2599 1-0
GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 GM Bhat, Vinay 2547 1-0
GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 1-0
IM Krush, Irina 2455 GM Lenderman, Alex 2598 1-0
IM Shankland, Samuel 2507 IM Altounian, Levon 2454 0-1
Nakamura, Kamsky, Onischuk and Shulman are the four players who enter the final quad, each with 5 points. Not surprisingly, they are the top four seeds.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
US Championship Round 6
GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 GM Shulman, Yuri 2613 0-1
GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 GM Kaidanov, Gregory 2577 1-0GM Finegold, Benjamin 2539 GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 1-0
GM Lenderman, Alex 2598 GM Kudrin, Sergey 2571 1-0GM Bhat, Vinay 2547 IM Shankland, Samuel 2507 1-0
GM Christiansen, Larry 2578 IM Krush, Irina 2455 1-0
IM Altounian, Levon 2454 GM Hess, Robert 2590 0-1
Standings:
Nakamura, Kamsky, Onischuk, Schulman - 4.5
Christiansen - 4
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
US Championship Round 5
GM Onischuk, Alexander 2699 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2599 1-0
GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 GM Kraai, Jesse 2492 0-1
GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 GM Lenderman, Alex 2598 1-0
GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 0-1
GM Kudrin, Sergey 2571 GM Kaidanov, Gregory 2577 0-1
GM Finegold, Benjamin 2539 IM Altounian, Levon 2454 1-0
IM Krush, Irina 2455 GM Hess, Robert 2590 1-0
Standings:
Kamsky, Onischuk - 4
Nakamura, Shulman, Stripunsky, Kraai - 3.5
Monday, May 17, 2010
US Championship Round 4
GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 0-1
GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 GM Christiansen, Larry 2578 0-1
GM Yermolinsky, Alex 2528 GM Kudrin, Sergey 2571 1-0
GM Kraai, Jesse 2492 GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 1-0
Standings:
Nakamura, Kamsky, Onischuk, Shulman, Akobian, Christiansen, Stripunsky - 3
Yermolinsky, Kraai - 2.5
Sunday, May 16, 2010
US Championship Round 3
GM Shulman, Yuri 2613 GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 1-0
GM Hess, Robert 2590 GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 1-0
GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 IM Altounian, Levon 2454 1-0
GM Kraai, Jesse 2492 GM Bhat, Vinay 2547 1-0GM Gurevich, Dmitry 2488 GM Robson, Ray 2569 0-1
GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 IM Shankland, Samuel 2507 1-0
IM Krush, Irina 2455 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2599 0-1
Standings:
Kamsky, Nakamura, Onischuk, Akobian - 2.5
Christiansen, Ehlvest, Schulman, Hess, Stripunsky - 2
Saturday, May 15, 2010
US Championship Round 2
GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 GM Kamsky, Gata 2702 0-1
GM Akobian, Varuzhan 2599 GM Kraai, Jesse 2492 1-0 GM Shabalov, Alexander 2585 GM Finegold, Benjamin 2539 1-0
GM Bhat, Vinay 2547 GM Kudrin, Sergey 2571 0-1
GM Gurevich, Dmitry 2488 GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 0-1 GM Robson, Ray 2569 GM Yermolinsky, Alex 2528 0-1
Leaders:
Nakamura, Kamsky - 2
Onischuk, Akobian, Ehlvest, Shabalov, Christiansen, Kudrin, Krush - 1.5
Friday, May 14, 2010
US Championship Round 1
GM Stripunsky, Alexander 2570 GM Nakamura, Hikaru 2733 0-1
GM Kamsky, Gata 2702 GM Robson, Ray 2569 1-0
GM Benjamin, Joel 2565 GM Onischuk, Alexander 2699 0-1
GM Yermolinsky, Alex 2528 GM Ehlvest, Jaan 2591 0-1
GM Christiansen, Larry 2578 GM Gurevich, Dmitry 2488 1-0
GM Hess, Robert 2590 IM Shankland, Samuel 2507 1-0
IM Lenderman, Alex 2598 GM Khachiyan, Melikset 2539 0-1
IM Krush, Irina 2455 GM Kaidanov, Gregory 2577 1-0
Sunday, May 17, 2009
US Championship R9 (Final)
IM Robert Hess (6) ½-½ GM Varuzhan Akobian (5½)
GM Hikaru Nakamura (6) 1-0 GM Joshua Friedel (5)
GM Alexander Onischuk (5½) 1-0 IM Ray Robson (4½)
GM Jaan Ehlvest (4) ½-½ GM Gata Kamsky (5½)
GM Yury Shulman (4½) ½-½ GM Gregory Kaidanov (4)
IM Enrico Sevillano (4) 0-1 GM Larry Christiansen (4)
GM Joel Benjamin (4) ½-½ GM Alexander Shabalov (4)
GM Ildar Ibragimov (4) 1-0 IM Michael Brooks (4)
IM Samuel Shankland (3) 0-1 GM Boris Gulko (3½)
GM Julio Becerra (3½) ½-½ GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½)
Tyler Hughes (3) 1-0 FM Doug Eckert (2)
IM Irina Krush (3) ½-½ Charles Lawton (½)
The decisive game in round 9:
Nakamura-Friedel
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8.Bd3 Be7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Rb8 11. h3 c5 12. b3 Rb4 13. Re1 Bb7 14. Ba3 Rf4 15.g3 Rd4 16. Nf3 Rxd3 17. cxd3 Qxd3 18. Nxe5 Qf5 19. g4 Qf4 20. d4 Rd8 21. Qe2Rxd4 22. Bc1 1-0
Final results:
1st - GM Hikaru Nakamura - 7
2nd/3rd - GM Alexander Onischuk and IM Robert Hess - 6½
4th/5th - GM Varuzhan Akobian and GM Gata Kamsky - 6
Saturday, May 16, 2009
US Championship R8
IM Robert Hess (5) 1-0 GM Yury Shulman (4½)
IM Michael Brooks (4) 0-1 GM Hikaru Nakamura (5)
GM Varuzhan Akobian (4½) 1-0 GM Joel Benjamin (4)
GM Joshua Friedel (4) 1-0 GM Jaan Ehlvest (4)
IM Ray Robson (3½) 1-0 IM Enrico Sevillano (4)
GM Gregory Kaidanov (3½) ½-½ GM Ildar Ibragimov (3½)
GM Larry Christiansen (3) 1-0 Tyler Hughes (3)
GM Boris Gulko (3) ½-½ GM Julio Becerra (3)
GM Alexander Shabalov (3) 1-0 IM Irina Krush (3)
GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½) 0-1 FM Doug Eckert (1)
Charles Lawton (0) ½-½ IM Samuel Shankland (2½)
Thursday, May 14, 2009
US Championship Round 7
GM Hikaru Nakamura (4) 1-0 GM Varuzhan Akobian (4½)
GM Joel Benjamin (4) 0-1 GM Gata Kamsky (4)
GM Joshua Friedel (4) 0-1 IM Robert Hess (4)
IM Enrico Sevillano (3) 1-0 GM Gregory Kaidanov (3½)
IM Ray Robson (3½) 0-1 IM Michael Brooks (3)
GM Jaan Ehlvest (3) 1-0 IM Irina Krush (3)
GM Ildar Ibragimov (2½) 1-0 GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½)
GM Boris Gulko (2½) ½-½ GM Alexander Shabalov (2½)
IM Samuel Shankland (2½) 0-1 Tyler Hughes (2)
FM Doug Eckert (1) 0-1 GM Larry Christiansen (2)
GM Julio Becerra (2) 1-0 Charles Lawton (0)
Tomorrow is a rest day.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
US Championship Round 6
GM Varuzhan Akobian (4) ½-½ GM Yury Shulman (4)
GM Gata Kamsky (3½) ½-½ IM Robert Hess (3½)
GM Alexander Onischuk (3½) ½-½ GM Hikaru Nakamura (3½)
IM Michael Brooks (3) 0-1 GM Joshua Friedel (3)
GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½) 0-1 GM Joel Benjamin (3)
GM Gregory Kaidanov (2½) 1-0 IM Samuel Shankland (2½)
IM Enrico Sevillano (2½) ½-½ GM Jaan Ehlvest (2½)
GM Larry Christiansen (2) 0-1 IM Ray Robson (2½)
IM Irina Krush (2) 1-0 GM Julio Becerra (2)
Tyler Hughes (2) 0-1 GM Ildar Ibragimov (1½)
GM Alexander Shabalov (1½) 1-0 FM Doug Eckert (1)
Charles Lawton (0) 0-1 GM Boris Gulko (1½)
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
US Championship Round 5
GM Joshua Friedel (3) 0-1 GM Yury Shulman (3)
GM Jaan Ehlvest (2½) 0-1 GM Varuzhan Akobian (3)
IM Samuel Shankland (2½) 0-1 GM Alexander Onischuk (2½)
IM Robert Hess (2½) 1-0 GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½)
GM Julio Becerra (2) 0-1 IM Michael Brooks (2)
IM Ray Robson (2) ½-½ GM Gregory Kaidanov (2)
GM Joel Benjamin (2) 1-0 Tyler Hughes (2)
IM Irina Krush (1½) ½-½ GM Larry Christiansen (1½)
GM Alexander Shabalov (1½) 0-1 IM Enrico Sevillano (1½)
GM Ildar Ibragimov (1) ½-½ GM Boris Gulko (1)
FM Doug Eckert (0) 1-0 Charles Lawton (0)
Monday, May 11, 2009
US Championship Round 4
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GM Gata Kamsky (2½) ½-½ GM Joshua Friedel (2½)
GM Yury Shulman (2½) ½-½ GM Hikaru Nakamura (2½)
GM Alexander Onischuk (2) ½-½ IM Robert Hess (2)
GM Varuzhan Akobian (2) 1-0 GM Julio Becerra (2)
GM Gregory Kaidanov (1½) ½-½ GM Jaan Ehlvest (2)
IM Michael Brooks (1½) ½-½ GM Joel Benjamin (1½)
GM Melikset Khachiyan (1½) 1-0 IM Irina Krush (1½)
IM Enrico Sevillano (1½) 0-1 IM Samuel Shankland (1½)
GM Larry Christiansen (1) ½-½ GM Alexander Shabalov (1)
IM Ray Robson (1) 1-0 GM Ildar Ibragimov (1)
Tyler Hughes (1) 1-0 Charles Lawton (0)
GM Boris Gulko (0) 1-0 FM Doug Eckert (0)
