The penultimate round of the U.S. Chess Championship took place on Tuesday and saw leader GM Fabiano Caruana draw his fifth game straight against GM Sam Shankland and move to 8/12. GM Ray Robson, his closest challenger, trails by half a point with the two players playing with the white pieces in the final round. …
Krush Wins Crucial Match Against Yu, Takes Sole Lead Read More »
After intense rapid and blitz play action in the Elimination Brackets on Tuesday, the sanity of the Championship Brackets returned on Wednesday with GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian meeting in Group A while Group B saw a repeat of GM Irina Krush vs. FM Alice Lee. In a complicated battle, Aronian had the decidedly better side of …
Krush Dominates In Championship Bracket: The American Cup Day 8 Read More »
The inaugural American Cup crowned its first champions when GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Levon Aronian in the final game of the event, and GM Irina Krush confidently drew her game against the sensation of the tournament, FM Alice Lee. Both winners went through the match play of the event undefeated, never needing rapid play …
Caruana, Krush Crowned Champions: The American Cup Day 9 Read More »
After each having won their first game in the Winners’ Brackets, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush secured the victories in their matches respectively against GM Lenier Dominguez and FM Alice Lee. Meanwhile, in the Elimination Brackets, GM Levon Aronian convincingly beat GM Ray Robson, while WGM Tatev Abrahamyan ousted WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova in the …
Caruana & Krush Win Championship Brackets: The American Cup Day 6 Read More »
