2017 Spring Chess Classic
2017 Spring Chess Classic The 2017 Spring Chess Classic is the second of four tournaments each year featuring international chess professionals. The Spring Chess Classic is comprised of two 10-player Round Robin tournaments and one 6-player Double Round Robin. Over the course of 10 days, these competitors will battle for more than $50,000 in prize […]
Wesley So is the new U.S. Champion!
by Cristian Chirila Another U.S. Championship has ended today, and we couldn’t have asked for a more exciting finish! Yesterday, Sabina Foisor wrote history with her emotional victory. Today, Wesley So added another chapter to his legacy when he defeated Alexander Onischuk in a highly disputed tiebreak match. The first round started with Wesley choosing […]
Replay Round 11
Replay Round 11 [Event “2017 U.S. Championship”] [Site “Saint Louis, Mo”] [Date “2017.04.09”] [Round “11.1”] [White “Naroditsky, Daniel”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2822”] [WhiteElo “2646”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “C67”] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:43]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:20]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:31:08]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:45]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:32]} 4. O-O {[%clk […]
One championship down, one still to go!
by Cristian Chirila One tournament ended and the other one continues tomorrow! The U.S. Women’s Championship declared its winner, and it is none other than the sensation of the tournament, Sabina Foisor! Sabina played a brilliant game and finished Virkud in style, while Nazi started well but failed to keep the pace and got slowly […]
Replay Round 10
Replay Round 10 [Event “2017 U.S. Championship”] [Site “Saint Louis, Mo”] [Date “2017.04.08”] [Round “10.1”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Kamsky, Gata”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2659”] [WhiteElo “2822”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “D10”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:55]} d5 {[%clk 1:29:26]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:12]} c6 {[%clk 1:29:51]} 3. Nc3 {[%clk 1:31:30]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:15]} 4. cxd5 {[%clk […]
Replay Round 9
Replay Round 9 [Event “2017 U.S. Championship”] [Site “Saint Louis, Mo”] [Date “2017.04.07”] [Round “9.1”] [White “Xiong, Jeffery”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “0-1”] [BlackElo “2822”] [WhiteElo “2674”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “E06”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:29:37]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:52]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:30:02]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:16]} 3. g3 {[%clk 1:30:24]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:37]} 4. Bg2 {[%clk […]
Ties in both sections as we are heading for the grand finale
by Cristian Chirila If the Open section gave us the biggest surprises in round nine, the show in round ten was stolen by the women, who produced two decisive results in the biggest clashes of the round. Nazi Paikidze dodged a huge bullet when she defeated Tatev Abrahamyan after being completely lost once the opening […]
Drama In Saint Louis, Caruana and Nakamura stunned
If the previous rounds have not kept you on the edge of your seat, round 9 surely did. Today’s round will live in history as arguably the bloodiest round, with both Nakamura and Caruana crumbling under pressure in vivid fashion. In the women’s section, the leaders failed to produce any fireworks, but it was the […]
Replay Round 8
Replay Round 8 [Event “2017 U.S. Championship”] [Site “Saint Louis, Mo”] [Date “2017.04.06”] [Round “8.1”] [White “So, Wesley”] [Black “Nakamura, Hikaru”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2793”] [WhiteElo “2822”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “E10”] 1. d4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:47]} 2. c4 {[%clk 1:31:19]} e6 {[%clk 1:31:10]} 3. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:43]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:32]} 4. g3 {[%clk […]
Replay Round 7
Replay Round 7 [Event “2017 U.S. Championship”] [Site “Saint Louis, Mo”] [Date “2017.04.05”] [Round “7.1”] [White “Robson, Ray”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1/2-1/2”] [BlackElo “2822”] [WhiteElo “2668”] [LiveChessVersion “1.4.8”] [ECO “A06”] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:45]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:18]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:20]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:33]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:42]} 4. O-O {[%clk […]