Round 11
Carissa Yip is the 2023 US Women's Champion!
In a dramatic last round, Carissa and Begim Tokhirjonova lost their games, allowing Carissa to keep her half-point advantage to claim the Title.
Round 10
Fabiano Caruana is the 2023 US Champion!
Photo credit: uschesschamp.com
In Round 10, Fabi secured his leadership by defeating the revelation of the tournament, 14-year-old Mishra.
The current US Junior Champion played a stubborn defense, but eventually, Caruana succeeded in a technically won endgame.
Dominguez and So drew their games, giving the reigning champion the victory with one round to spare.
Fabi's interview after the decisive round 10 game:
In the Women's Championship, the leadership got upside down, as sole leader WGM Begim Tokhirjonova lost a crucial game to GM Irina Krush, allowing IM Carissa Yip to steal the lead with a win over IM Anna Zatonskih.
Irina's interview after the crucial win over the leader:
Standings after Round 10
| CLARISSA YIP | 8.5 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 8.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 6.5 |
| ALICE LEE | 6.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 6.0 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 4.5 |
| RUYIYAN YAN | 4.0 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 3.5 |
| JENNIFER YU | 3.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 3.5 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 3.0 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 2.5 |
Round 9
Fabiano Caruana is on the brink of winning his second consecutive title after beating Hans Niemann in round 9.
Today's game was the most awaited one, as it could well be a decider.
Dominguez, So, and Mishra kept up with the leader, winning their games to stay within one point of Fabi.
| Fabiano Caruana | 6.5 |
| Welsey So | 5.5 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 5.5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 5.5 |
| Hans Niemann | 4.5 |
| Sam Shankland | 4.0 |
| Ray Robson | 4.0 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 4.0 |
| Levon Aronian | 4.0 |
| Sam Sevian | 4.0 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 3.5 |
| Andrew Tang | 3.0 |
Here is the post-game interview with Fabiano:
In the Women's Championship, WGM Begim Tokhirjonova took the sole lead after her fifth straight victory, as key rival IM Carissa Yip was held to a draw.
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 8.0 |
| CLARISSA YIP | 7.5 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 5.5 |
| ALICE LEE | 5.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 5.0 |
| RUYIYAN YAN | 4.0 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 3.5 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 3.5 |
| JENNIFER YU | 3.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 3,0 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 2.5 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 2.5 |
Round 8
Fabiano Caruana extended his leadership by a full point today in Round 8.
Hans Niemann blundered away his game, trapping his own queen!
In a second, Robson saw the right move: Ra2! and Black's Queen is dead.
Here is Robson's interview after the game:
Despite missing an easy (for him!) win against Shankland, Fabi managed to draw his game.
Mishra, the 14-year-old prodigy, won with Sevian and now shares second. Amazing.
| Fabiano Caruana | 5.5 |
| Hans Niemann | 4.5 |
| Wesley So | 4.5 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 4.5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 4.5 |
| Sam Shankland | 4.0 |
| Ray Robson | 4.0 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 3.5 |
| Levon Aronian | 3.5 |
| Sam Sevian | 3.5 |
| Andrew Tang | 3.0 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 3.0 |
In the Women's Championship, IM Carissa Yip survived a completely lost position against WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan to score her fourth win in a row. Carissa's co-leader, WGM Begim Tokhirjonova, crushed IM Anna Zatonskih to keep the fantastic pace and extend their lead over Irina Krush and Alice Lee by two points.
| CARISSA YIP | 7.0 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 7.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 5.0 |
| ALICE LEE | 5.0 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 4.0 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 4.0 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 3.5 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 3.0 |
| JENNIFER YU | 3.0 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 2.5 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 2.0 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 2.0 |
Here is a nice interview with Carissa, one of the leaders:
Round 7
Another day with six draws in the US Championship.
But it wasn't an easy day at the board for the players. There were several long struggles.
Caruana and Robson played a very balanced game.
Shankland missed a golden opportunity, playing Sevian in a winning endgame.
Niemann, too, missed a chance to take home the full point after getting a huge space advantage with Tang.
Caruana still leads solo, followed by Niemann, half a point behind.
| Fabiano Caruana | 5.0 |
| Hans Niemann | 4.5 |
| Wesley So | 4.0 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 4.0 |
| Sam Shankland | 3.5 |
| Sam Sevian | 3.5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 3.5 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 3.0 |
| Levon Aronian | 3.0 |
| Ray Robson | 2.5 |
| Andrew Tang | 2.5 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 2.5 |
In the Women's Championship, another day and another win for the two co-leaders.
Alice Lee continued her magic moment with the fourth(!) win in a Row!
GM Irina Krush missed a good opportunity to win her game today, and Alice Lee joined the top-seeded in third place, 1.5 points from the leaders.
| CARISSA YIP | 6.0 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 6.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 4.5 |
| ALICE LEE | 4.5 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 3.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 3.5 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 3.5 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 2.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 2.5 |
| JENIFER YU | 2.5 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 2.0 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 1.0 |
Round 6
In the Men's Championship, after Round Five fireworks, Round 6 was a calm day, result-wise.
Six draws and the standings are unchanged.
| Fabiano Caruana | 4.5 |
| Hans Niemann | 4.0 |
| Wesley So | 3.5 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 3.5 |
| Sam Shankland | 3.0 |
| Sam Sevian | 3.0 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 3.0 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 2.5 |
| Levon Aronian | 2.5 |
| Ray Robson | 2.0 |
| Andrew Tang | 2.0 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 2.0 |
Here is Mishra commenting on his game
In the Women's Championship, IM Carissa Yip and WGM Begim Tokhirjonova continued their amazing run with wins as Black, increasing their lead over GM Irina Krush to a full point.
Here is a nice interview with Begim Tokhirjonova
| CARISSA YIP | 5.0 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 5.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 4.0 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 3.5 |
| ALICE LEE | 3.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 3.0 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 3.0 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 2.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 2.0 |
| JENIFER YU | 2.0 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 2.0 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 0.5 |
Round 5
It was a hectic day with Caruana, Robson, So, Niemann, and Dominguez scoring.
Fabiano keeps the sole lead, and Niemann is now solo in second place.
| Fabiano Caruana | 4.0 |
| Hans Niemann | 3.5 |
| Wesley So | 3.0 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 3.0 |
| Sam Shankland | 2.5 |
| Sam Sevian | 2.5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 2.5 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 2.0 |
| Levon Aronian | 2.0 |
| Ray Robson | 1.5 |
| Andrew Tang | 1.5 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 1.5 |
Fabiano defeated Tang with the Black pieces:
Hans won with Levon Aronian:
After the game, Hans said, "It was an honor to beat the legend Aronian!"
Here is his interview:
In the U.S. Women’s Championship, IM Carissa Yip and WGM Begim Tokhirjonova both won to continue leading the field with 4.0/5, while 8-time champion GM Irina Krush defeated IM Anna Zatonskih to remain just a half-point behind.
| CARISSA YIP | 4.0 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 4.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 3.5 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 2.5 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 2.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 2.5 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 2.5 |
| ALICE LEE | 2.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 2.0 |
| JENIFER YU | 2.0 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 1.5 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 0.5 |
After her game. Alice Lee gave this nice interview:
Round 4
Fabiano Caruana, the top-seeded player in this Championship, took the sole lead today after winning his second game in a row.
Today, Fabi's victim was Swiercz, whom Fabiano defeated in a complicated Bishop vs. Knight endgame. It took the patient Caruana 80 moves to win the game:
Here is Fabiano's interview and analysis after the game:
In the US Junior Champions clash, Hans Niemann defeated Mishra to get back in contention for the first places.
The rest of the games were drawn.
Standings after round 4:
| Fabiano Caruana | 3.0 |
| Sam Shankland | 2.5 |
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 2.5 |
| Hans Niemann | 2.5 |
| Wesley So | 2.0 |
| Levon Aronian | 2.0 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 2.0 |
| Sam Sevian | 2.0 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 1.5 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 1.5 |
| Andrew Tang | 1.5 |
| Ray Robson | 1.0 |
In the Women's Championship, the leaders, IM Carissa Yip and WGM Begim Tokhirjonova, faced off in a long game that eventually ended in a draw. Both of them still lead the standings as the Championships go into the first rest day.
Standings after Round 4:
| CARISSA YIP | 3.0 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 3.0 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 2.5 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 2.5 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 2.5 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 2.5 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 2.0 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 2.0 |
| ALICE LEE | 1.5 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 1.5 |
| JENIFER YU | 1.0 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 0.0 |
Round 3
Abhimanyu Mishra defeated Roy Robson to become the sole leader of the 2023 US Championship and one of the youngest players ever to break the 2600 rating barrier.
Mishra is 14 years, eight months, and two days old.
Today's game was hectic.
Here is the moment Mishra found the winning move:
The game is virtually over; the white rook will be forced to give itself on the "c" pawn.
Here is the whole game:
Niemann lost his game against Shankland, and Caruana defeated Xiong.
Standings after Round 3:
| Abhimanyu Mishra | 2.5 |
| Fabiano Caruana | 2.0 |
| Sam Shankland | 2.0 |
| Wesley So | 1.5 |
| Leinier Dominguez | 1.5 |
| Dariusz Swiercz | 1.5 |
| Levon Aronian | 1.5 |
| Hans Niemann | 1.5 |
| Sam Sevian | 1.5 |
| Jeffery Xiong | 1.0 |
| Andrew Tang | 1.0 |
| Ray Robson | 0.5 |
In the Women's Championship, Carissa Yip defeated another of her rivals to the title, IM-elect Alice Lee. Tokhirjonova defeated Abrahamyan to stay tied for the lead
Standings after Round 3:
| CARISSA YIP | 2.5 |
| BEGIM TOKHIRJONOVA | 2.5 |
| IRINA KRUSH | 2.0 |
| ANNA ZATONSKIH | 2.0 |
| NAZI PAIKIDZE | 2.0 |
| TATEV ABRAHAMYAN | 1.5 |
| THALIA CERVANTES | 1.5 |
| RUIYANG YAN | 1.5 |
| JENNIFER YU | 1.0 |
| ATOUSA POURKASHIYAN | 1.0 |
| ALICE LEE | 0.5 |
| ASHRITHA ESWARAN | 0.0 |
Round 2
| GM Caruana | 1/2 | GM Dominguez | 1/2 |
| GM Swiercz | 1/2 | GM So | 1/2 |
| GM Sevian | 0 | GM Niemann | 1 |
| GM Shankland | 1/2 | GM Robson | 1/2 |
| GM Mishra | 1 | GM Tang | 0 |
| GM Aronian | 1/2 | GM Xiong | 1/2 |
Niemann and Sevian played a wild game, with Sevian allowing mate on the board!:
Here is Hans Niemenn's interview after the game
In the women's tournament, Carissa Yip, Tatev Abrahamyan, and Begim Tokhirjonova won and joined the early leader Nazi Paikidze in the lead, with 1.5 points.
| FM Eswaran | 0 | WGM Tokhirjonova | 1 |
| WGM Abrahamyan | 1 | FM Lee | 0 |
| IM Yip | 1 | WGM Yu | 0 |
| WGM Cervantes | 1/2 | GM Krush | 1/2 |
| WGM Pourkashiyan | 1/2 | FM Yan | 1/2 |
| IM Paikidze | 1/2 | IM Zatonskih | 1/2 |
Round 1
| GM Caruana | 1/2 | GM Aronian | 1/2 |
| GM Xiong | 1/2 | GM Mishra | 1/2 |
| GM Tang | 1/2 | GM Shankland | 1/2 |
| GM Robson | 0 | GM Sevian | 1 |
| GM Niemann | 1/2 | GM Swiercz | 1/2 |
| GM So | 1/2 | GM Dominguez | 1/2 |
GM Shankland missed a golden opportunity against GM Tang when his young opponent mixed up the move order in the London System.
Here, Sam could have played Qxb2!, and after white's Nb5, Ne4! wins another pawn.
After the game, Shankland - half-joking - said that both players should have been thrown out of the tournament!
Sevian won a difficult game against Robson. Robson came out of the opening with an evident advantage, with Sevian's king in the middle of the board. But then Robson lost the thread, and Sevian was able to untangle his position and eventually seize the initiative, bringing home the full point.
Here is the game:
In the Women's tournament, only Paikidze won her game, taking an early lead.
| IM Paikidze | 1 | FM Eswaran | 0 |
| IM Zatonskih | 1/2 | WGM Pourkashiyan | 1/2 |
| FM Yan | 1/2 | WGM Cervantes | 1/2 |
| GM Krush | 1/2 | IM Yip | 1/2 |
| WGM Yu | 1/2 | WGM Abrahamyan | 1/2 |
| FM Lee | 1/2 | WGM Tokhirjonova | 1/2 |
One of the most thrilling encounters of round 1 was that between top-seed Irina Krush and the 2021 winner Clarissa Yip.
The game was a rollercoaster, with Krush getting a winning position against Yip's Kings Indian but then missing several opportunities and finding herself in a lost position.
Eventually, the game ended in a draw.
The US Chess Championship and the US Chess Women's Championship return this week with 12 among the stronger male players in the country and 12 top US female players.
The tournaments are 11-round Round-Robin (all play all once) with classical time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one.
The St. Louis Chess Club World Chess Hall of Fame is the splendid venue for these 24 super-strong chess players to conquer the title and the money prizes.
US Championship - PARTICIPANTS
| Player | FIDE Rating | Age | |
| Fabiano Caruana | 2786 | 31 |  |
| Wesley So | 2753 | 29 |  |
| Levon Aronian | 2742 | 40 |  |
|
Leinier Dominquez |
2745 | 39 |  |
| Sam Shankland | 2698 | 31 |  |
| Sam Sevian | 2698 | 22 |  |
| Hans Niemann | 2667 | 20 |  |
| Ray Robson | 2699 | 28 |  |
|
Dariusz Swiercz |
2620 | 29 |  |
|
Jeffery Xiong |
2693 | 22 |  |
|
Abhimanyu Mishra |
2585 | 14 |  |
|
Andrew Tang |
2496 | 23 |  |
US Women's Championship - PARTICIPANTS
| Player | FIDE Rating | FIDE Title | Age | |
| Irina Krush | 2437 | GM | 39 |  |
| Carissa Yip | 2372 | IM | 19 |  |
| Alice Lee | 2388 | FM | 13 |  |
|
Anna Zatonskih |
2363 | IM | 45 |  |
|
Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova |
2350 | WGM | 24 |  |
|
Nazi Paikidze |
2316 | IM | 29 |  |
| Jennifer Yu | 2294 | WGM | 21 |  |
|
Atousa Pourkashiyan |
2288 | WGM | 35 |  |
|
Ashritha Eswaran |
2273 | FM | 22 |  |
|
Tatev Abrahamyan |
WGM | 35 |  |
|
|
Thalia Cervantes |
2303 | WGM | 20 |  |
|
Ruiyang Yan |
2206 | FM | 16 |  |
PRIZES
This year, the prizes are $250,000 for the US Championship and $152,000 for the US Women's Championship.
Here is how the prize fund is divided for the US Championship:
| PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $60,000 | 7th | $11,000 |
| 2nd | $45,000 | 8th | $10,000 |
| 3rd | $35,000 | 9th | $9,000 |
| 4th | $25,000 | 10th | $8,000 |
| 5th | $20,000 | 11th | $7,000 |
| 6th | $14,000 | 12th | $6,000 |
In addition, as it's tradition, the Chess Club of Saint Louis will sponsor the “$64,000 Fischer Bonus Prize”. Any player that finishes the U.S. Championships field with a perfect 11-0 score shall be awarded an additional $64,000.
The US Women's Championship will have the prize fund divided as follows:
| PLACE | PRIZE | PLACE | PRIZE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | $40,000 | 7th | $7,000 |
| 2nd | $30,000 | 8th | $6,000 |
| 3rd | $20,000 | 9th | $5,500 |
| 4th | $13,000 | 10th | $5,000 |
| 5th | $9,000 | 11th | $4,500 |
| 6th | $8,000 | 12th | $4,000 |
In addition, as it's tradition, the Chess Club of Saint Louis will sponsor the “$64,000 Fischer Bonus Prize”. Any player that finishes the U.S. Championships field with a perfect 11-0 score shall be awarded an additional $64,000.
SCHEDULE
Play starts October 5th, following this schedule:
| Date | Time* | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, October 4 | 7:00 PM |
Public Opening Ceremony |
| Thursday, October 5 | 2:00 PM | Round 1 |
| Friday, October 6 | 2:00 PM | Round 2 |
| Saturday, October 7 | 2:00 PM | Round 3 |
| Sunday, October 8 | 2:00 PM | Round 4 |
| Monday, October 9 | Rest Day | |
| Tuesday, October 10 | 2:00 PM | Round 5 |
| Wednesday, October 11 | 2:00 PM | Round 6 |
| Thursday, October 12 | 2:00 PM | Round 7 |
| Friday, October 13 | 2:00 PM | Round 8 |
| Saturday, October 14 | Rest Day | |
| Sunday, October 15 | 2:00 PM | Round 9 |
| Monday, October 16 | 2:00 PM | Round 10 |
| Tuesday, October 17 | 2:00 PM | Round 11 |
| Wednesday, October 18 | 2:00 PM | Playoff (if necessary) |
| 7:00 PM |
Public Closing Ceremony |
* All times listed are Eastern Time (GMT-4)
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