4th round of US chess league

Week 4
Wednesday September 21

New York Knights won their match against Philadelphia Masterminds to take over the lead in Eastern division. Small suprise(?) in Western group as San Francisco Mechanics scored their first match win vs leaders Miami Sharks.

Games are being played live on Internet Chess Club and DG from Boylston Chess Club Weblog is doing great job with his independent coverage. He`s announcing new, interactive approach for next wendesday. I`m looking forward to see it.


Boston Blitz - Baltimore Kingfishers 0,5 - 3,5
GM Larry Christiansen (2596) - IM Pascal Charbonneau (2506) 0-1
IM Josh Friedel (2477) - FM Tegshsuren Enkhbat (2453) 0-1
NM Charles Riordan (2272) - IM Larry Kaufman (2331) 0,5-0,5
Ilya Krasik (2123) - WGM Katerina Rohonyan (2309) 0-1

New York Knights - Philadelphia Masterminds 3 - 1
IM Irina Krush (2445) - FM Norman Rogers (2307) 1-0
IM Jay Bonin (2379) - NM Carl Boor (2329) 1-0
NM Gregory Braylovsky (2376) - IM Richard Costigan (2295) 1-0
John Fernandez (2116) - NM Daniel Pomerleano (2193) 0-1

San Francisco Mechanics - Miami Sharks 2,5 - 1,5
IM John Donaldson (2442) - GM Julio Becerra (2622) 0,5-0,5
FM Dmitry Zilberstein (2435) - FM Marcel Martinez (2469) 0,5-0,5
FM David Pruess (2432) - Jorge Diaz (2180) 1-0
NM Nicolas Yap (2209) - Dr. Eric Moskow (2127) 0,5-0,5

Dallas Destiny - Carolina Cobras 2 - 2
IM Dmitry Shneider (2488) - GM Marcin Kaminski (2473) 0-1
IM Amon Simutowe (2471) - FM Lev Milman (2474) 0-1
IM Peter Vavrak (2476) - FM Matt Hoekstra (2407) 1-0
Sam Copeland (1960) - NM Greg Samsa (2200) 1-0


Live Blogging: US Chess League - Week 4


White: FM Milman (2474)
Black: IM Simutowe (2471)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Bd3 b5 7. O-O Bb7 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. Kh1 d6 10. Bd2 g6 11. e5 Nd5 12. f4 dxe5 13. fxe5 Nd7 14. Rae1 Nxc3 15. Bxc3 Nc5 16. Nxb5 axb5 17. Bxb5+ Bc6 18. Qf3 Ra6 19. Ba5 Qd7 20. Bxc6 Rxc6 21. Rd1 Bd6 22. Rxd6 1-0


White: FM Enkhbat (2453)
Black: IM Friedel (2477)
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bg4 4. e3 e6 5. c4 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Rc1 Ne4 8. Be2 dxc4 9. h3 Bf5 10. Qa4 O-O 11. Bxc4 a6 12. Be2 b5 13. Qb3 Qe7 14. a3 Nxc3 15. axb4 Nxe2 16. Kxe2 Be4 17. Rc5 a5 18. Ng5 e5 19. dxe5 Bxg2 20. Rg1 Nxb4 21. Qc3 h6 22. Rxg2 hxg5 23. Bxg5 Qd7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Rxc7 Nd5 26. Rxd7 Nxc3+ 27. bxc3 Rf7 28. Rxf7 Kxf7 29. Bf4 a4 30. Rg1 1-0


Third round of US chess league