US Chess Championships Begin in Saint Louis as Pairings Are Published
Two 12-player round-robins run through Oct. 25 under classical time controls, with daily live coverage planned.
Overview
- The national championships feature separate men’s and women’s events in Saint Louis from Oct. 12 to Oct. 25.
- Round-by-round pairings are posted, with Round 1 scheduled to start today at 12:00.
- The men’s field includes Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hans Moke Niemann, Levon Aronian, Awonder Liang, Samuel Sevian, Ray Robson, Grigoriy Oparin, Sam Shankland, Abhimanyu Mishra, Andy Woodward and Dariusz Swiercz.
- The women’s lineup features Carissa Yip, Alice Lee, Irina Krush, Anna Sargsyan, Tatev Abrahamyan, Anna Zatonskih, Nazi Paikidze, Atousa Pourkashiyan, Thalia Cervantes, Jennifer Yu, Rose Atwell and Megan Paragua.
- Games use a 90-minute base time with a 30-second increment, and Chessdom, TWIC and the official site provide schedules, results and daily live coverage with analysis and commentary.