Fabiano is closing in on the Corus C title by defeating Ushenina today. He has made incredible progress in the past few years. I am looking forward to seeing him compete in super events soon.
GM Caruana (2598) – WGM Ushenina (2484) [B12]
25.01.2008
Corus C
1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.dxc5 e6 5.Be3 Nd7 6.Bb5 Qc7 7.Nf3 Bxc5 8.Bxc5 Qxc5 9.Qe2 Ne7 10.0–0 Ng6 11.Bd3 0–0 12.c3 Nf4 13.Qd2 Nxd3 14.Qxd3 f6 15.exf6 Rxf6 16.Nbd2 Nf8 17.Ne5 Bd7 18.Nb3 Qc7 19.Rae1 a6 20.Nd4 Bb5 21.Nxb5 axb5 22.a3 Qb6 23.Re3 Ra4 24.Rfe1 Raf4 25.g3 R4f5 26.R1e2 Rh5 27.h4 g5 28.Rf3 Qd8 29.Qd4 Ng6 30.Qg4 Nxe5 31.Rxe5 Rxf3 32.Qxf3 Rh6 33.Qg4 Rg6 34.Rxe6 Rg7 35.Qe2 Qd7 36.Re8+ Kf7 1–0
GM Sargissian (2676) – WGM Hou (2527) [E15]
25.01.2008
Corus B
1.d4 e6 2.c4 Nf6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 Bb4+ 6.Bd2 Be7 7.e4 d5 8.cxd5 Bxf1 9.Kxf1 exd5 10.e5 Ne4 11.Nc3 Nxd2+ 12.Nxd2 Qd7 13.Kg2 Nc6 14.Qa4 0–0 15.Rac1 f6 16.f4 fxe5 17.dxe5 Bb4 18.Rhf1 Rac8 19.Ne2 Nxe5 20.Qxb4 Nd3 21.Qb3 Nxc1 22.Nxc1 Rce8 23.Nf3 Qf5 24.Rf2 c5 25.Qd3 Qe4 26.Rd2 d4 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Nd3 Re6 29.h4 Rc8 30.a4 a6 31.Nfe5 b5 32.a5 g6 33.Rc2 c4 34.Nb4 Rf8 35.b3 d3 36.Rd2 Rc8 37.Rd1 Rd6 38.Kf3 d2 39.bxc4 bxc4 40.Nc2 c3 41.Ke2 Rd5 42.Ng4 Rxa5 43.Nge3 Rd8 44.Rb1 Ra2 45.Kd1 Rb2 46.Ra1 Rdb8 47.Rxa6 Rb1+ 48.Ke2 Rc1 49.Rc6 Re8 0–1
Way to go Fabiano! Move back to the US please!
Hou Yifan… she’s the one!!! 🙂
He will get eaten alive in Corus B next year. It will be entertaining to see that.
In a few years nobody will say Who? They will say Hou!! Keep it up girl!
Can Yifan still get his (maiden?) GM norm? I’m sure she has clinched the IM norm at Corus.
Too bad Fabiano is an Italian Grandmaster. It would have been nice if he has stayed loyal to the USA.
He is not going to move back to USA. He is an Italian citizen. He is supported by the people in Italy. No one gets any support in USA.
I do not understand why the USA is giving free publicity to an Italian Grandmaster.
It is like cheering for Benedict Arnold who was a traitor to the US in the War for Independence. If he decides that he wants to be loyal to his country of origin then let me know. Until then stop talking about this guy. He is a no body.
“Until then stop talking about this guy. He is a no body.”
Look wjo’s talking! You are nobody cowardly Anon 2:26!