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I Krush 
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Irina Krush
Number of games in database: 438
Years covered: 1996 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2452
Highest rating achieved in database: 2479
Overall record: +154 -142 =142 (51.4%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Nimzo Indian (65) 
    E32 E39 E38 E44 E33
 Slav (25) 
    D15 D11 D10 D19 D12
 King's Indian (22) 
    E73 E94 E98 E90 E77
 Semi-Slav (14) 
    D45 D44 D43
 Queen's Gambit Declined (14) 
    D31 D35 D30 D36 D38
 Modern Benoni (13) 
    A57 A56 A67 A60 A70
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (106) 
    B28 B63 B23 B57 B33
 Queen's Gambit Accepted (38) 
    D27 D20 D23 D26 D25
 Sicilian Richter-Rauser (23) 
    B63 B62 B60 B65 B67
 Semi-Slav (10) 
    D45 D47 D48
 Queen's Pawn Game (9) 
    D00 D04 D02 A46 E00
 King's Indian (9) 
    E97 E60 E98 E90 E62
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Korchnoi vs I Krush, 2007 0-1
   I Krush vs Kosteniuk, 2008 1-0
   I Krush vs Akopian, 2007 1-0
   I Krush vs Nakamura, 2001 1-0
   I Krush vs K B Richardson, 2007 1-0
   I Krush vs A Levina, 2003 1-0
   I Krush vs Shabalov, 2007 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Krush! by larrewl
   Beautiful Women, Beautiful Chess by Dredge Rivers

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IRINA KRUSH
(born Dec-24-1983) Ukraine (citizen of United States of America)

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Irina Krush was born December 24, 1983 in Odessa, Ukraine. She learned chess in 1989, the same year she and her family moved to the United States. At age 12 she became a master, and in 1998 she won the U.S. Women's Championship, becoming the youngest-ever holder of that title. The following year she tied for first place in the female section of the World Junior Championship. She achieved the "men's" International Master title in 2000, and earned a GM-norm in 2001 by tying for first place at the Mayor's Cup International Tournament in New York City. Krush played second board for the silver-medal-winning American team at the 36th Olympiad, Women (2004). In 2007 she reclaimed the title of U.S. Women's Champion.

 page 1 of 18; games 1-25 of 438  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. I Krush vs Wang Yu  0-136 1996 Wch U14 GirlsA56 Benoni Defense
2. Y Dembo vs I Krush 1-030 1996 Wch U14 Disney GirlsB89 Sicilian
3. Sherzer vs I Krush  1-043 1998 World opB56 Sicilian
4. Nakamura vs I Krush 1-062 1998 Cardoza US opB67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7
5. I Krush vs Zaremba  1-041 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)D45 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
6. I Krush vs Browne  1-038 1999 Koltanowski Team MatchE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
7. I Krush vs G Braylovsky  1-052 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)A15 English
8. I Krush vs M Martinez  ½-½63 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)E10 Queen's Pawn Game
9. I Krush vs Browne  0-130 1999 Browne - Krush matchE30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad
10. V Bhat vs I Krush  1-051 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)B23 Sicilian, Closed
11. I Krush vs Barsov  1-044 1999 Hampstead GM 5thE39 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation
12. H Akopyan vs I Krush  0-140 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack
13. Browne vs I Krush 1-047 1999 Browne - Krush matchD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
14. I Krush vs D Schneider  1-065 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)D34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
15. Dzindzichashvili vs I Krush  ½-½55 1999 Koltanowski Team MatchA07 King's Indian Attack
16. I Krush vs D Zilberstein  1-044 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
17. I Krush vs Browne  ½-½74 1999 Browne - Krush matchE42 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein)
18. E Perelshteyn vs I Krush  1-024 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)B08 Pirc, Classical
19. I Krush vs A Schenk  1-058 1999 WCh U18 BoysE34 Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation
20. I Krush vs DeFirmian  ½-½29 1999 Koltanowski Team MatchE59 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line
21. J Shahade vs I Krush 1-070 1999 Ch USA (juniors), San Francisco (USA)B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer
22. Browne vs I Krush  1-045 1999 Browne - Krush matchD20 Queen's Gambit Accepted
23. I Krush vs Sutovsky  ½-½42 2000 Hastings 00 75thD85 Grunfeld
24. Wang Lei vs I Krush  ½-½23 2000 WCCD25 Queen's Gambit Accepted
25. I Krush vs T Hillarp Persson  0-158 2000 3rd Torshavn InternationalD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
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Kibitzer's Corner
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Feb-17-09   MMan: Does anyone know what languages Irina Krush speaks? English and Ukrainian, certainly. Any others?
Apr-07-09   Dredge Rivers: Why wasn't she at Istanbul last month?
Apr-09-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: a vibrant young woman, good player. can't they get a photo of her smiling?
Apr-12-09   Dredge Rivers: I just heard she may not be married after all!

If so, Irina, CALL ME! :)

Apr-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I read a book by a guy who followed a few players around for a year, including her husband, Charbeneau, Canadian GM. He got creamed by Bacrot in a mini-match elimination tournament, I think back when FIDE was running the giant 64 player "championship".

Anyway, near the end of the book, this author is at their wedding, sees the rings exchanged, etc.....maybe they got anulled or something?, dunnno.

Apr-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  notyetagm: <Dredge Rivers: I just heard she may not be married after all!

If so, Irina, CALL ME! :)>

What? I thought she was married to GM Pascal Charbonneau?

Apr-13-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: I just wish they would change the photo--she's really attractive, when smiling. In the above photo, she looks like she's headed for the dentists chair, and the dentist is Dick butkus...
Apr-13-09   Dredge Rivers: <notyetagm> <HeMateMe> <I read a book by a guy>

I think you're reffering to "The King's Gambit" by Paul Hoffman. On Charbonneau's page, <PhilFeeley> posted that he heard from someone at Chessbase that Krush and Charbonneau were not married after all.

Apr-20-09   spasskey69: They are married. Their phone voicemail message tells you that you've reached their home. They are also two of the finest people you'll ever want to know.
Apr-20-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parmetd: I just heard they broke up.
Apr-21-09   kurtrichards: <parmetd: I just heard they broke up.> Oh...what an ending. I thought it is always...and they live happily ever after! It wasn't a fairy tale after all. :(
Apr-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  parmetd: assuming what I heard is true? I probably shouldn't pass things on without evidence to confirm but I suppose too late for that now.
Apr-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: Now this is all gossip but what I heard at Canadian Open last year is that Irina is a gf of GM Charbonneau.

Married or not, that i don't know.

Well good for them if they're not legally tied up with each other, at least they well not get into the hustle of divorce.

If relationship is not working anymore, let go of it, big deal..

Apr-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  timhortons: BTW Irina Krush is really pretty in person.
Apr-21-09   Dredge Rivers: Iiiii-reee-na!
Iiiii-reee-na!
How I'd love to seeeee ya!
Apr-22-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Open Defence: <Dredge Rivers> its just a Krush... it may pass
Apr-25-09   Dredge Rivers: I think it's time for Krush and Zatonskih to work out their problems with each other. Come on, kiss and make up! :)
May-08-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wanabe2000: GM Gregory Kaidanov vs IM Irina Krush
1/2-1/2 in round 1.
May-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wanabe2000: I think that Irina should be disappointed with her performance. Two wins against GM's and two draws against GM's not withstanding, she had a win vs GM Benjamin and lost. Also, a draw in the last round against Lawton was not expected. Without those mishaps it would be a fine tournament.
May-17-09   Udit Narayan: <wanabe2000> Don't you mean she <shouldn't<<<<<>>>>>> be disappointed?
May-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wanabe2000: <Udit Narayan> Thank you for your comment. Let me say that leading up to this tournament there was much criticism having Irina and Anna paticipating. If Irina does not want to be seen as the "token woman" than a 4.5-4.5 score, or better, would have silenced her critics. I'm a fan of her games, and having never met her I can only suppose her happiness or unhappiness with her tournament. I had hoped she would have better results to justify her invitation.
May-17-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: 50% against this field seems like a good score. For one who doesn't have the mens GM title, I think she should be happy.
May-18-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  wanabe2000: <HeMateMe>
She did not score 50%. 3.5 out of 9. See how another IM did against stronger competition: Aeroflot Open (2009)/Tatiana Kosintseva. I root for Irina but I would like to see her do better and join the GM elite.
May-19-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Guess I misread the previous posting. I expect Humpy or Yufan to possibly get the regular GM title and play in both male and female events.
May-23-09   Dredge Rivers: So what if she only got 3 1/2 - 5 1/2 at the US Championships! She's still got that hotness thing working for her!
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