US Championship Rd3: Dejection and swagger
4/1/2017 – The big name encounter between world no.2 Wesley So and world no.3 Fabiano Caruana had seemed headed to a quiet ending, but things heated up and could have gotten ugly for So, who managed to draw. Naroditsky continued to strut his stuff, and beat Akobian, while Krush leads the Women's after a smooth win over Abrahamyan. Enjoy this illustrated report by Alex Yermolinksy who says it like he sees it.
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By Alexander Yermolinsky
All photos by Lennart Ootes
| Round 3 on 2017/03/31 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name |
Result |
Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley |
½ - ½ |
GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander |
½ - ½ |
GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav |
1 - 0 |
GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan |
0 - 1 |
GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray |
1 - 0 |
GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru |
½ - ½ |
GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 |
There were two eagerly anticipated match-ups today in both the Men's and Women's events.
Nakamura didn't manage to make any headway in a quiet Italian game against Jeffery Xiong, and one has to admire the composed and confident play by the youngster. Jeffery has yet to notch his first win in this campaign but I have a feeling it's coming up soon.
So-Caruana was the typical high-end pro affair we often see in elite tournaments. Their choice of opening says it all, but things did start to heat up closer to the time control.
Wesley So and Fabiano Caruana started slow, but things could really have swung the wrong way for So had Caruana managed to find the best continuation. See Yermolinsky's analysis below!
Wesley So - Fabiano Caruana
While the top guys are busy playing each other it opens room for the also-runs to move up. I'd mention first the U.S. Championship newcomer Yaro Zherebukh, who shook off a disappointing draw yesterday by putting up a solid performance against the tail-ender Shabalov, to get to plus one. There weren't many fireworks in that game, which usually spells bad news for Alexander. He needs to get back to his kind of chess pronto, or his 0-3 score might get even worse.
Another veteran, Gata Kamsky, is also struggling. A strange blunder yesterday and now this:
Ray Robson vs Gata Kamsky
I can't help but wonder if Gata struggles through a confidence crisis. In his interviews he comes across as dejected and pessimistic about his chess. Hey man, you're not too old for this! Find some inspiration in Anand or Gelfand, and come back strong.
There is no shortage of swagger in Naroditsky's approach to this tournament. His 5.h4!? against the Najdorf yesterday alone speaks volumes. Today he had black, so he had to behave, at least in the opening.
Naroditsky has played with great confidence so far
Varuzhan Akobian vs Daniel Naroditsky
[Event "ch-USA 2017"] [Site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2017.03.31"] [Round "3"] [White "Akobian, V."] [Black "Naroditsky, D."] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "D30"] [WhiteElo "2645"] [BlackElo "2646"] [Annotator "Alexander Yermolinsky"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2017.03.29"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg5 Bb4+ 5. Nbd2 dxc4 6. a3 Bxd2+ 7. Qxd2 Nbd7 8. a4 c5 9. e3 cxd4 10. Nxd4 h6 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Bxc4 O-O 13. Qb4 Nd5 14. Qc5 b6 15. Qc6 Bd7 16. Qd6 Nf6 17. b3 Rc8 18. Bb5 Bxb5 19. Qxd8 Rfxd8 20. axb5 Rd5 21. O-O Rc7 22. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 23. Rxc1 e5 24. Nc6 Rxb5 25. Nxa7 Rxb3 26. Nc6 { [#] Some unconvincing play by Akobian led him to a difficult endgame while low on time.} Rb5 {Naroditsky starts off with the correct move.} (26... e4 $2 { would have surrendered an important sqaure for the white knight.} 27. Nd4) 27. h3 Ne4 $2 {and then he goes wrong!} ({White wasn't threatening anything. If his knight moves Black will have Rc5, so a gradual improvement with} 27... g6 { was in order.}) 28. f3 Nd6 29. e4 Kh7 $6 {This just feels wrong.} ({Although it may have been too late for} 29... g6 30. Rd1 Nc4 31. Rd8+ Kg7 32. Rd7) 30. h4 h5 31. Kh2 f6 32. Ne7 $2 {R+N endgames are largely tactical. It's important to find targets and hit them hard.} (32. Nd8 $1 Rc5 33. Rd1 Nc4 (33... Nb5 34. Rb1) 34. Rd7 {planning Ne6 would do just that.}) 32... Rc5 33. Rd1 Nc8 $5 { This is where you need time to correctly assess all possible simplifications.} 34. Nd5 $2 (34. Nxc8 Rxc8 35. Rb1 Rb8 {This only looks great for Black, who has his rook behind the passed pawn. In reality,} 36. Rb5 Kg8 37. Kg3 Kf7 38. f4 exf4+ 39. Kxf4 g6 40. g4 hxg4 41. Kxg4 Ke6 42. h5 gxh5+ 43. Kxh5 Kd6 44. Kg6 {is an easy draw.}) 34... b5 35. Ne3 {Varuzhan was mainly concerned with making the time control without blundering.} ({Truth to tell, it was too late for active play anyway:} 35. Ra1 f5 36. Ra6 fxe4 37. fxe4 Rc4 {and Black gets the second pawn.}) 35... b4 36. Rb1 Rb5 37. Rb3 Ne7 38. Kg3 Nc6 39. Nd5 Rc5 40. Rb2 Rb5 41. Rb3 f5 42. Kf2 fxe4 43. fxe4 Rb7 44. g4 (44. Ke3 {would allow Black to make an important step forward:} Nd4 45. Rb2 b3) 44... hxg4 45. Kg3 Kg6 46. Kxg4 Kf7 47. h5 Ke6 48. Kg5 Kd6 49. Kg6 Kc5 {Once again, Akobian was very low on time.} 50. Kh7 $2 {A wild attempt to get around to capturing the g7-pawn} ({Paradoxically, he should have parted with his knight right away:} 50. Nxb4 Nxb4 51. Rf3 Kd4 (51... Nc6 52. Rf7 Rb1 53. Kxg7 Rg1+ {and now White saves a draw with a spectacular idea:} 54. Kh7 $3 Kd4 55. h6 Kxe4 56. Kh8 Nb4 57. h7 {Self-stalemating!} Nd5 {the last thing left to do is to get rid of your own rook:} 58. Rf4+ Kd3 59. Rd4+) 52. Rf7 Rb6+ 53. Kxg7 Nd3 54. Rf6 (54. h6 Nf4 55. h7 Nh5+ 56. Kf8 Kxe4 57. Rf1 Rb7 58. Kg8 Rg7+ 59. Kh8 Rg3 60. Rf4+ { the same stalemate motif}) 54... Rb7+ 55. Rf7 Rb1 56. h6 Rg1+ 57. Kh8 Nf4 58. h7 Ng6+ 59. Kg7 Kxe4 60. Rf6 Nf4+ 61. Kh8 {and once again!}) 50... Kd4 51. Nxb4 Nxb4 52. Rg3 Kxe4 53. Rxg7 Rb6 {Now White comes short of his goals, maybe by a tempo or two.} 54. Rg6 Rb8 55. h6 Nd5 56. Kg7 Rb7+ 57. Kf8 Kf5 58. Rg1 Nf6 0-1
Varuzhan Akobian is a much better player than this game indicates. He just needs to start making his decisions a little faster. Time trouble is a death knell against the kind of opposition he's facing here.
One has to admire the professionalism of Alexander Onischuk. He may not be the player he was in his younger days, but when it comes to strong nerves and measured approach to the problem in hand, Alexander sets a great example. Today he drifted into a somewhat unpleasant situation against the well-prepared Sam Shankland, but then found a timely exchange sac which turned the tables. It was Sam's turn to feel uncomfortable with his weak king, and the decision to force a draw seemed a reasonable way out. Both players started the tournament well, and I expect more good things from Sam and Alex.
Men's standings after three rounds
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| Round 3 on 2017/03/31 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie |
½ - ½ |
WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca |
1 - 0 |
WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev |
0 - 1 |
GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R |
½ - ½ |
WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily |
0 - 1 |
WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi |
0 - 1 |
IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 |
A young fan follows her heroes
Now to the ladies. Abrahamyan-Krush was vintage Irina. Smart choice of an obscure opening line, designed to rob Tatev of her attacking prospects, followed by all-around solid play, taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes. When she plays this kind of chess, Irina Krush usually wins U.S. Championships.
Paikidze-Zatonskih was the longest game of the tournament so far, and boy, what a strange affair it was.
Nazi Paikidze - Anna Zatonskih
A tough match between the two players, Nazi Pakidze and Anna Zatonskih
I think the nerves played a large role in this blunderfest. Both Nazi and Anna knew how important their head-to-head game was. Now, as it's out of the way, they will play better!
Women's standings after three rounds
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US Championship pairings/results
| Round 1 on 2017/03/29 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | ½ - ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | 1 - 0 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | ½ - ½ | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | ½ - ½ | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 |
| 6 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | 0 - 1 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 |
| Round 2 on 2017/03/30 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2817 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | ½ - ½ | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | 2674 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | ½ - ½ | GM | Robson Ray | 2668 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 0 - 1 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2645 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 2646 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | ½ - ½ | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2605 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | 2556 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 0 - 1 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2667 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | ½ - ½ | GM | So Wesley | 2822 | 2 |
| Round 3 on 2017/03/31 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | ½ - ½ | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | ½ - ½ | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 1 - 0 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 0-1 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | 1 - 0 | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | ½ - ½ | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 |
| Round 4 on 2017/04/01 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2817 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Kamsky Gata | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2646 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | GM | Robson Ray | 2668 | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | 2556 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2645 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2605 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2667 | 3 | |
| Round 5 on 2017/04/02 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | GM | So Wesley | 2822 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2674 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 | |
| Round 6 on 2017/04/04 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2817 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2646 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2556 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | GM | Robson Ray | 2668 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2645 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2605 | 4 | |
| Round 7 on 2017/04/05 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2667 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | GM | So Wesley | 2822 | 2 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2674 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 | |
| 6 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Kamsky Gata | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 | |
| Round 8 on 2017/04/06 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2817 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2556 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | GM | Robson Ray | 2668 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2645 | 5 | |
| Round 9 on 2017/04/07 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2605 | 4 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2667 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2674 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | GM | So Wesley | 2822 | 2 | |
| 5 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Kamsky Gata | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2646 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 | |
| Round 10 on 2017/04/08 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2817 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | GM | Shabalov Alexander | 2556 | 11 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2666 | GM | Shankland Samuel L | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | 2646 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2822 | GM | So Wesley | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2659 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2667 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | GM | Xiong Jeffery | 2674 | 8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2605 | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2793 | 7 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2645 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | GM | Robson Ray | 2668 | 6 | |
| Round 11 on 2017/04/09 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 6 | 2668 | GM | Robson Ray | GM | Caruana Fabiano | 2817 | 12 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2793 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2645 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2674 | GM | Xiong Jeffery | GM | Zherebukh Yaroslav | 2605 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 2659 | GM | Kamsky Gata | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2667 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2646 | GM | Naroditsky Daniel | GM | So Wesley | 2822 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 2556 | GM | Shabalov Alexander | GM | Shankland Samuel L | 2666 | 1 | |
US Women's Championship pairings/results
| Round 1 on 2017/03/29 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | ½ - ½ | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 |
| 2 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie | ½ - ½ | GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 |
| 3 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 1 - 0 | WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 1 - 0 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 |
| 5 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 1 - 0 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 |
| 6 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | ½ - ½ | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 |
| Round 2 on 2017/03/30 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2359 | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 0 - 1 | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 |
| 2 | 8 | 2451 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 1 - 0 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | 2173 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | 2262 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 1 - 0 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 2196 | 5 |
| 4 | 10 | 2234 | WFM | Yip Carissa | ½ - ½ | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2364 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | 2444 | GM | Krush Irina | 1 - 0 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2272 | 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | ½ - ½ | WCM | Feng Maggie | 2162 | 2 |
| Round 3 on 2017/03/31 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie |
½ - ½ |
WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca |
1 - 0 |
WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev |
0 - 1 |
GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 |
| 4 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R |
½ - ½ |
WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 |
| 5 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily |
0 - 1 |
WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 |
| 6 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi |
0 - 1 |
IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 |
| Round 4 on 2017/04/01 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2359 | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2262 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 | |
| 3 | 10 | 2234 | WFM | Yip Carissa | WIM | Nguyen Emily | 2173 | 6 | |
| 4 | 11 | 2444 | GM | Krush Irina | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 2196 | 5 | |
| 5 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2364 | 4 | |
| 6 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2272 | 3 | |
| Round 5 on 2017/04/02 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 | |
| 2 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | WCM | Feng Maggie | 2162 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 | |
| 4 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 | |
| 5 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi | WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 | |
| 6 | 8 | 2451 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 | |
| Round 6 on 2017/04/04 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2359 | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 | |
| 2 | 10 | 2234 | WFM | Yip Carissa | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 | |
| 3 | 11 | 2444 | GM | Krush Irina | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 | |
| 4 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | WIM | Nguyen Emily | 2173 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 2196 | 5 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2364 | 4 | |
| Round 7 on 2017/04/05 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 | |
| 2 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2272 | 3 | |
| 3 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | WCM | Feng Maggie | 2162 | 2 | |
| 4 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi | WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 | |
| 5 | 8 | 2451 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 | |
| 6 | 9 | 2262 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 | |
| Round 8 on 2017/04/06 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2359 | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 | |
| 2 | 11 | 2444 | GM | Krush Irina | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 | |
| 4 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | WIM | Nguyen Emily | 2173 | 6 | |
| 6 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 2196 | 5 | |
| Round 9 on 2017/04/07 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2364 | 4 | |
| 3 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2272 | 3 | |
| 4 | 8 | 2451 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | WCM | Feng Maggie | 2162 | 2 | |
| 5 | 9 | 2262 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 | |
| 6 | 10 | 2234 | WFM | Yip Carissa | GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 | |
| Round 10 on 2017/04/08 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 12 | 2359 | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | GM | Krush Irina | 2444 | 11 | |
| 2 | 1 | 2257 | WGM | Sharevich Anna | WFM | Yip Carissa | 2234 | 10 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2162 | WCM | Feng Maggie | WFM | Virkud Apurva | 2262 | 9 | |
| 4 | 3 | 2272 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2451 | 8 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2364 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | IM | Paikidze Nazi | 2369 | 7 | |
| 6 | 5 | 2196 | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | WIM | Nguyen Emily | 2173 | 6 | |
| Round 11 on 2017/04/09 at 2 PM (EST) | |||||||||
| Bo. | No. | Rtg | Name | Result | Name | Rtg | No. | ||
| 1 | 6 | 2173 | WIM | Nguyen Emily | WGM | Nemcova Katerina | 2359 | 12 | |
| 2 | 7 | 2369 | IM | Paikidze Nazi | WIM | Yu Jennifer R | 2196 | 5 | |
| 3 | 8 | 2451 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2364 | 4 | |
| 4 | 9 | 2262 | WFM | Virkud Apurva | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2272 | 3 | |
| 5 | 10 | 2234 | WFM | Yip Carissa | WCM | Feng Maggie | 2162 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | 2444 | GM | Krush Irina | WGM | Sharevich Anna | 2257 | 1 | |
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Kamsky lost, but his game was marked as a win for Black?!
@TommyCB2
Of course, you are right. I told nonsense , the capture is in time and the 50 move rule is reset, as you told. I should have thought better
Of course, you are right. I told nonsense , the capture is in time and the 50 move rule is reset, as you told. I should have thought better
@FramiS
The last capture was on move 81 for White, so White needs to play move 131 to be saved.
129. Rb7 Rh6 130. Rb6 Rxb6 and the 50 move counter is reset, so 129. Rb7 is not a "save".
129. Rb6 Bxb6 and the 50 move counter is reset.
129. Rb4 Bxb4 and the 50 move counter is reset.
The last capture was on move 81 for White, so White needs to play move 131 to be saved.
129. Rb7 Rh6 130. Rb6 Rxb6 and the 50 move counter is reset, so 129. Rb7 is not a "save".
129. Rb6 Bxb6 and the 50 move counter is reset.
129. Rb4 Bxb4 and the 50 move counter is reset.
It's strange that in the game Paikidze-Zatonskih Yermolinsky didn't mention the rescue R b7, R b6 or Rb4 at move 129. It delays the mate, so that because of the 50 move rule the game would have ended in a draw.
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