Javier Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 42 year old GM Alexander Stripunsky has, like most other GMs, made some blunders in his professional career. Unfortunately, one the ones he'll be remembered best for is the one he made a few days ago in the first round of the US Championship (Saint Louis) when he was playing against Onischuk. The game was over in just 11 moves. [Event "ch-USA 2012"] [site "Saint Louis USA"] [Date "2012.05.08"] [Round "1"] [White "Stripunsky, A."] [black "Onischuk, Al"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "B11"] [WhiteElo "2562"] [blackElo "2660"] [PlyCount "21"] [EventDate "2012.05.08"] [pgn]1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 (3... dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bf5 {A well known mistake.} 5. Ng3 Bg6 6. h4 h6 7. Ne5 Bh7 8. Qh5 g6 9. Qf3 Nf6 10. Qb3 {And white wins material.}) 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 {Javier: White gets the 2 Bishops, but black has a very solid position.} e6 6. g3 Nd7 7. Qe2 d4 8. Nb1 {Javier: This Knight has a better future here than if it goes to d1.} h5 9. h4 g5 10. hxg5 Qxg5 {GM Stripunsky has never made as bad a move as the one that he will make next...} 11. d3 {Javier: And he resigned without waiting for Qxc1.} 0-1[/pgn] Then he went on to lose his second round game against GM Kaidanov also. Most people would be absolutely knocked out after that. Not Alexander though. He has won his third round game against GM Akobian. You wanted fighting chess, didn't you? you got it at Saint Luis alright! More disconcerting is Yasser Seirawan's horrible start: 0/3. Let's hope that he comes back from that too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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