
In den letzten Jahren ist viel passiert im US-Schach. Als Zugpferd als Zugpferd hat der US-Schachverband inzwischen eine der besten Nationalmannschaften der Welt zusammen, wobei die Zugänge von Wesley So und Fabiano Caruana natürlich sehr geholfen haben. Bei der Schacholympiade in Baku ist das US-Team auf jeden Fall Mitfavorit. Aber auch im Nachwuchsbereich passiert sehr viel. Schulschach wird in den USA groß geschrieben. Und so drängen viele Talente und Eigengewächse nach vorne. Das Schachzentrum in St. Louis und sein großer Sponsor, das Ehepaar Sinquefield, spielen dabei eine gewichtige Rolle.
Bei den US-Juniorenmeisterschaften, die am Sonntag im Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St. Louis zu Ende gingen, waren einige der besten Nachwuchsspieler am Start. Jeffrey Xiong gilt mit seinen 15 Jahren nicht nur als ganz besonders großes Talent, sondern war auch der Top-Favorit auf den Titel.
In den letzten beiden Runden reichten ihm zwei Remis zum Turniergewinn. Den entscheidenden Punkt holte er in der 7. Runde, als er im Endspiel mit ungleichen Läufern seinen Gegner mit einem Mattangriff konfrontierte.

Xiong-Checa
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1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.Nc3 a6 5.e3 Bf5 6.Qb3 Ra7 7.Nh4 Bg6 8.Nxg6 hxg6 9.g3 e6 10.Bg2 Nbd7 11.0-0 Be7 12.e4 dxe4 13.Nxe4 Nxe4 14.Bxe4 Nf6 15.Bf3 Qd7 16.Be3 Ra8 17.a4 a5 18.Rfd1 Bb4 19.Rd3 0-0 20.Rad1 Rfd8 21.Bf4 Qe7 22.Re3 Qf8 23.Red3 Qe7 24.Bg5 Rd7 25.h4 Rad8 26.Bg4 Qf8 27.Bh3 Be7 28.Be3 Bb4 29.Qc2 Ne4 30.Qe2 Be7 31.Bf4 Nf6 32.Qf3 Bd6 33.Be3 Be7 34.Bc1 Rc7 35.Bf4 Bd6 36.Be3 Be7 37.Bf4 Bd6 38.Bg5 Be7 39.Qe2 Rcd7 40.Kh2 Ne8 41.Bf4 Bf6 42.Be3 Nd6 43.d5 Nxc4 44.dxe6 Rxd3 45.Rxd3 Rxd3 46.Qxd3 Nxe3 47.Qxe3 fxe6 48.Bxe6+ Kh7 49.b3 Qd6 50.Kg2 Qe5 51.Qxe5 Bxe5 52.Kf3 b5 53.Kg4 bxa4 54.bxa4 Bd4 55.f4 Bf2 56.Bd7 c5 57.Be6 Be1 58.Ba2 Bf2 59.Kf3 Be1 60.Bc4 Bc3 61.Kg2 Be1 62.Bb3 Bd2 63.Kf2 Bc1 64.Ke2 Kh6 65.Bg8 Kh5 66.Kf3 Bd2 67.Kg2 Kh6 68.Kf2 Kh5 69.Bf7 Kh6 70.Ke2 Bc1 71.Kf3 Kh5 72.Bc4 Bd2 73.Kg2 Kh6 74.Bg8 Bc1 75.Kh3 Bd2 76.Kg4 Be1 77.Kf3 Bd2 78.Kf2 Bc1 79.Kf1 Bd2 80.Kg2 Bc1 81.Kg1 Be3+ 82.Kh1 Bd2 83.Kh2 Be1 84.Kh3 Bd2 85.g4 Bxf4 85...-- 86.g5+ Kh5 87.Bc4 Bxf4 88.Be2# 86.g5+ Bxg5 87.hxg5+ Kxg5 88.Kg3 Kf5 89.Kf3 89...Ke5? 89...g5 90.Bc4 g4+ 91.Kg3 Ke4 92.Kxg4 Kd4 93.Bb5 c4 93...Kc3 94.Kf3 c4 95.Ke2 g5 96.Kd1 g4 97.Kc1 g3 98.Bc6= 94.Kf3 g5= 90.Ke3 g5 91.Kd3 g4 92.Kc4 g3 93.Bd5 Kd6 94.Bg2 g5 95.Kb5 g4 96.Kc4 Ke5 97.Kxc5 Kf4 98.Kd4 1–0 - Start an analysis engine:
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Xiong,J | 2723 | Checa,N | 2502 | 1–0 | 2016 | D15 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.4 |
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Ergebnisse der 9. Runde

Jeffrey Xiong
Partien von Runde 1 bis 9
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1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 dxc4 4.e3 b5 5.a4 b4 6.Bxc4 e6 7.0-0 Bb7 8.Nbd2 Be7 9.Ne5 0-0 10.a5 c5 11.Ndf3 cxd4 12.exd4 Bd5 13.Bd3 Nc6 14.a6 Rc8 15.Be3 Nd7 16.Qe2 Ndxe5 17.Nxe5 b3 18.Bb5 Nxe5 19.dxe5 Rc2 20.Qg4 Qb8 21.Bd3 Rxb2 22.Ra4 g6 23.Qd4 Ra2 24.Rxa2 bxa2 25.Qxa7 Qxe5 26.Bd4 Qg5 27.f3 Bxf3 28.Rxf3 a1Q+ 29.Bxa1 Bc5+ 30.Bd4 Bxa7 31.Bxa7 Qc1+ 32.Bf1 Ra8 33.Bd4 e5 34.Be3 Qa1 35.a7 Rxa7 36.Bxa7 Qxa7+ 37.Rf2 f5 38.g3 Kg7 39.Kg2 Qd4 40.Be2 Qe3 41.Kf1 Kf6 42.Bf3 e4 43.Be2 g5 44.Kg1 f4 45.gxf4 gxf4 46.Kg2 Qxe2 47.Rxe2 f3+ 48.Kf2 fxe2 49.Kxe2 Kf5 50.Ke3 Ke5 51.Ke2 Kf4 52.Kf2 e3+ 53.Ke2 Ke4 54.Ke1 Kf3 55.Kf1 e2+ 56.Ke1 Ke3 57.h3 h5 0–1
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Checa,N | 2502 | Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | 0–1 | 2016 | D25 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 1.1 |
Brown,M | 2506 | Chandra,A | 2583 | ½–½ | 2016 | E00 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 1.2 |
Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | Troff,K | 2639 | ½–½ | 2016 | D70 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 1.3 |
Li,R | 2608 | Xiong,J | 2723 | ½–½ | 2016 | B26 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 1.4 |
Liang,A | 2515 | Bodek,M | 2523 | 1–0 | 2016 | B06 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 1.5 |
Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | Bodek,M | 2523 | ½–½ | 2016 | B51 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 2.1 |
Xiong,J | 2723 | Liang,A | 2515 | 1–0 | 2016 | A46 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 2.2 |
Troff,K | 2639 | Li,R | 2608 | ½–½ | 2016 | D12 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 2.3 |
Chandra,A | 2583 | Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | ½–½ | 2016 | C09 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 2.4 |
Checa,N | 2502 | Brown,M | 2506 | 0–1 | 2016 | E11 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 2.5 |
Brown,M | 2506 | Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | ½–½ | 2016 | D10 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 3.1 |
Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | Checa,N | 2502 | 0–1 | 2016 | C16 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 3.2 |
Li,R | 2608 | Chandra,A | 2583 | ½–½ | 2016 | C07 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 3.3 |
Liang,A | 2515 | Troff,K | 2639 | 1–0 | 2016 | B92 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 3.4 |
Bodek,M | 2523 | Xiong,J | 2723 | 0–1 | 2016 | B50 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 3.5 |
Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | Xiong,J | 2723 | 1–0 | 2016 | B51 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 4.1 |
Troff,K | 2639 | Bodek,M | 2523 | ½–½ | 2016 | D37 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 4.2 |
Chandra,A | 2583 | Liang,A | 2515 | ½–½ | 2016 | D78 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 4.3 |
Checa,N | 2502 | Li,R | 2608 | ½–½ | 2016 | E15 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 4.4 |
Brown,M | 2506 | Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | ½–½ | 2016 | E59 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 4.5 |
Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | 1–0 | 2016 | C12 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 5.1 |
Li,R | 2608 | Brown,M | 2506 | 1–0 | 2016 | C84 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 5.2 |
Liang,A | 2515 | Checa,N | 2502 | 1–0 | 2016 | D31 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 5.3 |
Bodek,M | 2523 | Chandra,A | 2583 | 0–1 | 2016 | B53 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 5.4 |
Xiong,J | 2723 | Troff,K | 2639 | 1–0 | 2016 | A05 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 5.5 |
Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | Troff,K | 2639 | 0–1 | 2016 | B51 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 6.1 |
Chandra,A | 2583 | Xiong,J | 2723 | 0–1 | 2016 | D71 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 6.2 |
Checa,N | 2502 | Bodek,M | 2523 | 1–0 | 2016 | A13 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 6.3 |
Brown,M | 2506 | Liang,A | 2515 | ½–½ | 2016 | D70 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 6.4 |
Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | Li,R | 2608 | 1–0 | 2016 | E32 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 6.5 |
Li,R | 2608 | Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | 1–0 | 2016 | A01 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.1 |
Liang,A | 2515 | Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | ½–½ | 2016 | A25 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.2 |
Bodek,M | 2523 | Brown,M | 2506 | 0–1 | 2016 | A18 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.3 |
Xiong,J | 2723 | Checa,N | 2502 | 1–0 | 2016 | D15 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.4 |
Troff,K | 2639 | Chandra,A | 2583 | 0–1 | 2016 | D20 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 7.5 |
Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | Chandra,A | 2583 | ½–½ | 2016 | C07 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 8.1 |
Checa,N | 2502 | Troff,K | 2639 | ½–½ | 2016 | A22 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 8.2 |
Brown,M | 2506 | Xiong,J | 2723 | ½–½ | 2016 | D85 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 8.3 |
Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | Bodek,M | 2523 | ½–½ | 2016 | B76 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 8.4 |
Li,R | 2608 | Liang,A | 2515 | ½–½ | 2016 | C24 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 8.5 |
Liang,A | 2515 | Ostrovskiy,A | 2508 | 1–0 | 2016 | A20 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 9.1 |
Bodek,M | 2523 | Li,R | 2608 | 0–1 | 2016 | B53 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 9.2 |
Xiong,J | 2723 | Harmon-Vellotti,L | 2527 | ½–½ | 2016 | E06 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 9.3 |
Troff,K | 2639 | Brown,M | 2506 | ½–½ | 2016 | D38 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 9.4 |
Chandra,A | 2583 | Checa,N | 2502 | 0–1 | 2016 | D11 | 2016 U.S. Junior Closed Championship | 9.5 |
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