page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 288  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. I Zenyuk vs S Kriventsov   0-1 60 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 D86 Grunfeld, Exchange 2. R Goletiani vs Christiansen   0-1 57 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 A04 Reti Opening 3. J Benjamin vs R Adamson   ½-½ 34 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 D30 Queen's Gambit Declined 4. M Hoekstra vs B Finegold   0-1 37 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 E74 King's Indian, Averbakh, 6...c5 5. B Lopez vs A Ivanov   ½-½ 44 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 B06 Robatsch 6. Stripunsky vs S Bercys 1-0 31 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 B40 Sicilian 7. D Zilberstein vs Yermolinsky   ½-½ 25 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 A40 Queen's Pawn Game 8. Akobian vs R Burnett   1-0 61 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 E41 Nimzo-Indian 9. A Lein vs I Ibragimov   0-1 52 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 10. Nakamura vs S Muhammad 1-0 28 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C78 Ruy Lopez 11. Kudrin vs J Shahade 1-0 28 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 12. F La Rota vs Serper   ½-½ 41 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 D02 Queen's Pawn Game 13. J Kleiman vs Y Shulman   0-1 33 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 A13 English 14. Browne vs A Levina 1-0 29 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 B15 Caro-Kann 15. V West vs Lapshun 0-1 41 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 16. R Gonzalez vs C Airapetian   1-0 17 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C26 Vienna 17. O Sagalchik vs C Lakdawala   0-1 61 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 18. L Altounian vs E Epstein   ½-½ 66 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 A04 Reti Opening 19. L Ross vs D Gurevich 0-1 31 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4 20. Fishbein vs T Battsetseg 1-0 32 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 A37 English, Symmetrical 21. A Hahn vs E Perelshteyn ½-½ 50 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 E11 Bogo-Indian Defense 22. J Becerra-Rivero vs T Abrahamyan   1-0 58 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C18 French, Winawer 23. L Milman vs Onischuk   0-1 42 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 24. Shabalov vs A Zatonskih 0-1 57 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C02 French, Advance 25. DeFirmian vs B Lugo   1-0 45 2004 Chessmaster US Championships 2005 C78 Ruy Lopez  page 1 of 12; games 1-25 of 288    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 13 ·  Later Kibitzing> Dec-05-04    iron maiden: We're into the second game; another (slightly more open) Sicilian. Dec-05-04    acirce: I like Black actually, too early for Naka's fans to relax yet. Dec-05-04    tpstar: Could someone please post a link to the official site? Having trouble getting to the live games. Thank you. Dec-05-04    SnoopDogg: I like black too but why is Stripunsky following what GM Michael Bezold (who is a great guy in person) usually does with a queen on a1 and a bishop in front of it? Its odd but effective. Dec-05-04    iron maiden: I wouldn't mind Black's position either. Stripunsky deserves credit for persistence. Dec-05-04    iron maiden: <tpstar> http://uschesschampionship.com/game.... Dec-05-04    tpstar: <im> Got it - thank you very much. ;>) Dec-05-04    SnoopDogg: Is there any hope for black's position now? Plans?! Dec-05-04    iron maiden: Doesn't look like Nakamura can lose this, but I'd be surprised if Stripunsky doesn't play it to the hilt. Dec-05-04    Where is my mind: nakamura's king-side knight did a lot of work,now there's little chance for black. Dec-05-04    tpstar: Hard for Black to generate much play with the reduced material. Looks like a major piece endgame where Nakamura should do well. Dec-05-04    Morphy Fan: I don't understand why R-C3. Why not RxR - QxR, NxN PxN, QxN or even RxR NxN+, QxN, QxR? thanks Dec-05-04    DanielBryant: Tenuous situation for Stripunsky. Dec-05-04    tpstar: <Morphy Fan> If 29. Rxc8 Qxc8 30. Nxd4 Black has 30 ... Qc1+ 31. Kf2 Qd2+ & 32 ... Qxb4 winning the exchange. 29. Rc3 was a waiting move of sorts, since White knew the Knights plus one pair of Rooks were being traded anyway. Dec-05-04    iron maiden: <DanielBryant> It's Nakamura who should be feeling the stress right now. This is an endgame that only I could lose. Dec-05-04    Franz the Stampede: huge time advantage for naka... Dec-05-04    iron maiden: If Naka was so minded, he could probably even win this game. Dec-05-04    Morphy Fan: tpstar, thanks - but then why didn't black to N-B5 on move 29? Dec-05-04    Denali: Nakamura is the winner! Dec-05-04    Denali: 1-0 official Dec-05-04    Denali: And Goletiani just beat Abrahamyan to win the Women's Championship. Dec-05-04    iron maiden: Stripunsky's resigned. Congratulations to the new U.S. champion! Dec-05-04    suenteus po 147: Nakamura is the new US Champion of chess! I'm watching the the 11 o'clock news tonight, baby! Dec-05-04    stormflyer: Yes, Nakamura has won, according to the US Chess Championship official website. I'm happy that he won, but he was very lucky against Ibragimov. Dec-05-04    tpstar: <Morphy Fan> You're right, Black should try to keep material on the board being a Pawn down. After 29. Rc3 Nb5 probably 30. Rxc8 Qxc8 31. Qc4 Qd8 31. Ra4 followed by 32. Qc6 and Black's Knight is short on squares. Good suggestion. Jump to page #    (enter # from 1 to 13) < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 12 OF 13 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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