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HIKARU NAKAMURA WINS 2009 US CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
Saint Louis, May 17 -- Hikaru Nakamura, 21, of White Plains, N.Y., won the the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship after winning in the ninth and final round at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
Second-seeded Nakamura, who also won the title in 2004, when he was just 16, won the venerable 164-year-old title and first prize of $40,000 ($35,000, plus a $5,000 outright winner's bonus) after beating Josh Friedel, of New York. Nakamura finished with seven points over nine games, and never lost a game.
VIDEO: 2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up Round 8
Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the eighth round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
YOUNG GUNS BATTLE FOR U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE
Saint. Louis, May 16 -- After eight rounds of tense competition at the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship, two young players enter the final round tied for the lead and the title.
Former champion and second seed Hikaru Nakamura, 21, of White Plains, N.Y., who in 2004 became the youngest player since Bobby Fischer to win the national title, was the first to take the lead in the penultimate round by beating Michael Brooks, of Kansas City, Mo. He has six points.
Round 8 Photos
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Scholastic Chess Event/Player's Rest Day Photos
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YOUNG CHESS PLAYERS TAKE OVER ON U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP OFF DAY
ST. LOUIS, May 15, 2009 -- Students from two St. Louis schools that utilize the "Classroom Chess" curriculum developed by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis experienced the thrill of playing chess at the same tables in the same room where the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship is being contested. The games were played on the off day in the 10 days of the nine-round tournament.
VIDEO: 2009 US Chess Championship Wrap Up Round 7
Jennifer Shahade and Macauley Peterson review the seventh round of the US Chess Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
TOP 3 SEEDS, RISING STAR TAKE CHARGE AT U.S. CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP
St. Louis, Mo., 14 May, 2009 -- The leaderboard flipped Thursday in the seventh of nine rounds of the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. At the end of the day, the three top seeds coming into the tournament, and a 17-year-old rising star, shared first place.
