Gata Kamsky
The 2012 U.S. Championship and 2012 U.S. Women’s Championship, scheduled to be held simultaneously May 7 through May 20 in St. Louis.
Nakamura, Kamsky, Zatonskih, Krush, and a total of 22 players will compete in the two sections. Games will be live daily on Chessdom.com with computer analysis.
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Here are the pairings for the US Chess Championship 2012 for men and women.
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US Chess Championship 2012 pairings
| 1 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 3 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 4 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 5 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 6 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 1 | 2643 | GM | Seirawan Yasser | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 2 | 2593 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
| 3 | 2614 | GM | Robson Ray | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
| 4 | 2660 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | – | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2587 |
| 5 | 2594 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | – | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | 2562 |
| 6 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2571 |
| 1 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2625 |
| 3 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 4 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 5 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 6 | 2635 | GM | Hess Robert L | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 1 | 2643 | GM | Seirawan Yasser | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 2 | 2614 | GM | Robson Ray | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 3 | 2660 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
| 4 | 2594 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
| 5 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2587 |
| 6 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | 2562 |
| 1 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2571 |
| 3 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2625 |
| 4 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 5 | 2635 | GM | Hess Robert L | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 6 | 2593 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 1 | 2643 | GM | Seirawan Yasser | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 2 | 2660 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 3 | 2594 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 4 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
| 5 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
| 6 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2587 |
| 1 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | 2562 |
| 3 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2571 |
| 4 | 2635 | GM | Hess Robert L | – | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2625 |
| 5 | 2593 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 6 | 2614 | GM | Robson Ray | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 1 | 2643 | GM | Seirawan Yasser | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 2 | 2594 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 3 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 4 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 5 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
| 6 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
| 1 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2587 |
| 3 | 2635 | GM | Hess Robert L | – | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | 2562 |
| 4 | 2593 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | – | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2571 |
| 5 | 2614 | GM | Robson Ray | – | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2625 |
| 6 | 2660 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 1 | 2643 | GM | Seirawan Yasser | – | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | 2594 |
| 2 | 2625 | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | – | GM | Onischuk Alexander | 2660 |
| 3 | 2571 | GM | Shulman Yuri | – | GM | Robson Ray | 2614 |
| 4 | 2562 | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | – | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | 2593 |
| 5 | 2587 | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | – | GM | Hess Robert L | 2635 |
| 6 | 2741 | GM | Kamsky Gata | – | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | 2775 |
| 1 | 2775 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | – | GM | Seirawan Yasser | 2643 |
| 2 | 2635 | GM | Hess Robert L | – | GM | Kamsky Gata | 2741 |
| 3 | 2593 | GM | Ramirez Alejandro | – | GM | Lenderman Aleksandr | 2587 |
| 4 | 2614 | GM | Robson Ray | – | GM | Stripunsky Alexander | 2562 |
| 5 | 2660 | GM | Onischuk Alexander | – | GM | Shulman Yuri | 2571 |
| 6 | 2594 | GM | Kaidanov Gregory S | – | GM | Akobian Varuzhan | 2625 |
US Women Chess Championship 2012 pairings
| 1 | 2228 | WIM | Ni Viktorija | – | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2329 |
| 2 | 2224 | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | – | FM | Melekhina Alisa | 2242 |
| 3 | 2457 | IM | Krush Irina | – | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2364 |
| 4 | 2333 | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | – | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2358 |
| 5 | 2510 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | – | WFM | Kats Alena | 2137 |
| 1 | 2329 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | – | WFM | Kats Alena | 2137 |
| 2 | 2358 | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | – | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2510 |
| 3 | 2364 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | – | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2333 |
| 4 | 2242 | FM | Melekhina Alisa | – | IM | Krush Irina | 2457 |
| 5 | 2228 | WIM | Ni Viktorija | – | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | 2224 |
| 1 | 2224 | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | – | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2329 |
| 2 | 2457 | IM | Krush Irina | – | WIM | Ni Viktorija | 2228 |
| 3 | 2333 | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | – | FM | Melekhina Alisa | 2242 |
| 4 | 2510 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | – | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2364 |
| 5 | 2137 | WFM | Kats Alena | – | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2358 |
| 1 | 2329 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | – | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2358 |
| 2 | 2364 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | – | WFM | Kats Alena | 2137 |
| 3 | 2242 | FM | Melekhina Alisa | – | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2510 |
| 4 | 2228 | WIM | Ni Viktorija | – | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2333 |
| 5 | 2224 | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | – | IM | Krush Irina | 2457 |
| 1 | 2457 | IM | Krush Irina | – | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2329 |
| 2 | 2333 | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | – | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | 2224 |
| 3 | 2510 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | – | WIM | Ni Viktorija | 2228 |
| 4 | 2137 | WFM | Kats Alena | – | FM | Melekhina Alisa | 2242 |
| 5 | 2358 | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | – | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2364 |
| 1 | 2329 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | – | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2364 |
| 2 | 2242 | FM | Melekhina Alisa | – | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2358 |
| 3 | 2228 | WIM | Ni Viktorija | – | WFM | Kats Alena | 2137 |
| 4 | 2224 | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | – | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2510 |
| 5 | 2457 | IM | Krush Irina | – | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2333 |
| 1 | 2333 | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | – | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2329 |
| 2 | 2510 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | – | IM | Krush Irina | 2457 |
| 3 | 2137 | WFM | Kats Alena | – | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | 2224 |
| 4 | 2358 | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | – | WIM | Ni Viktorija | 2228 |
| 5 | 2364 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | – | FM | Melekhina Alisa | 2242 |
| 1 | 2329 | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | – | FM | Melekhina Alisa | 2242 |
| 2 | 2228 | WIM | Ni Viktorija | – | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | 2364 |
| 3 | 2224 | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | – | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | 2358 |
| 4 | 2457 | IM | Krush Irina | – | WFM | Kats Alena | 2137 |
| 5 | 2333 | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | – | IM | Zatonskih Anna | 2510 |
| 1 | 2510 | IM | Zatonskih Anna | – | WGM | Abrahamyan Tatev | 2329 |
| 2 | 2137 | WFM | Kats Alena | – | IM | Goletiani Rusudan | 2333 |
| 3 | 2358 | WGM | Baginskaite Camilla | – | IM | Krush Irina | 2457 |
| 4 | 2364 | WGM | Foisor Sabina-Francesca | – | WIM | Zenyuk Iryna | 2224 |
| 5 | 2242 | FM | Melekhina Alisa | – | WIM | Ni Viktorija | 2228 |
