IM Irina Krush suffered her third loss in a row. I think the first loss in an equal position have affected her play. In the mean time, GM Magnus Carlsen defeated GM Lajos Portisch to maintain his lead. GM...
No draw!
White to move. Black played 43…Rxe4 and offered a draw. Black is a Grandmaster and White is a National Master. White for some reasons accepted it. If White would have played 44.Rbe1, Black’s position does look quite bad. Do...
Moskow drew, Krush faltered in Gausdal
Round 5 results from Gausdal: Kulaots 1/2 RozentalisKrush 0-1 LieKrasenkow 0-1 PortischMoskow 1/2 JonesCarlsen 1/2 Dreev Irina is still in the hunt for a GM norm but this loss will make her job very difficult. In the mean time,...
Carlsen leads, Krush on pace for GM norm
Round 4 results in Gausdal: Portisch 1/2 KrushRozentalis 1/2 KrasenkowJones 0-1 CarlsenLie 1-0 MoskowDreev 1-0 Kulaots Standings after 4 rounds: 1. Carlsen 3.52-3 Krasenkow, Krush 3.04-5 Rozentalis, Portisch 2.56-7 Dreev, Kulaots 2.08. Lie 1.09. Jones 0.510. Moscow 0.0 Chess...
Irina leads Gausdal with Krasenkow and Carlsen
After 3 rounds, Irina is still in the lead with GM Krasenkow and Magnus Carlsen! She drew with GM Rozentalis today. Round 3 results: Carlsen – Moskow 1-0Krasenkov – Dreev ½-½Kulaots – Jones ½-½Krush – Rozentalis ½-½Portisch – Lie...
Irina Krush crushed super GM Dreev in Gausdal
Irina Krush crushed super GM Dreev to stay on top of Gausdal with GM Krasenkow and ahead of Magnus Carlsen! GM Dreev (2633) – IM Krush (2478) [D23]Gausdal Classics Gausdal, Norway, 19.04.2007 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.Qa4+...
Krush shares early lead, ahead of Carlsen in Gausdal
Gausdal Classics International Chess TournamentNorway, 18 – 26 April 2007Here are the players in group A: No Name Federation ELO Born GM Magnus CARLSEN NOR 2693 1990GM Michal KRASENKOW POL 2661 1963GM Alexei DREEV RUS 2633 1969GM Eduardas ROZENTALIS...