2009 U.S. Chess Championships – Friedel vs. Ehlvest
Nice win for GM Joshua Friedel against GM Jaan Ehlvest in the 2009 U.S. Chess Championships. GM Friedel may be vying for a bigger platform.
Robson wins round 6
This was one of the most exciting games of round six. GM Christiansen went into a highly theoretical line against IM Robson hoping that his age may not given him experience here. Robson used a lot of time but managed to find good moves.
I find inspiration when I see decisive games like this. It let’s you know anyone can loose a game. I look forward to round 7.
Ruling-2009 U.S. Championships (Sevillano-Lawton)
Arbiter Rulings: Rnd 2, Sevillano-Lawton
A situation arose towards the end of the Sevillano-Lawton game in that Lawton was no longer keeping his scoresheet up to date and had more than 5 minutes remaining on his clock.
Article 8.1: “In the course of play each player is required to record his own moves and those of his
opponent in the correct manner, move after move, as clearly and legibly as possible, in the algebraic notation (Appendix E), on the ‘scoresheet’ prescribed for the competition. It is forbidden to write the moves in advance, unless the player is claiming a draw according to Article 9.2 or 9.3.”
“A player may reply to his opponent’s move before recording it, if he so wishes. He must record his previous move before making another. Both players must record the offer of a draw on the scoresheet. (
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2009 U.S. Championship Begins!
Are you ready for a truly spectacular 2009 U.S. Championship that’s set to get underway at the new Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis?
The 24 contenders include the “big three” of Gata Kamsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Alexander Onischuk and defending champ Yury Shulman, plus other former champions Alexander Shabalov, Boris Gulko (the only player to have won both the USSR and U.S. titles), U.S. Hall of Famers and ICC Chess.FM stars Joel Benjamin and Larry Christiansen . The championship also features some of the new rising stars of U.S. Chess, such as GM-elect Robert Hess plus IMs Ray Robson and Sam Shankland.
ICC Chess.FM plans extensive coverage direct from the playing venue in St. Louis! We’ll be having official U.S. Championship commentators IM Jennifer Shahade and GM Emil Sutovsky broadcasting live to the audience in St. Louis and also here on Chess.FM throughout, starting at 3.00pm ET; Macauley Peterson will be on-hand producing videos for ICC and the official site each day long with a wrap-up service; and former U.S. champion Nick De Firmian will be hosting each day a special U.S. Championship Game of the Day.
And with Chess.FM streaming audio live for free at the official site, there will be special email trivia contests that will be open to the general public with amazing daily prizes – the NIC trivia contest (1-year subscription to New In Chess magazine); the House of Staunton GOTD trivia ($70 coupon to buy online at HOS); and if you attend the commentary room in person in St. Louis, there’s the Everyman On-site trivia (Garry Kasparov on Modern Chess Pt. 2: Kasparov vs. Karpov 1975-198 5).
Look out for regular updates here at chessclub.com and uschesschamps.com including a Twitter feed, videos and a fantasy chess competition.
High School Senior earns 3rd GM Norm at Foxwoods!
GM-Elect was a treat to watch at Foxwoods. The young man showed a lot of discipline and even beat one of my favorite players GM Hikaru Nakamura. Here is an interview that speaks to how he did it and includes some interesting details about his chess coach.
Source:USChess
Robert Hess’s Spring 2009 streak began with the SPICE Spring Invitational (March 16-22, Lubbock, Texas), where Robert scored his second GM norm. A week later in Nashville, Robert swept the High School Nationals 7-0, leading his team, Stuyvesant to a National title. A couple days after that, Robert was off to Foxwoods where he defeated GMs Ehlvest and Nakamura on his way to norm #3. Between catching up on schoolwork and preparing for the 2009 U.S. Championship (May 7-17, Saint Louis), GM-elect Robert Hess talked to CLO about his philosophy on chess openings, confidence and his relationship with coach GM Miron Sher.
Jennifer Shahade (JS): Triple Congratulations on behalf of CLO and USCF for your earning your two norms and a National Championship title in just 3 weeks. Did the High School Nationals prepare you for your fantastic result in Foxwoods?
Robert Hess (RH): Not really – at the Nationals I did not play my best chess. I believe it was the SPICE tournament that brought up my Foxwoods result. (My coach) Miron Sher always told me that if I played in successive tournaments, I would achieve a great result.
JS:What was your best game from Foxwoods?
RH:My game with Black against Nakamura was a very clean game.
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