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US Chess Championship is underway in Saint Louis. Armenian chess players GM Varuzhan Hakobian, GM Melikset Khachiyan, IM Levon Altounian are taking part in the championship.

In Round 1 Varuzhan Hakobian and Levon Altounian ended in draw with Finegold and Kudrin respectively. Melikset Khachiyan won against Lenderman.

In Round 2 Levon had a draw with Shulman, Varuzhan Hakobian defeated Kraai, while Khachiyan, unfortunately, lost to Kamsky.

In Round 3 Varuzhan Hakobian again won, this time against Irina Krush. Melikset Khachiyan and Levon Altounian lost to Robert Hess and Alexander Stripunsky respectively.

Thus, Varuzhan Hakobian scored 2,5, Levon Altounian and Melikset Khachiyan have 1 each.

Round 3: Irina Krush - Varuzhan Hakobian 0:1

1. d4 d6 2. e4 Nf6 3. Nc3 c6 4. f4 Qa5 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qf3 d5 7. Bd3 Nxc3 8. Bd2 Qb6 9. bxc3 e6 10. Ne2 c5 11. f5 Nc6 12. O-O Nxe5 13. dxe5 c4+ 14. Be3 Bc5 15. Nd4 cxd3 16. Rab1 Qc7 17. Nb5 Qc6 18. cxd3 a6 19. f6 g6 20. Bxc5 axb5 21. Qf2 Bd7 22. Rb2 Rc8 23. Bd4 Qc7 24. Qe3 h5 25. h4 Ra8 26. Rfb1 Ra4 27. Qd2 Bc6 28. Rb4 Ra6 29. R1b2 Kd7 30. Qe3 Kc8 31. Bc5 Rd8 32. Bd6 Rxd6 33. exd6 Qxd6 34. d4 Ra3 35. R4b3 Ra4 36. Re2 Qd8 37. Qf4 Qc7 38. Qxc7+ Kxc7 39. Kf2 Kd6 40. Kg3 Rc4 41. a3 Ra4 42. Kf4 Ra8 43. Kg5 Rh8 44. Rb1 Rh7 45. Re5 Rh8 46. g4 Bd7 47. Rbe1 hxg4 48. Kxg4 Ra8 49. Ra1 Rc8 50. Rc1 Ra8 51. Kg5 Rh8 52. Rh1 Rh5+ 53. Kf4 Rh6 54. Rg5 Bc8 55. Kg3 Bd7 56. Rf1 Rh8 57. h5 gxh5 58. Kh4 e5 59. Rxe5 Be6 60. Rb1 Rh6 61. Rxb5 Rxf6 62. Rxb7 Rf3 63. a4 Rxc3 64. Rb4 Ke7 65. Re1 Kf6 66. Rf1+ Kg6 67. Rg1+ Kh6 68. Rg3 Rc1 69. Rg2 Rh1+ 70. Kg3 h4+ 71. Kf2 h3 72. Rg3 Ra1 73. Rb8 Kh7 74. Rbb3 Ra2+ 75. Kg1 Rxa4 76. Rbd3 Ra1+ 77. Kh2 Ra2+ 78. Kh1 Bf5 79. Rdf3 Be4 80. Rxh3+ Kg7 81. Rg3+ Kf8 82. Kg1 Bxf3 83. Rxf3 Ke7 84. Rf5 Ke6 85. Re5+ Kd6 86. Rf5 Ra7 87. Kf2 Rd7 88. Ke3 Ke6 89. Re5+ Kd6 90. Rf5 Re7+ 91. Kd3 Ra7 92. Rf6+ Ke7 93. Rf5 Ra3+ 94. Kd2 Ra5 95. Re5+ Kf6 96. Ke3 Kg6 97. Kf4 f6 98. Re1 Ra2 99. Re7 Ra4 100. Ke3 Kf5 101. Re8 Ra3+ 102. Ke2 Kf4 103. Re6 Ra2+ 104. Kd3 f5 105. Re5 Ra5 106. Re1 Ra3+ 107. Kd2 Kg4 108. Rb1 Kf3 109. Re1 Ra2+ 110. Kd3 f4 111. Re5 Ra5 112. Rf5 Ra3+ 113. Kd2 Ke4 0:1.

Round 3: Robert Hess - Melikset Khachiyan 1:0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 f5 4. d3 fxe4 5. dxe4 Nf6 6. O-O Bc5 7. Qd3 d6 8. Qc4 Qe7 9. b4 Be6 10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Qa6 Bb6 12. a4 O-O 13. a5 Bd4 14. c3 Ng4 15. cxd4 Rxf3 16. Nd2 Rc3 17. h3 Nh6 18. Nb1 Rc4 19. Bxh6 gxh6 20. dxe5 d5 21. Qb7 Rf8 22. Ra3 Bc8 23. Qxa7 d4 24. Rg3+ Kh8 25. Na3 Rxb4 26. Nc2 Rc4 27. Nxd4 Qxe5 28. Nf3 Qe7 29. Qe3 Rxe4 30. Qxh6 Re6 31. Qd2 Qf6 32. Re1 c5 33. Rc1 Rc6 34. Qg5 c4 35. Ne5 Qxg5 36. Rxg5 Rcf6 37. Rxc4 Rxf2 38. Rxc7 1:0.

Round 3: Alexander Stripunsky - Levon Altounian 1:0

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. Bf4 c6 8. a4 Nxe4 9. Nxe4 d5 10. Nb5 Bb4+ 11. c3 Ba5 12. Bxd5 cxd5 13. Ng3 Re8+ 14. Be3 Nc6 15. O-O a6 16. Nd4 Bc7 17. Re1 Be6 18. Nxc6 bxc6 19. b4 Qf6 20. Qd2 Qg6 21. Bf4 Bb6 22. a5 Ba7 23. Re5 h6 24. Rae1 Red8 25. R5e2 d4 26. Bc7 dxc3 27. Qxc3 Rdc8 28. Bb6 Bb8 29. Qd4 h5 30. f4 Qg4 31. Re4 Bd5 32. Re8+ Rxe8 33. Rxe8+ Kh7 34. Qd3+ f5 35. Qxf5+ Qxf5 36. Nxf5 c5 37. Re7 Kg6 38. Ne3 Bf7 39. g3 cxb4 40. Bd4 1:0.