56th US Championship; 2012
May 8-17, 2009
Saint Louis, Missouri



                                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2         PERF  +/-
 1. Nakamura,  Hikaru      2775  x 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 1 ½ 1 1  8½-2½  2833  +7
 2. Kamsky, Gata           2741  0 x 1 ½ 1 1 ½ ½ 0 1 1 1  7½-3½  2755  +2
 3. Onischuk, Alexander    2660  ½ 0 x ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 ½  6½-4½  2694  +5
 4. Shulman, Yuri          2571  ½ ½ ½ x ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1  6 -5   2670  +15
 5. Lenderman, Aleksandr   2587  ½ 0 ½ ½ x ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½  6 -5   2669  +13
 6. Akobian, Varuzhan      2625  ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ x 0 1 1 1 0 1  6 -5   2665  +6
 7. Robson, Ray            2614  0 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 x 1 ½ 1 ½ 0  5½-5½  2635  +3
 8. Hess, Robert L.        2635  0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 x 1 ½ 1 1  5 -6   2602  -5
 9. Kaidanov, Gregory S.   2594  0 1 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 x 0 1 ½  4 -7   2540  -9
10. Ramirez, Alejandro     2593  ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 x 1 0  4 -7   2540  -8
11. Stripunsky, Alexander  2562  0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 x 1  3½-7½  2508  -8
12. Seirawan, Yasser       2643  0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ 1 0 x  3½-7½  2501  -22

                    ROUND BY ROUND
                 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
 1. Nakamura     1 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1
 2. Kamsky       1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 0 ½
 3. Onischuk     1 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
 4. Akobian      1 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 1
 5. Lenderman    1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1
 6. Shulman      ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
 7. Robson       0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½
 8. Hess         0 1 ½ 0 0 1 0 ½ 1 ½ ½
 9. Kaidanov     ½ 1 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0
10. Ramirez      0 ½ ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ 1 0
11. Seirawan     0 0 0 1 0 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0
12. Stripunsky   0 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 ½



ROUND 1
Akobian - Seirawan     1-0
Shulman - Kaidanov     ½-½
Stripunsky - Onischuk  0-1
Lenderman - Robson     1-0
Kamsky - Ramirez       1-0
Nakamura - Hess        1-0

ROUND 2
Seirawan - Hess        0-1
Ramirez - Nakamura     ½-½
Robson - Kamsky        ½-½
Onischuk - Lenderman   ½-½
Kaidanov - Stripunsky  1-0
Akobian - Shulman      ½-½

ROUND 3
Shulman - Seirawan     1-0
Stripunsky - Akobian   1-0
Lenderman - Kaidanov   ½-½
Kamsky - Onischuk      1-0
Nakamura - Robson      1-0
Hess - Ramirez         ½-½

ROUND 4
Seirawan - Ramirez     1-0
Robson - Hess          1-0
Onischuk - Nakamura    ½-½
Kaidanov - Kamsky      1-0
Akobian - Lenderman    ½-½
Shulman - Stripunsky   ½-½

ROUND 5
Stripunsky - Seirawan  1-0
Lenderman - Shulman    ½-½
Kamsky - Akobian       1-0
Nakamura - Kaidanov    1-0
Hess - Onischuk        0-1
Ramirez - Robson       0-1

ROUND 6
Seirawan - Robson      1-0
Onischuk - Ramirez     ½-½
Kaidanov - Hess        0-1
Akobian - Nakamura     ½-½
Shulman - Kamsky       ½-½
Stripunsky - Lenderman ½-½

ROUND 7
Lenderman - Seirawan    ½-½
Kamsky - Stripunsky     1-0
Nakamura - Shulman      ½-½
Hess - Akobian          0-1
Ramirez - Kaidanov      1-0
Robson - Onischuk       ½-½

ROUND 8
Seirawan - Onischuk     ½-½
Kaidanov - Robson       ½-½
Akobian - Ramirez       1-0
Shulman - Hess          ½-½
Stripunsky - Nakamura   0-1
Lenderman - Kamsky      0-1

ROUND 9
Kamsky - Seirawan       1-0
Nakamura - Lenderman    ½-½
Hess - Stripunsky       1-0
Ramirez - Shulman       ½-½
Robson - Akobian        1-0
Onischuk - Kaidanov     1-0

ROUND 10
Seirawan - Kaidanov     ½-½
Akobian - Onischuk      ½-½
Shulman - Robson        ½-½
Stripunsky - Ramirez    0-1
Lenderman - Hess        ½-½
Kamsky - Nakamura       0-1

ROUND 11
Nakamura - Seirawan     1-0
Hess - Kamsky           ½-½
Ramirez - Lenderman     0-1
Robson - Stripunsky     ½-½
Onischuk - Shulman      ½-½
Kaidanov - Akobian      0-1