US Chess Championships Round 7: Nakamura, Kamsky (Men's Section) & Zatonskih, Krush (Women's Section) in Joint Lead,

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Hi everyone,

There were some great games at the 2012 U.S. Chess Championship on Tuesday in Round 7. IM Anna Zatonskih beat WIM Iryna Zenyuk in a bishop-and-pawn endgame. This helped her draw level with the leader of the tournament IM Irina Krush.

 

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Nakamura and Shulman played the longest game of the tournament. After five and a half hours and 101 moves, they were down to just their kings. 

You can read a complete and nice report by FM Mike Klein at the official website with games.

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US Chess Championships 2012 - Nakamura, Krush Lead in Men and Women Sections

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Hi everyone,

The top three seeded chess players maintained their rankings in the US Chess Championships 2012 men's section with top seed GM Hikaru Nakamura staying ahead of the other chess players.

In the U.S. Women’s Chess Championship section, it was Irina Krush who has taken sole lead. Nakamura drew with Akobian. Defending champion Gata Kamsky stayed in second spot with a draw with Yury Shulman. 

 

Meanwhile, in the women's section of the US Chess Championships, IM Irina Krush beat WGM Tatev Abrahamyan to take sole lead in the premier chess event. 

You can read a great detailed report on all the chess games played in the round by FM Mike Klein at the official website. Tune in to uschesschamps.com for live commentary from WGM Jennifer Shahade and GM Ben Finegold.

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US Chess Championships 2012 R3 - Kamsky, Nakamura in Joint Lead

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Hi everyone,

Exciting things were happening in the third round at the US Chess Championships 2012. The top two rated players pulled ahead of the group with fine wins. Top seed GM Hikaru Nakamura and defending champion GM Gata Kamsky are in joint lead with 2.5/3.

	White			Black
1	GM Shulman, Yuri	1.0	2571	GM Seirawan, Y	0.0	2643	1-0
2	GM Stripunsky, A	0.0	2562	GM Akobian, V	1.5	2625	1-0
3	GM Lenderman, A	1.5	2587	GM Kaidanov, GS	1.5	2594	½-½
4	GM Kamsky, Gata	1.5	2741	GM Onischuk, A	1.5	2660	1-0
5	GM Nakamura, H	1.5	2775	GM Robson, Ray	0.5	2614	1-0
6	GM Hess, RL	1.0	2635	GM Ramirez, A	0.5	2593	½-½

The standings after Round 3 have Nakamura and Kamsky with 2.5, Kaidanov, Lenderman, and Shulman with 2.0, Onischuk, Hess, and Akobian at 1.5, Ramirez and Stripunsky at 1.0, Robson at 0.5 and Seirawan yet to open score.


In the women's section, overnight leader Anna Zatonskih drew to tie for first place with Irina Krush at 1.5 points each. You can find a detailed report of the entire round by FM Mike Klein here at the official website of the US Chess Championships 2012.

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