Round 3 - Sunday, May 10, 2:00 pm

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Board White Rating Result Black Rating
1. GM Yury Shulman (2) 2697 ½-½ GM Gata Kamsky (2) 2798
2. GM Hikaru Nakamura (1½) 2757 1-0 IM Robert Hess (2) 2545
3. GM Alexander Onischuk (1½) 2736 ½-½ GM Jaan Ehlvest (1½) 2649
4. GM Joel Benjamin (1½) 2650 0-1 GM Joshua Friedel (1½) 2568
5. GM Julio Becerra (1) 2672 1-0 Tyler Hughes (1) 2293
6. GM Varuzhan Akobian (1) 2664 1-0 IM Ray Robson (1) 2542
7. IM Samuel Shankland (1) 2464 ½-½ GM Melikset Khachiyan (1) 2632
8. IM Michael Brooks (1) 2419 ½-½ IM Enrico Sevillano (1) 2549
9. GM Ildar Ibragimov (½) 2628 ½-½ GM Larry Christiansen (½) 2681
10. GM Gregory Kaidanov (½) 2662 PPD IM Anna Zatonskih (½) 2503
11. IM Irina Krush (½) 2496 1-0 GM Boris Gulko (0) 2631
12. Charles Lawton (0) 2350 0-1 GM Alexander Shabalov (0) 2620

Unfortunately, IM Anna Zatonskih has been taken ill.  Her game against GM Gregory Kaidanov has been postponed until further notice.

 

Round 3 (May 10, 2009)
Krush, Irina - Gulko, Boris F 1-0 54 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Shulman, Yuri - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 30 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Ehlvest, Jaan ½-½ 41 E38 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Becerra Rivero, Julio - Hughes, Tyler B 1-0 29 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Brooks, Michael A - Sevillano, Enrico ½-½ 70 C19 French Winawer
Nakamura, Hikaru - Hess, Robert L 1-0 49 E21 Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Shankland, Samuel L - Khachiyan, Melikset ½-½ 31 C41 Philidor's Defence
Kaidanov, Gregory S - Zatonskih, Anna *     Postponed
Ibragimov, Ildar - Christiansen, Larry M ½-½ 40 D10 Slav Defence
Lawton,Charles - Shabalov, Alexander 0-1 27 B03 Alekhine's Defence
Akobian, Varuzhan - Robson, Ray 1-0 51 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Benjamin, Joel - Friedel, Joshua E 0-1 60 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
 

 

 

Round 3 News and Media Coverage


VIDEO: 2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up Round 3

Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the third round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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Submitted by Larry Stendebach on Mon., 5/11/2009 - 1:52 pm

2009 United States Chess Championship Round 3 Photos

Photos from round 3 of the 2009 United States Chess Championship.

When reusing images please credit: Betsy Dynako, Official Event Photographer

Submitted by Larry Stendebach on Sun., 5/10/2009 - 6:02 pm

Defending Champ Yury Shulman Clashes with Gata Kamsky At Round Three of US Chess Championship

St. Louis, MO May 10, 2009: It's the big clash of the contenders and rivals in round three of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, with the early top board pairing of the defending champion, Yury Shulman from Illinois, and the #1 seed and favorite for the title, Gata Kamsky from Brooklyn.

Submitted by CCSCSL Info on Sun., 5/10/2009 - 4:51 pm

Kamsky vs Shulman: #1 Seed vs. Defending Champ

Brooklyn’s GM Gata Kamsky will be playing against Illinois’ GM Yury Shulman today during Round 3 of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship. Kamsky’s USCF rating is 2798, compared with Shulman’s 2697.

Kamsky is currently the highest rated competitor at the championship. Shulman, the winner of the 2008 Championship, is the fourth.

Submitted by Larry Stendebach on Sun., 5/10/2009 - 2:00 pm