The 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship are taking place from 11-24th October at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis.
After six rounds of play IM Carissa Yip is leading the Women’s Championship with perfect 6/6 score. She defeated WGM Tatev Abrahamyan in the sharp opening and remained in contention for the Bobby Fischer prize of 64,000 USD.
In the Open Championship Fabiano Caruana defeated his second Grigoriy Oparin to emerge clear leader with 4/5 points.
Round 6 Results – Open:
GM So Wesley USA 2751 – GM Sevian Samuel USA 2689 ½-½
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2796 – GM Oparin Grigoriy USA 2662 1-0
GM Dominguez Perez Leinier USA 2741 – GM Mishra Abhimanyu USA 2630 1-0
GM Shankland Sam USA 2677 – GM Robson Ray USA 2693 1-0
GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2733 – GM Aronian Levon USA 2738 ½-½
Bye Liang Awonder
Round 6 Standings – Open:
1 GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2796 (5) – 4.0/5
2 GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2733 – 3.5/6
3-6 GM Aronian Levon USA 2738, GM Sevian Samuel USA 2689 (5), GM Shankland Sam USA 2677 and GM Liang Awonder USA 2677 (5) – 3.0
7-9 GM So Wesley USA 2751 (5), GM Dominguez Perez Leinier USA 2741 and GM Robson Ray USA 2693 – 2.5
10 GM Oparin Grigoriy USA 2662 (5) – 2.0
11 GM Mishra Abhimanyu USA 2630 (5) – 1.0
Round 7 Pairings – Open:
GM Aronian Levon USA 2738 – GM So Wesley USA 2751
GM Robson Ray USA 2693 – GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2733
GM Mishra Abhimanyu USA 2630 – GM Shankland Sam USA 2677
GM Oparin Grigoriy USA 2662 – GM Liang Awonder USA 2677
GM Sevian Samuel USA 2689 – GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2796
Bye Dominguez Perez Leinier
Round 6 Results – Women:
IM Lee Alice USA 2395 – FM Yu Jennifer USA 2267 1-0
GM Krush Irina USA 2388 – FM Atwell Rose USA 2185 1-0
IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2374 – FM Cervantes Landeiro Thalia USA 2302 1-0
WGM Abrahamyan Tatev USA 2327 – IM Yip Carissa USA 2418 0-1
IM Paikidze Nazi USA 2314 – IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2312 ½-½
WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2269 – FM Lee Megan USA 2253 ½-½
Round 6 Standings – Women:
1 IM Yip Carissa USA 2418 – 6.0
2-4 IM Lee Alice USA 2395, GM Krush Irina USA 2388 and IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2374 – 4.0
5 WGM Abrahamyan Tatev USA 2327 – 3.5
6 FM Lee Megan USA 2253 – 3.0
7 WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2269 – 2.5
8-10 FM Cervantes Landeiro Thalia USA 2302, FM Yu Jennifer USA 2267 and FM Atwell Rose USA 2185 – 2.0
11-12 IM Paikidze Nazi USA 2314 and IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2312 – 1.5
Round 7 Pairings – Women:
FM Lee Megan USA 2253 – IM Lee Alice USA 2395
IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2312 – WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2269
IM Yip Carissa USA 2418 – IM Paikidze Nazi USA 2314
FM Cervantes Landeiro Thalia USA 2302 – WGM Abrahamyan Tatev USA 2327
FM Atwell Rose USA 2185 – IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2374
FM Yu Jennifer USA 2267 – GM Krush Irina USA 2388
Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Day 6 of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship.
Round 7 of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships takes place Friday, October 18 at 1:20PM CDT with live commentary from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila and Woman Grandmaster Katerina Nemcova.