The 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship were held from 11-24th October at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis.
IM Carissa Yip secured Women’s Championship title with one round to spare. In the Open Championship Fabiano Caruana won his 4th national title leaving the nearest followers point and a half behind.
Round 11 Results – Open:
GM Mishra Abhimanyu USA 2630 – GM So Wesley USA 2751 ½-½
GM Oparin Grigoriy USA 2662 – GM Aronian Levon USA 2738 0-1
GM Sevian Samuel USA 2689 – GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2733 ½-½
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2796 – GM Shankland Sam USA 2677 1-0
GM Liang Awonder USA 2677 – GM Dominguez Perez Leinier USA 2741 0-1
Bye Robson Ray USA 2693
Final Standings – Open:
1 GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2796 – 7.0
2-7 GM Robson Ray USA 2693, GM Liang Awonder USA 2677, GM Niemann Hans Moke USA 2733, GM Sevian Samuel USA 2689, GM Dominguez Perez Leinier USA 2741 and GM Aronian Levon USA 2738 – 5.5
8 GM So Wesley USA 2751 – 5.0
9 GM Shankland Sam USA 2677 – 4.0
10 GM Oparin Grigoriy USA 2662 – 3.5
11 GM Mishra Abhimanyu USA 2630 – 2.5
Round 11 Results – Women:
IM Yip Carissa USA 2418 – IM Lee Alice USA 2395 ½-½
FM Cervantes Landeiro Thalia USA 2302 – IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2312 ½-½
FM Atwell Rose USA 2185 – FM Lee Megan USA 2253 0-1
FM Yu Jennifer USA 2267 – WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2269 ½-½
GM Krush Irina USA 2388 – IM Paikidze Nazi USA 2314 ½-½
IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2374 – WGM Abrahamyan Tatev USA 2327 1-0
Final Standings – Women:
1 IM Yip Carissa USA 2418 – 8.0
2-3 IM Lee Alice USA 2395 and IM Tokhirjonova Gulrukhbegim USA 2374 – 6.5
4 FM Lee Megan USA 2253 – 5.5
5-7 GM Krush Irina USA 2388, FM Cervantes Landeiro Thalia USA 2302 and FM Yu Jennifer USA 2267 – 5.0
8 WGM Abrahamyan Tatev USA 2327 – 4.5
9 IM Zatonskih Anna USA 2312 – 4.0
10-11 WGM Pourkashiyan Atousa USA 2269 and FM Atwell Rose USA 2185 – 3.5
12 IM Paikidze Nazi USA 2314 – 3.0
Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Day 11 of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship.
Next up is the 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX, taking place October 27-30, starting with the Ultimate Moves exhibition on October 27. Tune in to live commentary from Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and International Master Nazi Paikidze on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch and YouTube channels.
