Campionatul National American de Sah a inceput ieri in St. Luuis. Favoritii Gata Kamsky, campionul en-titre Yury Shulman si Hikaru Nakamura nu au avut probleme sa treaca de adversarii lor. Candidatul la titlu de MM Robert Hess l-a invins pe Larry Christiansen, iar campionul national de juniori Tyler Hughes l-a surprins pe Boris Gulko, administrandu-i o infrangere surprinzatoare.
Rezultate runda 1
| Board | White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating |
| 1. | GM Yury Shulman (0) | 2697 | 1-0 | IM Enrico Sevillano (0) | 2549 |
| 2. | GM Ildar Ibragimov (0) | 2628 | 0-1 | GM Gata Kamsky (0) | 2798 |
| 3. | GM Hikaru Nakamura (0) | 2757 | 1-0 | GM Alexander Shabalov (0) | 2620 |
| 4. | GM Joshua Friedel (0) | 2568 | ½-½ | GM Alexander Onischuk (0) | 2736 |
| 5. | IM Robert Hess (0) | 2545 | 1-0 | GM Larry Christiansen (0) | 2681 |
| 6. | GM Julio Becerra (0) | 2672 | 1-0 | IM Ray Robson (0) | 2542 |
| 7. | IM Anna Zatonskih (0) | 2503 | 0-1 | GM Varuzhan Akobian (0) | 2664 |
| 8. | GM Gregory Kaidanov (0) | 2662 | ½-½ | IM Irina Krush (0) | 2496 |
| 9. | IM Samuel Shankland (0) | 2464 | ½-½ | GM Joel Benjamin (0) | 2650 |
| 10. | GM Jaan Ehlvest (0) | 2649 | 1-0 | IM Michael Brooks (0) | 2419 |
| 11. | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 | 0-1 | GM Melikset Khachiyan (0) | 2632 |
| 12. | GM Boris Gulko (0) | 2631 | 0-1 | Tyler Hughes (0) | 2293 |
perechi runda 2
| Board | White | Rating | Result | Black | Rating |
| 1. | GM Gata Kamsky (1) | 2798 | – | GM Varuzhan Akobian (1) | 2664 |
| 2. | GM Jaan Ehlvest (1) | 2649 | – | GM Hikaru Nakamura (1) | 2757 |
| 3. | GM Melikset Khachiyan (1) | 2632 | – | GM Yury Shulman (1) | 2697 |
| 4. | IM Robert Hess (1) | 2545 | – | GM Julio Becerra (1) | 2672 |
| 5. | Tyler Hughes (1) | 2293 | – | GM Alexander Onischuk (½) | 2736 |
| 6. | GM Joshua Friedel (½) | 2568 | – | GM Gregory Kaidanov (½) | 2662 |
| 7. | GM Joel Benjamin (½) | 2650 | – | IM Irina Krush (½) | 2496 |
| 8. | GM Larry Christiansen (0) | 2681 | – | IM Samuel Shankland (½) | 2464 |
| 9. | IM Ray Robson (0) | 2542 | – | GM Boris Gulko (0) | 2631 |
| 10. | IM Anna Zatonskih (0) | 2503 | – | GM Ildar Ibragimov (0) | 2628 |
| 11. | GM Alexander Shabalov (0) | 2620 | – | IM Michael Brooks (0) | 2419 |
| 12. | IM Enrico Sevillano (0) | 2549 | – | Charles Lawton (0) | 2350 |
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