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2024 U.S. National Championships

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Event Details

Jul 16, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024

World Chess Hall of Fame

The Saint Louis Chess Club is proud to again host the U.S. Senior Championship, U.S. Junior Championship, and U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship. All three tournaments are by invitation-only to showcase America’s past and upcoming chess phenoms.

The expert commentary team of GM’s Yasser Seirawan and Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze will call the action live and provide game analysis daily online starting at 1:20 p.m. CT on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch.tv channels.

For spectators in Saint Louis, follow the tournaments round by round with our Grandmaster in Residence Benjamin Bok as he analyzes the games of this exciting round robin format from 4pm to 6pm daily. Live commentary is open to all members and guests and includes complimentary snacks and beverages.

IM Alice Lee and FM Rose Atwell

Schedule

Day	Date	Time	Event
Tuesday	7/16/24	1:00 PM	Round 1
Wednesday	7/17/24	1:00 PM	Round 2
Thursday	7/18/24	1:00 PM	Round 3
Friday	7/19/24	1:00 PM	Round 4
Saturday	7/20/24	1:00 PM	Round 5
Sunday	Rest Day		FIDE Clash for the Crown Lecture by John Donaldson 12 PM at the WCHOF
Monday	7/22/24	1:00 PM	Round 6
Tuesday	7/23/24	1:00 PM	Round 7
Wednesday	7/24/24	1:00 PM	Round 8
Thursday	7/25/24	1:00 PM	Round 9
Friday	7/26/24	1:00 PM	Playoff

A moment of anticipation as Dr. Jeanne Cairns Sinquefield marks the start of Round 1 at the 2023 Cairns Cup.

Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Standard Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Rank	Name	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	GM Akopian, Vladimir	2583	x	1	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	7.0
2	GM Kraai, Jesse	2356	0	x	1	½	1	1	0	½	1	1	6.0
3	GM Christiansen, Larry	2579	0	0	x	1	½	½	1	½	1	½	5.0
4	GM Benjamin, Joel	2490	½	½	0	x	½	½	1	½	½	1	5.0
5	GM Becerra Rivero, Julio	2419	½	0	½	½	x	½	1	1	0	½	4.5
6	GM Kaidanov, Gregory	2548	½	0	½	½	½	x	½	½	½	½	4.0
7	GM Khachiyan, Melikset	2414	½	1	0	0	0	½	x	1	½	½	4.0
8	GM Novikov, Igor	2509	0	½	½	½	0	½	0	x	½	1	3.5
9	GM Shabalov, Alexander	2460	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	½	x	½	3.5
10	IM Root, Douglas	2463	0	0	½	0	½	½	½	0	½	x	2.5

Rank	Name	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	GM Yoo, Christopher Woojin	2607	x	½	½	½	½	1	1	1	1	1	7.0
2	IM Wang, Justin	2517	½	x	1	0	½	1	½	1	½	1	6.0
3	GM Hong, Andrew	2570	½	0	x	1	1	½	0	1	½	1	5.5
4	IM Wang, Jason	2425	½	1	0	x	0	½	1	½	1	1	5.5
5	IM Woodward, Andy	2523	½	½	0	1	x	½	1	0	½	1	5.0
6	IM Hardaway, Brewington	2459	0	0	½	½	½	x	1	1	½	1	5.0
7	GM Daggupati, Balaji	2480	0	½	1	0	0	0	x	1	½	1	4.0
8	IM Liang, Jason	2412	0	0	0	½	1	0	0	x	1	½	3.0
9	GM Guo, Arthur	2529	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	x	0	2.5
10	Ladan, Nicholas	2211	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	½	1	x	1.5

Rank	Name	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	IM Lee, Alice	2371	x	1	0	½	1	½	1	1	1	1	7.0
2	FM Atwell, Rose	2277	0	x	1	1	½	1	1	½	1	½	6.5
3	WIM Mou, Iris	2165	1	0	x	1	0	½	½	½	1	1	5.5
4	WFM Ehsani, Yassamin	2083	½	0	0	x	1	½	1	½	½	1	5.0
5	Su, Jasmine Zhixin	2051	0	½	1	0	x	1	1	½	0	1	5.0
6	WFM Li, Rachael	2182	½	0	½	½	0	x	½	1	1	0	4.0
7	FM Tang, Zoey	2260	0	0	½	0	0	½	x	1	½	1	3.5
8	WFM Paragua, Megan Althea	2041	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	x	½	1	3.5
9	WIM Vidyarthi, Omya	2087	0	0	0	½	1	0	½	½	x	½	3.0
10	WFM Gaw, Chloe	2000	0	½	0	0	0	1	0	0	½	x	2.0