US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Joshua Gibbs » Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:14 am

what is the tiebreak format?

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Chris Rice » Sun Apr 09, 2017 12:15 am

Round 10 results:
GM So, Wesley (6) 2822 ½ - ½ GM Kamsky, Gata (4) 2659
GM Akobian, V. (6) 2645 ½ - ½ GM Robson, Ray (4) 2668
GM Onischuk, A. (5½) 2667 1 - 0 GM Xiong, J. (3½) 2674
GM Zherebukh, Y. (5) 2605 0 - 1 GM Nakamura, H. (4½) 2793
GM Caruana, F. (4½) 2817 1 - 0 GM Shabalov, A. (3) 2556
GM Shankland, S. (4) 2666 ½ - ½ GM Naroditsky (4) 2646

Standings:
1-3 So, Akobian, Onischuk 6½
4-5 Nakamura, Caruana 5½
6 Zherebukh 5
7-10 Shankland, Kamsky, Robson, Naroditsky 4½
11 Xiong 3½
12 Shabalov 3

Women's:
WGM Abrahamyan (5) 2364 0 - 1 IM Paikidze, N. (6) 2369
WGM Foisor, S. (6) 2272 1 - 0 IM Zatonskih, A. (5½) 2451
WGM Nemcova, K. (4½) 2359 ½ - ½ GM Krush, Irina (5½) 2444
WCM Feng, Maggie (5) 2162 ½ - ½ WFM Virkud, A. (4) 2262
WGM Sharevich, A. (4½) 2257 1 - 0 WFM Yip, Carissa (3½) 2234
WIM Yu, J. R. (4) 2196 1 - 0 WIM Nguyen, Emily (½) 2173

Standings:
1-2 Paikidze, Foisor 7
3 Krush 6
4-6 Zatonskih, Sharevich, Feng 5½
7-9 Nemcova, Yu, Abrahamyan 5
10 Virkud 4½
11 Yip 3½
12 Nguyen ½

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Joshua Gibbs » Sun Apr 09, 2017 2:08 am

according to Susan Polgar: Final round: Nakamura v Akobian / Kamsky v Onischuk / Naroditsky v So. Who will be the next US Champ? Akobian, So, or Onischuk?

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Steven DuCharme » Sun Apr 09, 2017 4:08 am

a 5 way tie for first is still possible i think
I float like a pawn island and sting like an ignored knight :mrgreen:

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Chris Rice » Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:33 am

Joshua Gibbs wrote:what is the tiebreak format?
If there's no clear leader after the last round tonight, either or both events will go to a playoff on Monday. It will be a combination of rapid, blitz and armageddon games but that is all that is mentioned under Regulations on the official site http://uschesschamps.com/2017-us-champi ... egulations

Round 10 report including 'Dinosaur' Onischuk joining the lead in the Open and Abrahamyan messing up a won position against Paikidze in the women's.

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Chris Rice » Sun Apr 09, 2017 6:04 pm

Last round pairings, I'll just give the ones where there is a chance of winning.

Open:
GM Naroditsky (4½) 2646 — GM So, Wesley (6½) 2822
GM Nakamura, H. (5½) 2793 — GM Akobian, V. (6½) 2645
GM Kamsky, Gata (4½) 2659 — GM Onischuk, A. (6½) 2667
GM Robson, Ray (4½) 2668 — GM Caruana, F. (5½) 2817

Women:
IM Paikidze, N. (7) 2369 — WIM Yu, J. R. (5) 2196
WFM Virkud, A. (4½) 2262 — WGM Foisor, S. (7) 2272
GM Krush, Irina (6) 2444 — WGM Sharevich, A. (5½) 2257

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Tim Harding » Sun Apr 09, 2017 7:17 pm

Naroditsky-So draw by repetition in 14 moves (Berlin)
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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:14 pm

Not much threatening to happen in either of the other leading games either.

Paikidze/Foisor the contest to follow this evening.
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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by JustinHorton » Sun Apr 09, 2017 9:47 pm

And Foisor wins her game....
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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Tim Harding » Sun Apr 09, 2017 11:59 pm

Joshua Gibbs wrote:what is the tiebreak format?
So v Onischuk, two 25-min rapid games starting 7.50pm BST. If they finish 1-1 then an Armageddon decides (no blitz match).

Akobian lost to Nakamura so Naka and Caruana tie him for 3rd.

Well done to Foisor; some consolation after losing her mother in January.
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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Joshua Gibbs » Mon Apr 10, 2017 12:44 am

Tim Harding wrote:
Joshua Gibbs wrote:what is the tiebreak format?
So v Onischuk, two 25-min rapid games starting 7.50pm BST. If they finish 1-1 then an Armageddon decides (no blitz match).

Akobian lost to Nakamura so Naka and Caruana tie him for 3rd.

Well done to Foisor; some consolation after losing her mother in January.
thanks. do you know how it would work if it was three way out of interest?

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Chris Rice » Mon Apr 10, 2017 9:18 am

Tim Harding wrote: Well done to Foisor; some consolation after losing her mother in January.
From the Chess.com report:

After winning the game, Foisor said she was "sad and excited." IM Cristina Foisor died in January and never got to see her eldest daughter fulfill their mutual ambition. Sabina was playing this one for her. "For some years we always had this goal to be in the top three," she said. They never got to share that together, but Sabina sensed her mother with her this event. GM Elshan Moradiabadi said she was crying last night, wondering how she'd feel if she won her first title but couldn't celebrate with her mother. As her opponent resigned, she tried to remain stoic, then her smile won out before she finally embraced Moradiabadi and weeping again. "She wasn't crying about having won," Moradiabadi said.

The footage of the moment she went for the mate is in the report. Think its fair to say everyone wanted her to win and it was a nice touch by Paikidze who tweeted out later that she deserved it.

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by LawrenceCooper » Mon Apr 10, 2017 8:59 pm

A win with white and a draw with black sufficed for Wesley So to win the play-off.

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Re: US Championships 29 March to 9 April 2017

Post by Chris Rice » Tue Apr 11, 2017 9:09 am

"I wish I could play with knights like Wesley does," Onischuk said. This is taken from the chess.com report but its the 20 Bg4!? move from So that really seperated the two players.

The Chess24 report features why that 14 move tactical draw offer was so crucial.