Boston Blitz
GM Larry Christiansen 

Stats as of Aug 2011
Rating
 2648
MVP Pts
 43
Lifetime Score
 26.5/45 (59%)
Performance Rating
 2638
Date of Birth 1956

Awards/Records

2007 3rd Team All Star, Board 1
 Won Game of the Year, Championship, 2008 Won Game of the Week, Week 5, 2006
Won Game of the Week, Week 8, 2010 Co-Winner Game of the Week, Week 9, 2008 Won Game of the Week, Week 3, 2005
Won Game of the Week, Week 6, 2010 Won Game of the Week, Week 6, 2007

2007 Interview before USCL Championship by WFM Elizabeth Vicary
2007 Video Interview at boston-blitz.com
Profile at USCF website
Wikipedia Page
2011 Games: (0.0/1)

Week 6: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Mackenzie Molner (ARZ)  0-1
2011 MVP Points: (-4)
2011 Performance Rating: 2082


2010 Games: (6.0/10)

Week 1: GM Alex Lenderman (NY) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0
Week 2: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Magesh Panchanathan (PHI)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  1-0
Week 5: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Week 6: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Jesse Kraai (SF)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Joel Benjamin (NJ)  1/2-1/2
Week 8: IM Jonathan Schroer (CAR) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 9: GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Quarterfinals: GM Sergey Erenburg (BAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0
Semifinals: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Sam Shankland (NE)  1-0
2010 MVP Points: 11
2010 Performance Rating: 2659


2009 Games: (2.0/5)

Week 1: GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Week 3: IM Jacek Stopa (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0
Week 5: GM Leonid Kritz (BAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Week 7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Eli Vovsha (QNS)  0-1
Quarterfinals: GM Giorgi Kacheishvili (NY) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0  (Game of the Week!)     article
2009 MVP Points: 2
2009 Performance Rating: 2530


 2008 Games: (5.0/8)

Week 2: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Lev Milman (CAR)  1/2-1/2
Week 4: GM Joel Benjamin (NJ) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1-0
Week 5: IM Vinay Bhat (SF) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Week 7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  0-1
Week 9: GM Sergey Kudrin (PHI) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2  (Game of the Week!)     article
Week 10: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Dmitry Schneider (QNS)  1-0
Quarterfinals: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Alex Stripunsky (QNS)  1-0
Championship: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Marko Zivanic (DAL)  1-0  (Game of the Year!)     article
Championship Tiebreaker Game #6: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Championship Tiebreaker Game #7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL)  0-1
2008 MVP Points: 2
2008 Performance Rating: 2652
*Tiebreak Games don't count towards official USCL records


2007 Games: (6.0/10)

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!)     article
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: IM Drasko Boskovic (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  1/2-1/2
Championship Tiebreaker Game #5: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL)  1/2-1/2
Championship Tiebreaker Game #6: IM Davorin Kuljasevic (DAL) vs GM Larry Christiansen (BOS)  0-1
Championship Tiebreaker Game #7: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs IM Drasko Boskovic (DAL)  0-1
2007 MVP Points: 12
2007 Performance Rating: 2719
*Tiebreak Games don't count towards official USCL records


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
Semifinals: GM Larry Christiansen (BOS) vs GM Pascal Charbonneau (NY)  1/2-1/2
2006 MVP Points: 10
2006 Performance Rating: 2641


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: 2621
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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