Larry Christiansen
Larry became a Grandmaster in 1977, aged just 21. He is a three-time US Champion, winning the title in 1980, 1983 and 2002. Larry is also the author of two popular books, Storming the Barricades
(2000) and Rocking the Ramparts: A Guide to Attacking Chess
(2004).
STYLE:
Larry is well known for his amazing attacking and tactical abilities, and this makes him a very dangerous opponent for strong players. His style is very mature. Larry is one of the best blitz players in the USA.
| Week 1: (b) Win vs |
GM Alex Stripunsky, 2628 |
| Week 3: (b) Loss vs |
IM Jacek Stopa, 2565 |
| Week 5: (b) Win vs |
GM Leonid Kritz, 2654 |
| Week 7: (w) Loss vs |
IM Eli Vovsha, 2539 |
| 1/4 Final: (b) Loss vs |
GM Giorgi Kacheishvili, 2666 |
| MVP Points: |
2 |
| Week 2: (w) Draw vs |
IM Lev Milman, 2502 |
| Week 4: (b) Loss vs |
GM Joel Benjamin, 2644 |
| Week 5: (b) Win vs |
IM Vinay Bhat, 2481 |
| Week 7: (w) Loss vs |
GM Pascal Charbonneau, 2524 |
| Week 9: (b) Draw vs |
GM Sergey Kudrin, 2600 |
| Week 10: (w) Win vs |
IM Dmitry Schneider, 2508 |
| Quarter: (w) Win vs |
GM Alex Stripunsky, 2601 |
| Final: (w) Win vs |
IM Marko Zivanic, 2552 |
| MVP Points: |
2 |
| Performance Rating: |
2652 |
| Awards: |
Game of the Week – Week 9 |
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Game of the Week – Final |
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Game of the Year |
| Week 1: (b) Draw vs |
GM Gregory Serper, 2574 |
| Week 2: (w) Win vs |
GM Ildar Ibragimov, 2676 |
| Week 4: (b) Draw vs |
GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2709 |
| Week 5: (w) Draw vs |
GM Pawel Blehm, 2580 |
| Week 6: (w) Win vs |
GM Patrick Wolff, 2623 |
| Week 8: (b) Draw vs |
GM Joel Benjamin, 2648 |
| Week 9: (b) Draw vs |
GM Alex Stripunsky, 2680 |
| Week 10: (w) Draw vs |
GM Sergey Kudrin, 2617 |
| Semi: (b) Draw vs |
GM Hikaru Nakamura, 2742 |
| Final: (b) Draw vs |
IM Drasko Boskovic, 2520 |
| MVP Points: |
12 |
| Performance Rating: |
2719 |
| Awards: |
Game of the Week – Week 6 |
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All Star: 1st Board, 3rd Team |
| Week 1: (w) Win vs |
GM Julio Becerra, 2624 |
| Week 3: (w) Loss vs |
GM Pascal Charbonneau, 2500 |
| Week 5: (b) Win vs |
IM Lev Milman, 2523 |
| Week 6: (w) Loss vs |
GM Pawel Blehm, 2593 |
| Week 7: (b) Win vs |
IM Ron Burnett, 2449 |
| Week 9: (w) Win vs |
IM Lev Milman, 2523 |
| Semi: (w) Draw vs |
GM Pascal Charbonneau, 2500 |
| MVP Points: |
10 |
| Performance Rating: |
2645 |
| Awards: |
Game of the Week – Week 5 |
| Week 2: (b) Win vs |
FM Norman Rogers, 2307 |
| Week 3: (b) Win vs |
IM Lev Milman, 2474 |
| Week 4: (w) Loss vs |
IM Pascal Charbonneau, 2506 |
| Week 9: (w) Win vs |
FM Norman Rogers, 2307 |
| MVP Points: |
10 |
| Performance Rating: |
2598 |
| Awards: |
Game of the Week – Week 3 |
