2012 U.S. Women's Chess Championship

Zatonskih v. Krush, R7. From U.S. Chesschamps.com.

Zatonskih continues to lead by a narrow margin.  The pairings have done her no favors, she has white in R9 against Abrahamyan.  I expect her to win - that is to say, she should win, given the relative difference in ELO and the advantage of white over black; I cannot imagine Abrahamyan rolling over so I expect a tough, intense game. 

Results R8:

Table	White	Score	Rating	Black	Score	Rating	Result
1	WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev	3.5	2329	FM Melekhina, Alisa	3.5	2242	1-0
2	WIM Ni, Viktorija	3.5	2228	WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca	4.0	2364	½-½
3	WIM Zenyuk, Iryna	3.5	2224	WGM Baginskaite, Camilla	1.0	2358	0-1
4	IM Krush, Irina	5.0	2457	WFM Kats, Alena	1.5	2137	1-0
5	IM Goletiani, Rusudan	4.5	2333	IM Zatonskih, Anna	5.0	2510	0-1

Standings after R8:

Rank	Name	Score	M/F	Rating	TPR	W-We	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1	IM Zatonskih, Anna	6.0	F	2510	2489	-0.10	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	1
2	IM Krush, Irina	6.0	F	2457	2489	+0.38	1	½	1	½	1	½	½	1
3	WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca	4.5	F	2364	2367	+0.09	0	1	½	1	½	0	1	½
4	IM Goletiani, Rusudan	4.5	F	2333	2382	+0.55	1	0	1	0	1	½	1	0
5	WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev	4.5	F	2329	2336	+0.12	½	1	0	1	0	1	0	1
6	WIM Ni, Viktorija	4.0	F	2228	2339	+1.14	½	0	0	1	½	1	½	½
7	FM Melekhina, Alisa	3.5	F	2242	2296	+0.50	½	½	0	½	1	1	0	0
8	WIM Zenyuk, Iryna	3.5	F	2224	2281	+0.52	½	1	1	½	0	0	½	0
9	WGM Baginskaite, Camilla	2.0	F	2358	2103	-2.66	0	0	0	0	½	0	½	1
10	WFM Kats, Alena	1.5	F	2137	2085	-0.54	0	0	1	0	0	0	½	0

Pairings for R9 (will be on Saturday - tomorrow is a rest day for the ladies):

Table	White	Score	Rating	Black	Score	Rating	Result
1	IM Zatonskih, Anna	6.0	2510	WGM Abrahamyan, Tatev	4.5	2329
2	WFM Kats, Alena	1.5	2137	IM Goletiani, Rusudan	4.5	2333
3	WGM Baginskaite, Camilla	2.0	2358	IM Krush, Irina	6.0	2457
4	WGM Foisor, Sabina-Francesca	4.5	2364	WIM Zenyuk, Iryna	3.5	2224
5	FM Melekhina, Alisa	3.5	2242	WIM Ni, Viktorija	4.0	2228