TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
US Championship St Louis USA (Concluded)
US Championships St Louis 2009
Mark Crowther - Sunday 17th May 2009
Hikaru Nakamura vs Akoban in Round 7. Photo ? Betsy Dynako | www.betsydynako.com/
The 2009 US Chess Championship took place in Saint Louis, United States, May 7th-17th 2009. 24 players competed. Hikaru Nakamura won the US Championship beating Josh Friedel in the final round. Robert Hess couldn't overcome a drawish bishops of opposite colour ending against Akobian and had to settle for a draw. Alexander Onischuk tied with Hess on 6.5/9. Gata Kamsky was a further half point back.
Hikaru Nakamura Wins 2009 US Chess Championship (9)
Saint Louis, May 17 -- Hikaru Nakamura, 21, of White Plains, N.Y., won the the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship after winning in the ninth and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (9)
US Championship Press Release (Sun May 17 23:26:35 2009)
Kamsky in Round 6 | http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/US-Championship-2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (8)
Young Guns Battle for US Chess Championship Title
US Championship Press Release | Sat May 16 15:39:00 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (7)
Top 3 seeds, rising star, sit atop U.S. Chess Championship
US Championship Press Release | Fri May 15 23:38:49 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (6)
Shulman And Akobian Hold Lead At U.S. Chess Championship
US Championship Press Release | Thu May 14 23:42:21 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (5)
Shulman and Akobian make their move for title
US Championship Press Release | Wed May 13 23:44:28 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (4)
Five-Way Logjam at the Top Of U.S. Chess Championship
US Championship Press Release | Tue May 12 23:49:06 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (3)
Kansas City Chess Star Makes His Move in the U.S. Championship
US Championship Press Release | Mon May 11 23:52:05 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (2)
Big Upsets Dominate US Chess Championship
US Championship Press Release | Sun May 10 23:54:10 2009
US Championship St Louis USA 2009 (1)
Upsets Abound the first day of the US Chess Championship
US Championship Press Release | Sat May 9 23:58:34 2009
Videos
US Championship St Louis USA (Concluded)
Mark Crowther | Sun May 17 11:54:00 2009
chess.fm covered the US Championship in detail.
Chess.FM's YouTube channel for Hi-Def version: http://www.youtube.com/user/ICCchessFM
US Championship (Saint Louis USA)
Fri 8th May 2009 - Sun 17th May 2009 -
Official Site
US Championship (25 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC:120m:60m) - Games in PGN: All
US Championship (25 players 9 Rds Swiss Indiv TC: 120m:60m) - Games in PGN: All
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| ch-USA Saint Louis (USA), 8-17 v 2009 | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |||||||
| 1. | Nakamura, Hikaru | g | USA | 2701 | +14 | =10 | +2 | =7 | =4 | =3 | +5 | +16 | +6 | 7 | 2807 |
| 2. | Hess, Robert L | m | USA | 2485 | +9 | +18 | -1 | =3 | +22 | =4 | +6 | +7 | =5 | 6½ | 2789 |
| 3. | Onischuk, Alexander | g | USA | 2684 | =6 | +19 | =10 | =2 | +21 | =1 | +7 | =4 | +11 | 6½ | 2699 |
| 4. | Kamsky, Gata | g | USA | 2720 | +8 | +5 | =7 | =6 | =1 | =2 | +12 | =3 | =10 | 6 | 2725 |
| 5. | Akobian, Varuzhan | g | USA | 2612 | +25 | -4 | +11 | +18 | +10 | =7 | -1 | +12 | =2 | 6 | 2709 |
| 6. | Friedel, Joshua E | g | USA | 2516 | =3 | +13 | +12 | =4 | -7 | +16 | -2 | +10 | -1 | 5 | 2650 |
| 7. | Shulman, Yuri | g | USA | 2632 | +17 | +22 | =4 | =1 | +6 | =5 | -3 | -2 | =13 | 5 | 2640 |
| 8. | Ibragimov, Ildar | g | USA | 2586 | -4 | =25 | =9 | -11 | =15 | +19 | +22 | =13 | +16 | 5 | 2557 |
| 9. | Christiansen, Larry M | g | USA | 2588 | -2 | =21 | =8 | =14 | =20 | -11 | +23 | +19 | +17 | 5 | 2490 |
| 10. | Ehlvest, Jaan | g | USA | 2606 | +16 | =1 | =3 | =13 | -5 | =17 | +20 | -6 | =4 | 4½ | 2584 |
| 11. | Robson, Ray | m | USA | 2465 | -18 | +15 | -5 | +8 | =13 | +9 | -16 | +17 | -3 | 4½ | 2579 |
| 12. | Benjamin, Joel | g | USA | 2583 | =21 | +20 | -6 | =16 | +19 | +22 | -4 | -5 | =14 | 4½ | 2506 |
| 13. | Kaidanov, Gregory S | g | USA | 2595 | =20 | -6 | +25 | =10 | =11 | +21 | -17 | =8 | =7 | 4½ | 2520 |
| 14. | Shabalov, Alexander | g | USA | 2569 | -1 | -16 | +24 | =9 | -17 | +23 | =15 | +20 | =12 | 4½ | 2460 |
| 15. | Gulko, Boris F | g | USA | 2561 | -19 | -11 | -20 | +23 | =8 | +24 | =14 | =18 | +21 | 4½ | 2403 |
| 16. | Brooks, Michael A | m | USA | 2463 | -10 | +14 | =17 | =12 | +18 | -6 | +11 | -1 | -8 | 4 | 2529 |
| 17. | Sevillano, Enrico | m | USA | 2520 | -7 | +24 | =16 | -21 | +14 | =10 | +13 | -11 | -9 | 4 | 2441 |
| 18. | Becerra Rivero, Julio | g | USA | 2609 | +11 | -2 | +19 | -5 | -16 | -20 | +24 | =15 | =22 | 4 | 2380 |
| 19. | Hughes, Tyler B | USA | 2230 | +15 | -3 | -18 | +24 | -12 | -8 | +21 | -9 | +23 | 4 | 2438 | |
| 20. | Krush, Irina | m | USA | 2452 | =13 | -12 | +15 | -22 | =9 | +18 | -10 | -14 | =24 | 3½ | 2437 |
| 21. | Shankland, Samuel L | m | USA | 2446 | =12 | =9 | =22 | +17 | -3 | -13 | -19 | =24 | -15 | 3 | 2353 |
| 22. | Khachiyan, Melikset | g | USA | 2546 | +24 | -7 | =21 | +20 | -2 | -12 | -8 | -23 | =18 | 3 | 2327 |
| 23. | Eckert, Doug D | f | USA | 2275 | . | . | . | -15 | +24 | -14 | -9 | +22 | -19 | 2 | 2290 |
| 24. | Lawton,Charles | USA | ---- | -22 | -17 | -14 | -19 | -23 | -15 | -18 | =21 | =20 | 1 | 2116 | |
| 25. | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2461 | -5 | =8 | -13 | . | . | . | . | . | . | ½ | 2324 |
