M Alina Kashlinskaya became the first player to reach the final of the IM Not A GM Speed Chess Championship. On Thursday, the Russian player defeated IM Teddy Coleman 17.5-6.5.
In the final, Kashlinskaya will meet the winner of the match between IM John Bartholomew and IM Greg Shahade, which takes place Saturday, May 16 at 4 p.m. Pacific Time (01:00 May 17 CEST). This match will be broadcast live on Chess.com/TV with commentary by GMs Robert Hess and Daniel Naroditsky.
Kashlinskaya has now won three matches in a row to reach the final. Her first-round opponent, IM Christof Sielecki, put up the toughest resistance (13-11), after which Eric Rosen (13-8) and now Coleman (17.5-6.5) were set aside with even bigger numbers.
