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Statements from U.S. Champions
Photo by Betsy Dynako Please vote in the most important USCF EB election in history. The long pattern of incompetence, corruption, and political destruction is destroying our national federation. The USCF is approaching insolvency. It will not survive without...
US Championship Videos
GM Yury Shulman – Chess Diary – US Chess Champs – http://www.youtube.com/v/9WGiFcdN4mU&hl=en&fs=1 GM Alexander Onischuk – Chess Video Diary – http://www.youtube.com/v/Mh8MCBJZPWI&hl=en&fs=1 2009 US Chess Championship: Nakamura vs Kamsky Time Lapse Game – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuRr-vJBmR4&feature=channel_page Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Poikovsky Field Announced
Poikovsky Field AnnouncedAccording to the official announcement at admoil.ru, the 10th Karpov tournament in Poikovsky, Russia will take place from 3-12 June 2009, with a free day on 8 June. This year’s participants are GMs Bologan, Efimenko, Gashimov, Inarkiev,...
Onischuk wins again
Mexican Open (report by ChessToday.net) Grandmaster Alexander Onischuk won the Mexican Open (LV Campeonato Nacional Abierto de Ajedrez). Final standings: 1-3. GMs Onischuk (USA, 2684), Cordova (PER, 2543) and Leon Hoyos (MEX, 2527) – 7½ out of 94-10. GM...
Flying start for Onischuk in Moscow
GM Kotanjian (2568) – GM Onischuk (2659) [E32]Aeroflot 2009 (1), 17.02.2009 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 0–0 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.Qxc3 b6 7.Bg5 Bb7 8.f3 h6 9.Bh4 d5 10.e3 Nbd7 11.cxd5 Nxd5 12.Bxd8 Nxc3 13.Bh4 Nd5 14.Kd2 Rac8...
Onischuk wins prestigious Moscow Open!
Alexander Onischuk has clinched clear first at the 2009 Moscow Open with the score of 7.5 out of 9! More details to follow shortly. 1. Onischuk Alexander 7.5 2-6. Tiviakov Sergei, Iordachescu Viorel, Inarkiev Ernesto, Nepomniachtchi Ian, Korotylev Alexey...
Onischuk leads Moscow Open with 1 to go
Final round top board pairings: 1 GM Onischuk Alexander 7 6.5 GM Tiviakov Sergei 2 GM Iordachescu Viorel 6.5 6.5 GM Inarkiev Ernesto 3 GM Nepomniachtchi Ian 6.5 6.5 GM Korotylev Alexey 4 GM Sakaev Konstantin 6 6 GM...
Onischuk wins Carlos Torre!
Quarterfinal results: Onischuk – Sadvakasov 1½-½Harikrishna – Ehlvest 2-3Moiseenko – Akobian 1½-2½Tregubov – Quezada 1-3 Semifinal results: Akobian – Onischuk 2-3Quezada – Ehlvest 1½-½ Final result: Onischuk 1½-½ Quezada Official website: http://www.carlostorre.org.mx/inicio2008.htm Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Trivia Question
Who do you think GM Alex Onischuk supports in the recent Presidential Election? 🙂 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar