Monday, March 18, 2019

2019 US Championship

There is a national championship that features 5 players in the 2700 club. No, I'm not talking about Russia. The Big 3 (Caruana, So, and Nakamura) are joined by defending champ Sam Shankland, who has maintained his 2700 rating, and Dominguez. But according to the model, there is a clear favorite among these top 5. Caruana is coming off a very successful 2018, while Nakamura and So are well below their peaks.

E4stat has played Akobian before. I have not faced "Blindfold King" Gareev, but we share an interest in applying memory techniques, so I hope he does well. The forecast:



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  1. NOTE: The USChessChamps bio spells Timur's last name as "Gareev" while FIDE spells it as "Gareyev." I am not sure which one is correct.

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