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2019 U.S. Chess Championship

From March the 20th to April the 1st, 12 of the strongest chess players in the USA will compete for the coveted title of US Chess Champion.
This year, the total prize fund is a stunning $194,000, with $50,000 to go to the winner and $35,000 to the runner-up.
The Championship will be held at the fabulous Chess Club and Scholastic Center in St. Louis, Missouri, owned by the chess passionate and benefactor Rex Sinquefield.
The tournament is a Round Robin with 12 players (11 rounds). All the rounds start at 2 PM EDT.

The ICC will relay the moves LIVE.

Here is the schedule:

Date Time (EDT) Event
Wednesday, March 20 2:00 PM Round 1
Thursday, March 21 2:00 PM Round 2
Friday, March 22 2:00 PM Round 3
Saturday, March 23 2:00 PM Round 4
Sunday, March 24 2:00 PM Round 5
Monday, March 25 2:00 PM Round 6
Tuesday, March 26   Rest Day
Wednesday, March 27 2:00 PM Round 7
Thursday, March 28 2:00 PM Round 8
Friday, March 29 2:00 PM Round 9
Saturday, March 30 2:00 PM Round 10
Sunday, March 31 2:00 PM Round 11
Monday, April 1 2:00 PM Playoff (if necessary)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 









The field is quite impressive.
 

Player FIDE Rating Age

Fabiano Caruana		 2828 26

Wesley So		 2762 25

Hikaru Nakamura		 2746 31

Leinier Dominguez		 2739 35

Sam Shankland		 2731 27

Ray Robson		 2667 24

Jeffery Xiong		 2663 18

Sam Sevian		 2642 18

Aleksandr Lenderman		 2637 29

Varuzhan Akobian		 2625 35

Awonder Liang		 2590 15

Timur Gareyev		 2557

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