Kings Lead Queens 20-10 In St.Louis
Despite the Kings and Queens having a very similar average rating, the rapid tournament at the St.Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center has a very one-sided scoreline after three rounds.
After the Kings won the first round 7-3, the Queens recovered to steady the ship with a 5-5 draw in the second round. However, the round three result was an even more decisive 8-2 victory for the Kings, leaving them 20-10 ahead.
Unsurprisingly, Hikaru Nakamura leads the individual standings with 5½/6.
The Kings (l to r): Stopa, Nakamura, Arnold, Finegold, Cao)
The Queens (l to r): Krush, Kosteniuk, Lahno, Fierro, Zatonskih)
All the results so far:
| Fischer Random (Chess960) | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| IM Anna Zatonskih | 0-1 | GM Ben Finegold |
| IM Marc Arnold | 1-0 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| GM Kateryna Lahno | 1-0 | Kevin Cao |
| IM Jacek Stopa | 1-0 | IM Irina Krush |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 1-0 | IM Martha Fierro |
| Round 2 | ||
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 1-0 | IM Anna Zatonskih |
| GM Ben Finegold | 1-0 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| IM Marc Arnold | 0-1 | GM Kateryna Lahno |
| IM Irina Krush | 1-0 | Kevin Cao |
| IM Martha Fierro | 1-0 | IM Jacek Stopa |
| Round 3 | ||
| IM Jacek Stopa | 1-0 | IM Anna Zatonskih |
| GM Alexandra Kosteniuk | 0-1 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| GM Kateryna Lahno | 0-1 | GM Ben Finegold |
| IM Irina Krush | ½-½ | IM Marc Arnold |
| Kevin Cao | 1-0 | IM Martha Fierro |
| Rapidplay | ||
| Round 1 | ||
| GM Ben Finegold | 1-0 | IM Anna Zatonskih |
| GM Alexandra Kosteniuk | 1-0 | IM Marc Arnold |
| Kevin Cao | 0-1 | GM Kateryna Lahno |
| IM Irina Krush | 0-1 | IM Jacek Stopa |
| IM Martha Fierro | 0-1 | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| Round 2 | ||
| IM Anna Zatonskih | ½-½ | GM Hikaru Nakamura |
| GM Alexandra Kosteniuk | ½-½ | GM Ben Finegold |
| GM Kateryna Lahno | ½-½ | IM Marc Arnold |
| Kevin Cao | ½-½ | IM Irina Krush |
| IM Jacek Stopa | 1-0 | IM Martha Fierro |
| Round 3 | ||
| IM Anna Zatonskih | 0-1 | IM Jacek Stopa |
| GM Hikaru Nakamura | 1-0 | GM Alexandra Kosteniuk |
| GM Ben Finegold | ½-½ | GM Kateryna Lahno |
| IM Marc Arnold | 1-0 | IM Irina Krush |
| IM Martha Fierro | 1-0 | Kevin Cao |
This is a Scheveningen-paired tournament, in which each of the five team members play each of the opposing team members twice: once in a Fischer Random (Chess 960) game with a time control of G/25 + 10-second increment and once in a rapid game with a time control of G/25 with a 5-second increment.
All games are available for replay at the official website.
The winning team will win $20,000, divided equally between each team member. In addition, individual prizes will be awarded based on final standings.
GM Yasser Seirawan and WGM Jennifer Shahade are providing excellent live commentary of the event atg the official website, which is also broadcast live via the CCSCSLs Livestream web channel: www.livestream.com/uschess.
Visit www.saintlouischessclub.org for more information.
