Boston Blitz
GM Larry Christiansen
Stats as of Jan 08
Rating
 2669
MVP Pts
 32
Lifetime Score
 13.5/21 (64%)
Performance Rating
 2674
Date of Birth 1956

Awards/Records

2007 3rd All Star Team: Board 1
Won Game of the Week, Week 6, 2007
Won Game of the Week, Week 5, 2006
Won Game of the Week, Week 3, 2005

2007 Interview at lizzyknowsall.blogspot.com
2007 Video Interview at Boston-blitz.com
Profile at the USCF website
Wikipedia Page
2007 Games (6/10)

Week 1: GM Gregory Serper (SEA) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) 1/2-1/2
Week 2: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Ildar Ibragimov (QNS) 1-0
Week 4: GM Hikaru Nakamura (NY) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 5: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pawel Blehm (BAL)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Patrick Wolff (SF)  1-0   (Game of the Week)
Week 8: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 9: GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 10: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI)  1/2-1/2
SemiFinals: GM Hikaru Nakamura (NY) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Championship Match: IM Drasko Boskovic (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Tiebreak Game 5: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL)  1/2-1/2
Tiebreak Game 6: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Tiebreak Game 7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Drasko Boskovic (DAL)  0-1
2007 MVP Points: 12
2007 Performance Rating: 2719



2006 Games: (4.5/7)

Week 1: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Julio Becerra (MIA)  1-0
Week 3: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  0-1
Week 5: IM Lev Milman (CAR) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1  (GAME OF THE WEEK!)     article
Week 6: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pawel Blehm (BAL)  0-1
Week 7: IM Ron Burnett (TEN) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Week 9: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Lev Milman (CAR)  1-0
SemiFinal: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1/2-1/2
2006 MVP Points: 10
2006 Performance Rating: 2645


2005 Games: (3.0/4)

Week 2: FM Norman Rogers (PHI) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)   0-1
Week 3: IM-elect Lev Milman (CAR) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) 0-1    (GAME OF THE WEEK - annotated by GM Christiansen)     article
Week 4: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Pascal Charbonneau (BAL)  0-1   GAME OF THE YEAR- annotated by IM Charbonneau)     article
Week 9: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs FM Norman Rogers (PHI)  1-0
2005 MVP Points: 10
2005 Performance Rating: 2598
Click below to read articles written by GM Larry Christiansen:

Anand's All Time Best Game
How to Attack: There are Pins and There are Pins!
Summer Reading List
How to Attack Part Two
How to Attack Part One
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