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Chess Life Online 2009 April Kamsky in Nalchik for Grand Prix
Chess Life Online 2009 April Kamsky in Nalchik for Grand Prix | Kamsky in Nalchik for Grand Prix |
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| April 19, 2009 | |
 Our highest rated American Grandmaster, Gata Kamsky is in Nalchik, Russia playing in the FIDE Grand Prix from April 14 to 30. The participants include other elite GMs such as Aronian and Ivanchuk. Check out the full schedule here and watch live games starting at 7 AM EST on the official website or the ICC. This event should give Gata some great practice for the 2009 U.S. Championship (May 7-17, Saint Louis), where he'll be top-seed. Gata Kamsky started with three draws, including a 121-move first round fighting draw against Leko that exhibited Gata's extraordinary fighting qualities. 3070 3069 3071 He went on to defeat GM Peter Svidler in round four in another marathon game. 3072 Unfortunately, in round five Kamsky lost in yet another marathon game to Akopian. In his round by round wrap-ups on the official website, GM Shipov express admiration for Kamsky's fighting spirit but concluded that, " Human energy, after all, has its limits." 3076 |