[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: The U.S. Women's Championship Controversy

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
The U.S. Women's Championship Controversy
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1212543975.shtml


   It was a while ago now, but to refresh your memory, Anna Zatonskih won
   the U.S. Women's Championship, defeating Irina Krush in the Armageddon
   game of their playoff. She was worse on the board and had less time
   going into the final time scramble, but managed to eke out the
   victory, defeating Krush on time while she had one second remaining.
   That's the old news; the new news now follows. Krush has argued in an
   open letter that not all was cricket in Zatonskih's play. According to
   Krush, her opponent managed to overcome her time deficit by beginning
   her moves before Krush finished her own, a practice which is entirely
   against the rules (though entirely common in blitz play). At one point
   Krush proposed that the dispute be remedied by naming both players
   co-champions, a suggestion which has yet to be accepted. Will it?
   (Should it?) We'll see.
   Meanwhile, you can read her letter, and Susan Polgar's opinion of it,
   [1]here (permalink [2]here).

References

   1. http://www.chesscafe.com/polgar/polgar.htm
   2. http://www.chesscafe.com/text/polgar72.pdf