Tatev Abrahamyan had the championship in her hand and she blew it. All she had to do was control her nerves and win a game over a lower rated player. But she lost.
Final standings:
1. Paikidze, Nazi 8.5/11
2. Abrahamyan, Tatev 8.0/11
3. Zatonskih, Anna 7.0/11
4. Mencova, Katerina 6.5/11
5. Foisor, Sabina-Francesca 6.5/11
6. Krush, Irina 6.0/11
7. Eswaran, Ashritha 5.5/11
8. Yu, Jennifer R. 5.0/11
9. Yip, Carissa 4.5/11
10. Gorti, Akshita 4.0/11
11. Bykovtsev, Agata 3.0/11
| White | Evaluation | Black |
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This is what I wrote today at Facebook to one of my chess buddies, Ellen Wanek, who does a lot for chess in the Sheboygan area:
The U.S. Women's Chess Championship is taking place in St. Louis right now, today is the final round and it will be an exciting one. Tatev Abrahamyan is poised to win her first ever U.S. title but Nazi Paikidze is within striking distance at 7.5; she will have the black pieces against Irina Krush, who is in the uncomfortable position of third place with 6.0, and right behind her is Anna Zatonskih also with 6.0, but she will have a much easier match against a lower rated player. It's possible Paikidze could win her game and in the unlikely event Abrahamyan loses her game, could take the title! Or, if Abrahamyan draws, she and Paikidze would go to a play-off. So - lots of drama in store. I will be glued to my computer listening to the live coverage on U.S. Chess Champs.
What a blow to Krush, wow, dropping all the way to 6th place. And Zatonskih proved yet again how tough she is, a remarkable performance when she needed to pull it through. And so, we have a brand new U.S. Women's Chess Champion.
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