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Fantasy Chess Update: Round Seven

Fantasy Chess Update: Round Seven

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By Arun Sharma
May 15, 2009
With one of the biggest matchups of the Fantasy Chess competition, Onischuk vs Shulman, finally having a switch in the leader, the Fantasy Standings finally experienced a reasonable shake-up. Fortunately, today's leader and winner of the daily book prize, Jonathan Ingellis, definitely has earned his way, having been in the Top Five the last two days, and finally climbing to the top spot. Remember you can check your own ranking at http://uschess.org/fc_2009/ The overall prizes include a Monroi PCM , a signed book by Kasparov, a board signed by all the participants of the 2009 U.S. Championship and Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis cufflinks. You must be a USCF member to win the overall prizes, but anyone can win the daily prizes. These are the Top Fifteen Entrants. 1st Place: Jonathan Ingellis 73.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) = GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 12 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 9 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 5 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 1 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) = GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 4 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 10 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) < GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 6 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 8 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 2 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 7 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 11 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 3 2nd Place: David Lubold 66.5 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) = GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 11 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 12 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 9 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) > GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 10 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 8 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 7 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) = GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 5 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 6 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 3 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 4 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 2 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1 3rd Place: Pranav Marupudi 59.5 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) = GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 11 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) < GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 4 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 10 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) = GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 2 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) = GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 3 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 9 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 5 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) > GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 6 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 8 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 7 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 12 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1 4th Place: Allan Johnson 59.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 1 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 9 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 7 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) > GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 11 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 10 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 8 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 5 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 2 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) < IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 3 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 6 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 4 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 12 5th Place: Park Forest Chess Club 58.5 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) = GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 7 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 11 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 9 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 6 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) < GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 5 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 2 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 3 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 4 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 10 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 1 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 8 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) = NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 12 6th Place: Zachary Weiner 58.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 10 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 9 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 8 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 3 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 5 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 7 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) < GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 6 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 12 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 11 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 4 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 2 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) < NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1 7th Place: Lee Lahti has 56.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 1 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 3 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 7 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) = GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 2 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 8 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 11 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) < GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 10 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 5 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 4 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 6 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 12 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 9 8th Place: Michael Reading 56.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 12 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 11 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 10 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) > GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 3 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 2 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 7 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 5 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 9 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) < IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 6 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 8 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 1 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 4 9th Place: Jaron Bernard 55.5 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) < GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 1 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 4 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 12 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) = GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 9 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) = GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 6 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 10 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 11 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) = GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 2 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) = IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 7 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 5 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 3 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) < NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 8 10th Place: Brian Singh 55.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 7 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) < GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 11 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 10 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 2 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) < GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 3 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 4 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 6 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 5 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 12 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 8 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 9 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1 11th Place: Mikhail Sher 55.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 10 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 11 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 8 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 5 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 2 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 9 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) < GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 3 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 6 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) < IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 1 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 7 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 4 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 12 12th Place: Jeremiah Williams 55.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) < GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 4 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) = GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 6 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 8 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) = GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 2 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) < GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 10 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 11 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 9 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 5 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 12 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) = IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 3 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 7 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) = NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1 13th Place: Jeff Vollmer 54.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) > GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 1 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 2 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 3 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) < GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 11 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 8 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) < GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 7 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 9 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) > GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 5 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 4 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 10 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * > IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 6 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 12 14th Place: Elliot Strassman 54.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) < GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 10 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 6 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 7 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) > GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 9 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) > GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 4 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) > GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 11 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 1 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 2 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 8 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) > IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 3 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 5 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) > NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 12 15th Place: Tim Nesham 54.0 Points GM Gata Kamsky (2798, 2720) = GM Hikaru Nakamura (2757, 2701) 12 GM Alex Onischuk (2736, 2684) > GM Yury Shulman (2697, 2632) 11 GM Varuzhan Akobian (2664, 2612) > GM Julio Becerra (2672, 2609) 10 GM Larry Christiansen (2681, 2588) > GM Alex Shabalov (2620, 2569) 9 GM Joel Benjamin (2650, 2583) < GM Gregory Kaidanov (2662, 2595) 8 GM Jaan Ehlvest (2649, 2606) < GM Ildar Ibragimov (2628, 2586) 7 GM Boris Gulko (2631, 2561) > GM Melikset Khachiyan (2632, 2546) 6 GM Josh Friedel (2568, 2516) < GM-elect Robert Hess (2545, 2485) 5 IM Irina Krush (2496, 2452) > IM Anna Zatonskih (2503, 2461) 4 IM Ray Robson (2542, 2465) < IM Sam Shankland (2464, 2446) 3 IM Michael Brooks (2419, 2463) * < IM Enrico Sevillano (2549, 2520) 2 NM Tyler Hughes (2293, 2230) < NM Charles Lawton (2350, None) 1

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