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Chess Life Online 2011 August
Chess Life Online 2011 August
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Four US players, Kamsky, Onischuk, Shankland and Ivanov remain in the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. All four drew game 1 of their 2nd match today.
US Champion Gata Kamsky passed through the tiebreak round at the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia while Robson and Shulman were eliminated.
CLO columnist IM Greg Shahade's chronicles his first tournament in nearly a decade, the Manhattan Open, from his over-optimism against Parker Zhao to his determined draw vs. Shabalov.
Eric Most tied for 1st with IM Yury Lapshun at the Atlantic Open in D.C (Aug. 26-28th). Lapshun earned the first place bonus on tiebreak while Most picked up over 70 rating points.
World Cup Round two tickets have been stamped for three US players GMs Shankland, Onischuk and Ivanov. Robson, Shulman and Kamsky head to tiebreak.
GM Sam Shankland upset GM Peter Leko with Black in the first game of the World Cup. Kamsky also won, while other games were drawn. Ivanov advances to round two as Wang Hao withdrew due to health problems.
The 7th season of the US Chess League begins on Monday, Aug. 29. Competiting teams include defending champs, the New England Nor'Easters & the Saint Louis Archbishops, with GM Nakamura as headliner.
Six GMs including US Champion Gata Kamsky head to Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia (Aug.26-Sept 21) for the World Cup. First round pairings include Leko vs. Shankland.
From July 6-10, one dozen of the best young US players convened in Charlotte for the 15th edition of the US Chess School. This sesson was led by GM Kaidanov and organized by IM Shahade. FM Mike Klein reports.
GM Michael Adams won the 1st Metropolitan International with 7.5/9, a full point ahead of the field. See video recap from Ice Hat Creative and photo gallery by Betsy Dynako.
Saulo Torres earned a perfect score at the US Blind Championship, held in Pittsburgh from August 19-20th. Meanwhile Dan Steininger earned his second US Blind Title in a row.
IM Romanenko and GM Shabalov tied for first at the Manhattan Open. Romanenko also earned first place on tiebreak and a GM norm. 17-year-old Parker Zhao also earned an IM norm.
Among the Manhattan Open's many surprises: Parker Zhao's shocking upset.
Update: IM Romanenko and GM Shabalov tied for 1st, winning over $5200 each with Romanenko edging out on tiebreak. Full story coming soon!
After 7 rounds of the 1st Metropolitan International, Michael Adams leads with 6/7. See a video featuring GM Gareev and IM Rensch. UPDATE: Full Gareev game included.
The US Blind Championship is currently in progress in Pittsburgh. Seven players are participating including defending champ Daniel Steininger and Saulo Torres of Colombia.