Chess Play

[mathdotcom]

Krush to beat Christiansen +175

I think this has good value. Christiansen is pretty much out of the running. Krush's main opponent for Women's championship withdrew w/ some sickness. She has a lot on the line, Christiansen does not. I think she will try to win, and Christiansen is a fairly wild player so he might mix it up.

[ArunSh]

This line is absurdly ridiculous:

Tue 5/12

Joshua Friedel vs Yury Shulman 12:00 PM

521 Joshua Friedel +385
522 Yury Shulman-425


Josh as White is almost certainly not an underdog to Shulman, +385 has amazing value, I would jump on this if I could bet at Pinnacle (from the US unfort). Granted, I'm a bit biased since Josh is actually my roommate, but I think if you ask anyone following this tournament well, they will agree that +385 has amazing value.

[mathdotcom]

Josh is a solid guy

I've known him on ICC since he was a lousy FM!

[RogueScholar]

Where exactly are these lines hung?

[mathdotcom]

This line is absurdly ridiculous:

Tue 5/12

Joshua Friedel vs Yury Shulman 12:00 PM

521 Joshua Friedel +385
522 Yury Shulman-425


Josh as White is almost certainly not an underdog to Shulman, +385 has amazing value, I would jump on this if I could bet at Pinnacle (from the US unfort). Granted, I'm a bit biased since Josh is actually my roommate, but I think if you ask anyone following this tournament well, they will agree that +385 has amazing value.

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[betplom]

Where exactly are these lines hung?

Pinnacle.

[Art Vandeleigh]

Krush to beat Christiansen +175

If you want to see one pissed off chess chick, watch Irina Krush right after she loses the 2008 U.S. Women's championship by one second on the clock.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JtF1fznUD0&feature=related

(the real action starts around 4:30 of this video)

Think backing someone with that intensity is a good bet

[mathdotcom]

Yeah she had a right to be upset... she is very feisty. I played basketball with her a few years ago. Nice ayzz.

[mathdotcom]

What happened Josh?