U.S. Championship 2014

V.Akobian

V.Akobian


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Akobian and…

A.Lenderman

A.Lenderman


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… lead the event with 6 points out of 9 games. Kamsky and Friedel have 5.5 points.

Results of the 9th round

1 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.0 2595 – GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 ½-½
2 GM Robson, Ray 3.5 2631 – GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 2653 1-0
3 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633 – GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.5 2505 0-1
4 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.5 2634 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 6.0 2643 1-0
5 GM Kamsky, Gata 5.0 2713 – GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.5 2522 ½-½
6 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 5.0 2582 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 2543 1-0

Standings after 9 rounds

1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 6.0 M 2643 2723 +0.94
2 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 6.0 M 2582 2744 +1.97
3 GM Kamsky, Gata 5.5 M 2713 2687
4 GM Friedel, Joshua E 5.5 M 2505 2688 +2.25
5 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.5 M 2668 2609 -0.73
6 GM Shankland, Samuel L 4.5 M 2634 2614 -0.22
7 GM Robson, Ray 4.5 M 2631 2603 -0.35
8 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 M 2543 2621 +0.94
9 GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 M 2653 2557 -1.15
10 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.5 M 2595 2527 -0.85
11 GM Molner, Mackenzie 3.0 M 2522 2506 -0.18
12 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 M 2633 2439 -2.34

Pairings of the 10th round

1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.5 2668 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 2543
2 GM Molner, Mackenzie 3.0 2522 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 6.0 2582
3 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 6.0 2643 – GM Kamsky, Gata 5.5 2713
4 GM Friedel, Joshua E 5.5 2505 – GM Shankland, Samuel L 4.5 2634
5 GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 2653 – GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633
6 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.5 2595 – GM Robson, Ray 4.5 2631

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V.Akobian

V.Akobian


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Akobian is now 1 point ahead with 6 points out of 8 games. Lenderman and Kamsky share 2nd-3rd with 5.

Results of the 8th round

1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582 0-1
2 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 2543 – GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 2713 ½-½
3 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.0 2522 – GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634 ½-½
4 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 5.0 2643 – GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633 1-0
5 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.0 2505 – GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631 ½-½
6 GM Gareev, Timur 3.5 2653 – GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 ½-½

Standings after 8 rounds

1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 6.0 M 2643 2787 +1.45
2 GM Kamsky, Gata 5.0 M 2713 2712 -0.03
3 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 5.0 M 2582 2724 +1.52
4 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 M 2543 2669 +1.39
5 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.5 M 2505 2648 +1.58
6 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 M 2668 2611 -0.63
7 GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 M 2653 2596 -0.62
8 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.5 M 2634 2568 -0.73
9 GM Robson, Ray 3.5 M 2631 2554 -0.88
10 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.0 M 2595 2512 -0.95
11 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 M 2633 2476 -1.67
12 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.5 M 2522 2479 -0.43

Pairings of the 9th round

1 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 3.0 2595 – GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668
2 GM Robson, Ray 3.5 2631 – GM Gareev, Timur 4.0 2653
3 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633 – GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.5 2505
4 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.5 2634 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 6.0 2643
5 GM Kamsky, Gata 5.0 2713 – GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.5 2522
6 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 5.0 2582 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.5 2543

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V.Akobian

V.Akobian


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Akobian leads with 5 points out of 7 games. Kamsky is 2nd with 4.5 while Lenderman, Naroditsky, Friedel and Onischuk are on 4.

Results of the 7th round

1 GM Gareev, Timur 3.0 2653 – GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.5 2668 ½-½
2 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 – GM Friedel, Joshua E 3.0 2505 0-1
3 GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 4.0 2643 0-1
4 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.0 2633 – GM Molner, Mackenzie 1.5 2522 ½-½
5 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 3.0 2543 0-1
6 GM Kamsky, Gata 3.5 2713 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582 1-0

Standings after 7 rounds

1 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 5.0 M 2643 2746 +0.96
2 GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 M 2713 2730 +0.19
3 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 M 2668 2665 -0.01
4 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 M 2582 2673 +0.90
5 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 M 2543 2663 +1.17
6 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.0 M 2505 2651 +1.41
7 GM Gareev, Timur 3.5 M 2653 2597 -0.54
8 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 M 2634 2574 -0.58
9 GM Robson, Ray 3.0 M 2631 2560 -0.71
10 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 M 2633 2511 -1.18
11 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 M 2595 2490 -1.03
12 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.0 M 2522 2460 -0.58

Today is a rest day.

Pairings of the 8th round

1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2668 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582
2 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 4.0 2543 – GM Kamsky, Gata 4.5 2713
3 GM Molner, Mackenzie 2.0 2522 – GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634
4 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 5.0 2643 – GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.5 2633
5 GM Friedel, Joshua E 4.0 2505 – GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631
6 GM Gareev, Timur 3.5 2653 – GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595

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V.Akobian

V.Akobian


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Akobian shares 1st place with…

A.Lenderman

A.Lenderman


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Lenderman after the latter lost to Shankland. Both are on 4. Kamsky and Onischuk have 3.5 points.

Results of the 6th round

1 GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.0 2668 – GM Kamsky, Gata 3.0 2713 ½-½
2 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582 – GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.0 2634 0-1
3 GM Naroditsky, Daniel 2.5 2543 – GM Erenburg, Sergey 1.5 2633 ½-½
4 GM Molner, Mackenzie 1.5 2522 – GM Robson, Ray 2.0 2631 0-1
5 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 3.0 2643 – GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 1-0
6 GM Friedel, Joshua E 2.0 2505 – GM Gareev, Timur 3.0 2653 1-0

Pairings of the 7th round

1 GM Gareev, Timur 3.0 2653 – GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.5 2668
2 GM Ramirez, Alejandro 2.5 2595 – GM Friedel, Joshua E 3.0 2505
3 GM Robson, Ray 3.0 2631 – GM Akobian, Varuzhan 4.0 2643
4 GM Erenburg, Sergey 2.0 2633 – GM Molner, Mackenzie 1.5 2522
5 GM Shankland, Samuel L 3.0 2634 – GM Naroditsky, Daniel 3.0 2543
6 GM Kamsky, Gata 3.5 2713 – GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 4.0 2582

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