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The 2024 U.S. Senior, Junior and Junior Girls’ Championships were held from July 16-26 at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis.
Each event featured ten players competing in classical round robin format. Day 9 results and rankings are below.
US Junior Chess Championship
Round 9 results:
GM Guo Arthur 2529 – Ladan Nicholas 2211 0-1
GM Yoo Christopher Woojin 2607 – GM Daggupati Balaji 2480 1-0
IM Woodward Andy 2523 – IM Wang Jason 2425 1-0
GM Hong Andrew 2570 – IM Wang Justin 2517 0-1
IM Liang Jason 2412 – IM Hardaway Brewington 2459 0-1
Final standings:
1 GM Yoo Christopher Woojin 2607 – 7.0 (Champion)
2 IM Wang Justin 2517 – 6.0
3-4 GM Hong Andrew 2570 and IM Wang Jason 2425 – 5.5
5-6 IM Woodward Andy 2523 and IM Hardaway Brewington 2459 – 5.0
7 GM Daggupati Balaji 2480 – 4.0
8 IM Liang Jason 2412 – 3.0
9 GM Guo Arthur 2529 – 2.5
10 Ladan Nicholas 2211 – 1.5
US Girls Chess Championship
Round 9 results:
FM Tang Zoey 2260 – Su Jasmine Zhixin 2051 0-1
WFM Paragua Megan Althea 2041 – IM Lee Alice 2371 0-1
WIM Mou Iris 2165 – WIM Vidyarthi Omya 2087 1-0
WFM Ehsani Yassamin 2083 – WFM Gaw Chloe 2000 1-0
FM Atwell Rose 2277 – WFM Li Rachael 2182 1-0
Final standings:
1 IM Lee Alice 2371 – 7.0 (Champion)
2 FM Atwell Rose 2277 – 6.5
3 WIM Mou Iris 2165 – 5.5
4-5 WFM Ehsani Yassamin 2083 and Su Jasmine Zhixin 2051 – 5.0
6 WFM Li Rachael 2182 – 4.0
7-8 FM Tang Zoey 2260 and WFM Paragua Megan Althea 2041 – 3.5
9 WIM Vidyarthi Omya 2087 – 3.0
10 WFM Gaw Chloe 2000 – 2.0
US Senior Chess Championship
Round 9 results:
GM Novikov Igor 2509 – GM Shabalov Alexander 2460 ½-½
GM Akopian Vladimir 2583 – GM Benjamin Joel 2490 ½-½
GM Christiansen Larry 2579 – IM Root Douglas 2463 ½-½
GM Kaidanov Gregory 2548 – GM Khachiyan Melikset 2414 ½-½
GM Kraai Jesse 2356 – GM Becerra Rivero Julio 2419 1-0
Final standings:
1 GM Akopian Vladimir 2583 – 7.0 (Champion)
2 GM Kraai Jesse 2356 – 6.0
3-4 GM Christiansen Larry 2579 and GM Benjamin Joel 2490 – 5.0
5 GM Becerra Rivero Julio 2419 – 4.5
6-7 GM Kaidanov Gregory 2548 and GM Khachiyan Melikset 2414 – 4.0
8-9 GM Novikov Igor 2509 and GM Shabalov Alexander 2460 – 3.5
10 IM Root Douglas 2463 – 2.5
Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Day 9 of the 2024 U.S. Junior, U.S. Senior, and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships.
Next up will be the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, taking place August 12-16 in Saint Louis, Missouri. Tune in for live coverage on Grandchesstour.org and on the STL Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch.
