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U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 10
Published May 18, 2012 | 
Hikaru Nakamura won with the black pieces today and knocked Gata Kamsky off of his perch. Nakamura now leads the tournament by a half point with one round to go.
Kudos to Hikaru today. Kamsky had the White side of a Sicilian – Najdorf Variation. It began to look as if Gata was controlling all of the ‘correct’ squares, but despite Black’s typically backward ‘d’ Pawn, it was never an issue. Hikaru was ‘all over’ the position with increasing/relentless pressure on all sides. The Diagram says it all. White had nothing to do but hope that a parting with a Pawn or two might relieve some pressure. It was not to be. I don’t believe the result was ever in any doubt and Nakamura is well poised to take this tournament.
For the other decisive game of this round – See Comments.
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 9
Published May 17, 2012 |
Kamsky played a beauty today and (personal opinion) is playing the ‘best’ chess of the 2012 U.S. Championship. His wins smack of complete domination; speculation is in the background and his wins give a very commanding style where the result appears inevitable. His win today put him in sole possession of first place; a half point ahead of Nakamura who drew.
On the receiving end of a Kamsky onslaught was former U.S. Champion Yasser Seirawan. Seirawan played his favorite Caro Kann defense – classical variation. The players castled on opposite wings; that means that a common motif is to open up lines against the opposing King. In this case, using Black’s ‘h6′ as an excuse/target, White played ‘g4′ on move 17. Yasser took the Pawn giving White an open ‘g’ file; if he did not, you can bet that the ‘g’ Pawn was destined to play to ‘g5′ opening lines whichever way Black decided to go. Even here, although passive, Black was OK. Yasser has stated on several occasions that he enjoys grabbing Pawns when he can, holding onto the material advantage while he diffuses the ‘attempt’ at attack against his position. His Pawn Grab on move 21 (Diagram) was NOT the Pawn to grab. Rad8 would have gotten another piece into play, contested the ‘d’ file, left his Bishop defending the Kingside and leaving White to think about what he was eventually going to do with that Pawn on ‘c5′. AFTER that grab, Kamsky showed why he is the current U.S. Champion. The attack he unleashed beginning with a Bishop sacrifice on ‘h6′ was so overwhelming with a Rook penetration (sacrifice again) on ‘d7′, that Yasser had to part with he Queen. The finish of the game was forcefully executed. Wow – One of the best games of this tournament.
For the remaining decisive games of the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship – See Comments.
U.S. Championship 2012 / Round 7
Published May 15, 2012 |
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Gata Kamsky and Hikaru Nakamura are now tied for first place and have yet to play each other. Nakamura is the number one rated player but Kamsky is the current champion. It looks like there is a nice match up in store.
Today however Kamsky took on the Caro Kann. The Caro has the reputation of being extremely solid – but passive. Kamsky’s style is ideally suited to slowly but surely strangling an opponent, in this case Stripunski, who is passive. The final position (Diagram) tells it all.
For the remaining decisive games from the U.S. Championship and the U.S. Women’s Championship – See Comments
Tata Steel Tournament 2012 / Round 7
Published January 21, 2012 | | |
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| Gata Kamsky executed a superb technical win against David Navara’s Berlin Defense to the Ruy Lopez. As Black’s Bb6 in the diagram position loses to Rd6+, Navara must lose the ‘c5’ Pawn. After that it’s smooth sailing for Gata.
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Boris Gelfand lost to World Number One (rated) Magnus Carlsen (See Comments). Although a tough tournament for Gelfand, it could be a blessing in that he knows he has some work to do before his World Championship match with Anand later this year. That work could lead to a tough match.
Kamsky(2741)-Adams(2726) {World Open}
Published July 5, 2011 | 
39th Annual World Open 2011 June 28-July 4, 2011, Philadelphia, PA. Grandmasters Gata Kamsky and Michael Adams won the Open Section with 7/9 with Kamsky claiming the 2011 World Open Champion title by virtue of winning a 5-minute vs 3-minute Armageddon game between the current US & British Champions. Adams, having the better tie-breaks, chose the black pieces, 3-minutes and draw odds but was unable to hold against a determined Kamsky.
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. e3 Bb7 5. h3 c5 6. c3 cxd4 7. cxd4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bd3 d5 10. O-O a6 11. Rc1 Nc6 12. Qe2 b5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Nxa4 Nb4 15. Bc7 Qe8 16. Nb6 Nxd3 17. Qxd3 Ra7 18. Ne5 a5 19. Rfd1 Bb4 20. Qc2 Qb5 21. Nd3 Be7 22. Na4 Rc8 23. Nc3 Qe8 24. Bb6 Raa8 25. Ra1 Bd8 26. Bxd8 Qxd8 27. Nc5 Bc6 28. Ra3 Nd7 29. Nd3 h6 30. Rda1 Bb7 31. Qd2 Nb6 32. b3 Nd7 33. Na4 Ba6 34. Ndc5 Bb5 35. Nxd7 Bxd7 36. Nc5 Bb5 37. Rxa5 Rxa5 38. Rxa5 Rb8 39. Ra7 Qb6 40. Qa2 g6 1-0
Gata Kamsky U.S. Champion
Published April 27, 2011 | by National Master Loal Davis
Gata Kamsky
After his win yesterday, ‘all’ Gata needed was a draw today. He did just that and wins the U.S. Championship.
Yuri Shulman vs Gata Kamsky
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6 5. a4 e6 6. Bg5 a5 7. e4 dxe4 8. Nxe4 Bb4+ 9. Nc3 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O Nd7 13. Ne4 Qe7 14. Qc2 e5 15. Ng3 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nc5 17. Rfd1 Bd7 18. Nb3 Nxb3 19. Qxb3 Rad8 20. Qf3 Qe5 21. Rab1 Be6 22. b3 g6 23. h3 Kg7 24. Nf1 Bc5 25. Ng3 Rfe8 26. Bd3 Bb4 27. Bc2 h5 28. Rxd8 Rxd8 29. Rd1 Rxd1+ 30. Qxd1 Qe1+ 31. Qxe1 Bxe1 32. Kf1 Bb4 33. Ke2 f5 34. f4 h4 35. Nf1 Bd6 36. Kf3 Bd7 37. Ne3 Kf6 draw
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