Hikaru Nakamura (21) won the the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship on Sunday after beating Josh Friedel in the final round. Nakamura's undefeated 7/9 secured the first prize of $40,000 ($35,000, plus a $5,000 outright winner's bonus).The 2009 U.S. Ches...
Despite a very quick draw between Wang Yue and Carlsen, the fifth round of the M-Tel Masters in Sofia was arguably the best so far. Two fantastic 6.Bg5 Najdorfs offered lots of excitement with Shirov-Dominguez eventually ending in a draw and Topal...
There were two fireworks and a damp squib in the fifth round at MTel. Ivanchuk and Shirov both had the White pieces against the sharp Sicilian Najdorf and both replied with 6.Bg5. However, neither managed to win! Ivanchuk caught Topalov's King ...
Holy cow, games have begun, follow it live @ www.uschesschamps.com. NAKAMURA WINS! New US CHESS CHAMPION. GM Hikaru Nakamura. Winning $40,000 with an outright 1st place finish. (results below) Nakamura has won his second title at the age of 21...
It's not always easy keeping track of all the super tournaments that are going on in the world. Apart from the US Championship and the M-Tel Masters in Sofia, the Sahovski Klub Bosna, Sarajevo, is currently holding its traditional tournament; a st...
Veselin Topalov finally won his first game at Mtel 2009 when he swept aside Wang Yue. Topalov created some very nice play on the queenside and won convincingly in 33 moves. Dominguez against Ivanchuk was a very complicated game where it looked li...
In the fourth round of the M-Tel Masters in Sofia, Veselin Topalov defeated Wang Yue convincingly with the white pieces. Carlsen and Shirov drew a hyper sharp Botvinnik Slav and now share the lead with 2.5/4. In a very complicated fight, Ivanchuk ...
Saint Louis! Round 8! Get excited :) The action is underway, you can follow the games live @ www.uschesschamps.com Final Update: Ray Robson wins vs. Enrico Sevillano. UPDATE!: Hess Defeats returning world Champions Shulman tying GM Nakamura ...
Yet more interesting games at Mtel in round 3, but no decisive results from all the action. Topalov pushed very hard in his game against Dominguez, but his first win of the tournament remains elusive. In an unbalanced, tactical game both players ...
The third round in Sofia saw a draw as the result in all three games. Of the six players Topalov must have been most disappointed, as he was very close to a win with White against Dominguez. The 5th M-Tel Masters takes place May 12th to 23rd in a ...
May 15, 2009 The Los Angeles Chronicle St. Louis, Mo. - The leaderboard flipped Thursday in the seventh of nine rounds of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. At the end of the day, the ...
By Joe Holleman ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/15/2009 The leader board at the U.S. Chess Championship, being held this year in St. Louis, is occupied by the pre-tournament favorites -- and a high-school football player.As of Friday, a rest day for t...
This week three major chess tournaments had problems with the live broadcast of the games on their websites. Is it the fault of the organizers, or should we blame DGT, the company that produces the hardware and software? Albert Vasse, CEO of DGT, ...
We've been pretty positive about the US Championship so far, and especially referring to the great stuff the media team is publishing on the official website every day. We've got just one more thing to add: the chess itself isn't bad either, with ...
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It might be too early to say that Vassily Ivanchuk won't retain his M-Tel title this year, but thus far he lacks the form to be called a favourite. Today he lost again, missing a, it must be said, beautiful pawn sacrifice by Wang Yue in a pawn end...
Chess elite check in for 7th round By Joe Holleman ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 05/14/2009 After six of nine rounds in the U.S. Chess Championship, defending champion Yury Shulman of Chicago is tied for the lead with fellow grandmaster Varuzhan Akobia...
Poor Chucky. Maybe he's playing too much chess and needs a break for his own good. In round 2 at the Mtel Masters, Ivanchuk lost a game with White against Wang Yue in a game he really should have drawn. Full credit to Wang Yue for finding a very...
The hot debate around the K-factor that was going on last week attracted many interesting responses. Well-known rating experts such as Jeff Sonas, Ken Thompson and Hans Arild Runde all contributed with insightful points. The discussion ended with ...
Contact: John Henderson847-347-9593 For immediate release: SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN HOLD LEAD AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP St. Louis, Mo., May 13, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood,...
Hello, again Live, from the Chess Club and Scholastic Center Saint Louis, CCSCSL. You can as always tune in to the live broadcast at the www.uschesschamps.com. Final Update: Krush loses to Jaan Ehlvest Only game left to wrap is IM Irina Krush ...
In a spectacular first round of the M-Tel Masters, top seed Veselin Topalov lost with Black against Magnus Carlsen. 2008 winner Vassily Ivanchuk made a big mistake in the opening and went down very quickly against Shirov while Wang Yue missed a wi...
By Travis H. Brown They called him one of the best closers of all time in St. Louis Cardinals history. But today, his opening game was hard enough – on the chess board. Over his major league baseball career as a hard-throwing reliever, Todd Wo...
UEP, the company that organized the 2008 World Championship Match between Anand and Kramnik successfully, made an official bid to FIDE in February to organize the Candidates event in 2010 and the World Championship Match in 2011, but "due to diffe...
