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8/8 For Carissa! | RECAP | 2024 U.S. Chess Championships: Round 8

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on October 19, 2024 in

IM Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Round 8 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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ROUND 8 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Wesley So (3) vs. Fabiano Caruana (4.5)
Awonder Liang (4) vs. Sam Sevian (3.5)
Levon Aronian (3.5) vs. Ray Robson (3.5)
Hans Niemann (3.5) vs. Abhimanyu Mishra (1.5)
Leinier Dominguez (2.5) vs. Grigoriy Oparin (2)
Sam Shankland (3.5) is off today. Christopher Yoo is expelled.

ROUND 8 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Atousa Pourkashiyan (3) vs. Carissa Yip (7)
Alice Lee (4) vs. Irina Krush(4)
Begim Tokhirjonova (5) vs. Jennifer Yu (3)
Megan Lee (4) vs. Anna Zatonskih (2)
Tatev Abrahamyan (3.5) vs. Rose Atwell (2)
Nazi Paikidze (1.5) vs. Thalia Cervantes (3)

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