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Women’s Games Decisive, Men Decide Nothing

[imagefield_assist|fid=9802|preset=fullsize|title=WGM Camilla Baginskaite can secure her place in the finals of the U.S. Women's Championship with a win or draw over Tatev Abrahamyan.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=592]

By FM Mike Klein

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Zatonskih, Shankland Survive Playoffs to Advance

 

[imagefield_assist|fid=9772|preset=fullsize|title=GM-elect Sam Shankland outlasted and outplayed GM Alexander Onischuk in a playoff for the last spot in the Quad Finals.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=464]

By FM Mike Klein

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Semifinals Still Murky, Tiebreaks Await

 

[imagefield_assist|fid=9752|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=GM Yury Shulman agreed to an early draw against GM Gata Kamsky to secure his spot in the Quad Finals.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=376]

By FM Mike Klein

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Hess and Krush Ride Winning Streaks to Qualification

[imagefield_assist|fid=9710|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Anna Zatonskih, right, kept hope alive with a round six victory over IM Rusudan Goletiani.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]

By FM Mike Klein

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Desperate Push for Qualification Continues

[imagefield_assist|fid=9670|preset=fullsize|title=IM Daniel Naroditsky, right, scored a big upset in round 5 against GM Ray Robson.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=464]

By FM Mike Klein

Round five of the U.S. Championship produced the most fighting chess so far at the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. Players of the Black pieces won an astounding six games, and half of the games went into the sixth hour. Three-fourths of the games ended with a winner, and even the defending champion could not get an easy day off.

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Youth Movement Continues at U.S. Championships

[imagefield_assist|fid=9613|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=IM Anna Zatonskih suffered a pivotal loss against reigning champion IM Irina Krush in round four.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]

By FM Mike Klein

Past the halfway point at the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship, the students are schooling the veterans. After four rounds at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, most of the leaders could not tell you what life was like in the 1980s.

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Field Thins Out in Round Three

[imagefield_assist|fid=9557|preset=fullsize|title=GM Alexander Ivanov, 54, defeated 15-year-old Daniel Naroditsky in round three.|desc=|link=none|origsize=|align=left|width=700|height=467]

By FM Mike Klein

With players beginning to eye a spot in the semifinals, two-thirds of the games produced winners in round three of the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. The tournaments are being held concurrently from April 14-28 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.

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Only Two Remain Perfect After Round Two

[imagefield_assist|fid=9555|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Sabina Foisor defeated Alisa Melekhina in round two to maintain a perfect score at the 2011 U.S. Women's Championship.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=515]

By FM Mike Klein

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Foisor upsets Krush; Onischuk and Christiansen win

[imagefield_assist|fid=9520|preset=fullsize|lightbox=true|title=Defending Champion Irina Krush hit a speed bump in the quest to defend her title with a first-round loss to WGM Sabina Foisor.|desc=|link=none|align=left|width=700|height=464]

By FM Mike Klein

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Pairings set for 2011 U.S. Championships

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By FM Mike Klein

The chess elite mixed with local dignitaries Thursday night at the Missouri History Museum to commence the 2011 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women’s Championship. The 24-player field also conducted some business – drawing lots to decide the colors and pairings of their games over the next fortnight.

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