2017 U.S. Championships

Replay Round 5

[Event "2017 U.S. Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, Mo"] [Date "2017.04.02"] [Round "5.1"] [White "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2822"] [WhiteElo "2605"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "C07"] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:46]} 2. d4 {[%clk 1:31:21]} d5 {[%clk 1:31:10]} 3. Nd2 {[%clk 1:31:47]} c5 {[%clk 1:31:18]} 4. exd5 {[%clk 1:30:29]} Qxd5 {[%clk 1:31:41]} 5. dxc5 {[%clk 1:30:02]} Bxc5 {[%clk 1:21:55]} 6. Ngf3 {[%clk 1:28:03]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:22:16]} 7. Bc4

So is sole leader, the womens section catches fire!

It was a sunny day in Saint Louis as the players arrived one by one for round 4 of the 2017 U.S. Championship & U.S. Women’s Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center. 

Replay Round 4

[Event "2017 U.S. Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, Mo"] [Date "2017.04.01"] [Round "4.1"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Onischuk, Alexander"] [Result "1-0"] [BlackElo "2667"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "A06"] 1. Nf3 {[%clk 1:30:56]} d5 {[%clk 1:30:35]} 2. g3 {[%clk 1:31:16]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:30:33]} 3. Bg2 {[%clk 1:31:39]} e6 {[%clk 1:30:23]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:31:48]} Be7 {[%clk 1:30:23]} 5. c4 {[%clk 1:27:50]} O-O {[%clk 1:28:59]} 6. b3 {[%clk 1:28:16]} b6 {[%clk 1:28:50]} 7. Bb2 {[%clk 1:23:47]} Bb7

So survives scare, Zatonkih wins marathon game in the bloody day 3

In the longest and bloodiest round so far at the U.S. Championships, the leaders in both section had a difficult time dealing with the pressure. In the open section, Wesley So fell behind early in the game and had to pull a Houdini escape in his game against Fabiano Caruana.

Replay Round 3

[Event "2017 U.S. Championship"] [Site "Saint Louis, Mo"] [Date "2017.03.31"] [Round "3.1"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2817"] [WhiteElo "2822"] [LiveChessVersion "1.4.8"] [ECO "C67"] 1. e4 {[%clk 1:30:57]} e5 {[%clk 1:30:35]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 1:31:12]} Nc6 {[%clk 1:30:58]} 3. Bb5 {[%clk 1:31:35]} Nf6 {[%clk 1:31:13]} 4. O-O {[%clk 1:31:47]} Nxe4 {[%clk 1:31:33]} 5. d4 {[%clk 1:32:06]} Nd6 {[%clk 1:31:56]} 6. Bxc6 {[%clk 1:32:30]} dxc6 {[%clk 1:32:21]} 7. dxe5

Caruana & Nakamura can't break each other, Paikidze regains her momentum

Round 2 of the U.S. Championships was once again filled with great battles.

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