So , Akobian shares lead after round 9 of 2017 US Championships

2017 U.S. Championship
Town : St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Category : 18 (Rating-Ø : 2685)
Date : 2017/03/29 To 2017/04/09
Ranking Crosstable after Round 9
Rank	Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Wins	Draws	Loses	SB	Rtg+/-
1	Akobian Varuzhan	2645	USA	6	4	4	1	26.50	19
2	So Wesley	2822	USA	6	3	6	0	26.00	-2
3	Onischuk Alexander	2667	USA	5½	3	5	1	23.25	13
4	Zherebukh Yaroslav	2605	USA	5	2	6	1	21.25	14
5	Caruana Fabiano	2817	USA	4½	2	5	2	19.75	-16
6	Nakamura Hikaru	2793	USA	4½	1	7	1	18.50	-13
7	Shankland Samuel L	2666	USA	4	1	6	2	18.75	0
	Naroditsky Daniel	2646	USA	4	1	6	2	18.75	-1
9	Robson Ray	2668	USA	4	2	4	3	16.25	-4
10	Kamsky Gata	2659	USA	4	2	4	3	15.75	-3
11	Xiong Jeffery	2674	USA	3½	1	5	3	15.50	-7
12	Shabalov Alexander	2556	USA	3	1	4	4	12.75	0

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.1"]

[White "Xiong, Jeffery"]

[Black "So, Wesley"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. Nf3 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 a6 8. a4 Bd7 9. Rd1 Bc6 10. Nc3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 Nc6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Bg5 Rb8 14. e3 c5 15. dxc5 Qe8 16. Rd4 Nd7 17. Bxe7 Qxe7 18. c6 Ne5 19. Qe4 Qc5 20. Nd5 Nd3 21. Nxc7 Nxf2 22. Kxf2 Rxb2+ 23. Kf1 Qh5 24. Qg4 Qxh2 25. Qf3 c3 26. Rc1 e5 27. Rh4 Qd2

28. Rd1 Rd8 29. Nd5 Rxd5 30. Rd4 Rxd4 31. exd4 Qxd1+ 0-1

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.2"]

[White "Akobian, Varuzhan"]

[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]

[Result "1-0"]

1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 g6 4. Nc3 Bf5 5. e3 Bg7 6. Bd3 Bxd3 7. Qxd3 O-O 8. O-O Nbd7 9. b3 e5 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Ba3 Re8 12. Ne4 Nxe4 13. Qxe4 Qc8 14. Rad1 Nf6 15. Qc2 e4 16. Nd4 Ng4 17. Bb2 Ne5 18. Ne2 Qg4 19. Nf4 Qf5 20. Rd2 c6 21. Rfd1 h5 22. h3 h4 23. Rd6 Bh8 24. c5 a5 25. a3 Kh7 26. Qe2 Bg7 27. Qc2 Bh8 28. Kf1

Re7 29. Rd8 Rxd8 30. Rxd8 Bf6 31. Qd2 a4 32. Qc2 axb3 33. Qxb3 Nd7 34. Qc2 Kg7 35. Ne2 Qxc5 36. Bxf6+ Kxf6 37. Nc3 Kg7 38. Kg1 Qxa3 39. Qd2 Nf6 40. Qd4 Qa1+ 41. Kh2 Qa5 42. Kg1 Qe5 43. Qb4 b6 44. Ne2 Qc7 45. Ra8 c5 46. Qb2 Rd7 47. Ra1 Rd6 48. Nc3 Qe7 49. Nb5 Rd3 50. Rb1 Qe6 51. Nc7 Qd7 52. Qxb6 c4 53. Nb5 Rd1+ 54. Rxd1 Qxd1+ 55. Kh2 Qd5 56. Nd4 Nd7 57. Qd8 Qd6+ 58. Kg1 c3 59. Kh1 Qd5 60. Kg1 Qb7 61. Qe7 Kg8 62. Qe8+ Nf8 63. Qa4 Qb1+ 64. Kh2 Qe1 65. Qc6 Qd2 66. Kg1 Nh7 67. Qc8+ Kg7 68. Qc7 Qe1+ 69. Kh2 Qxf2 70. Qxc3 Kh6 71. Nc6 Qg3+ 72. Kh1 Qc7 73. Qc5 Qc8 74. Qd6 Qf5 75. Ne5 Kg7 76. Qd4 f6 77. Qa7+ Kh6 78. Ng4+ Kg5 79. Qxh7 1-0

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.3"]

[White "Nakamura, Hikaru"]

[Black "Onischuk, Alexander"]

[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 c6 6. e3 Be7 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Qc2 Nh5 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O-O Nb6 11. h3 g6 12. Nf3 Be6 13. Kb1 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Ng7 15. g4 Kb8 16. Nb3 h5 17. f3 Bc8 18. Qf2 hxg4 19. hxg4 Ne6 20. f4 Nc7 21. f5 Qg5 22. Rhg1 Rh3 23. e4 Rdh8 24. e5 Rh2 25. Qe1 Nc4 26. Bxc4 dxc4 27. Nd2 Qf4 28. e6

gxf5 29. exf7 Be6 30. Rf1 Qxg4 31. Nf3 Rg2 32. d5 cxd5 33. Nxd5 Qg7 34. Nc3 Qxf7 35. Qe5 Re8 36. Qd6 Qf8 37. Nb5 Qxd6 38. Nxd6 Rh8 39. Rh1 Rxh1 40. Rxh1 Rg8 41. Nd4 f4 42. Rh6 Bc8 43. Nxc4 Nd5 44. Kc2 Rd8 45. Rd6 Rxd6 46. Nxd6 Bh3 47. a3 Kc7 48. Ne4 a5 49. Nd2 b6 50. Kd3 Bg2 51. Nc2 Ne7 52. b4 a4 53. Nd4 Kd7 54. Ke2 Bd5 55. Nb5 Kc6 56. Nc3 b5 57. Kd3 Nf5 58. Nd1 Kd6 59. Nc3 Bc6 60. Nce4+ Ke7 61. Ng5 Kf6 62. Nge4+ Ke7 63. Ng5 Bg2 64. Nge4 Ke6 65. Nf2 Kd5 66. Nd1 Nd6 67. Nf2 Nc4 68. Nxc4 Bf1+ 69. Kc3 Bxc4 70. Nh3 Ke4 71. Kd2 Be6 72. Ng5+ Kd5 73. Nf3 Bg4 74. Nh4 Ke4 75. Ke1 Ke3 0-1

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.4"]

[White "Robson, Ray"]

[Black "Zherebukh, Yaroslav"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Be3 e6 7. f3 b5 8. Qd2 Nbd7 9. g4 h6 10. a3 Bb7 11. O-O-O Rc8 12. h4 d5 13. Rg1 dxe4 14. g5 hxg5 15. hxg5 Nd5 16. Nxe4 g6 17. Kb1 b4 18. axb4 Bxb4 19. c3 Nxe3 20. Qxe3 Bxe4+ 21. Qxe4 Bxc3 22. Nxe6 Qb6 23. Nc5+ Be5 24. Nd3 O-O 25. Nxe5 Nxe5 26. Rh1 Qf2 27. Be2 Rfe8 28. Qf4 Re6 29. Rh2 Qc5 30. Rdh1 Kf8 31. Rh8+ Ke7 32. Rxc8 Qxc8 33. Qb4+ Rd6 34. Rd1 Qc6 35. Re1 Qb6 36. Qxb6 Rxb6 37. Bxa6 Re6 38. Bb7 Nc4 39. Rxe6+ Kxe6 40. Kc2 Kf5 41. b4 Kxg5 42. Kc3 Nd6 43. Bc6 Kf4 44. Kd4 g5 45. Kd5 Nc8 46. Kc5 Ke5 47. b5 Ke6 48. Bd5+ Ke7 49. Bc4 f6 50. Kc6 Na7+ 51. Kc5 Nc8 52. Bd3 Kd7 53. Bf5+ Kc7 54. Kd5 Nb6+ 55. Ke6 Nc4 56. Kxf6 Nd2 57. Bg4 Kb6 58. Kxg5

Nxf3+ 59. Bxf3 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.5"]

[White "Kamsky, Gata"]

[Black "Shankland, Samuel L"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. dxe5 Nf5 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Rd1+ Ke8 10. Nc3 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. b3 Bd7 13. Ne2 Be7 14. Bb2 Nf8 15. c4 Rd8 16. Nfd4 h5 17. f4 h4 18. Bc3 Rh5 19. Be1 a6 20. Bf2 Bc8 21. Be3 Rd7 22. Kf2 Rd8 23. Nc3 Ba3 24. Rab1 Be7 25. Rbc1 Ba3 26. Rb1 Be7 27. Kf3 Ng6 28. Nde2 Nf8 29. Rxd8+ Bxd8 30. Rd1 Be7 31. Ne4 Ne6 32. Nd4 Nf8 33. Kf2 Bd7 34. Nf3 Ne6 35. Nfg5 Nxg5 36. Nxg5 Bxg5 37. fxg5 c5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2017"]

[Round "9.6"]

[White "Naroditsky, Daniel"]

[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]

[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Kb1 b4 13. Ne2 Bxe4 14. Ng3 Bc6 15. Qxb4 Be7 16. Nh5 a5 17. Qc3 Be4 18. f5 Rc8 19. Qe3 Bxc2+ 20. Ka1 Rc5 21. Rc1 Qc8 22. Be2 Rg8 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Qd2 Ba4 25. Bf3 Bd7 26. Rxc5 dxc5 27. Rd1

Bc8 28. Nf4 Qe5 29. Re1 Qd4 30. Qe2 Qd6 31. Qe4 Kf8 32. g3 f5 33. Qa8 Kg7 34. Qxa5 Kh8 35. Nh5 Bd8 36. Qc3+ Qd4 37. Qc1 Be6 38. Rd1 Qe5 39. Nf4 Bf6 40. Nd3 Qb8 41. Nf4 Rc8 42. Ne2 Rc7 43. Nc3 Kg7 44. Bd5 Bc8 45. Bc4 Rb7 46. Re1 Rb4 47. Bb3 Bb7 48. Qd2 Be4 49. g4 c4 50. gxf5 Bxf5 51. Nd5 Rxb3 52. Nxf6 c3 53. Nh5+

Kg8 54. Rg1+ Bg6 55. Rxg6+ hxg6 56. Nf6+ Kg7 57. Nh5+ Kg8 58. Nf6+ Kg7 59. Nh5+ 1/2-1/2