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Round 6 on 2017/04/04 at 2 PM (EST) |
Bo. |
No. |
Rtg |
|
Name |
Result |
|
Name |
Rtg |
No. |
1 |
12 |
2359 |
WGM |
Nemcova Katerina |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Virkud Apurva |
2262 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
2234 |
WFM |
Yip Carissa |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Zatonskih Anna |
2451 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
2444 |
GM |
Krush Irina |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Paikidze Nazi |
2369 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2257 |
WGM |
Sharevich Anna |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Nguyen Emily |
2173 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2162 |
WCM |
Feng Maggie |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Yu Jennifer R |
2196 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
2272 |
WGM |
Foisor Sabina-Francesca |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Abrahamyan Tatev |
2364 |
4 |
In the Women’s section all six games were decisive with white dominating with five wins. That said, it was precisely Black’s only success that was also the most impactful, in which the reigning champion Nazi Paikidze won against seven-time US champion Irina Krush with black after the latter declined her draw offer and immediately blundered into a worse position (although possible to hold) and finally succumbed to the weakness of her pawn on g3.

The game of the round saw Irina Krush lose for the third time to Nazi Paikidze who seems to have her number at the moment
Irina Krush - Nazi Paikidze

[Event "U.S. Championships Women 2017"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.04.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Krush, Irina"] [Black "Paikidze, Nazi"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "E15"] [WhiteElo "2444"] [BlackElo "2369"] [Annotator "Elshan Moradiabadi"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "3r4/p2nkp2/4p3/2p3N1/1n3Pp1/1PN1P1P1/P3K3/7R b - - 0 36"] [PlyCount "35"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {[#]} 36... Nf6 {53 In an uneventful game. The players had reached this position close to the time control. Krush had already declined Paikidze's drawn offer but her move is a grave blunder.} 37. Nge4 $2 {132 Completely misses} Nxa2 $1 {63 Game is far from over but I think the psychological effect of this blunder on Irina was so much that she lost thread the in a few moves.} 38. Ra1 {28} Nxc3+ {36} 39. Nxc3 {6} Rd7 {51} 40. Ra5 {0} Rb7 {42} 41. Rxc5 { 503} (41. Na4 Ne4 (41... Rxb3 42. Nxc5 Rb2+ 43. Kd1 Rg2 44. Rxa7+ Kf8 {I think Krush might have missed the counter play.} (44... Kd6 45. Rxf7 $11) 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Ra7 Kg6 47. Nd3 $11 Rxg3 48. Ne5+ Kf5 49. Rxf7 Rxe3 50. Rxf6+ Kxf6 51. Nxg4+ Kf5 52. Nxe3+ Kxf4 {[#]}) 42. Nxc5 $11) 41... Rxb3 {54} 42. Rc7+ {24} Kf8 {65} 43. Kd1 {469} Ra3 {537} 44. Kc2 {44} Ra1 {45 Now the g3 pawn is White's Achilles Heel.} 45. Kd3 {155} Rg1 {87} 46. Rxa7 {350} Rxg3 {39} 47. Ne4 $6 { 105 This loses by force.} Nxe4 {250} 48. Kxe4 {7} Rf3 {85} (48... f5+ 49. Kd3 Rg2 {should be a simpler win although Paikidze's choice does the deed too.}) 49. Ra5 {438} (49. Kd3 Rf2 50. Ra5 f6 51. Ra1 (51. Ra8+ Kg7) 51... g3 52. Rg1 g2 53. e4 Rf3+ $1 54. Ke2 Rxf4 {and Black wins.}) 49... f5+ {361} 50. Ke5 {33} Kf7 {14} 51. e4 {218} Re3 {52 The game is over.} 52. Ra7+ {25} Kg6 {7} 53. Ra4 {30} (53. Kxe6 Rxe4+ {loses anyways}) 53... Rxe4+ {136 Kd4} 0-1
This important victory had put Paikidze on +3 score and sole lead after six rounds. Irina Krush graciously participated in the post-game interview and shared her thoughts, from which, I concluded that she overestimated her chances after she got some edge to eventually succumbing to a cheap tactic Nxa2.
Another important shocking result came at the hand of youngest player in the women section, where youngster Carissa Yip, aged barely fourteen, played a creative ( although unsound) opening against top-seed IM Anna Zatonskih to uncork a strong attack along the g-file over black’s king to deliver an important victory.
Carissa Yip - Anna Zatonskih

[Event "U.S. Championships Women 2017"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.04.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Yip, Carissa"] [Black "Zatonskih, Anna"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "C10"] [WhiteElo "2234"] [BlackElo "2451"] [Annotator "Elshan Moradiabadi"] [PlyCount "97"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {After a difficult loss in the first round, Anna Zatonskih had a great comeback and was in shared first before the beginning of this round. However, things went sour for her in this game after she got into a difficult position against the youngest participant of the event, Carissa Yip, who showed an excellent feel for attacking chess and managed to score a decisive win for herself. Carissa is a gifted young girl to be watched in future!} 1. e4 {0} e6 {5} 2. d4 {0} d5 {4} 3. Nd2 {0} dxe4 {12} 4. Nxe4 {0 Rubinstein French is today's recipe of Anna against her young opponent.} Bd7 {7} (4... Nd7 {is more common and is considered as the main line. If you want to study this line put 1.e4 and black "George Meier" in your ChessBase Engine. The German GM is the world renowned expert in this line!}) 5. Nf3 {18} Bc6 {33} 6. Bd3 {6} Nd7 {49} 7. Be3 {341} (7. O-O Ngf6 8. Ned2 { is the best line in my opinion!} Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Nc4) 7... Ngf6 {281} 8. Nxf6+ {14} (8. Ng3 Be7 {is also possible.}) 8... Qxf6 {279} 9. c3 {229} h6 { 1273 came after a long thought by Anna. She might have been surprised by the handling of the opening by the youngster, which although far from optimal is nonetheless very creative!} 10. Qc2 {167} Bxf3 {503} 11. gxf3 {12} c6 {74} 12. f4 {308} Bd6 {1183 the f4 pawn proved not to be that loose!} (12... g6 13. d5 {and things suddenly gets critical along a1-h8 diagonal!}) 13. f5 {144} e5 $6 {4} ( 13... exf5 $1 14. Bxf5 Nb6 15. O-O-O O-O {and Nd5 is pretty strong.}) 14. O-O-O {35} O-O {447} (14... exd4 15. Bxd4 Be5 {would have been my choice}) 15. Kb1 { 217} Qh4 $6 {311 A weird move from Anna. Obviously White wants to place her pieces on the kingside along the h- and g- files. I am not sure if Black wants the same thing. Although I am criticizing Anna here, the truth is that it is hard to really propose a great continuation for Black: the pressure along the g-file is just overwhelming.} (15... exd4 16. Bxd4 Be5 17. Be3 Bc7 18. Rhg1 Bb6 19. Bf4 Nc5 ( 19... Ne5) 20. b4 Nxd3) 16. Rdg1 {574} Nf6 {183} 17. f3 {83} Rfe8 {43} 18. Qg2 {83} Bf8 {131} 19. dxe5 {271} Rxe5 {118} 20. Bf2 {5} Qg5 {329} 21. Qf1 {108} ( 21. Qxg5 hxg5 22. h4 {looks like to be even stronger!}) 21... Qh5 {187} 22. Bd4 {16} Rxf5 {1} 23. Bxf5 {8} Qxf5+ {4} 24. Ka1 {9} Re8 {69} 25. Qb1 $1 {71 You wouldn't believe a thirteen year old could make such a mature move!} Qf4 {108} 26. Qc1 {81} Qf5 {26} 27. Re1 $1 {288 with rooks off the board, things going to be much easier to exploit Black's queenside.} Rxe1 {30} 28. Qxe1 {135} b6 {68} 29. Rg1 {157} Nh5 {152} 30. Qe4 {279} Qxe4 {187} 31. fxe4 {2} f6 {97} 32. Be3 {235} (32. Rd1 {is stronger because Bd6 will be met with Bxb6.}) 32... Kf7 {6} 33. Rd1 {26} Ke8 {50} 34. b4 {33} (34. a4 g5 35. Ka2 Nf4 36. a5 {is easier but Carissa's choice is good enough for a win!}) 34... g5 {29} 35. a4 {48} Ng7 {16} 36. a5 {58} bxa5 {136} 37. bxa5 {6} a6 {4} 38. Rb1 {243} Bd6 {4} 39. h3 {22} ( 39. Rb6 Bxh2 40. Rxc6 {is winning.}) 39... Bc7 {93} 40. Rb7 {0} Ne6 {0} 41. Bb6 {131} Kd8 {539} 42. Rb8+ {169} Kd7 {39} 43. Ra8 {238} Bxb6 {182} 44. axb6 {9} Nc5 {6} 45. Rh8 {122} h5 {25} 46. e5 {170} fxe5 {117} 47. Rxh5 {35 It is all over now!} Ne6 {20} 48. Rh8 {23} Nd8 {6} 49. Rg8 {11 Great win for Carissa!} 1-0

Carissa Yip described her win as smooth and her control of her nerve after such a huge victory was amazing to me. I am sure we will hear of this young lady a lot in a near future.
This result denied Zatonskih from her fantastic run after her shocking first round loss and dropped her to tie for third as WGM Sabina Foisor scored her fourth victory with white against WGM Tatev Abrahamyan and moved to clear 2nd with 4.0/6.

Sabina Foisor has had a great event so far, winning four games with white and is now clear second
Women's standings after six rounds


Round 6 on 2017/04/04 at 2 PM (EST) |
Bo. |
No. |
Rtg |
|
Name |
Result |
|
Name |
Rtg |
No. |
1 |
12 |
2817 |
GM |
Caruana Fabiano |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Kamsky Gata |
2659 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
2646 |
GM |
Naroditsky Daniel |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Xiong Jeffery |
2674 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
2556 |
GM |
Shabalov Alexander |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
2793 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2666 |
GM |
Shankland Samuel L |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Robson Ray |
2668 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2822 |
GM |
So Wesley |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
2645 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
2667 |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Zherebukh Yaroslav |
2605 |
4 |
In the men’s section, results were less drastic but the roller-coaster games were present here too. Although, incumbent champion and current world no. 3 Fabiano Caruana posted a win which he explained as an ‘easy’ one against ultra-aggressive and somewhat out of shape Gata Kamsky, who blundered a pawn on move 16, the other games of the day were anything but smooth.
Gata Kamsky vs Fabiano Caruana
[Event "U.S. Championships Men 2017"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.04.04"] [Round "6"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "Kamsky, Gata"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B33"] [WhiteElo "2817"] [BlackElo "2659"] [Annotator "Elshan Moradiabadi"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {The world no. 3 and defending champion scored his first victory of the tournament by essaying a number of strong moves in 'always firey' white side of the Sicilian Sveshnikov to move to joint second place at the hand of Gata Kamsky, whose enterprising chess has not paid off so far as he is on -2 after 6 rounds.} 1. e4 {0} c5 {6} 2. Nf3 {0} Nc6 {4} 3. d4 {0} cxd4 {62} 4. Nxd4 {0} Nf6 {188} 5. Nc3 {0} e5 {5} 6. Ndb5 {0} d6 {4} 7. Bg5 {9} a6 {4} 8. Na3 {4} b5 {4} 9. Bxf6 $5 {14 No more 'Karpov' style of handling Sveshnikov. Caruana wants blood!} (9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c3 {is of course the most common way of handling the Sveshnikov.}) 9... gxf6 {278} 10. Nd5 {9} Bg7 {271} 11. Bd3 $5 {14 Another less common choice by Caruana. He might have caught Gata off-guard as the development of the game from here is all in Caruana's favor.} Ne7 {16} 12. Nxe7 {6} Qxe7 {4} 13. c3 {9} f5 {273} 14. Nc2 {33} f4 {1113 After a long thought, Kamsky chose a rare and a bit passive move. By pushing this pawn, Black kills all of his active play in the center with d5 and f5 as we will see in the game. Recent handling of this line by two strong teenagers of the chess world seem to promise more chances for black than Kamsky's choice. Although, I am sure Fabiano might have something there.} (14... Qg5 15. O-O (15. g3 $6 Bb7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. h4 Qf6 18. O-O-O d5 19. f3 Rfc8 20. Kb1 a5 21. Ne3 b4 22. cxb4 axb4 23. Nxf5 Bf8 24. Rc1 b3 25. a3 Rcb8 26. Qe3 Kh8 27. exd5 Bxd5 28. Rhe1 Re8 29. g4 Qe6 30. Rc3 Ra5 31. Kc1 Bc5 32. Qh6 Qg6 33. Be4 Be6 34. h5 Qxh6+ 35. Nxh6 Be7 36. Nf5 Bg5+ 37. Ne3 Rd8 38. Kb1 Ra4 39. Rd1 Rad4 40. Rdc1 h6 41. Ka1 Rd2 42. Rb1 Kg7 43. Nc4 Re2 44. Bf5 Bxf5 45. gxf5 Rc8 46. Rg1 Rc2 47. Rg4 e4 48. Rxb3 R2xc4 49. fxe4 Re8 50. Re3 Re5 51. b3 Rc2 52. b4 Kf6 53. Re1 Re8 54. Rd1 Ra8 55. Rd3 Re2 56. b5 Rc8 57. Rb3 Rc1+ 58. Rb1 Rcc2 59. Rb3 Be3 60. e5+ Kxe5 {0-1 (60) Firouzja,A (2475)-Aravindh,C (2506) Moscow 2016}) 15... Bb7 16. f3 O-O 17. exf5 d5 {if I were to try my chances I would have chosen this line but Kamsky might think that it is not a wise decision to opt for the main line against a player like Caruana.}) 15. Qh5 {826} h6 {617 Extremely rare.} (15... O-O 16. O-O-O Be6 17. g3 {1-0 (69) Lafarga Santorroman,D (2639)-Kerr,S (2580) ICCF email 2007 In fact there are only four games in this line, three of which are in correspondence chess with two draws and a win for white.}) 16. Nb4 {182} Be6 $4 {1131 After almost 20 minutes thought, Kamksy blunders a pawn! The game is basically over after this!} (16... Bb7 17. O-O O-O 18. Rfe1 Qg5 19. Qxg5 hxg5 20. f3 Rab8 21. a4 a5 22. Nc2 {1/2-1/2 (22) Besztercsenyi,T (2270)-Ladanyi,T (2215) Hungary 1999}) 17. Nxa6 {579} O-O {50} 18. Nb4 {37} f5 {15 Kamsky tries to complicate matters but Caruana's technique is flawless in this game.} 19. O-O $1 {570} (19. exf5 Bf7 20. Qe2 (20. Qf3 e4 {with complications}) 20... d5 { is unnecessary}) 19... fxe4 {375} 20. Bxe4 {6} Rac8 {13} 21. Rad1 {213 White is dominating light squares. The game is strategically over!} Rc4 {554} 22. Qg6 {304} Rxe4 {304 desparation....} 23. Qxe4 {7} f3 {2} 24. Nd5 {683} Qg5 {257} 25. g3 {47} Rf7 {76} 26. Kh1 {417} Bh3 {172} 27. Rfe1 {96} Bf5 {43} 28. Qb4 {79 } Bf8 {137} 29. Qxb5 {133} h5 {14} 30. Ne3 {64} Bh3 {39} 31. Qc4 {34} Qg6 {19} 32. a4 {94} Kh8 {135} 33. Qh4 {194} Be6 {39} 34. a5 {145} e4 {47} 35. Qd8 {57} Kh7 {63} 36. a6 {39} Bh6 {18} 37. Qb6 {236} h4 {13} 38. g4 {66} Bxg4 {21} 39. Rg1 {36} Bxe3 {50} 40. Qxe3 {0 Time control is reached and Gata decides that he has had 'enough'.} 1-0

Right after he had made his pawn-losing blunder, Gata Kamsky was seen utterly aghast at what he had done, even before Fabiano Caruana grabbed it
In fact, early on in the game, world no.2 and current leader Wesley So got into a lot of trouble against Varuzhan Akobian and twice got into a nearly lost position only to save the day by squeezing Akobian on time.
Wesley So vs Varuzhan Akobian

[Event "U.S. Championships Men 2017"] [Site "Saint Louis"] [Date "2017.04.04"] [Round "6"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Akobian, Varuzhan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D31"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [BlackElo "2645"] [Annotator "Elshan Moradiabadi"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r1q1kn2/pp2b1p1/2p2n2/3p2B1/3P2b1/2N1PNR1/PP3P2/R2QKB1r w Qq - 0 18"] [PlyCount "56"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] [EventType "tourn"] [EventCountry "USA"] [SourceTitle "playchess.com"] [Source "ChessBase"] [SourceQuality "1"] [TimeControl "40/5400+30:1800+30"] {[#]} 18. Qb3 {312 Akobian had uncorked a very important novelty early on in this game. Here, he could have played two very important move which would have earned him the brilliancy prize of the year (I doubt such a prize still exists but we would have given one to 'Var' had he found it!).} N8h7 {950 In extreme time pressure, Akobian did not find the winning continuation despite spending sixteen minutes trying to find the idea. I think he believed deep down that his position is winning but he was unable to fully realize the potential of the maneuver Qf5-d3} ({The winning maneuver would have been} 18... Bd6 19. Ne5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 {[#]} Qf5 $3 {[#]} 21. Qxb7 (21. f3 N6d7 22. O-O-O Qxg5 23. fxg4 O-O-O {and Black would win all of the White's pawn in the center! }) (21. e4 Nxe4 {And Black is winning.}) 21... Qd3 22. Qxc6+ Kf7 {and mate follows}) 19. Bxf6 {151} gxf6 {28} 20. O-O-O {122} Bd6 {120} 21. Rxg4 {221} Qxg4 {2} 22. Qxb7 {6} Rc8 {49} 23. Qa6 {564} Rc7 {104} 24. Be2 {308} Rxd1+ {14} 25. Kxd1 {9} Qf5 {154} 26. Nd2 {333} Ng5 {591} 27. f4 {403} Nh3 {10} 28. Bf3 { 709} Bb4 {188} 29. Nxd5 {542} cxd5 {15} 30. Qb5+ {1} Kf7 {24} 31. Qxb4 {2} Qd3 {303} 32. Bxd5+ {142} Kg7 {7} 33. Qb3 {71} Nf2+ {50} 34. Ke1 {5} Rc1+ {80} 35. Kxf2 {2} Qxd2+ {5} 36. Kf3 {3} Re1 {284} 37. Bc4 {313} Qh2 {30} 38. Qb7+ {283} Kh6 {5} 39. Qe7 {17} Qh1+ {62} 40. Kf2 {0} Qh4+ {13} 41. Kf3 {82} Qh1+ {497} 42. Kf2 {24} Qh4+ {72} 43. Kf3 {30} Qh3+ {151} 44. Kf2 {4} Qh4+ {30} 45. Kf3 {3 } Qh3+ {50} 1/2-1/2
Varuzhan did not express disappointment with the draw during the interview but I am sure he really wished he had been able to pull off this important win with black.

Varuzhan Akobian (right) came close to being the one who ended Wesley So's great streak
In another decisive game of the day in the open section, Sam Shankland did not get much out of the opening against Ray Robson but Robson showed a self-destructive tendency in this game by giving up his pawn voluntarily and then weakening his king, leaving Shankland to choose with a wealth of ways to finish him off, which he did.

Sam Shankland had to be wondering what his opponent was thinking as he self-destructed on the board
Sam Shankland vs Ray Robson

[Event "U.S. Championship"] [Site "Playchess.com"] [Date "2017.04.04"] [Round "6.6"] [White "Shankland, Samuel L"] [Black "Robson, Ray"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D45"] [WhiteElo "2666"] [BlackElo "2668"] [Annotator "Elshan Moradiabadi"] [SetUp "1"] [FEN "r5k1/pb3ppp/2q1pn2/2p5/2P5/4QN2/PP1RBPPP/6K1 w - - 0 20"] [PlyCount "55"] [EventDate "2017.??.??"] {[#]} 20. Bf1 {This is the position out of the opening where the tension in the center had somewhat fizzled out. The position is even and there is not much going on in here, except for a few weak pawns for Black which are in no danger where they are! A draw could be expected from two GMs at this level. In the following moves the players improved their positions.} h6 21. Ne5 Qc7 22. h3 a5 23. f4 a4 $6 {A strange move from Robson. I wonder whether he was playing for a win or something else was going on in his mind!} 24. Be2 Rd8 25. Bd1 { Shankland addresses the pawn on a4. I doubt it may pose any issue to Black yet, but it at least creates a headache for Robson.} a3 $2 {Robson voluntarily gives away a pawn. I do not know why.} (25... Rxd2 26. Qxd2 Bc6 27. Bc2 (27. Nxc6 Qxc6 28. Qd8+ Kh7 29. Bf3 Qa6 30. Qd3+ g6 {is also equal.}) 27... g6 (27... Be8 28. Qe3 (28. Nd3 Qc6 29. Qe3 Qe4 30. Qxc5 Bc6 31. Qf2 Qxc4 {is also equal}) 28... Qb7) 28. Qe3 Be8) 26. bxa3 Qa5 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Bc2 h5 $6 {From bad to worse.} 29. g4 $6 {A bit hasty but I like it!} (29. Kh2 {was probably better.}) 29... hxg4 $2 (29... Ne8 {should have given Black chances to hold.}) 30. hxg4 Qc7 31. g5 Nd7 32. Kf2 f6 $2 {weakens the king even more! This is the last nail in the coffin for Robson!} 33. gxf6 Nxf6 34. a4 Qa5 35. Ke2 Ba6 36. Qh3 Qb6 37. a5 Qd6 38. Bd3 Bb7 39. Ng6 Nh7 40. Ne5 Nf8 41. Qh8+ $1 {[#] Not the strongest but very elegant!} Kxh8 42. Nf7+ Kg8 43. Nxd6 Ba6 44. Be4 Nd7 45. Bc6 Nb8 46. Bb5 Kf8 47. Ne4 1-0
Men's standings after six rounds

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 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Xiong Jeffery |
2674 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
2659 |
GM |
Kamsky Gata |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
2793 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
2646 |
GM |
Naroditsky Daniel |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Robson Ray |
2668 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
2556 |
GM |
Shabalov Alexander |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
2645 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2666 |
GM |
Shankland Samuel L |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Zherebukh Yaroslav |
2605 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2822 |
GM |
So Wesley |
1 - 0 |
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 |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Caruana Fabiano |
2817 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
2605 |
GM |
Zherebukh Yaroslav |
½ - ½ |
GM |
So Wesley |
2822 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2645 |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Shankland Samuel L |
2666 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2668 |
GM |
Robson Ray |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Shabalov Alexander |
2556 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
2793 |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Naroditsky Daniel |
2646 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
2674 |
GM |
Xiong Jeffery |
0 - 1 |
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 |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Kamsky Gata |
2659 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
2646 |
GM |
Naroditsky Daniel |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Xiong Jeffery |
2674 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
2556 |
GM |
Shabalov Alexander |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Nakamura Hikaru |
2793 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2666 |
GM |
Shankland Samuel L |
1 - 0 |
GM |
Robson Ray |
2668 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2822 |
GM |
So Wesley |
½ - ½ |
GM |
Akobian Varuzhan |
2645 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
2667 |
GM |
Onischuk Alexander |
½ - ½ |
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 |
½ - ½ |
IM |
Zatonskih Anna |
2451 |
8 |
2 |
9 |
2262 |
WFM |
Virkud Apurva |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Paikidze Nazi |
2369 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
2234 |
WFM |
Yip Carissa |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Nguyen Emily |
2173 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
2444 |
GM |
Krush Irina |
0 - 1 |
WIM |
Yu Jennifer R |
2196 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2257 |
WGM |
Sharevich Anna |
½ - ½ |
WGM |
Abrahamyan Tatev |
2364 |
4 |
6 |
2 |
2162 |
WCM |
Feng Maggie |
1 - 0 |
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 |
1 - 0 |
WGM |
Nemcova Katerina |
2359 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
2364 |
WGM |
Abrahamyan Tatev |
1 - 0 |
WCM |
Feng Maggie |
2162 |
2 |
3 |
5 |
2196 |
WIM |
Yu Jennifer R |
0 - 1 |
WGM |
Sharevich Anna |
2257 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
2173 |
WIM |
Nguyen Emily |
0 - 1 |
GM |
Krush Irina |
2444 |
11 |
5 |
7 |
2369 |
IM |
Paikidze Nazi |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Yip Carissa |
2234 |
10 |
6 |
8 |
2451 |
IM |
Zatonskih Anna |
1 - 0 |
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 |
1 - 0 |
WFM |
Virkud Apurva |
2262 |
9 |
2 |
10 |
2234 |
WFM |
Yip Carissa |
0 - 1 |
IM |
Zatonskih Anna |
2451 |
8 |
3 |
11 |
2444 |
GM |
Krush Irina |
1 - 0 |
IM |
Paikidze Nazi |
2369 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
2257 |
WGM |
Sharevich Anna |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Nguyen Emily |
2173 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
2162 |
WCM |
Feng Maggie |
1 - 0 |
WIM |
Yu Jennifer R |
2196 |
5 |
6 |
3 |
2272 |
WGM |
Foisor Sabina-Francesca |
1 - 0 |
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 |