With Kamsky looking good after the opening, there was no suspense as the top seed ensured back-to-back titles in the US Championships. The first player to do so since the mid-eighties.
Final:
Game no. | White | Elo | Result | Black | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gata Kamsky | 2733 | 1-0 | Yuri Shulman | 2622 |
2 | Yuri Shulman | 2622 | ½-½ | Gata Kamsky | 2733 |
Third-Fourth place play-off:
Game no. | White | Elo | Result | Black | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sam Shankland | 2512 | ½-½ | Robert Hess | 2565 |
2 | Robert Hess | 2565 | ½-½ | Sam Shankland | 2512 |
3 | Sam Shankland | 2512 | 1-0 | Robert Hess | 2565 |
The final is still up for grabs. Tatev Abrahamyan fought blow for blow in a King's Indian Defence and later on, with both players seeking to win, any result seemed to be possible.
Final:
Game no. | White | Elo | Result | Black | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2326 | ½-½ | Anna Zatonskih | 2499 |
2 | Anna Zatonskih | 2499 | ½-½ | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2326 |
The tie-breaks will consist of a two-game rapid match (G/25+5 second increment). If the contest is still undecided, the match will go to a rapid Armageddon bidding game with a base time of 45 minutes for each Player. Black will have draw odds. Each Player shall bid an amount of time (minutes and seconds, a number equal to or less than 45:00) they are willing to play with in order to choose their color. The Player who bids the lowest amount of time chooses his color and begins with that amount of time; the other Player receives 45:00. If both Players bid exactly the same amount of time, the Chief Arbiter will flip a coin to determine who shall choose their color.
Third-Fourth place play-off:
Irina Krush won her way to third place after her 1½-½ victory over Camilla Baginskaite.
Game no. | White | Elo | Result | Black | Elo |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Camilla Baginskaite | 2342 | 0-1 | Irina Krush | 2472 |
2 | Irina Krush | 2472 | ½-½ | Camilla Baginskaite | 2342 |
The games will start at 1pm (local time).
There is a seven hour difference between St. Louis and Paris.
So 1pm (St. Louis) =
7pm London
8pm Paris, Madrid
9pm Moscow
- For more informations go to the official site: http://saintlouischessclub.org/2011-us-championships/
- For live play: http://saintlouischessclub.org/live/