Archive for May 12th, 2009

Five players lead in US Championship

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The 2009 U. S. Chess Championship is being held, this year for the first time,
in the beautiful new St. Louis
Chess Club and Scholastic Center
. In round two the youngest player in the
tournament, Ray Robson, 14, was victorious over the oldest player,
GM Boris Gulko. Top seed Gata Kamsky leads, together with
four GM colleagues. Big illustrated report after round four.

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Kamsky, Friedel, Akobian lead in US Championship

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

The 2009 U. S. Chess Championship is being held, this year for the first time,
in the brand new St.
Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center
. In round two the youngest player
in the tournament, Ray Robson, 14, of Largo, Fla., was victorious over the oldest
player, GM Boris Gulko, of Fairlawn, N.J. Top seed Gata Kamsky leads, together
with two GM colleagues. Big illustrated report after round four.

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