IRINA KRUSH (born Dec-24-1983, 41 years old) Ukraine (federation/nationality United States of America) PRONUNCIATION: [what is this?] Woman Grandmaster; International Master (2000); Grandmaster (2013). Irina Krush ((Russian: Ирина Круш) was born in Odessa, Ukraine. She learned chess in 1989, the same year she and her family moved to Brooklyn in the United States. At age 12 she became a master and won the International Master title in 2000. Championships 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. In 2007 she reclaimed the title of U.S. Women's Champion, and repeated that feat in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2020. Krush has competed in a number of Women's World Championship events. In 2000, 2004 and 2006, she played in the Women's World Championship Knockout matches, making it to round two on all three occasions. She qualified for the 2008 event but was unable to participate. In the Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2012), and beat Singapore IM Li Ruofan and Swedish GM Pia Cramling in the early rounds before bowing out in the tiebreaker to the third round to WGM Huang Qian. Standard Tournaments Krush earned her first GM norm in 2001 by tying for first place at the Mayor's Cup International Tournament in New York City. She won her 2nd GM norm at the Women's World Team Championship (2013) and her 3rd GM norm (and requisite 2500 rating) at the Baku Open (2013). Match In 1998, she lost a short match to John Fedorowicz by 1.5-2.5 (+0 -1 =3). Team Events <Olympiads> Krush played for the US women's team in 1998, and from 2002 to 2012 inclusive, playing either first or second board. She was second board for the silver-medal-winning US team at the 36th Olympiad, Women (2004) and board one for the bronze medal winning team at the Dresden Olympiad (Women) (2008). <World Team Championships> Krush played for the USA in the Yinzhou Cup Women World Teams (2009) and the Women's World Team Championship in 2013 (see above). Playing board 2 in the latter, she scored a silver and a gold medal, and won her 3rd GM norm, for her efforts on board two. <National Leagues> Krush plays for the New York Knights in the U.S. Chess League and has played for Guildford ADC in the 4NCL. Kasparov vs The World Krush was part of the consultation team that included Etienne Bacrot, Elisabeth Paehtz and Florin Felecanin that made recommendations to the public in the Kasparov vs The World, 1999 game played over the internet. Garry Kasparov played the white pieces and The World, via the internet, voted on moves for the black pieces, guided by the recommendations of Krush and the others. Other Pascal Charbonneau is her ex-husband. Wikipedia article: Irina Krush; USCF bio: http://www.uschesschamps.com/2013-u... Last updated: 2020-10-27 14:08:26

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page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,434  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. N Azarova vs I Krush   0-1 40 1993 Wch U10 Girls B20 Sicilian 2. I Krush vs D Strenzwilk   1-0 57 1996 US op A41 Queen's Pawn Game (with ...d6) 3. Y Dembo vs I Krush 1-0 30 1996 Wch U14 Disney Girls B89 Sicilian 4. I Krush vs G Leite   1-0 31 1996 New York Open E32 Nimzo-Indian, Classical 5. I Krush vs M Fierro   0-1 36 1996 New York Open E92 King's Indian 6. I Krush vs Y Wang 0-1 36 1996 Wch U14 Girls A56 Benoni Defense 7. R Burnett vs I Krush   ½-½ 55 1997 New York Open B67 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7 8. I Krush vs S Burtman   ½-½ 38 1997 United States Championship (Women) A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation 9. A Akhsharumova vs I Krush   ½-½ 46 1997 United States Championship (Women) D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical 10. J Frenklakh vs I Krush   ½-½ 64 1997 United States Championship (Women) A07 King's Indian Attack 11. I Krush vs A Belakovskaia   1-0 44 1997 United States Championship (Women) E98 King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1 12. I Krush vs A Hahn   ½-½ 45 1997 United States Championship (Women) D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 13. I Krush vs J Shahade   ½-½ 48 1997 United States Championship (Women) A73 Benoni, Classical, 9.O-O 14. T Zitserman vs I Krush   0-1 37 1997 United States Championship (Women) D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 15. I Jezierska vs I Krush   1-0 38 1997 United States Championship (Women) B22 Sicilian, Alapin 16. I Krush vs E Epstein   0-1 41 1997 United States Championship (Women) E30 Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad 17. I Krush vs L Khusnutdinova 1-0 33 1997 Wch U14 Girls D36 Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2 18. N Kosintseva vs I Krush   1-0 38 1997 Wch U14 Girls B23 Sicilian, Closed 19. A Sherzer vs I Krush   1-0 43 1998 26th World Open B56 Sicilian 20. Kudrin vs I Krush   1-0 40 1998 26th World Open B62 Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer 21. K L Deng vs I Krush   1-0 44 1998 Saitek US Masters B50 Sicilian 22. I Krush vs F Wolferink   1-0 48 1998 Saitek US Masters B06 Robatsch 23. I Pohl vs I Krush   0-1 51 1998 Saitek US Masters D02 Queen's Pawn Game 24. I Krush vs I Rogers   0-1 30 1998 Saitek US Masters A56 Benoni Defense 25. D Woods vs I Krush   ½-½ 34 1998 Saitek US Masters D02 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 58; games 1-25 of 1,434

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< Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 27 OF 30 ·  Later Kibitzing> Jun-17-14    Edmontonchessclub: GM Krush's next tournament, competing against top GMs Wesley So and Vassily Ivanchuk, is featured here on Chessgames: 9th Edmonton International (2014) The 9th Edmonton International starts this Saturday, June 21st. Jun-30-14    waustad: It was a strange tournament for Ms. Krush, drawing with Ivanchuk and So but losing to two lower rated players. It's hard for anybody to maintain the necessary level of concentration over a whole tournament. Jun-30-14    perfidious: <waustad> As I noted at the tournament page, the draw favoured Krush in the sense that she had White against all four 2600+ players, plus bottom marker Haessel, who was clearly out of his element in this event. Jul-15-14    HeMateMe: This is a nice date photo, Irina and Pascal C. <http://en.chessbase.com/portals/4/f...> Aug-03-14    whiteshark: My <Irina> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGkA... Aug-03-14    whiteshark: O Zambrana vs I Krush, 2003 Jan-08-15    Hand Of King: Irina Krush online blitz games here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVM... Jan-27-15    ketchuplover: Good luck in Gibraltar and Sochi young lady :) Jan-31-15    HeMateMe: This seems to be Irina doing commentary at 2015 Gibraltar for BBC 6, though her name is never mentioned. She appears in the list of links at the bottom of the screen, at the end of the 4 minute Sachdev video: <http://www.chessdom.com/tradewise-g...> Mar-10-15    Moszkowski012273: Watching Irina kick some ass right now at the Marshall's annual "Bobby Fischer Memorial" blitz tournament. Apr-10-15    offramp: There is a very good picture of her at chessbase: http://en.chessbase.com/Portals/4/f... It is slightly odd in that she looks very serious. I think that's Alyssa Melekhina in the background. Just visible are the superb chessmen being used in this US Championships, beautiful pieces more easily visible in this picture, http://en.chessbase.com/Portals/4/f... Apr-12-15    Penguincw: Congrats to Irina Krush for winning US Championships (Women) (2015). She finished with 8.5/11 (+7,-1,=3). After she dropped her 3rd round game, she won back-to-back games, then conceded a draw, then won 4 in a row, and drew her last game to secure her 4th straight title (and 7th overall). Though not as important, she was so highly rated above everyone else that she actually lost 2.5 rating points. Apr-12-15    ketchuplover: well done young lady :) Apr-13-15    HeMateMe: Congrats, Irina! back to backers. Perhaps someone could upload a photo here, with a smile? Apr-13-15    chancho: http://www.fanphobia.net/uploads/ac... Apr-13-15    HeMateMe: that's perfect, you should forward that to the site HQ in Naples, FL. May-22-15    TheFocus: <For me, chess is a fight, sixty four squares where you lay out everything you have, and I believe in my ability to fight, because it’s really just a function of your ability to give everything you have, to put it banally, to do your best.’ I want to make the maximum effort, whether that means pushing myself to find the best moves, being resilient in defense, or overcoming any psychological weakness that can come up during a game: inclinations towards cowardice, towards giving up in difficult positions, or slacking off in better ones. So while I just can’t see myself to be very good in the actual playing of chess, I do come into every game with the belief that I can give it 100%, and that is probably not a lot less than what my opponents can bring. That’s where my confidence comes from> - Irina Krush. Jul-26-16    Moszkowski012273: Was fortunate enough to see her give a lecture at the Marshall this evening. Jul-27-16    HeMateMe: what was the content? Jul-27-16    Moszkowski012273: She actually just went over a bunch of different positions from her games (and some others).... It was cool. Jul-27-16    HeMateMe: she actually lives in St. Louis these days, subsidized by the Rex machine, correct? I think she was a Brooklyn girl for years, a Ukraine émigré, don't know if she still keeps an apartment here or not. Very expensive to keep a unit in NYC you are not using, unless you can rent out half of it and keep your rent control status, a very important strategy for being an apartment dweller here. I guess it would depend on what Rex and the other St. Louis employees are making. I think in the past she has been a paid trainer for one of the NYC high schools that has a strong chess team, not sure if she still does that or not. Jul-27-16    Moszkowski012273: I see her quite a bit... Pretty sure she still lives in NYC. Jul-27-16    Jambow: <HeMateMe> almost sounds like you begrudge the time money and effort the Rex Sinquefield has invested in chess? Strange if you love the game or maybe I'm misreading your tone? Of all the millionaires and billionaires in America only one has stepped up, I have been to the St Louis chess club and museum and that section of St Louis and it is very nice. American chess just can't realistically afford NYC. We now have a team that compete on the world level in Nakamura, Caruana and So along with a host of support players available. If I misread you sorry but I'm personally grateful for the Sinquefield's efforts. Jul-27-16    HeMateMe: I'm a huge fan of R. Sinquefeld and all he has done for chess. Not just the first rate chess club in St. Looie but also sponsoring a super GM tournament and also setting up lucrative GM exhibition matches. We need all the support we can get. It is as you imply, a little artificial, because one guy is really stirring the drink and if his support ever disappeared it would be a disaster. It would be nice if people like the Microsoft billionaires would sponsor just one elite tournament a year. college chess is big in Texas. I think that tech savy kids from third world countries are given full scholarships to play on those chess teams, but also to later work for lucrative oil and tech companies in texas. It's a win-win--the labor force is right there, upon graduation. However, it would also be nice if the texas energy gazillionaires would sponsor one good chess tournament a year, put their company's name on it. If they can pay $10M/yr to some of the horrible baseball players on the Texas Rangers team, well, I don't think one chess tournament should be so hard to fund. Regarding chessers living in St. Lou, I seem to remember reading in chessbase 2-3 years ago that both Krush and fellow Brooklyn GM Gata Kamsky had moved to St. Louis, presumably in the employ of Rex S. That may have been true at the time, or maybe I remember this incorrectly. You never know with Chessbase. Their proofreaders couldn't spell cat if you spotted them the 'c' and the 't'. Jul-28-16    Jambow: <HeMateMe> Thanks for clarifying and I would pretty much agree. Sorry if I heard a tone not present. Jump to page #   (enter # from 1 to 30) search thread:    < Earlier Kibitzing  · PAGE 27 OF 30 ·  Later Kibitzing>

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