US Chess Championships 2015  US Chess Championships 2015

31 March - 14 April 2015          Click here for the Women group



This is the first championship with their three top 10 players. Fabiano Caruana took clear first by a point from Wesley So and Hikaru Nakamura after winning his final round game.



Results of US Chess Championships 2015

ch-USA 2015 Saint Louis USA
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1. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2798 * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 8 2802
2. Robson, Ray g USA 2656 ½ * 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 1 2773
3. So, Wesley g USA 2788 ½ 0 * 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 2693
4. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2665 0 ½ 0 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 6 2675
5. Sevian, Samuel g USA 2531 ½ ½ 1 0 * ½ 0 ½ 1 1 0 ½ 2652
6. Kamsky, Gata g USA 2683 ½ 1 0 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 2638
7. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2622 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 0 ½ 1 2643
8. Shankland, Samuel L g USA 2661 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 0 1 ½ 5 2604
9. Troff, Kayden W g USA 2532 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * 1 ½ 1 5 2615
10. Holt, Conrad g USA 2530 0 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 1 0 * 1 0 2587
11. Gareev, Timur g USA 2604 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ 4 2543
12. Naroditsky, Daniel g USA 2633 0 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 1 ½ * 3 2467
Round 1 (April 1, 2015) Live Show 
Robson, Ray - Troff, Kayden W 1-0 42 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
So, Wesley - Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 47 E20 Nimzo Indian
Onischuk, Alexander - Gareev, Timur ½-½ 48 D27 QGA
Kamsky, Gata - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 30 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Akobian, Varuzhan - Sevian, Samuel 1-0 78 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Holt, Conrad - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 27 E90 King's Indian Classical
Round 2 (April 2, 2015) Live Show 
Nakamura, Hikaru - Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 42 C10 French Rubinstein
Robson, Ray - Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 31 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Sevian, Samuel - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 58 C95 Ruy Lopez Breyer
Shankland, Samuel L - So, Wesley 0-1 92 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Troff, Kayden W - Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 65 D39 QGD Ragozin
Gareev, Timur - Holt, Conrad 0-1 61 D10 Slav Defence
Round 3 (April 3, 2015) Live Show 
So, Wesley - Sevian, Samuel 0-1 41 D45 Anti-Meran Variations
Onischuk, Alexander - Troff, Kayden W ½-½ 58 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Kamsky, Gata - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 60 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Akobian, Varuzhan - Gareev, Timur ½-½ 35 A41 Modern Defence
Holt, Conrad - Robson, Ray 0-1 36 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Naroditsky, Daniel - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 37 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 4 (April 4, 2015) Live Show 
Nakamura, Hikaru - So, Wesley ½-½ 56 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Robson, Ray - Akobian, Varuzhan ½-½ 27 C42 Petroff's Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Holt, Conrad ½-½ 70 D19 Slav Defence
Sevian, Samuel - Naroditsky, Daniel ½-½ 30 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Troff, Kayden W - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 30 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Gareev, Timur - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 44 B20 Sicilian Wing Gambit
Round 5 (April 5, 2015) Live Show 
So, Wesley - Gareev, Timur 1-0 42 C10 French Rubinstein
Kamsky, Gata - Robson, Ray 1-0 38 D11 Slav Defence
Akobian, Varuzhan - Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 41 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Shankland, Samuel L - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 31 C53 Giuoco Piano
Holt, Conrad - Troff, Kayden W 0-1 48 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Naroditsky, Daniel - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 35 B75 Sicilian Modern Dragon
Round 6 (April 7, 2015) Live Show 
Nakamura, Hikaru - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 31 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Robson, Ray - So, Wesley 1-0 42 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Onischuk, Alexander - Kamsky, Gata 1-0 88 D15 Slav Defence
Troff, Kayden W - Sevian, Samuel 0-1 83 A34 English Symmetrical
Holt, Conrad - Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 51 E11 Bogo Indian Defence
Gareev, Timur - Naroditsky, Daniel ½-½ 31 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 7 (April 8, 2015) Live Show 
So, Wesley - Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 36 C89 Ruy Lopez Marshall
Sevian, Samuel - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 40 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Kamsky, Gata - Holt, Conrad 1-0 55 A07 Barcza System
Akobian, Varuzhan - Troff, Kayden W 0-1 43 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Shankland, Samuel L - Gareev, Timur 1-0 41 C63 Ruy Lopez Schliemann
Naroditsky, Daniel - Robson, Ray 0-1 85 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 8 (April 9, 2015) Live Show 
Robson, Ray - Shankland, Samuel L ½-½ 46 C11 French Defence
Onischuk, Alexander - Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 50 E00 Catalan
Akobian, Varuzhan - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 27 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Troff, Kayden W - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 34 A62 Benoni
Holt, Conrad - So, Wesley 1-0 35 D97 Gruenfeld Russian
Gareev, Timur - Sevian, Samuel 1-0 29 A45 Trompowsky
Round 9 (April 10, 2015) Live Show 
Nakamura, Hikaru - Gareev, Timur ½-½ 24 A04 Dutch System
So, Wesley - Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1 6 D32 Tarrasch Defence
Sevian, Samuel - Robson, Ray ½-½ 52 B81 Sicilian Keres Attack
Kamsky, Gata - Troff, Kayden W ½-½ 41 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Shankland, Samuel L - Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 38 E15 Queens Indian
Naroditsky, Daniel - Holt, Conrad 1-0 59 C19 French Winawer
Round 10 (April 11, 2015) Live Show 
Robson, Ray - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 30 C47 Four Knights
Onischuk, Alexander - Sevian, Samuel 1-0 32 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Kamsky, Gata - So, Wesley 0-1 56 A46 Queen's Pawn Opening
Akobian, Varuzhan - Naroditsky, Daniel 1-0 39 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Troff, Kayden W - Gareev, Timur ½-½ 52 E12 Queens Indian Petrosian
Holt, Conrad - Shankland, Samuel L 1-0 44 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 11 (April 12, 2015) Live Show 
Nakamura, Hikaru - Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 31 C44 Scotch Gambit
So, Wesley - Troff, Kayden W 1-0 44 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Sevian, Samuel - Holt, Conrad 1-0 100 C19 French Winawer
Shankland, Samuel L - Akobian, Varuzhan ½-½ 51 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Gareev, Timur - Robson, Ray 0-1 33 D01 Queen's Pawn Richter/Veresov
Naroditsky, Daniel - Kamsky, Gata ½-½ 32 B41 Sicilian Paulsen