page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Yun Fan vs S Foisor   0-1 74 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B27 Sicilian 2. I Zenyuk vs A Zatonskih 0-1 39 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A90 Dutch 3. T Battsetseg vs R Goletiani   0-1 41 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B42 Sicilian, Kan 4. I Krush vs A Melekhina ½-½ 23 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E97 King's Indian 5. C Baginskaite vs T Abrahamyan 1-0 29 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A57 Benko Gambit 6. A Zatonskih vs T Battsetseg 1-0 33 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E67 King's Indian, Fianchetto 7. R Goletiani vs I Krush 0-1 91 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A07 King's Indian Attack 8. A Melekhina vs C Baginskaite   ½-½ 43 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B22 Sicilian, Alapin 9. S Foisor vs T Abrahamyan   ½-½ 38 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E94 King's Indian, Orthodox 10. Yun Fan vs I Zenyuk   0-1 60 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack 11. T Abrahamyan vs A Melekhina   0-1 42 2009 US Women's Chess Championship C55 Two Knights Defense 12. C Baginskaite vs R Goletiani   ½-½ 33 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A04 Reti Opening 13. I Krush vs A Zatonskih 0-1 28 2009 US Women's Chess Championship D56 Queen's Gambit Declined 14. T Battsetseg vs Yun Fan 1-0 101 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B60 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 15. I Zenyuk vs S Foisor 0-1 46 2009 US Women's Chess Championship D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 16. S Foisor vs A Melekhina 0-1 55 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E92 King's Indian 17. R Goletiani vs T Abrahamyan   ½-½ 54 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A15 English 18. A Zatonskih vs C Baginskaite   ½-½ 41 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3 19. Yun Fan vs I Krush   ½-½ 39 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B63 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack 20. I Zenyuk vs T Battsetseg   ½-½ 46 2009 US Women's Chess Championship E70 King's Indian 21. A Melekhina vs R Goletiani   ½-½ 46 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B40 Sicilian 22. T Abrahamyan vs A Zatonskih 0-1 57 2009 US Women's Chess Championship C24 Bishop's Opening 23. C Baginskaite vs Yun Fan 1-0 55 2009 US Women's Chess Championship D58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst 24. I Krush vs I Zenyuk   ½-½ 45 2009 US Women's Chess Championship A48 King's Indian 25. T Battsetseg vs S Foisor   1-0 90 2009 US Women's Chess Championship B27 Sicilian  page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)

< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 3 OF 4 ·  Later Kibitzing> Oct-12-09    turbo231: ANNA trapped RUSUDAN'S Queen in the middle of the board! Oct-12-09    turbo231: A few games back she trapped Irina's rook!That girl is a trapper! Oct-12-09    turbo231: When Anna trapped Irina's rook i wonder if Irina took her arm and knocked most of the pieces off the board like she did last year? Oct-12-09    turbo231: You know Anna married the best chess player in Germany. I would say that he has taught her a few tricks. She seems to be a better player this year. Oct-12-09    dx9293: I think Anna lulled her opponents to sleep to some extent: she has a young daughter, doesn't play many tournaments, and so on. They knew she was strong, but probably didn't expect such dominating form! It's clear she really did serious preparation for this event. Not only that, she hasn't even faced the tail-ender Yun Fan as of yet! Irina Krush won the US Women's Championship with 9.5/10 in I think 1998. Now Anna has a chance to leave only a half-point for her competitors in a much stronger field. Oct-12-09    theodor: <DCP23: <theodor: I think URSS was the abbreviation of the soviet union.> Yes it was -- in French. In English, it's USSR.> thanks, dear 'no bio' friend. indeed: the omnipresent ''SS'' is persisting! Oct-13-09    HeMateMe: No Jennifer Shahade? Didn't she win this event about 3 years ago? I see her sometimes in instructional videos on another site. Oct-13-09    dx9293: <HeMateMe> Jen is the Chess Life Online Editor (she has a real job!), so she very rarely plays anymore. Oct-13-09    Robin01: Congratulations to Anna Zatonskih!! Oct-13-09    Robin01: An incredible lack of draws in this tournament -- good fighting chess! Oct-13-09    dumbgai: <Robin01> Draw rates tend to be low when the players are rated < 2600. Oct-13-09    HeMateMe: <Jen is the Chess Life Online Editor (she has a real job!), so she very rarely plays anymore.> She's a suit now? The hippie chick has joined the daaark side.... Oct-13-09    parmetd: Jen hardly has a real job. Oct-13-09    Robin01: Melekhina 1 Tsagaan 0 Oct-13-09    whatthefat: Believe it or not, on a whim I decided to bet on draws in every game in rounds 6 and 7. Every ticket lost. All 10 of them. How often does that happen?! Oct-13-09    walker: < whatthefat > Often at this level female chess Oct-13-09    HeMateMe: <parmetd:> You mean video editor at USCF isn't six figures? Oct-13-09    ROADDOG: <whatthefat:>< Believe it or not, on a whim I decided to bet on draws in every game in rounds 6 and 7. Every ticket lost. All 10 of them. How often does that happen?!> Round 9: How often does this happen in the last round of a tournament? Anna Zatonskih - Yun Fan 1-0 Camilla Baginskaite - Sabina Francesca Foisor 1-0 Tatev Abrahamyan - Irina Krush 1-0 Alisa Melekhina - Tsagaan Battsetseg 1-0 Rusudan Goletiani - Iryna Zenyuk 1-0 <White wins all 5 games.> I'm glad I missed the betting deadline or I would have lost my shorts. I would've be for Anna to win, the rest draws. Congrats to Anna Zatonskih for winning the Womens US Chess Championship 2009 Oct-13-09    Wild Bill: No draws in the last four rounds. These ladies came to play chess. We salute them all. Oct-13-09    Riverbeast: What is a 'real' job anyway? I don't know how much it pays, but I bet a lot of chessplayers would love to do what Jen Shahade is doing .....And Zatonskih went through these ladies like a hot knife through butter! Last year, Irina Krush said Zatonskih didn't demonstrate any clear superiority over her in the tournament, which was probably true. Maybe Zatonskih took that to heart...Because she definitely showed superiority over everyone this year Congratulations, Anna! Oct-13-09    dx9293: <Riverbeast> Yes, I think we can say that Anna was motivated this year, and not just by $15,000. She wanted to make a point. Wow, did she ever! I know that this tournament doesn't compare in terms of caliber but...why am I reminded of Karpov's performance in the 1994 Linares tournament? Oct-13-09    walker: <CG> You may be interested to include these players short CV's and pic's http://www.saintlouischessclub.org/... Oct-13-09    Dionyseus: <nigelsnoru> <Unfortunately for the chess comparison, in SC the "quick fingers" aspect is the most important of the four. You will very rarely see a player in their mid-20's or older - too slow. Maybe bullet chess would be a better comparison. > While having fast hands is crucial in Starcraft progaming I wouldn't say it's the most important requirement. Micromanagement, macromanagement, timing, knowledge of the current best builds and counters, and the ability to adapt are all abilities that I'd rank higher than fast hands. I'm 27 and I don't feel that my hands are any slower than what they were ten years ago. So why is it that Starcraft champions go out of prime by their 20's? I think it's partly all in their heads. I think these stars are unwilling to adapt to new strategies that the new generations bring. I also think that the original stars of Starcraft weren't as good as today's top players. Boxer was the first king of Starcraft but looking back at his games his macromanagement was awful and still is to this day. Oct-13-09    whatthefat: <Dionyseus> Starcraft fan, eh? I got back into it a couple of years ago, and realised how far the Koreans have gotten ahead! :) Oct-14-09    Jason Frost: <Dionyseus> Completely agree But, anyway, back to the tournament, Anna now has a ridiculous 8.5/9 with a round to go!!! 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