US Championship 2009 and many more

An epic month for chess now. Azerbaijan is enjoying playing chess against FIDE "World" team here, the Chinese held a big banquet with many grandmasters including Pinoy rising star Wesley So (Mr. Su Weili) playing in team league,report on blog here , Topalov and his gang in MTEL master kick off on 21 May here.

Closer to home, GM Utut Adianto made appearances in chessbase for .... his success on Indonesian Senate Election. Let's hope he still have many times for chess. Also next week will be held in Phillipine 8th Asian Continental / Individual Men’s and Women’s Chess Championship where Indonesian first WGM Irene Kharisma Sukandar will be playing.

For now let's enjoy some show for United State where US Chess Championship 2009 started in Saint Louis Chess Club.

This year the championship kick off with 24 players. The official website provide a very good booklet and nice bios.

Live games should be provide here if everything okay.

Round 1, Friday, May 8, 2:00 pm
in USCF rating

from susanpolgar.blogspot.com

UPDATED:
US Champ Round 4 Result

1. GM Gata Kamsky (2½) 2798 ½-½ GM Joshua Friedel (2½) 2568
2. GM Yury Shulman (2½) 2697 ½-½ GM Hikaru Nakamura (2½) 2757
3. GM Alexander Onischuk (2) 2736 ½-½ IM Robert Hess (2) 2545
4. GM Varuzhan Akobian (2) 2664 1-0 GM Julio Becerra (2) 2672
5. GM Gregory Kaidanov (1½) 2662 ½-½ GM Jaan Ehlvest (2) 2649
6. IM Michael Brooks (1½) 2419 ½-½ GM Joel Benjamin (1½) 2650
7. GM Melikset Khachiyan (1½) 2632 1-0 IM Irina Krush (1½) 2496
8. IM Enrico Sevillano (1½) 2549 0-1 IM Samuel Shankland (1½) 2464
9. GM Larry Christiansen (1) 2681 ½-½ GM Alexander Shabalov (1) 2620
10. IM Ray Robson (1) 2542 1-0 GM Ildar Ibragimov (1) 2628
11. Tyler Hughes (1) 2293 1-0 Charles Lawton (0) 2350
12. GM Boris Gulko (0) 2631 1-0 FM Doug Eckert (0) 2278

Round 5 - Tuesday, May 12, 2:00 pm
Board White Rating Result Black Rating

1. GM Hikaru Nakamura (3) 2757 - GM Gata Kamsky (3) 2798
2. GM Joshua Friedel (3) 2757 - GM Yury Shulman (3) 2697
3. GM Jaan Ehlvest (2½) 2649 - GM Varuzhan Akobian (3) 2664
4. IM Samuel Shankland (2½) 2464 - GM Alexander Onischuk (2½) 2736
5. IM Robert Hess (2½) 2545 - GM Melikset Khachiyan (2½) 2632
6. GM Julio Becerra (2) 2672 - IM Michael Brooks (2) 2419
7. IM Ray Robson (2) 2542 - GM Gregory Kaidanov (2) 2662
8. GM Joel Benjamin (2) 2650 - Tyler Hughes (2) 2293
9. IM Irina Krush (1½) 2496 - GM Larry Christiansen (1½) 2681
10. GM Alexander Shabalov (1½) 2620 - IM Enrico Sevillano (1½) 2549
11. GM Ildar Ibragimov (1) 2628 - GM Boris Gulko (1) 2631
12. FM Doug Eckert (0) 2278 - Charles Lawton (0) 2350

Round 1 GM Yuri Shulman win over IM Enrica Sevillanoafter dispelled a Benoni game here: