U.S. Chess Championships Open in Saint Louis With Early Wins for Caruana and Aronian

Overview

• Play runs October 12–25 at the Saint Louis Chess Club under classical time controls in parallel 12‑player events.
• Round 1 results featured Fabiano Caruana defeating Grigoriy Oparin and Levon Aronian beating Andy Woodward, while Irina Krush topped Alice Lee and Carissa Yip fell to Atousa Pourkashiyan.
• Games are streamed daily at 12:20 PM CT with commentary from Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and Katerina Nemcova.
• Published pairings list Round 2 matchups today, including Caruana vs. Andy Woodward and Ray Robson vs. Wesley So, with the full schedule set through Round 11.
• The open field includes Caruana, So, Hans Niemann, and Aronian, the women’s field is led by Yip, Alice Lee, and Krush, and notable absences include Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez.