US Girls Junior Championship 2014

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Clarissa Yip

Clarissa Yip


(Photo taken from http://hooplaha.com/2013/07/9-year-old-girl-becomes-youngest-chess-expert-in-u-s/)

This very interesting and important for youth chess in the US event is under way in New Hampshire. It is a closed and prestigious one as among its prizes are scholarships, software, etc.

The participants are:

Maggie Feng
Apurva Virkud
Jennifer Yu
Akshita Gorti
Becca Lampman
Claudia Munoz
Alexandra Wiener
Alice Dong
Kimberly Ding
Carissa Yip

View their biographies here.

After 6 rounds Munoz, Lampman and Virkud have 4 points.

View the standings here.

Official Site.

Dortmund 2014

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Caruana

Caruana


(Photo taken from chess-news.ru)

Caruana brilliantly won against Adams in a Berlin endgame and also won the event with 1 round to go! He now has 5 points, Leko and Naiditsch have 3.5.

Results of the 6th round

Caruana 4 1-0 2.5 Adams
Kramnik 2 1/2 3 Leko
Naiditsch 2.5 1-0 2 Ponomariov
Baramidze 1.5 1/2 2.5 Meier

Games of the round

Last round’s pairings

Leko – Caruana
Ponomariov – Kramnik
Meier – Naiditsch
Adams – Baramidze

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Dortmund 2014

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Kramnik-Caruana

Kramnik-Caruana


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Leko was the only winner in the 5th round as three other games were drawn. Caruana leads with 4 points, Leko is 2nd with 3, while Naiditsch, Meier and Adams have 2.5 points.

Results of the 5th round

Kramnik 1.5 1/2 3.5 Caruana
Leko 2 1-0 2.5 Naiditsch
Ponomariov 1.5 1/2 1 Baramidze
Meier 2 1/2 2 Adams

Full standings after 5 rounds

Caruana 4
Leko 3
Naiditsch, Meier, Adams 2.5
Kramnik, Ponomariov 2
Baramidze 1.5

Pairings of the 6th round

Caruana – Adams
Baramidze – Meier
Naiditsch – Ponomariov
Kramnik – Leko

Official Site.