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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
US Chess Championship (Women) Tournament
Irina Krush8/9(+7 -0 =2)[games]
Anna Zatonskih7.5/9(+7 -1 =1)[games]
Tatev Abrahamyan6.5/9(+5 -1 =3)[games]
Iryna Zenyuk4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Kamile Baginskaite4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Sabina-Francesca Foisor3.5/9(+3 -5 =1)[games]
Alena Kats3/9(+1 -4 =4)[games]
Anjelina Belakovskaia3/9(+2 -5 =2)[games]
Sarah Chiang2.5/9(+2 -6 =1)[games]
Viktorija Ni2/9(+1 -6 =2)[games]

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
US Chess Championship (Women) (2013)

Held in St. Louis, MO 3-13 May 2013.

Previous edition: US Championship (Women) (2012). Next: US Championship (Women) (2014). See also US Chess Championship (2013).

 page 1 of 2; games 1-25 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Zatonskih vs A Belakovskaia 1-0262013US Chess Championship (Women)C01 French, Exchange
2. K Baginskaite vs V Ni  ½-½412013US Chess Championship (Women)E46 Nimzo-Indian
3. T Abrahamyan vs S Foisor  1-0872013US Chess Championship (Women)C09 French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line
4. I Zenyuk vs S Chiang  1-0612013US Chess Championship (Women)E53 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3
5. A Kats vs I Krush 0-1822013US Chess Championship (Women)B44 Sicilian
6. V Ni vs A Kats  ½-½302013US Chess Championship (Women)D48 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran
7. T Abrahamyan vs K Baginskaite 1-0192013US Chess Championship (Women)C50 Giuoco Piano
8. S Foisor vs A Belakovskaia  0-1632013US Chess Championship (Women)D09 Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3
9. S Chiang vs A Zatonskih  0-1432013US Chess Championship (Women)D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. I Krush vs I Zenyuk 1-0452013US Chess Championship (Women)E92 King's Indian
11. A Belakovskaia vs S Chiang  1-0692013US Chess Championship (Women)B18 Caro-Kann, Classical
12. I Zenyuk vs V Ni  1-0472013US Chess Championship (Women)E47 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3
13. K Baginskaite vs S Foisor  1-0572013US Chess Championship (Women)A42 Modern Defense, Averbakh System
14. A Zatonskih vs I Krush 0-1602013US Chess Championship (Women)E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1
15. A Kats vs T Abrahamyan  ½-½342013US Chess Championship (Women)C00 French Defense
16. S Foisor vs S Chiang  1-0362013US Chess Championship (Women)E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical
17. T Abrahamyan vs I Zenyuk  1-0302013US Chess Championship (Women)B35 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Modern Variation with Bc4
18. I Krush vs A Belakovskaia 1-0622013US Chess Championship (Women)A21 English
19. V Ni vs A Zatonskih 0-1522013US Chess Championship (Women)D10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. K Baginskaite vs A Kats  ½-½792013US Chess Championship (Women)D11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
21. A Belakovskaia vs V Ni  0-1732013US Chess Championship (Women)A46 Queen's Pawn Game
22. A Zatonskih vs T Abrahamyan  ½-½302013US Chess Championship (Women)E46 Nimzo-Indian
23. A Kats vs S Foisor  0-1412013US Chess Championship (Women)B15 Caro-Kann
24. I Zenyuk vs K Baginskaite  ½-½202013US Chess Championship (Women)E58 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3
25. S Chiang vs I Krush 0-1312013US Chess Championship (Women)E44 Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 5.Ne2
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Kibitzer's Corner
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May-04-13  Sularus: rooting for Irina!
May-04-13  Sularus: wow! only one draw out of five games so far! these women are vicious! :)
May-04-13  OlafR: One american player in tournament...
May-04-13  Agent Bouncy: Which one is the American player? If I understand your point of view, OlafR, I think you have to say there are no American players. But your post simply exhibits your ignorance because you don't know what an American is.
May-04-13  bien pensant: By citizenship they are all definitely Americans. What he meant probably is that they do not carry American-sounding names, which suggests a different origin than the US. But if the implication is that immigrants from somewhere are not real Americans then the real Americans would probably be the descendants of the native American Indians who got here first before the European colonizers. In which case, maybe Irina Krush would be it, since she--of all the participants--has a name closest to a native Indian name.
May-04-13  hms123: I agree with <bien pensant>, but will add that according to their biographies on this site, both <Chiang> and <Kats> were born in the US.
May-04-13  Blunderdome: They are all equally American :)
May-05-13  Harvestman: The big game Zatonskih vs Krush is today.
May-05-13  Just Another Master: Go Alena, I really hope she becomes the next Chess Life cover girl, damn where were women like that when I was playing? woooooooooooooooooooooo!
May-05-13  Illogic: <The big game Zatonskih vs Krush is today.> And Krush played the King's Indian! Nice!
May-05-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Z and Irina are the two favorites. They have been heavy rivals, in this event.
May-05-13  Shams: Krush just pulled out the sledgehammer! <50...Ng4> in time trouble was a very unhappy development for Anna Z.
May-05-13  kenkur: Although OlafR's (and other similar) comments sound awkwardly anti-immigrant and racist, I suspect the point they are trying to make is that few if any of the top U.S. women players developed their chess skills there. Notwithstanding programs, like Susan Polgar's, to develop more and stronger women players, both the U.S. and my country Canada continue to rely predominantly on 'imports' for their top female chess talent. Not an ideal situation.
May-05-13  Illogic: Krush wins with a devastating knight sac. Great game, and having defeated her rival with black, she's well in control of the tournament now.
May-05-13  schweigzwang: One draw per round. Nice.
May-06-13  DrAttitude: I love these players they fight!
May-07-13  Blunderdome: <kenkur> On the contrary, I think people from around the world wanting to become Americans <is> an ideal situation.

If talented people stop coming here, that's when I'll be worried.

May-07-13  weisyschwarz: Irina Krush is on a ripping pace. Safe English Opening today, allowing for no upset. Go Irina!
May-07-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Do the women have a "Fischer Prize" too, $$ for a perfect tournament?
May-07-13  parmetd: No they do not because it would be way too easy for them to achieve it.
May-07-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: When has their been a perfect score on the women's side?
May-07-13  Kaspablanca: That`s what i like about women chess, they play to win, they dont fear to lose points.
May-07-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Has Susan Polgar ever played in the USA women's closed championship?
May-07-13  Petrosianic: <HeMateMe>: <When has their been a perfect score on the women's side?>

Mona Karff did it at least once. Rachel Crotto came within a half point of doing it.

May-09-13
Premium Chessgames Member		  HeMateMe: Irina is 5-0. New breakfast cereal?
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