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Game over
Caruana was the only player to win in round four - all other games ended in a draw. Caruana now leads the field with 3.5/4, Wesley So and Ray Robson follow half a point behind with 3.0/4. With 2.5/4 Sam Shankland is still on +1 while Jeffery Xiong, the youngest participant in this year's championship has not yet lost a single game but drew in all four rounds. However, he still has to play against the elo-heavyweights.
Fabiano Caruana
| Br. | Tit | Name | Coun | ELO | Ergebnis | Titel | Name | Coun | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Fabiano Caruana |
|
2794 | 1 - 0 | GM | Hikaru Nakamura |
|
2790 |
| 2 | GM | Samuel L Shankland |
|
2648 | ½ - ½ | GM | Wesley So |
|
2773 |
| 3 | GM | Varuzhan Akobian |
|
2610 | ½ - ½ | GM | Ray Robson |
|
2663 |
| 4 | GM | Gata Kamsky |
|
2667 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alexander Onischuk |
|
2664 |
| 5 | GM | Aleksandr Lenderman |
|
2623 | ½ - ½ | GM | Jeffery Xiong |
|
2588 |
| 6 | IM | Akshat Chandra |
|
2501 | ½ - ½ | GM | Alexander Shabalov |
|
2520 |
Before the start of the tournament Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih, who have been dominating the US Women's Championships for the last ten years, were considered to be the biggest favorites. But after four rounds it is Irina Krush who shares the lead with Tatev Abrahamyan and Nazi Paikidze - they all have 3.0/4. In round three Irina Krush, the defending champion, was lucky to escape with a draw against Alisa Melekhina but in round four she was back in form and won against Agata Bykovtsev.
Anna Zatonskih is half a point behind the three leaders and shares fourth and fifth place with Carissa Yip. After three draws Anna Zatonskih scored her first full point in round four by winning against Alisa Melekhina.
Tense: Irina Krush during the game
Irina Krush during the press conference
Jennifer Yu, one of the young talents
| Br. | Tit | Name | Coun | ELO | Ergebnis | Titel | Name | Coun | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WGM | Tatev Abrahamyan |
|
2324 | ½ - ½ | IM | Nazi Paikidze |
|
2346 |
| 2 | WFM | Jennifer R Yu |
|
2102 | 1 - 0 | Carissa Yip |
|
2109 | |
| 3 | WIM | Agata Bykovtsev |
|
2176 | 0 - 1 | GM | Irina Krush |
|
2458 |
| 4 | IM | Anna Zatonskih |
|
2469 | 1 - 0 | FM | Alisa Melekhina |
|
2205 |
| 5 | FM | Akshita Gorti |
|
2242 | 0 - 1 | WGM | Sabina Francesca Foisor |
|
2258 |
| 6 | WIM | Ashritha Eswaran |
|
2149 | ½ - ½ | WGM | Katerina Nemcova |
|
2367 |
Spring time in St. Louis
Outdoor commentator Alejandro Ramirez
Photos: Spectrum Studios (Tournament page...)
