Round 6 - Wednesday, May 13, 2:00 pm
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| Board | White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating |
| 1. | GM Varuzhan Akobian (4) | 2664 | ½-½ | GM Yury Shulman (4) | 2697 |
| 2. | GM Gata Kamsky (3½) | 2798 | ½-½ | IM Robert Hess (3½) | 2545 |
| 3. | GM Alexander Onischuk (3½) | 2736 | ½-½ | GM Hikaru Nakamura (3½) | 2757 |
| 4. | IM Michael Brooks (3) | 2419 | 0-1 | GM Joshua Friedel (3) | 2568 |
| 5. | GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½) | 2632 | 0-1 | GM Joel Benjamin (3) | 2650 |
| 6. | GM Gregory Kaidanov (2½) | 2662 | 1-0 | IM Samuel Shankland (2½) | 2464 |
| 7. | IM Enrico Sevillano (2½) | 2549 | ½-½ | GM Jaan Ehlvest (2½) | 2649 |
| 8. | GM Larry Christiansen (2) | 2681 | 0-1 | IM Ray Robson (2½) | 2542 |
| 9. | IM Irina Krush (2) | 2496 | 1-0 | GM Julio Becerra (2) | 2672 |
| 10. | Tyler Hughes (2) | 2293 | 0-1 | GM Ildar Ibragimov (1½) | 2628 |
| 11. | GM Alexander Shabalov (1½) | 2620 | 1-0 | FM Doug Eckert (1) | 2278 |
| 12. | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 | 0-1 | GM Boris Gulko (1½) | 2631 |
| Round 6 (May 13, 2009) (Opening - Click for Definition) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawton,Charles | - Gulko, Boris F | 0-1 | 36 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen |
| Shabalov, Alexander | - Eckert, Doug D | 1-0 | 25 | B80 | Sicilian Scheveningen |
| Hughes, Tyler B | - Ibragimov, Ildar | 0-1 | 34 | E20 | Nimzo Indian |
| Krush, Irina | - Becerra Rivero, Julio | 1-0 | 40 | D44 | Anti-Meran Gambit |
| Christiansen, Larry M | - Robson, Ray | 0-1 | 36 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence |
| Sevillano, Enrico | - Ehlvest, Jaan | ½-½ | 69 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical |
| Kaidanov, Gregory S | - Shankland, Samuel L | 1-0 | 49 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
| Khachiyan, Melikset | - Benjamin, Joel | 0-1 | 49 | C50 | Giuoco Piano |
| Brooks, Michael A | - Friedel, Joshua E | 0-1 | 40 | C69 | Ruy Lopez Exchange |
| Onischuk, Alexander | - Nakamura, Hikaru | ½-½ | 43 | E43 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein |
| Kamsky, Gata | - Hess, Robert L | ½-½ | 35 | B72 | Sicilian Dragon |
| Akobian, Varuzhan | - Shulman, Yuri | ½-½ | 33 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations |
Round 6 News and Media Coverage
VIDEOs: Interviews with the Players, Part 2
Thu., 5/14/2009 - 2:09 pm — Larry StendebachInterview with Grand Master Elect Robert Hess
VIDEO: 2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up Round 6
Thu., 5/14/2009 - 8:31 am — Larry StendebachJennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the sixth round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
SHULMAN AND AKOBIAN HOLD LEAD AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Wed., 5/13/2009 - 10:03 pm — CCSCSL InfoSt. Louis, Mo., May 13, 2009 -- Defending champion Yury Shulman, of Barrington, Ill., and Varuzhan Akobian, of North Hollywood, Calif., continue to hold the lead of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
Round 6 Photos
Wed., 5/13/2009 - 6:24 pm — CCSCSL InfoWhen reusing images please credit: Betsy Dynako, Official Event Photographer