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Friday, July 16, 2010

U.S. Women's Chess Championship: Zatonskih keeps lead after six rounds


WGM Abby Marshall

Hello Everyone,

IM Anna Zatonskih looks in top gear at the U.S. Women's Chess Championship as she kept her lead after six rounds at St. Louis. She obtained a nice win with black over WFM Abby Marshall even as IM Irina Krush to crushed WGM Sabina Foisor. All the other games were displays of fighting chess with none of the games ending in draws.

Check the official website for plenty of photos and videos.

Pairings round 6
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1. WGM Sabina Foisor-IM Irina Krush 0-1
2. WIM Alisa Melekhina-WGM Camilla Baginskaite 1-0
3. WIM Iryna Zenyuk-WGM Katerina Rohonyan 0-1
4. WFM Abby Marshall-IM Anna Zatonskih 0-1
5. WIM Beatriz Marinello-WFM Tatev Abrahamyan 0-1

Standings after Round 6
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1. IM Anna Zatonskih 5.5
2. IM Irina Krush 5.0
3. WFM Tatev Abrahamyan 5.0
4. WIM Alisa Melekhina 3.5
5. WGM Sabina Foisor 2.5
6. WGM Katerina Rohonyan 2.5
7. WGM Camilla Baginskaite 2.0
8. WIM Iryna Zenyuk 2.0
9. WIM Beatriz Marinello 1.5
10. WFM Abby Marshall 0.5

Here is the nice Caro Kann game between WFM Abby Marshall and IM Anna Zatonskih. Enjoy it in our pgnplayer or watch in flash below.

PGN: 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Be6 7. Bg5 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Re1 Rc8 12. Qd2 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Na5 14. Rac1 Re8 15. Bb5 Bd7 16. Bf1 b5 17. Bh6 Bh8 18. Ne5 a6 19. Nd3 Nb7 20. Bf4 Be6 21. Be5 Bxe5 22. Rxe5 Bc4 23. Re3 Bxd3 24. Bxd3 e6 25. Rh3 Qf6 26. a4 Nd6 27. axb5 axb5 28. Rb1 Rb8 29. Rf3 Qe7 30. Re3 Rec8 31. Re5 Qa7 32. Re3 Qc7 33. Bf1 Nf5 34. Rh3 Qd7 35. Bd3 Nd6 36. Rf3 Qc7 37. Qf4 Rb6 38. h4 Qe7 39. Bf1 h5 40. g3 Qb7 41. Re3 Qa8 42. Bg2 Qa5 43. d5 e5 44. Rxe5 Qxc3 45. Rbe1 b4 46. R5e3 Qc5 47. Be4 Qd4 48. Rd3 Qc4 49. Qe3 Rb7 50. Rd4 Qc5 51. Red1 Re7 52. Qd3 Rce8 53. Bg2 Rb8 54. Qb3 Ra7 55. Qb2 b3 56. Bf1 Ra2 57. Qb1 Rb4 58. R4d2 Rxd2 59. Rxd2 Ne4 60. Rb2 Qc3 61. Bg2 Nd2 62. Qa1 Nc4 63. Qa8+ Kg7 64. Rb1 b2 65. Qc6 Qc1+ 66. Kh2 Qxb1 67. d6 Qd3 68. Be4 Qxd6 0-1


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