US Championship, Round 7 Pairings
Earlier I mentioned the top pairings; here's the whole list:
1. Shulman (4.5) - Onischuk (4.5)
2. Christiansen (4) - Nakamura (4.5)
3. Kamsky (4.5) - Shabalov (3.5)
4. Kraai (3.5) - Stripunsky (3.5)
5. Yermolinsky (3.5) - Finegold (3.5)
6. Hess (3) - Akobian (3.5)
7. Krush (3) - Lenderman (2.5)
8. Ehlvest (2.5) - Bhat (2.5)
9. Kaidanov (2.5) - Robson (2.5)
10. Khachiyan (2) - Benjamin (2.5)
11. Kudrin (1.5) - Gurevich (1.5)
12. Shankland (1.5) - Altounian (1.5)
The games, as always, start at 2 p.m. St. Louis time (= 3 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CET), and my live commentary on Playchess will start 90 minutes later. (Viewing directions are here.) The top four finishers go on to play for the biggest money, while the rest of the field will continue on for two more rounds starting Saturday, so tune in for today's hugely important games!
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