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Chess Life Online 2008 December Seven Lead Open After Big Merge
Chess Life Online 2008 December Seven Lead Open After Big Merge | Seven Lead Open After Big Merge |
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| By Jennifer Shahade | |
| August 8, 2008 | |
IM Enrico Sevillano at the U.S. Open,
Photo Elizabeth Vicary The one GM at the top of the scoreboard, GM Yermolinsky, won a creative game against Rade Milovanovic. Can you guess what Yermolinsky played in the following position? 
Position after 18...Qd5
Yermolinsky played 19. Ra3! sacking the rook in the middlegame, but ready to transpose into a materially ahead endgame after Qxb3 Rxb3. Rade chose to take the rook, and after Qxa3 threatening Qe7 mate, Black can choose between sad options like Ng8 and Kd8. Here is the complete game: 2231 IM Douglas Root won against the young Japanese-American Shinaksu Uesegi. He clinched a pawn after Qc6, when Qe6 is impossible due to Qa8++ Bf8 and Bc5. 2232 Bradford and Mulyar were both 5/5 in the traditional schedule and as luck would have it, they faced off after the merger. Massive trades led to a relatively early draw. 2234 IM Enrico Sevillano won an sacrificial game against Alvaro Blanco, whose second round battle was featured in Elizabeth Vicary's How to Beat Shabalov. 2229 Denker co-champ Julian Landaw entered the fray- he has 5/6, including a win over Kalin Nonchev, who was 4/4 two days ago. 2230 As the U.S. Open goes down to the wire, CLO will publish blogs by Jessica Lauser, Elizabeth Vicary and Jonathan Hilton. Stay up to the minute by bookmarking the results and pairings page and watching live games on Monroi.com. |