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Fabiano Caruana and Ray Robson were the only winners of the fourth round at the US Open Championship. Caruana slowly wore down Abhimanyu Mishra with white in a heavy-piece ending which emerged from the classical variation of the French Defence. The position further simplified into a rook ending in which the 2018 World Championship challenger gradually took all the pawns from his young opponent with sophisticated technique.
Navigating the Ruy Lopez Vol.1-3
The Ruy Lopez is one of the oldest openings which continues to enjoy high popularity from club level to the absolute world top. In this video series, American super GM Fabiano Caruana, talking to IM Oliver Reeh, presents a complete repertoire for White.
In the game between Awonder Liang and Ray Robson, Liang fell behind while playing white out of a Najdorf Variation of the Sicilian and was eventually outplayed tactically.
Awonder Liang and Ray Robson | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Wesley So and Grigoriy Oparin played an interesting game in an unusual variation of the Queen's Gambit Declined. Playing black, Oparin was able to drive a passed pawn far forward on the d-file and keep his opponent busy. Eventually, an endgame with queens and bishops emerged. In the end, a draw was agreed with bare kings on the board.
In the game between Sam Shankland and Hans Niemann, Black was also able to advance a passed pawn all the way to the third rank. After this pawn was lost, though, Niemann had to fight for a draw in the minor piece endgame, which he managed effortlessly.
Sam Shankland pondering | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Carissa Yip had a strong start in Saint Louis, as she won three consecutive games at the outset of the US Women's Championship. In round 4, she faced the multiple national champion Irina Krush.
After a cautious opening amid a convoluted position, a spectacular and highly dramatic game developed when Yip went on the attack with the black pieces.
Middlegame Secrets Vol.1 + Vol.2
Let us learn together how to find the best spot for the queen in the early middlegame, how to navigate this piece around the board, how to time the queen attack, how to decide whether to exchange it or not, and much more!
Carissa Yip now has a full-point lead | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Megan Lee and Thalia Cervantes also won with the black pieces, against Tatev Abrahamyan and Jennifer Yu respectively.
The 15-year-old Alice Lee, sixth in the girls' world rankings, didn't quite get going yet and drew once again, this time against Rose Atwell. It is her fourth draw at this championship so far. The game between Nazi Paikidze and Atousa Pourkashiyan also ended without a winner.
Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova recorded the only win with the white pieces in this round, as she defeated Anna Zatonskih.
Atousa Pourkashiyan | Photo: Lennart Ootes
