2024 American Cup – Day 8

International Master Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Day 8 of the 2024 American Cup, which featured the beginning of the Championship Finals between Aronian vs So and Krush vs Lee.

THE GAMES – DAY 8 – MATCH 14

Day 8 Open Field | Games

Day 8 Women’s Field | Games

GM Levon Aronian. 2024 American Cup.

RESULTS

IM Alice Lee defeats GM Irina Krush in their first rapid game of the grand final, to end the day 1.5-0.5 at The American Cup 2024.

Grandmaster Irina Krush. 2024 American Cup.

OPEN FIELD – DAY 7

Wesley So advances to the final match against Levon Aronian after claiming victory over Ray Robson

WOMEN’S FIELD – DAY 7

IM Alice Lee defeats WGM Begim Tokhirjonova and advances to the final match against IM Irina Krush.

ELIMINATED PLAYERS AFTER DAY 6

Grandmaster Wesley So. 2024 American Cup. Photo by Crystal Fuller.

DAY 8 PLAYER INTERVIEWS

GM Levon Aronian talks to IM Kostya Kavutskiy after a quick draw with Wesley So in the first classical game of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.

GM Wesley So talks to IM Kostya Kavutskiy after a quick draw with GM Aronian in the first classical game of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.

GM Levon Aronian talks to IM Kostya Kavutskiy after two draws with GM Wesley So in the first classical and rapid games of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.

GM Wesley So talks to IM Kostya Kavutskiy after two draws with GM Levon Aronian in the first classical and rapid games of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.

GM Irina Krush talks to Bryan Adams after a draw with IM Alice Lee in the first classical game of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.

IM Alice Lee talks to Bryan Adams after a draw with GM Irina Krush in the first classical game of the grand final in The American Cup 2024.