Added on 5/1/2013
The 2013 U.S. Championship is the most prestigious event in the United States. It starts May the 2nd with the Opening ceremony. Play starts May the 3rd, at 2pm EDT. To celebrate the 5th annyversary of the U.S. Championship played at the S. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, the organizers have set up a 24-players 9 Rounds Swiss Tournament. Reigning Champion Hikaru Nakamura is not participating this year, but we will see several very strong players battling for the Title in S. Louis. And among those, some of the ICC commentators! Varuzhan Akobian, Joel Benjamin, Larry Christiansen, Gregory Kaidanov, Ben Finegold. To all of them our best wishes for a great tournament. ICC will follow the Championship relaying all the boards, Highlights VIDEO Service and with Radio Broadcast for the last three Rounds.
Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Champion: GM Gata Kamsky!Highlights Videos
1 May 03 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 2 May 04 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 3 May 05 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 4 May 06 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 5 May 07 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 6 May 09 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 7 May 10 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 8 May 11 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere 9 May 12 GM Alex Yermolinsky Sweere Participants Participants - Photo © http://saintlouischessclub.org/
1 GM Gata Kamsky 2815 2 GM Timur Gareev 2766 3 GM Alex Onischuk 2732 4 GM Ray Robson 2698 5 GM Sam Shankland 2698 6 GM Varuzhan Akobian 2690 7 GM Alexander Stripunsky 2680 8 GM Gregory Kaidanov 2673 9 GM Aleksandr Ivanov 2664 10 GM Robert Hess 2661 11 GM Larry Christiansen 2657 12 GM Yury Shulman 2639 13 GM Alexander Shabalov 2633 14 GM Marc Arnold 2626 15 GM Melikset Khachiyan 2625 16 FM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun 2621 17 GM Joel Benjamin 2618 18 NM Yaacov Norowitz 2612 19 GM Alejandro Ramirez 2606 20 GM Conrad Holt 2591 21 GM Ben Finegold 2570 22 FM John Bryant 2542 23 IM Kayden Troff 2505 24 FM Sam Sevian 2467