Here is more about the recent Frank K. Berry US Women’s Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma: More letters from our (ChessBase) readers (selection) Callen Mascarenhas, Seattle I don’t think a competition of such high stature should be judged through a...
More Q & A about the US Women’s Championship
Dear USCF Board, and interested parties. I wish to raise oficial questions about the recently concluded US Women’s Champion final, on an on the record basis. It is the general opinion of the super-site Chessbase that what we recently...
US Women’s Championship Video
Video of the US Women’s Championship Playoff Click here to see it. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Final Crosstable
This is the final crosstable of the 2008 US Women’s Championship with performance rating, courtesy of TWIC. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
US Championship Final Standings
Final Standings: 1 Shulman, Yury GM 2664 7.02 Onischuk, Alexander GM 2728 6.53 Kudrin, Sergey GM 2610 6.04-6 Friedel, Josh IM 2511 5.54-6 Perelshteyn, Eugene GM 2615 5.54-6 Akobian, Varuzhan GM 2666 5.57-10 Finegold, Benjamin IM 2607 5.07-10 Ivanov,...
A shocking 1 move blunder!
Anna was completely winning and she hung her Queen in 1 move!!! The position above is after 31.Qd5??????? IM Zatonskih (2490) – IM Krush (2515) [B20]21.05.2008 – Blitz 1 1.e4 c5 2.g3 d5 3.exd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Bg4 5.Bg2 Qe6+...
A must win for Irina and she did it!
Irina lost the first playoff game. She must win this one to have a chance to extend the match for a shot to retain her title. IM Krush (2515) – IM Zatonskih (2490) [D15]21.05.2008 – Playoff Game 2 1.d4...
Zatonskih wins rapid playoff game 1
[White “Zatonskih, Anna”][Black “Krush, Irina”][Result “d4”][WhiteELO “2490”][WhiteTitle “IM”][BlackELO “2515”][BlackTitle “IM”][Source “MonRoi”] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.e4 e5 4.Nf3 exd4 5.Bxc4 Nc6 6.Qb3 Bb4+ 7.Nbd2 Qf6 8.0–0 Nge7 9.e5 Qg6 10.a3 Bxd2 11.Bxd2 0–0 12.Rac1 Bg4 13.Rfe1 Be6 14.Bxe6 fxe6...
Yury Shulman – 2008 US Champion
Photo and game provided by MonRoi IM Friedel (2511) – GM Shulman (2664) [C01]21.05.2008 – Final round 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 c6 7.0–0 Bd6 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Nbd2 0–0 10.Rfe1 f6 11.Bh4 Game...
The plot thicken at the US Women’s Championship
This will be a very exciting finish. Irina is leading Anna by 1/2 point. But the young talented Tatev Abramyan is quietly having a wonderful tournament. She is only 1 point behind Irina and 1/2 point behind Anna. Therefore,...