Yury Shulman U.S. Champion!
By Jennifer Shahade/Betsy Dynako
May 21, 2008
After a quick draw with Josh Friedel, Yury Shulman earned seven points, clinching his first U.S. Championship title. Yury told CLO that he was very happy with his play and his victory and that he is grateful to Frank and Jim for organizing the event in Oklahoma. "Of course I had a good time... I won the tournament!" However, he regrets that some of the top players are not participating in the U.S. Championships, especially Kamsky. "He is playing for the World Championship, so we should do everything we can to get him in the U.S. Championship," Yury said, explaining how great the exposure would be in such a case. A chess highlight for Yury was his win against Becerra in round seven. Although Yury was already a full point ahead of the field, he won with Black in a crazy theoretical Winawer French.
By Jennifer Shahade/Betsy Dynako
May 21, 2008
After a quick draw with Josh Friedel, Yury Shulman earned seven points, clinching his first U.S. Championship title. Yury told CLO that he was very happy with his play and his victory and that he is grateful to Frank and Jim for organizing the event in Oklahoma. "Of course I had a good time... I won the tournament!" However, he regrets that some of the top players are not participating in the U.S. Championships, especially Kamsky. "He is playing for the World Championship, so we should do everything we can to get him in the U.S. Championship," Yury said, explaining how great the exposure would be in such a case. A chess highlight for Yury was his win against Becerra in round seven. Although Yury was already a full point ahead of the field, he won with Black in a crazy theoretical Winawer French.
2008 Frank Berry U.S. Championship, TulsaWhite: Becerra, JulioBlack: Shulman, Yury
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 Qc7 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3 13.Nxc3 a6 14.Rb1 Na5 15.h4 Nf5 16.Rh3 O-O-O 17.h5 Nc4 18.Rb4 Bc6 19.Ne2 Bb5 20.a4 Qc5 21.Ba3 Bc6 22.Qc3 Rg4 23.h6 Rh8 24.h7 Rg7 25.Rb3 Qa7 26.Bc1 Bxa4 27.Qb4 b5 28.Rh5 a5 29.Qc3 Rgxh7 30.Rxf5 exf5 31.Qd3 Qc5 32.Nc3 Rh5 33.Nxa4 bxa4 34.Rc3 Kb8 35.Ba3 Qb5 36.Kf2 Rh1 37.Bd6+ Kb7 38.Be2 Qb6+ 39.Kg3 R1h3+ 0-1
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 cxd4 8.Qxg7 Rg8 9.Qxh7 Qc7 10.Ne2 Nbc6 11.f4 Bd7 12.Qd3 dxc3 13.Nxc3 a6 14.Rb1 Na5 15.h4 Nf5 16.Rh3 O-O-O 17.h5 Nc4 18.Rb4 Bc6 19.Ne2 Bb5 20.a4 Qc5 21.Ba3 Bc6 22.Qc3 Rg4 23.h6 Rh8 24.h7 Rg7 25.Rb3 Qa7 26.Bc1 Bxa4 27.Qb4 b5 28.Rh5 a5 29.Qc3 Rgxh7 30.Rxf5 exf5 31.Qd3 Qc5 32.Nc3 Rh5 33.Nxa4 bxa4 34.Rc3 Kb8 35.Ba3 Qb5 36.Kf2 Rh1 37.Bd6+ Kb7 38.Be2 Qb6+ 39.Kg3 R1h3+ 0-1
Yury says that he was better prepared in this specific line and that he knew he had to go for complications based on the demands of the position: "Julio is very good in positions where he has pressure and is attacking." In the final round, it was obvious that Yury would clinch the title after Josh played the Exchange French.
But of course, Josh is a fighting player, and he had a very good reason to hand Yury the title. With his final round draw against GM Yury Shulman, Josh Friedel earned his 5.5 points along with his final GM norm. After this tournament, Josh calculates his rating to be 2490. Josh's next two tournaments are the Chicago and National Opens, where he hopes to gain the remaining ten points to secure his GM title. Friedel also promises to tell the story of his last norm, in one of his popular blogs for CLO.
2008 Frank Berry U.S. Championship, TulsaWhite: Friedel, JoshBlack: Shulman, Yury
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 c6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Rfe1 f6 11.Bh4 1/2-1/2
Yury Shulman after the round Frank Berry U.S. Championship Final Standings 1. Yury Shulman-72. Alexander Onischuk-6.53. Sergey Kudrin-64-6. Josh Friedel, Eugene Perelshteyn and Varuzhan Akobian-5.57-10. Alexander Ivanov, Benjamin Finegold, Boris Gulko and Julio Becerra-5.011-14. John Fedorowicz, Dmitry Gurevich, Gregory Kaidanov and Alexander Shabalov-4.515-18. Daniel Ludwig, David Pruess, Jesse Kraai and Alexander Yermolinsky-4.019-22. Larry Kaufman, Michael Langer, Dean Ippolito and David Vigorito-3.522-23. Sam Shankland-2.524. Sergey Galant -1.5
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1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Nf3 Bf5 5.Bd3 Bxd3 6.Qxd3 c6 7.O-O Bd6 8.Bg5 Ne7 9.Nbd2 O-O 10.Rfe1 f6 11.Bh4 1/2-1/2
Yury Shulman after the round Frank Berry U.S. Championship Final Standings 1. Yury Shulman-72. Alexander Onischuk-6.53. Sergey Kudrin-64-6. Josh Friedel, Eugene Perelshteyn and Varuzhan Akobian-5.57-10. Alexander Ivanov, Benjamin Finegold, Boris Gulko and Julio Becerra-5.011-14. John Fedorowicz, Dmitry Gurevich, Gregory Kaidanov and Alexander Shabalov-4.515-18. Daniel Ludwig, David Pruess, Jesse Kraai and Alexander Yermolinsky-4.019-22. Larry Kaufman, Michael Langer, Dean Ippolito and David Vigorito-3.522-23. Sam Shankland-2.524. Sergey Galant -1.5
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