2011 US Championship
Apr 13-28, 2011
St Louis MO
GM Kamsky repeats as US Champion
Material by: The Week in Chess
Material by: Chessbase
Round Robin Group A
GM Gata Kamsky (2804 USCF, NY) 5.0/7
GM Yuri Shulman (2688 USCF, IL) 4.5/7
GM Ray Robson (2586 USCF, FL) 4.0/7
GM Alexander Ivanov (2593 USCF, MA) 3.5/7
GM Varuzhan Akobian (2699 USCF, CA) 3.0/7
GM Jaan Ehlvest (2673 USCF, NY) 3.0/7
IM Daniel Naroditsky (2469 USCF, CA) 2.5/7
GM Alexander Stripunsky (2671 USCF, NJ) 2.5/7
Round Robin Group B
GM Robert Hess (2658 USCF, NY) 5.5/7
GM Samuel Shankland (2559 USCF, CA) 4.0/7
GM Alexander Onischuk (2764 USCF, VA) 4.0/7
GM Yasser Seirawan (2691 USCF, WA) 3.5/7
GM Alexander Shabalov (2654 USCF, PA) 3.0/7
GM Gregory Kaidanov (2629 USCF,KY) 3.0/7
GM Larry Christiansen (2665 USCF, MA) 2.5/7
FINAL FOUR
GM Gata Kamsky (2804 USCF, NY) 1.5/2
GM Samuel Shankland (2559 USCF, CA) 0.5/2
GM Yuri Shulman (2688 USCF, IL) 1.0/2
GM Robert Hess (2658 USCF, NY) 1.0/2
GAME ONE
Shankland - Kamsky 1/2
Shulman - Hess 1/2
GAME TWO
Kamsky - Shankland 1-0
Hess - Shulman 1/2
TIEBREAK GAME ONE
Hess - Shulman 1/2
TIEBREAK GAME TWO
Shulman - Hess 1-0
FINAL
GM Gata Kamsky (2804 USCF, NY) 1.5/2
GM Yuri Shulman (2688 USCF, IL) 0.5/2
ROUND ONE
Kamsky - Shulman 1-0
ROUND TWO
Shulman - Kamsky 1/2
2011 Far West Open
Apr 22-24, 2011
Reno NV
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2011 National Open
June 9-12, 2011
Las Vegas NV
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2010 World Open
June 29-July 5
Valley Forge, PA
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2010 National Open
June 11 - 13, 2010
Las Vegas NV
Timur Gareyev wins event 5.5/6
IDAHO PLAYERS IN VEGAS
Luke Harmon-Vellotti (2118) Boise ID 3.5/6 OPEN
SIMUL DRAW WITH GM VARUZHAN AKOBIAN (2664)
Carl Harmon-Vellotti (1786) Boise ID 2.5/6 U2200
SIMUL DRAW WITH GM VARUZHAN AKOBIAN (2664)
Dan Mayers (1816) Sun Valley ID 3.0/6 U2000
Kevin Patterson (1305) Meridian ID 3.0/6 U1400
Katie Patterson (992) Meridian ID 2.0/6 U1200
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2010 US Championship
May 14-25
St Louis MO
GM Gata Kamsky claims US Championship
Unfortunately, championship decided by speed chess
Material by: The Week in Chess
Material by: Chessbase
FINAL FOUR
GM Gata Kamsky (2702) 7.0/10
GM Yuri Shulman (2613) 7.0/10
GM Hikaru Nakamura (2733) 6.0/10
GM Alexander Onischuk (2699) 6.0/10
ROUND EIGHT
Nakamura - Kamsky 1/2
Onischuk - Shulman 1/2
ROUND NINE
Nakamura - Shulman 0-1 French Winawer 26 moves
Kamsky - Onischuk 1-0 Ruy Lopez Exchange 59 moves
ROUND TEN
Onischuk - Nakamura 1/2
Shulman - Kamsky 1/2
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