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Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Claims Fourth U.S. Championship Title; Carissa Yip Wins Third Consecutive U.S. Women’s Championship

SAINT LOUIS (October 25, 2024) – Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana and International Master (IM) Carissa Yip took top honors out of a field of elite American chess players in the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, respectively.

Organized by the Saint Louis Chess Club and hosted at the World Chess Hall of Fame October 11-23, the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship events featured 24 of the top chess players who competed for a purse of more than $400,000 in America’s chess capital.

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Caruana REPEATS As Champ!! | Round 11 RECAP | #USChessChamps

International Master Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Round 11 of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championships. Taking place at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, the U.S. (overall) & U.S. Women's Championships are two round robin tournaments (pairings below).

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2024 Chess 9LX: Ultimate Moves

Follow the games: https://www.chess.com/events/2024-ultimate-moves

Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, before the Chess 9LX, it's time for team chess! Ultimate Moves is a casual team event where partners "tag in" every five moves. Saint Louis Chess Club Co-Founder Rex Sinquefield and Mr. Monopoly draft the world's best players (rosters below) to join them on their teams. These games begin from the standard position. Join GM Maurice Ashley for the move-by-move.

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Carissa & Alice Get Their Ice Cream! | R11 #USChessChamps

Carissa kept her promise and invited Alice for ice cream at Clementine's Naughty & Nice Ice Cream right after their game! It's always heartwarming to see rivals on the board become friends off the board. Clementine's is in the space that hosted the Chess Club's tournaments in the summer and fall of 2022.

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