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Chess Life Online 2007 November Perelshteyn Leads Spice Cup
Chess Life Online 2007 November Perelshteyn Leads Spice Cup | Perelshteyn Leads Spice Cup |
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| By Jennifer Shahade | |
| November 12, 2007 | |
 GM Eugene Perelshteyn leads the Spice Cup (November 9-16, Lubbock, Texas)
with 3.5/4, including wins with the black pieces over Irina Krush and
Kamil Miton. In his battle against Kamil Miton, Perelshteyn played a the line against the Qc2 Nimzo from Chess Openings for Black, Explained , which Eugene co-authored with Lev Alburt and Roman Dzindzhichasvili. Clearly, Eugene really believes in what he writes! 1331 Spice Cup Standings after four rounds 1. GM Eugene Perelshteyn 3.5/4 2-4.GM Julio Becerra 2/3, Hoyos 2.5/4, GM Gilberto Hernandez 2.5/4 5-7. IM Irina Krush 2/4, GM Dmitry Schneider 2/4 and GM Imre Hera 1.5/3 8. GM Kamil Miton 0.5/2 9. IM Blas Lugo 1/4 10. GM Boris Gulko 0.5/4 You can watch the games live on monroi.com at 4 PM EST or check for frequent updates on Susan Polgar's blog. In a face-off between the two most recent Chess Life Magazine cover models, Irina Krush and Boris Gulko, the U.S. Women's Champion prevailed. After 22...Nc2, Boris has no place for his Queen that also holds on to the a4-pawn. 1332 Against Irina, Eugene chose the King's Indian defense, and won in a nice attacking game. 1330 |