Photo from the official website
IM Irina Krush has defeated WGM Baginskaite in round 8. In the mean time, Anna defeated WGM Foisor in a pawn up Bishop opposite color. That means that no player can catch Anna with one round to go.
Congratulations to Anna!
Standings with 1 round to go:
| 1 | Anna Zatonskih | 2492 | 2462 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7½ | |
| 2 | Irina Krush | 2490 | 2458 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | – | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | |
| 3 | Camilla Baginskaite | 2356 | 2317 | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | |
| 4 | Alisa Melekhina | 2253 | 2220 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | – | 1 | 4½ | |
| 5 | Sabina Foisor | 2379 | 2320 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3½ | |
| 6 | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2342 | 2275 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Iryna Zenyuk | 2271 | 2285 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | ½ | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Goletiani Rusudan | 2437 | 2391 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | 1 | 0 | 2½ | |
| 9 | Tsagaan Battsetseg | 2265 | 2258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 2½ | |
| 10 | Yun Fan | 2134 | 1935 | – | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2½ |
Official website: http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/US-Womens-Championship-2009
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
How can you report the results faster than the official site and the USCF website? How is it possible? Are you psychic?
Nice job Anna! Thank you for reporting it timely Susan.
Anna won last game and the tournament. Congratulations!
‘Are you psychic?’
Yes she is.
Also, the results were known in advance, as the pairings invited clear winners, anyone over 2500 rating could predict them easy.
Anna dear, they all fear, when sitting opposite or near.
Congrats, Anna Z!
Aw Come On!
Anna is great!!!
And nice to give 1/2 point to the opposition:) Total domination!
Now the world title is the next target!
Anna has qualities to become World Woman Champion. She needs financial support to engage Carlsen or Kasparov to get some new theory to win easier. Also she would need to be sent on some island to practice chess in peace.