Round 1 - Friday, May 8, 2:00 pm
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| Board | White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating |
| 1. | GM Yury Shulman (0) | 2697 | 1-0 | IM Enrico Sevillano (0) | 2549 |
| 2. | GM Ildar Ibragimov (0) | 2628 | 0-1 | GM Gata Kamsky (0) | 2798 |
| 3. | GM Hikaru Nakamura (0) | 2757 | 1-0 | GM Alexander Shabalov (0) | 2620 |
| 4. | GM Joshua Friedel (0) | 2568 | ½-½ | GM Alexander Onischuk (0) | 2736 |
| 5. | IM Robert Hess (0) | 2545 | 1-0 | GM Larry Christiansen (0) | 2681 |
| 6. | GM Julio Becerra (0) | 2672 | 1-0 | IM Ray Robson (0) | 2542 |
| 7. | IM Anna Zatonskih (0) | 2503 | 0-1 | GM Varuzhan Akobian (0) | 2664 |
| 8. | GM Gregory Kaidanov (0) | 2662 | ½-½ | IM Irina Krush (0) | 2496 |
| 9. | IM Samuel Shankland (0) | 2464 | ½-½ | GM Joel Benjamin (0) | 2650 |
| 10. | GM Jaan Ehlvest (0) | 2649 | 1-0 | IM Michael Brooks (0) | 2419 |
| 11. | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 | 0-1 | GM Melikset Khachiyan (0) | 2632 |
| 12. | GM Boris Gulko (0) | 2631 | 0-1 | Tyler Hughes (0) | 2293 |
| Round 1 (May 8, 2009) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friedel, Joshua E | - Onischuk, Alexander | ½-½ | 43 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin |
| Ehlvest, Jaan | - Brooks, Michael A | 1-0 | 91 | A15 | English counter King's Fianchetto |
| Kaidanov, Gregory S | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 49 | D27 | QGA |
| Shulman, Yuri | - Sevillano, Enrico | 1-0 | 67 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | - Shabalov, Alexander | 1-0 | 40 | B84 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Akobian, Varuzhan | 0-1 | 64 | A41 | Modern Defence |
| Shankland, Samuel L | - Benjamin, Joel | ½-½ | 56 | C87 | Ruy Lopez |
| Lawton,Charles | - Khachiyan, Melikset | 0-1 | 68 | B76 | Sicilian Modern Dragon |
| Hess, Robert L | - Christiansen, Larry M | 1-0 | 40 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo |
| Gulko, Boris F | - Hughes, Tyler B | 0-1 | 40 | E61 | King's Indian Defence |
| Becerra Rivero, Julio | - Robson, Ray | 1-0 | 34 | B81 | Sicilian Keres Attack |
| Ibragimov, Ildar | - Kamsky, Gata | 0-1 | 36 | A16 | English Opening |
Round 1 News and Media Coverage
2009 US Chess Championship: Kamsky Time Lapse Game
A time lapse video from Round 1 of the US Chess Championship featuring New York's Gata Kamsky vs Varuzhan Akobian.
UPSETS ABOUND THE FIRST DAY OF THE U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Saint Louis, May 9, 2009 - The defending champion of the U.S. Chess Championship, along with the top two rated players in the United States all were victorious Friday in the first round of the 2009 championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up: Round 1
Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the first round of the First Day of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
2009 U.S. Chess Championship Round 1 Photos
2009 U.S. Chess Championship Round 1 Photos
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