TWIC is 30. First issue 17th September 1994.
US Chess Championships 2012 (Opens)
US Championships first round starts 8th May 2012
Mark Crowther - Tuesday 8th May 2012
Record breaking large sized chess piece, a king, with the players outside the Chess Hall of Fame in St Louis. Photo © | http://www.saintlouischessclub.org
The US Chess Championships start in St Louis on 8th May 2012. Round 1 7pm UK time: Kamsky-Ramirez, Nakamura-Hess, Akobian-Seirawan, Shulman-Kaidanov, Stripunsky-Onischuk, Lenderman-Robson. The usual excellent live commentary is available at the official site. I will broadcast the games on the TWIC live page and twitter about it during play.
US Championships Round 1
Men
| Table | White | Score | Rating | Black | Score | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Akobian, Varuzhan | 0.0 | 2625 | GM Seirawan, Yasser | 0.0 | 2643 | |
| 2 | GM Shulman, Yuri | 0.0 | 2571 | GM Kaidanov, Gregory S | 0.0 | 2594 | |
| 3 | GM Stripunsky, Alexander | 0.0 | 2562 | GM Onischuk, Alexander | 0.0 | 2660 | |
| 4 | GM Lenderman, Aleksandr | 0.0 | 2587 | GM Robson, Ray | 0.0 | 2614 | |
| 5 | GM Kamsky, Gata | 0.0 | 2741 | GM Ramirez, Alejandro | 0.0 | 2593 | |
| 6 | GM Nakamura, Hikaru | 0.0 | 2775 | GM Hess, Robert L | 0.0 | 2635 |
Women
| Table | White | Score | Rating | Black | Score | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WIM Ni, Viktorija | 0.0 | 2228 | WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev | 0.0 | 2329 | |
| 2 | WIM Zenyuk, Iryna | 0.0 | 2224 | FM Melekhina, Alisa | 0.0 | 2242 | |
| 3 | IM Krush, Irina | 0.0 | 2457 | WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 0.0 | 2364 | |
| 4 | IM Goletiani, Rusudan | 0.0 | 2333 | WGM Baginskaite, Camilla | 0.0 | 2358 | |
| 5 | IM Zatonskih, Anna | 0.0 | 2510 | WFM Kats, Alena | 0.0 | 2137 |
