US Championships update
Shulman and Krush lead with 2 rounds to go
Yuri Shulman (pictured) is leading the US Championship by a full point with 2 rounds to go in Tulsa. In the women's championship, Irina Krush leads by a half point from Anna Zatonskih. These two rivals are well ahead of the rest of the field and their head-to-head game tomorrow should decide the outcome of the title.
The top men's placings after round 7
Rank | Name | Title | Rating | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Shulman, Yury | GM | 2664 | USA | 6.0 |
| 2-3 | Kudrin, Sergey | GM | 2610 | USA | 5.0 |
| 2-3 | Onischuk, Alexander | GM | 2728 | USA | 5.0 |
| 4-6 | Friedel, Josh | IM | 2511 | USA | 4.5 |
| 4-6 | Perelshteyn, Eugene | GM | 2615 | USA | 4.5 |
| 4-6 | Akobian, Varuzhan | GM | 2666 | USA | 4.5 |
| 7-8 | Fedorowicz, John | GM | 2531 | USA | 4.0 |
| 7-8 | Becerra, Julio | GM | 2637 | USA | 4.0 |
The women's standings after round 7
Rank | Name | Title | Rating | FED | Pts |
| 1 | Krush, Irina | IM | 2515 | USA | 6.5 |
| 2 | Zatonskih, Anna | IM | 2490 | USA | 6.0 |
| 3 | Abrahamyan, Tatev | WFM | 2280 | USA | 5.0 |
| 4-5 | Tuvshintugs, Batchimeg | WIM | 2289 | USA | 4.5 |
| 4-5 | Rohonyan, Katerine | WGM | 2318 | USA | 4.5 |
| 6 | Battsetseg, Tsagaan | WIM | 2251 | USA | 3.5 |
| 7 | Zenyuk, Iryna | WFM | 2205 | USA | 2.5 |
| 8 | Epstein, Esther | WM | 2194 | USA | 1.5 |
| 9 | Airapetian, Chouchanik | WFM | 2143 | USA | 1.0 |
| 10 | Jamison, Courtney |
| 2064 | USA | 0.0 |
