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US Women and Junior 2010 (Concluded)

US Women and Junior Championships 2010

The US Women and Junior Championships 2010 took place in St Louis 10th-20th July 2010. Irina Krush regained the women's title she last won in 2008. She edged out her rival Anna Zatonskih, these two look set to battle it out for this title for many years (indeed they have won all titles since 2006). Zatonskih won the title in a chaotic blitz playoff two years ago which makes the case against using blitz chess to decide important events more than any other. This kind of playoff looked likely this year but was avoided when Zatonskih couldn't match Krush's win in the final round. Parker Zhao looked likely to win the Juniors after favourite Ray Robson lost in the final round but in the end he failed to win a winning endgame and three players played off on Tuesday. Sam Shankland beat Zhao and then Ray Robson to take the title. Shankland has had some tough times recently making a living and has talked about retiring. Winning this qualifies him for next year's US Chess Championship and the World Juniors. He says it is unlikely he will play the World Juniors as he has other commitments.

US Champs Women and Juniors 2010 (Saint Louis USA)
Sat 10th Jul 2010 - Tue 20th Jul 2010 - Official Site - Live

Women (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m) - Games in PGN: Women

Junior (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:120m:60m) - Games in PGN: Junior

ch-USAJunior P/O (3 players 2 Rds KO Indiv ) - Games in PGN: Junior Playoff

Women (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 120m:60m) - Games in PGN: Women

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ch-USA w St Louis USA (USA), 10-19 vii 2010 cat. III (2308)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Krush, Irina m USA 2476 * ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 2640
2. Zatonskih, Anna m USA 2470 ½ * ½ 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 2562
3. Abrahamyan, Tatev wf USA 2310 0 ½ * 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2580
4. Melekhina, Alisa wm USA 2265 0 0 0 * ½ 0 1 1 1 1 2312
5. Rohonyan, Katerina wg USA 2319 0 0 0 ½ * 1 0 1 1 1 2306
6. Zenyuk, Iryna wf USA 2236 0 0 0 1 0 * 1 1 0 1 4 2272
7. Baginskaite, Camilla wg USA 2343 ½ 0 0 0 1 0 * ½ 1 1 4 2260
8. Foisor, Sabina-Francesca wg USA 2317 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 1 3 2181
9. Marinello, Beatriz M wm USA 2160 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 * ½ 2051
10. Marshall, Abby wf USA 2182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * ½ 1877
Round 1 (July 10, 2010)
Zatonskih, Anna - Rohonyan, Katerina 1-0 68 D94 Gruenfeld Closed
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Baginskaite, Camilla 1-0 58 C53 Giuoco Piano
Zenyuk, Iryna - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 46 D15 Slav Defence
Marinello, Beatriz M - Krush, Irina 0-1 48 A45 Trompowsky
Marshall, Abby - Melekhina, Alisa 0-1 27 C30 King's Gambit Declined
Round 2 (July 11, 2010)
Krush, Irina - Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 41 E94 King's Indian Classical
Melekhina, Alisa - Marinello, Beatriz M 1-0 45 D05 Colle System
Zenyuk, Iryna - Marshall, Abby 1-0 54 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Baginskaite, Camilla - Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 42 D47 Queens Gambit Meran
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca - Rohonyan, Katerina 0-1 66 D28 QGA
Round 3 (July 12, 2010)
Zatonskih, Anna - Krush, Irina ½-½ 33 A61 Benoni
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Melekhina, Alisa 1-0 55 C55 Two Knights Defence
Rohonyan, Katerina - Baginskaite, Camilla 0-1 32 D38 QGD Ragozin
Marinello, Beatriz M - Zenyuk, Iryna 1-0 46 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Marshall, Abby - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 64 B27 Sicilian Early Fianchetto
Round 4 (July 13, 2010)
Krush, Irina - Rohonyan, Katerina 1-0 49 D15 Slav Defence
Melekhina, Alisa - Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 74 B04 Alekhine's Defence
Zenyuk, Iryna - Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 36 A58 Volga Gambit
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca - Baginskaite, Camilla ½-½ 53 D38 QGD Ragozin
Marshall, Abby - Marinello, Beatriz M ½-½ 50 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Round 5 (July 14, 2010)
Zatonskih, Anna - Zenyuk, Iryna 1-0 41 A45 Trompowsky
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Marshall, Abby 1-0 41 C58 Two Knights Defence
Rohonyan, Katerina - Melekhina, Alisa ½-½ 38 C44 Scotch Gambit
Baginskaite, Camilla - Krush, Irina ½-½ 12 E60 King's Indian without Nc3
Marinello, Beatriz M - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 0-1 48 D04 Queen's Pawn Game
Round 6 (July 15, 2010)
Melekhina, Alisa - Baginskaite, Camilla 1-0 34 C46 Four Knights
Zenyuk, Iryna - Rohonyan, Katerina 0-1 49 D15 Slav Defence
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca - Krush, Irina 0-1 35 D20 QGA
Marinello, Beatriz M - Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 32 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Marshall, Abby - Zatonskih, Anna 0-1 68 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Round 7 (July 17, 2010)
Krush, Irina - Melekhina, Alisa 1-0 34 E98 King's Indian Classical
Zatonskih, Anna - Marinello, Beatriz M 1-0 50 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 1-0 52 B35 Sicilian Defence
Rohonyan, Katerina - Marshall, Abby 1-0 48 D07 Tchigorin Defence
Baginskaite, Camilla - Zenyuk, Iryna 0-1 46 A57 Volga Gambit
Round 8 (July 18, 2010)
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 58 B19 Caro Kann
Zenyuk, Iryna - Krush, Irina 0-1 23 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Foisor, Sabina-Francesca - Melekhina, Alisa 0-1 45 E92 King's Indian Classical
Marinello, Beatriz M - Rohonyan, Katerina 0-1 47 B06 Modern Defence
Marshall, Abby - Baginskaite, Camilla 0-1 52 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 9 (July 19, 2010)
Krush, Irina - Marshall, Abby 1-0 52 D07 Tchigorin Defence
Zatonskih, Anna - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca ½-½ 40 D15 Slav Defence
Melekhina, Alisa - Zenyuk, Iryna 0-1 41 B34 Sicilian Defence
Rohonyan, Katerina - Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 59 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Baginskaite, Camilla - Marinello, Beatriz M 1-0 55 A51 Budapest Defence Fajarowicz

Junior (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 120m:60m) - Games in PGN: Junior

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ch-USA Junior St Louis USA (USA), 10-19 vii 2010 cat. V (2372)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0
1. Zhao, Parker USA 2267 * 0 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½ 6 2509
2. Robson, Ray g USA 2562 1 * ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 6 2476
3. Shankland, Samuel L m USA 2513 0 ½ * 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 6 2481
4. Yang, Darwin f USA 2396 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 2449
5. Bryant, John Daniel f USA 2403 ½ 0 0 ½ * ½ 1 0 1 1 2368
6. Rosen, Eric S USA 2179 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 0 1 1 1 2393
7. Zierk, Steven C f USA 2385 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 * 1 1 1 2370
8. Harper, Warren f USA 2304 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 * 0 1 4 2336
9. Holt, Conrad f USA 2402 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 * ½ 3 2244
10. Hughes, Tyler B USA 2312 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ½ * 1 2028
Round 1 (July 10, 2010)
Zhao, Parker - Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 48 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Rosen, Eric S - Robson, Ray ½-½ 49 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Zierk, Steven C - Yang, Darwin 0-1 37 C00 French Defence
Harper, Warren - Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 42 E95 King's Indian Classical
Holt, Conrad - Hughes, Tyler B ½-½ 19 E90 King's Indian Classical
Round 2 (July 11, 2010)
Robson, Ray - Bryant, John Daniel 1-0 51 B94 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Shankland, Samuel L - Harper, Warren 0-1 28 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Yang, Darwin - Holt, Conrad 1-0 44 D10 Slav Defence
Rosen, Eric S - Zierk, Steven C 0-1 37 C05 French Tarrasch
Hughes, Tyler B - Zhao, Parker ½-½ 42 D11 Slav Defence
Round 3 (July 12, 2010)
Zhao, Parker - Yang, Darwin 1-0 47 C00 French Defence
Bryant, John Daniel - Shankland, Samuel L 0-1 57 B19 Caro Kann
Zierk, Steven C - Robson, Ray 0-1 46 B52 Sicilian Rossolimo
Harper, Warren - Hughes, Tyler B 1-0 33 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Holt, Conrad - Rosen, Eric S 0-1 27 E34 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 4 (July 13, 2010)
Robson, Ray - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 31 B19 Caro Kann
Yang, Darwin - Harper, Warren 1-0 60 E29 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Rosen, Eric S - Zhao, Parker 0-1 45 B23 Sicilian Closed
Zierk, Steven C - Holt, Conrad 1-0 40 C01 French Exchange
Hughes, Tyler B - Bryant, John Daniel 0-1 44 A60 Modern Benoni
Round 5 (July 14, 2010)
Zhao, Parker - Zierk, Steven C 1-0 79 A80 Dutch
Shankland, Samuel L - Hughes, Tyler B 1-0 60 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Bryant, John Daniel - Yang, Darwin ½-½ 28 C00 French Defence
Harper, Warren - Rosen, Eric S 0-1 52 E20 Nimzo Indian
Holt, Conrad - Robson, Ray ½-½ 30 E35 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 6 (July 15, 2010)
Robson, Ray - Hughes, Tyler B 1-0 41 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Yang, Darwin - Shankland, Samuel L 0-1 43 D10 Slav Defence
Rosen, Eric S - Bryant, John Daniel ½-½ 60 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Zierk, Steven C - Harper, Warren 1-0 48 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Holt, Conrad - Zhao, Parker 1-0 35 D11 Slav Defence
Round 7 (July 17, 2010)
Zhao, Parker - Robson, Ray 0-1 35 E98 King's Indian Classical
Shankland, Samuel L - Rosen, Eric S 1-0 41 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Bryant, John Daniel - Zierk, Steven C 1-0 49 A00 Irregular Openings
Harper, Warren - Holt, Conrad 0-1 42 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Hughes, Tyler B - Yang, Darwin 0-1 26 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 8 (July 18, 2010)
Zhao, Parker - Harper, Warren 1-0 66 C00 French Defence
Robson, Ray - Yang, Darwin ½-½ 25 D46 Semi-Slav Defence
Rosen, Eric S - Hughes, Tyler B 1-0 43 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Zierk, Steven C - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 51 B19 Caro Kann
Holt, Conrad - Bryant, John Daniel 0-1 34 E90 King's Indian Classical
Round 9 (July 19, 2010)
Shankland, Samuel L - Holt, Conrad 1-0 27 D17 Slav Defence
Yang, Darwin - Rosen, Eric S ½-½ 51 E43 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Bryant, John Daniel - Zhao, Parker ½-½ 81 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Harper, Warren - Robson, Ray 1-0 40 E68 King's Indian Fianchetto
Hughes, Tyler B - Zierk, Steven C 0-1 70 A50 Queen's Indian (without e7-e6)

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