Akobian pulls it out.
2009 U.S. Championship

Jennifer Shahade, the Chess Life Online Editor and 2009 US Chess Championship Commitee Chair, just posted Fantasy Chess for the event.
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Jennifer Shahade, the Chess Life Online Editor and 2009 US Chess Championship Commitee Chair, just posted Fantasy Chess for the event.
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Any predictions for who will dominate the 2009 U.S. Chess Championship?
The tournament will be held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis from May 7-17; it's a pretty amazing Chess Club if you haven't check it out yet.
Championship players include: Gata Kamsky, Nakamura Hikaru, Alexander Onischuk, Yury Shulman, Larry Christansen, Julio Becerra, Akobian Varuzhan, Gregory Kaidanov, Joel Benjamin, Ray Robson and many others...