US Ch: Favourites prevail

by Antonio Pereira
3/30/2019 – Only three out of twelve games finished drawn in Friday's ninth round at the US Championships in Saint Louis. In the Open, those on top maintained their winning ways, with Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez still sharing the lead. Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So also won and are the only ones with realistic chances of leaping to the front in the final sprint. In the Women's, Anna Zatonskih is a half point behind her round ten rival, Jennifer Yu. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

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Hikaru and Leinier keep up the pace

All five 2700+ players in Saint Louis showed their superiority over lower-rated opposition in round nine. In fact, the four top seeds are atop the standings, with only defending champion Sam Shankland lagging behind on an even score. The one draw of the day was actually signed in the close match-up between rising stars Sam Sevian and Jeffery Xiong.

Results of Round 9

NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
GM
GM
2667

1
GM
2731
½

2
GM
2828
½


4
GM
2663
1

5
GM
2762
½

6
GM
2637
½

7
GM
2642
0

8
GM
2590
½

9
GM
2746
0

Ø 2704
3.5/9
2667
0-1
GM

1
GM
2762
½

2
GM
2637
½

3
GM
2642
1

4
GM
2590
½

5
GM
2828
½

6
GM
2557
1

7
GM
2625
1

8
GM
2731
½

9
GM
2667
1

Ø 2671
6.5/9
2746
GM

1
GM
2625
½

2
GM
2731
½

3
GM
2667
1

4
GM
2828
½

5
GM
2663
½

6
GM
2762
½

7
GM
2637
1

8
GM
2642
1

9
GM
2590
1

Ø 2683
6.5/9
2739
1-0
GM
GM
2590

1
GM
2637
½

2
GM
2642
0

3
GM
2828
½

4
GM
2746
½

5
GM
2557
0

6
GM
2625
1

7
GM
2731
½

8
GM
2667
½


Ø 2686
3.5/9
2590
GM
GM
2663

1
GM
2557
1

2
GM
2625
½

3
GM
2731
1

4
GM
2667
0


6
GM
2828
0

7
GM
2762
½

8
GM
2637
½

9
GM
2642
½

Ø 2688
4.5/9
2663
4
½-½
GM
GM
2642

1
GM
2828
½

2
GM
2590
1

3
GM
2746
0

4
GM
2557
½

5
GM
2625
1

6
GM
2731
½

7
GM
2667
1


9
GM
2663
½

Ø 2683
5/9
2642
GM
GM
2762

1
GM
2746
½

2
GM
2557
1

3
GM
2625
½

4
GM
2731
½

5
GM
2667
½


7
GM
2663
½

8
GM
2828
½

9
GM
2637
1

Ø 2688
5.5/9
2762
1-0
GM

1
GM
2590
½

2
GM
2746
½

3
GM
2557
½

4
GM
2625
½

5
GM
2731
½

6
GM
2667
½


8
GM
2663
½

9
GM
2762
0

Ø 2676
3.5/9
2637
GM
GM
2625


2
GM
2663
½

3
GM
2762
½

4
GM
2637
½

5
GM
2642
0

6
GM
2590
0

7
GM
2746
0

8
GM
2557
½

9
GM
2828
0

Ø 2685
2.5/9
2625
0-1
5
GM
GM
2828

1
GM
2642
½

2
GM
2667
½

3
GM
2590
½


5
GM
2746
½

6
GM
2663
1

7
GM
2557
1

8
GM
2762
½

9
GM
2625
1

Ø 2666
6/9
2828
GM

1
GM
2667
½


3
GM
2663
0

4
GM
2762
½

5
GM
2637
½

6
GM
2642
½

7
GM
2590
½

8
GM
2746
½

9
GM
2557
1

Ø 2667
4.5/9
2731
1-0
GM
GM
2557

1
GM
2663
0

2
GM
2762
0

3
GM
2637
½

4
GM
2642
½

5
GM
2590
1

6
GM
2746
0

7
GM
2828
0

8
GM
2625
½

9
GM
2731
0

Ø 2692
2.5/9
2557

Ray Robson played a line in the Sicilian that he had explored twice before in tournament play — winning both times — against Hikaru Nakamura. The contenders stayed in theory until move 17, when it was a race to reach opposite-side castled kings. It was sharp, and the co-leader outcalculated his younger colleague: 

 
Robson vs. Nakamura
Position after 28.Rf6

You can move the pieces on the diagram above

Black ignored his bishop en prise and lashed out with 28...xc2. He then gained a tempo with 29.xe6 c4, forking the rooks, and after 30.ef6 a3 31.bxa3 bxa3 32.xa3 the kamikaze black rook continued the attack:

 
Position after 32.Qxa3

Nakamura had calculated the following sequence from afar: 32...xc1 33.xc1 xe4+ 34.b2 e5+ 35.c3 b8+, taking back the rook and going into a favourable ending. More precise manoeuvres gave Black another pawn and, with 3 v 1 and only queens on the board, a technical task was in store for the four-time US champion. Hikaru delivered and provoked Ray's resignation after move 55. 

HIkaru Nakamura

The always expressive Hikaru Nakamura | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

But Nakamura cannot rest in his laurels, as Leinier Dominguez won his third consecutive game on Friday, this time with White against Awonder Liang. After the queens were exchanged on move 26, Leinier gobbled up a pawn on the queenside, and slowly but surely pushed it forward in a position with two rooks and two pieces per side. On move 50, White gave up material to advance the hero of his position to the sixth rank:

 
Dominguez vs. Liang
Position after 49...Ne6

The idea of 50.e8 is to distract Black's defending rook from the a-file. The game followed 50...dxd6 51.xd6 xd6 52.a6 and the pawn went on to queen four moves later. Dominguez had no trouble in converting his advantage into a full point.

The co-leaders are on 6½/9 and are scheduled to face-off on Saturday's tenth round. Nakamura will have the white pieces.

Leinier Dominguez

Cold-blooded, pragmatic | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

Fabiano and Wesley still with chances

Half a point behind the leaders is Fabiano Caruana, who made good use of his game against a rather tilted Varuzhan Akobian. The 2018 World Championship challenger had the black pieces and answered 1...f5 to 1.d4 and the game left theory already on move 8. Akobian misread the position and eventually had to give up a couple of pawns. Fabiano never lost control and got the point after 49 moves. The final position:

 
Akobian vs. Caruana
Position after 49...Bc5

Caruana with tea

Fabiano is the rating favourite after all | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

The last player with an outside chance of getting the title is Wesley So — Sam Sevian could mathematically reach a tie-break for first, but only if both leaders, Caruana and So have disastrous final rounds. After drawing six games in a row, Wesley got the better of Aleksandr Lenderman with the white pieces.

 
So vs. Lenderman
Position after 42.Rf4

Black is already a pawn down but has defended his kingside effectively during the last fifteen moves or so. Here, he blundered, however, with 42...e3 (42...♛e3 was a better try). Wesley thought for almost ten minutes before choosing the correct 43.xh7, but after 43...xf4 he faltered with 44.d6.

 
Position after 44.Qd6

The computer gives 44...♛g7 as a saving move for Black, bringing back the queen to the defence, while Lenderman's 44…8f7 allowed So to keep putting pressure on the hapless black king.

Wesley manoeuvred his queen through Black's camp until finding the right spots to simplify the position in his favour. Lenderman resigned after move 60, in a completely hopeless 3 v 2 knight endgame.

So discusses with Akobian

Sharing some laughs | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

Standings after Round 9

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TBPerf.
1
GM

1
GM
2625
½

2
GM
2731
½

3
GM
2667
1

4
GM
2828
½

5
GM
2663
½

6
GM
2762
½

7
GM
2637
1

8
GM
2642
1

9
GM
2590
1

Ø 2683
6.5/9
2739
6.5
9
27.00
2849
2
GM

1
GM
2762
½

2
GM
2637
½

3
GM
2642
1

4
GM
2590
½

5
GM
2828
½

6
GM
2557
1

7
GM
2625
1

8
GM
2731
½

9
GM
2667
1

Ø 2671
6.5/9
2746
6.5
9
25.00
2837
3
GM
GM
2828

1
GM
2642
½

2
GM
2667
½

3
GM
2590
½


5
GM
2746
½

6
GM
2663
1

7
GM
2557
1

8
GM
2762
½

9
GM
2625
1

Ø 2666
6/9
2828
6.0
9
24.75
2791
4
GM
GM
2762

1
GM
2746
½

2
GM
2557
1

3
GM
2625
½

4
GM
2731
½

5
GM
2667
½


7
GM
2663
½

8
GM
2828
½

9
GM
2637
1

Ø 2688
5.5/9
2762
5.5
9
23.00
2768
5
GM
GM
2642

1
GM
2828
½

2
GM
2590
1

3
GM
2746
0

4
GM
2557
½

5
GM
2625
1

6
GM
2731
½

7
GM
2667
1


9
GM
2663
½

Ø 2683
5/9
2642
5.0
9
18.25
2726
6
GM

1
GM
2667
½


3
GM
2663
0

4
GM
2762
½

5
GM
2637
½

6
GM
2642
½

7
GM
2590
½

8
GM
2746
½

9
GM
2557
1

Ø 2667
4.5/9
2731
4.5
9
19.50
2667
7
GM
GM
2663

1
GM
2557
1

2
GM
2625
½

3
GM
2731
1

4
GM
2667
0


6
GM
2828
0

7
GM
2762
½

8
GM
2637
½

9
GM
2642
½

Ø 2688
4.5/9
2663
4.5
9
18.50
2688
8
GM
GM
2667

1
GM
2731
½

2
GM
2828
½


4
GM
2663
1

5
GM
2762
½

6
GM
2637
½

7
GM
2642
0

8
GM
2590
½

9
GM
2746
0

Ø 2704
3.5/9
2667
3.5
9
16.00
2624
9
GM
GM
2590

1
GM
2637
½

2
GM
2642
0

3
GM
2828
½

4
GM
2746
½

5
GM
2557
0

6
GM
2625
1

7
GM
2731
½

8
GM
2667
½


Ø 2686
3.5/9
2590
3.5
9
14.50
2606
10
GM

1
GM
2590
½

2
GM
2746
½

3
GM
2557
½

4
GM
2625
½

5
GM
2731
½

6
GM
2667
½


8
GM
2663
½

9
GM
2762
0

Ø 2676
3.5/9
2637
3.5
9
13.75
2596
11
GM
GM
2625


2
GM
2663
½

3
GM
2762
½

4
GM
2637
½

5
GM
2642
0

6
GM
2590
0

7
GM
2746
0

8
GM
2557
½

9
GM
2828
0

Ø 2685
2.5/9
2625
2.5
9
11.25
2519
12
GM
GM
2557

1
GM
2663
0

2
GM
2762
0

3
GM
2637
½

4
GM
2642
½

5
GM
2590
1

6
GM
2746
0

7
GM
2828
0

8
GM
2625
½

9
GM
2731
0

Ø 2692
2.5/9
2557
2.5
9
9.00
2526
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Nd5 Be7 10.Bxf6 Bxf6 11.c4 b4 12.Nc2 a5 The position is equal. 13.g3 B33: Sicilian: Pelikan and Sveshnikov Variations 0-0 14.Bg2 g6 15.0-0 Bg7 16.Qd3 Be6 17.a3N Predecessor: 17.b3 Ra7 18.Rfd1 Rb7 19.a3 bxa3 20.Rxa3 Qb8 ½-½ (39) Larsen,L (2448)-Vaclav,J (2481) ICCF email 2009 17...bxa3 18.Qxa3 Qb8 19.Rfd1 Ra7       20.b3 Rb7 21.Rab1 Nd4 22.Nxd4 exd4 23.Bf1 h5 24.Bd3 h4 25.Qxa5 Rxb3 26.Qd2 Bxd5 27.exd5 Bf6 28.Qc2 Rxb1 29.Rxb1 Qa7 30.Qd2 Kg7 31.Qf4 Qa3 32.Qe4 Rh8 33.Rb7
Threatening mate with Qxg6+. 33...Qc1+ 34.Bf1 hxg3 35.hxg3 Rh5 36.Rb1 Qc3 37.Rd1 Be5 38.Bd3 Qb2 White must now prevent ...Bxg3! 39.Qe2 Qb8 40.Rb1 Qc8 41.Qf3 Bf6 42.Re1 Re5 43.Rxe5 Bxe5 Accuracy: White = 52%, Black = 72%.
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WhiteEloWBlackEloBResYearECOEventRnd
Sevian,S2642Caruana,F2828½–½2019B33US-ch Open 20191.1
Nakamura,H2746So,W2762½–½2019E06US-ch Open 20191.2
Shankland,S2731Robson,R2667½–½2019D11US-ch Open 20191.3
Akobian,V2625Dominguez Perez,L2739½–½2019D35US-ch Open 20191.4
Gareyev,T2557Xiong,J26630–12019A09US-ch Open 20191.5
Liang,A2590Lenderman,A2637½–½2019B40US-ch Open 20191.6
Xiong,J2663Akobian,V2625½–½2019C14US-ch Open 20192.1
Caruana,F2828Robson,R2667½–½2019C45US-ch Open 20192.2
Lenderman,A2637Nakamura,H2746½–½2019D27US-ch Open 20192.3
So,W2762Gareyev,T25571–02019A40US-ch Open 20192.4
Dominguez Perez,L2739Shankland,S2731½–½2019B48US-ch Open 20192.5
Sevian,S2642Liang,A25901–02019B18US-ch Open 20192.6
Akobian,V2625So,W2762½–½2019D85US-ch Open 20193.1
Nakamura,H2746Sevian,S26421–02019A28US-ch Open 20193.2
Shankland,S2731Xiong,J26630–12019C44US-ch Open 20193.3
Liang,A2590Caruana,F2828½–½2019B22US-ch Open 20193.4
Robson,R2667Dominguez Perez,L27390–12019C65US-ch Open 20193.5
Gareyev,T2557Lenderman,A2637½–½2019E46US-ch Open 20193.6
Xiong,J2663Robson,R26670–12019C67US-ch Open 20194.1
Caruana,F2828Dominguez Perez,L2739½–½2019E06US-ch Open 20194.2
So,W2762Shankland,S2731½–½2019B12US-ch Open 20194.3
Liang,A2590Nakamura,H2746½–½2019C54US-ch Open 20194.4
Lenderman,A2637Akobian,V2625½–½2019D37US-ch Open 20194.5
Sevian,S2642Gareyev,T2557½–½2019C67US-ch Open 20194.6
Nakamura,H2746Caruana,F2828½–½2019B33US-ch Open 20195.1
Dominguez Perez,L2739Xiong,J2663½–½2019B51US-ch Open 20195.2
Robson,R2667So,W2762½–½2019C67US-ch Open 20195.3
Akobian,V2625Sevian,S26420–12019E32US-ch Open 20195.4
Shankland,S2731Lenderman,A2637½–½2019D53US-ch Open 20195.5
Gareyev,T2557Liang,A25901–02019A28US-ch Open 20195.6
So,W2762Dominguez Perez,L2739½–½2019C65US-ch Open 20196.1
Caruana,F2828Xiong,J26631–02019C65US-ch Open 20196.2
Nakamura,H2746Gareyev,T25571–02019A04US-ch Open 20196.3
Sevian,S2642Shankland,S2731½–½2019C67US-ch Open 20196.4
Lenderman,A2637Robson,R2667½–½2019D14US-ch Open 20196.5
Liang,A2590Akobian,V26251–02019C18US-ch Open 20196.6
Akobian,V2625Nakamura,H27460–12019A41US-ch Open 20197.1
Xiong,J2663So,W2762½–½2019D92US-ch Open 20197.2
Gareyev,T2557Caruana,F28280–12019D27US-ch Open 20197.3
Dominguez Perez,L2739Lenderman,A26371–02019B40US-ch Open 20197.4
Robson,R2667Sevian,S26420–12019C65US-ch Open 20197.5
Shankland,S2731Liang,A2590½–½2019A45US-ch Open 20197.6
Nakamura,H2746Shankland,S2731½–½2019D16US-ch Open 20198.1
Caruana,F2828So,W2762½–½2019E04US-ch Open 20198.2
Sevian,S2642Dominguez Perez,L27390–12019D41US-ch Open 20198.3
Lenderman,A2637Xiong,J2663½–½2019A05US-ch Open 20198.4
Liang,A2590Robson,R2667½–½2019C55US-ch Open 20198.5
Gareyev,T2557Akobian,V2625½–½2019E21US-ch Open 20198.6
Robson,R2667Nakamura,H27460–12019B78US-ch Open 20199.1
Dominguez Perez,L2739Liang,A25901–02019C42US-ch Open 20199.2
Akobian,V2625Caruana,F28280–12019A80US-ch Open 20199.3
So,W2762Lenderman,A26371–02019D35US-ch Open 20199.4
Xiong,J2663Sevian,S2642½–½2019E04US-ch Open 20199.5
Shankland,S2731Gareyev,T25571–02019E11US-ch Open 20199.6
Nakamura,H2746Dominguez Perez,L2739½–½2019D41US-ch Open 201910.1
Caruana,F2828Lenderman,A26371–02019C42US-ch Open 201910.2
Sevian,S2642So,W2762½–½2019C54US-ch Open 201910.3
Liang,A2590Xiong,J2663½–½2019B10US-ch Open 201910.4
Akobian,V2625Shankland,S2731½–½2019D48US-ch Open 201910.5
Gareyev,T2557Robson,R26671–02019D70US-ch Open 201910.6
Xiong,J2663Nakamura,H27460–12019A89US-ch Open 201911.1
Dominguez Perez,L2739Gareyev,T2557½–½2019B56US-ch Open 201911.2
Shankland,S2731Caruana,F2828½–½2019E11US-ch Open 201911.3
So,W2762Liang,A25900–12019A28US-ch Open 201911.4
Lenderman,A2637Sevian,S2642½–½2019E32US-ch Open 201911.5
Robson,R2667Akobian,V26250–12019D36US-ch Open 201911.6

Commentary webcast


A two-horse race in the Women's

Stating that only two players are in the race for the women's title is rather obvious, given the fact that Jennifer Yu and Anna Zatonskih have been head and shoulders above the rest throughout the event...but now it is literally impossible for anyone else to catch them. Tatev Abrahamyan and Annie Wang, on 6/9 and 5½/9 respectively, will be fighting for third place.

It might be a little frustrating for Yu to realize that after piling up eight points in nine rounds, she is still very much in danger of finishing in second place. The big clash against her relentless chaser Zatonskih will be played in round ten, and a loss would leave Jennifer with a hard task in the final day.

Yu and Abrahamyan

This was Yu's second draw of the event | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

Zatonskih closed the gap to a half point on the leader board by showing she knows her way around pawn endgames in her encounter against Annie Wang:

 
Wang vs. Zatonskih
Position after 40.exd4

Anna reached the time control with the obvious 40...f8 and made good use of the fact that the white king needs to keep an eye on both flanks to get a crucial 57-move victory.

Zatonskih

Zatonskih won her fourth U.S. title in 2011 | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

Results of Round 9

NameRtg.Nt.Pts.Pts.NameRtgNt.
WGM
WGM
2273

1
WGM
2282
1

2
WIM
2234
1

3
GM
2451
1

4
WIM
2143
1

5
WGM
2304
½

6
WIM
2199
1

7
WGM
2276
1

8
WIM
2272
1

9
WGM
2377
½

Ø 2282
8/9
2273
½-½
WGM

1
WIM
2199
0

2
WGM
2430
½

3
WGM
2279
1

4
WGM
2282
1

5
WIM
2234
1

6
GM
2451
1

7
WIM
2143
½

8
WGM
2304
½

9
WGM
2273
½

Ø 2288
6/9
2377
WGM
WGM
2304

1
WIM
2234
1

2
GM
2451
½

3
WIM
2143
½

4
WIM
2199
½

5
WGM
2273
½

6
WGM
2276
1

7
WIM
2272
1

8
WGM
2377
½

9
WGM
2430
0

Ø 2295
5.5/9
2304
0-1
WGM

1
WIM
2272
1

2
WGM
2377
½

3
WIM
2199
1

4
WGM
2279
1

5
WGM
2282
½

6
WIM
2234
1

7
GM
2451
1

8
WIM
2143
½

9
WGM
2304
1

Ø 2282
7.5/9
2430
WIM
WIM
2234

1
WGM
2304
0

2
WGM
2273
0

3
WGM
2276
1

4
WIM
2272
1

5
WGM
2377
0

6
WGM
2430
0

7
WGM
2279
1

8
WGM
2282
½

9
WIM
2199
0

Ø 2299
3.5/9
2234
0-1
3
WIM
WIM
2199

1
WGM
2377
1

2
WIM
2143
½

3
WGM
2430
0

4
WGM
2304
½

5
WGM
2279
0

6
WGM
2273
0

7
WGM
2282
0

8
WGM
2276
1

9
WIM
2234
1

Ø 2289
4/9
2199
GM
GM
2451

1
WIM
2143
1

2
WGM
2304
½

3
WGM
2273
0

4
WGM
2276
0

5
WIM
2272
½

6
WGM
2377
0

7
WGM
2430
0

8
WGM
2279
1

9
WGM
2282
½

Ø 2293
3.5/9
2451
3
½-½
3
WGM

1
WGM
2273
0

2
WGM
2276
½

3
WIM
2272
0

4
WGM
2377
0

5
WGM
2430
½

6
WGM
2279
½

7
WIM
2199
1

8
WIM
2234
½

9
GM
2451
½

Ø 2310
3.5/9
2282
WIM
WIM
2143

1
GM
2451
0

2
WIM
2199
½

3
WGM
2304
½

4
WGM
2273
0

5
WGM
2276
½

6
WIM
2272
0

7
WGM
2377
½

8
WGM
2430
½

9
WGM
2279
0

Ø 2318
2.5/9
2143
0-1
WGM
WGM
2279

1
WGM
2276
1

2
WIM
2272
1

3
WGM
2377
0

4
WGM
2430
0

5
WIM
2199
1

6
WGM
2282
½

7
WIM
2234
0

8
GM
2451
0

9
WIM
2143
1

Ø 2296
4.5/9
2279
WGM
WGM
2276

1
WGM
2279
0

2
WGM
2282
½

3
WIM
2234
0

4
GM
2451
1

5
WIM
2143
½

6
WGM
2304
0

7
WGM
2273
0

8
WIM
2199
0

9
WIM
2272
1

Ø 2271
3/9
2276
2
1-0
WIM
WIM
2272

1
WGM
2430
0

2
WGM
2279
0

3
WGM
2282
1

4
WIM
2234
0

5
GM
2451
½

6
WIM
2143
1

7
WGM
2304
0

8
WGM
2273
0

9
WGM
2276
0

Ø 2297
2.5/9
2272

Standings after Round 9

Rk.NameRtg.Nt.Pts.n
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
TBPerf.
1
WGM
WGM
2273

1
WGM
2282
1

2
WIM
2234
1

3
GM
2451
1

4
WIM
2143
1

5
WGM
2304
½

6
WIM
2199
1

7
WGM
2276
1

8
WIM
2272
1

9
WGM
2377
½

Ø 2282
8/9
2273
8.0
9
28.25
2633
2
WGM

1
WIM
2272
1

2
WGM
2377
½

3
WIM
2199
1

4
WGM
2279
1

5
WGM
2282
½

6
WIM
2234
1

7
GM
2451
1

8
WIM
2143
½

9
WGM
2304
1

Ø 2282
7.5/9
2430
7.5
9
29.50
2555
3
WGM

1
WIM
2199
0

2
WGM
2430
½

3
WGM
2279
1

4
WGM
2282
1

5
WIM
2234
1

6
GM
2451
1

7
WIM
2143
½

8
WGM
2304
½

9
WGM
2273
½

Ø 2288
6/9
2377
6.0
9
26.75
2413
4
WGM
WGM
2304

1
WIM
2234
1

2
GM
2451
½

3
WIM
2143
½

4
WIM
2199
½

5
WGM
2273
½

6
WGM
2276
1

7
WIM
2272
1

8
WGM
2377
½

9
WGM
2430
0

Ø 2295
5.5/9
2304
5.5
9
21.00
2375
5
WGM
WGM
2279

1
WGM
2276
1

2
WIM
2272
1

3
WGM
2377
0

4
WGM
2430
0

5
WIM
2199
1

6
WGM
2282
½

7
WIM
2234
0

8
GM
2451
0

9
WIM
2143
1

Ø 2296
4.5/9
2279
4.5
9
13.75
2296
6
WIM
WIM
2199

1
WGM
2377
1

2
WIM
2143
½

3
WGM
2430
0

4
WGM
2304
½

5
WGM
2279
0

6
WGM
2273
0

7
WGM
2282
0

8
WGM
2276
1

9
WIM
2234
1

Ø 2289
4/9
2199
4.0
9
16.50
2246
7
WGM

1
WGM
2273
0

2
WGM
2276
½

3
WIM
2272
0

4
WGM
2377
0

5
WGM
2430
½

6
WGM
2279
½

7
WIM
2199
1

8
WIM
2234
½

9
GM
2451
½

Ø 2310
3.5/9
2282
3.5
9
15.00
2230
8
GM
GM
2451

1
WIM
2143
1

2
WGM
2304
½

3
WGM
2273
0

4
WGM
2276
0

5
WIM
2272
½

6
WGM
2377
0

7
WGM
2430
0

8
WGM
2279
1

9
WGM
2282
½

Ø 2293
3.5/9
2451
3.5
9
12.75
2213
9
WIM
WIM
2234

1
WGM
2304
0

2
WGM
2273
0

3
WGM
2276
1

4
WIM
2272
1

5
WGM
2377
0

6
WGM
2430
0

7
WGM
2279
1

8
WGM
2282
½

9
WIM
2199
0

Ø 2299
3.5/9
2234
3.5
9
11.75
2219
10
WGM
WGM
2276

1
WGM
2279
0

2
WGM
2282
½

3
WIM
2234
0

4
GM
2451
1

5
WIM
2143
½

6
WGM
2304
0

7
WGM
2273
0

8
WIM
2199
0

9
WIM
2272
1

Ø 2271
3/9
2276
3.0
9
9.00
2146
11
WIM
WIM
2143

1
GM
2451
0

2
WIM
2199
½

3
WGM
2304
½

4
WGM
2273
0

5
WGM
2276
½

6
WIM
2272
0

7
WGM
2377
½

8
WGM
2430
½

9
WGM
2279
0

Ø 2318
2.5/9
2143
2.5
9
13.00
2152
12
WIM
WIM
2272

1
WGM
2430
0

2
WGM
2279
0

3
WGM
2282
1

4
WIM
2234
0

5
GM
2451
½

6
WIM
2143
1

7
WGM
2304
0

8
WGM
2273
0

9
WGM
2276
0

Ø 2297
2.5/9
2272
2.5
9
7.75
2131
TBs: Sonneborn-Berger

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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bd3 D15: Slav Defence: 4 Nc3 a6 and gambit lines after 4 Nc3 dxc4 6.Qb3 with more complications. b5 7.c5 Nbd7 8.Nh4 Bg6 9.a4 6...Bxd3 7.Qxd3 e6 8.0-0 White has an edge. Bb4 9.a3 Bxc3 10.bxc3 b5 11.cxd5N Predecessor: 11.cxb5 axb5 12.a4 Ne4 13.Ba3 Rxa4 ½-½ (42) Ding,L (2816)-Vitiugov,N (2709) Shenzhen 2018 11...exd5 12.Nd2 0-0 13.f3 Nbd7 14.e4 dxe4 15.fxe4 c5 16.Qf3 cxd4 17.cxd4 Nc5 18.Bb2 And now e5 would win. Na4 19.Qb3! Ra7 20.Kh1 Rd7 21.d5 Black must now prevent Bxf6. Nxb2 22.Qxb2 Re8       Black is really pushing. 23.Rf4 Nh5 23...Qb6 24.Rf5= Nf6 25.Qd4 Qe7 26.Re1 Qxa3 27.h3 Better is 27.Nf3 27...Rc8 27...Qd6 28.Rc1 h6 28.Re3 28.Rf3 Qd6 29.Rfe3 28...Qc5 29.Qd3 29.Qxc5 Rxc5 30.Rg3 29...Qc2 30.Qd4 Black should prevent Rxf6. Qc5 31.Qd3! Ne8 32.Rff3 Nd6 32...f6 Strongly threatening ...a5. 33.Nb3 Qc2 33.e5 Nc4 34.Qf5! Nxe3??       34...Nxd2 keeps the upper hand. 35.Qxd7 Nxf3 36.Rxf3 Qc1+ 37.Kh2 Qc7 38.Qxc7 Rxc7 35.Qxd7+- Rf8 35...Qc7 36.Qxc7 Rxc7 36.e6 Qc1+
37.Kh2! Qxd2 38.exf7+ Kh8
39.Rxe3!       Qf2 39...Qxe3 40.Qd6 40.Qe8 Qf4+ 41.Kg1 Accuracy: White = 57%, Black = 40%.
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Foisor,S2276Sharevich,A2282½–½2019D00US-ch Women 20192.6
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Eswaran,A2234Foisor,S22761–02019B08US-ch Women 20193.6
Yu,J2273Nguyen,E21431–02019C50US-ch Women 20194.1
Zatonskih,A2430Yip,C22791–02019D77US-ch Women 20194.2
Feng,M2199Wang,A2304½–½2019A06US-ch Women 20194.3
Foisor,S2276Krush,I24511–02019B62US-ch Women 20194.4
Abrahamyan,T2377Sharevich,A22821–02019B23US-ch Women 20194.5
Gorti,A2272Eswaran,A22340–12019A61US-ch Women 20194.6
Wang,A2304Yu,J2273½–½2019D17US-ch Women 20195.1
Sharevich,A2282Zatonskih,A2430½–½2019E04US-ch Women 20195.2
Eswaran,A2234Abrahamyan,T23770–12019C16US-ch Women 20195.3
Krush,I2451Gorti,A2272½–½2019E10US-ch Women 20195.4
Yip,C2279Feng,M21991–02019C03US-ch Women 20195.5
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Gorti,A2272Nguyen,E21431–02019A06US-ch Women 20196.6
Yu,J2273Foisor,S22761–02019A20US-ch Women 20197.1
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Nguyen,E2143Abrahamyan,T2377½–½2019E19US-ch Women 20197.3
Wang,A2304Gorti,A22721–02019E32US-ch Women 20197.4
Eswaran,A2234Yip,C22791–02019B67US-ch Women 20197.5
Sharevich,A2282Feng,M21991–02019A40US-ch Women 20197.6
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Abrahamyan,T2377Wang,A2304½–½2019B56US-ch Women 20198.3
Yip,C2279Krush,I24510–12019B35US-ch Women 20198.4
Sharevich,A2282Eswaran,A2234½–½2019A46US-ch Women 20198.5
Feng,M2199Foisor,S22761–02019A06US-ch Women 20198.6
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Wang,A2304Zatonskih,A24300–12019E36US-ch Women 20199.2
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Foisor,S2276Gorti,A22721–02019A40US-ch Women 20199.6
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Abrahamyan,T2377Foisor,S22761–02019C67US-ch Women 201910.2
Yip,C2279Wang,A23040–12019B69US-ch Women 201910.3
Feng,M2199Gorti,A22720–12019E08US-ch Women 201910.4
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Gorti,A2272Abrahamyan,T2377½–½2019E18US-ch Women 201911.3
Wang,A2304Sharevich,A2282½–½2019D31US-ch Women 201911.4
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Nguyen,E2143Eswaran,A22340–12019A45US-ch Women 201911.6

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