US Chess Championships 2018

US Chess Championships 2018

18 - 30 April 2018          Click here for the Women group


The US Chess Championships took place in Saint Louis. Championship players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Alex Onischuk, Ray Robson, Sam Shankland, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Awonder Liang, Yaroslav Zherebukh and Zviad Izoria. Women's Championship: Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Tatev Abrahamyan, Nazi Paikidze, Sabina Foisor, Jennifer Yu, Annie Wang, Maggie Feng, Anna Sharevich, Dorsa Derakhshani, Akshita Gorti and Rusudan Goletiani. Sam Shankland won his first title with the high score of 8.5/11 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana who pushed him all the way after overpressing and losing to Zviad Izoria in round 4. Nazi Paikidze beat Annie Wang in an Armageddon tie-break playoff for the women's title.



Results of US Chess Championships 2018

USA Champs 2018 Saint Louis
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1. Shankland, Samuel g USA 2671 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 1 1 2884
2. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2804 ½ * ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 2836
3. So, Wesley g USA 2786 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2728
4. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2787 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 2663
5. Lenderman, Aleksandr g USA 2599 ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 1 2680
6. Robson, Ray g USA 2660 0 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 2674
7. Izoria, Zviad g USA 2599 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 5 2644
8. Xiong, Jeffery g USA 2665 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2638
9. Liang, Awonder g USA 2552 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ 0 ½ 2619
10. Zherebukh, Yaroslav g USA 2640 0 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ * ½ ½ 2611
11. Akobian, Varuzhan g USA 2647 0 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ * 1 2610
12. Onischuk, Alexander g USA 2672 0 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * 3 2498
Round 1 (April 18, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Nakamura, Hikaru Robson, Ray ½-½ 33 C45 Scotch Game
Lenderman, Aleksandr Shankland, Samuel ½-½ 41 A07 Barcza System
Xiong, Jeffery Izoria, Zviad ½-½ 62 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Liang, Awonder Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 52 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Zherebukh, Yaroslav So, Wesley 0-1 53 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Onischuk, Alexander Akobian, Varuzhan 0-1 25 A84 Dutch
Round 2 (April 19, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Shankland, Samuel Xiong, Jeffery ½-½ 30 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Caruana, Fabiano Lenderman, Aleksandr 1-0 23 C18 French Winawer
So, Wesley Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 45 C84 Ruy Lopez Centre Attack
Nakamura, Hikaru Zherebukh, Yaroslav ½-½ 33 C43 Petroff's Defence
Robson, Ray Izoria, Zviad 1-0 40 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Akobian, Varuzhan Liang, Awonder 1-0 35 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 3 (April 20, 2018) Warm Up Show    Live Show  Recap 
Lenderman, Aleksandr Akobian, Varuzhan ½-½ 69 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Izoria, Zviad Shankland, Samuel 0-1 34 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Xiong, Jeffery Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 49 A61 Benoni
Liang, Awonder So, Wesley ½-½ 57 C03 French Tarrasch
Zherebukh, Yaroslav Robson, Ray 1-0 51 D14 Slav Exchange
Onischuk, Alexander Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 40 A41 Modern Defence
Round 4 (April 21, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Caruana, Fabiano Izoria, Zviad 0-1 81 C53 Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley Lenderman, Aleksandr ½-½ 46 A06 Zukertort Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru Liang, Awonder ½-½ 32 A08 Barcza System
Robson, Ray Shankland, Samuel 0-1 44 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Zherebukh, Yaroslav Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 30 E06 Catalan
Akobian, Varuzhan Xiong, Jeffery ½-½ 48 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Round 5 (April 22, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Shankland, Samuel Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 44 D27 QGA
Lenderman, Aleksandr Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 41 E98 King's Indian Classical
Izoria, Zviad Akobian, Varuzhan ½-½ 52 A29 English Four Knights
Xiong, Jeffery So, Wesley ½-½ 22 E06 Catalan
Liang, Awonder Zherebukh, Yaroslav ½-½ 30 C48 Four Knights Rubinstein
Onischuk, Alexander Robson, Ray ½-½ 51 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 6 (April 23, 2018) Warm Up Show    Live Show  Recap 
So, Wesley Izoria, Zviad ½-½ 30 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Nakamura, Hikaru Xiong, Jeffery ½-½ 31 C26 Vienna Game
Robson, Ray Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 39 C42 Petroff's Defence
Zherebukh, Yaroslav Lenderman, Aleksandr ½-½ 30 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Akobian, Varuzhan Shankland, Samuel 0-1 59 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Onischuk, Alexander Liang, Awonder ½-½ 34 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Round 7 (April 25, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Shankland, Samuel So, Wesley ½-½ 50 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Caruana, Fabiano Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 30 C11 French Defence
Lenderman, Aleksandr Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 43 A28 English Four Knights
Izoria, Zviad Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 92 A04 Dutch System
Xiong, Jeffery Zherebukh, Yaroslav ½-½ 46 E04 Catalan
Liang, Awonder Robson, Ray ½-½ 72 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 8 (April 26, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
So, Wesley Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 46 C42 Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru Shankland, Samuel ½-½ 38 A01 Larsen Opening
Robson, Ray Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 144 C11 French Defence
Liang, Awonder Lenderman, Aleksandr 0-1 40 C42 Petroff's Defence
Zherebukh, Yaroslav Izoria, Zviad ½-½ 35 E10 Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Onischuk, Alexander Xiong, Jeffery ½-½ 30 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Round 9 (April 27, 2018) Warm Up Show    Live Show  Recap 
Shankland, Samuel Zherebukh, Yaroslav 1-0 71 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Caruana, Fabiano Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 53 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Lenderman, Aleksandr Robson, Ray ½-½ 71 D90 Gruenfeld Flohr
Izoria, Zviad Onischuk, Alexander ½-½ 47 D58 Queens Gambit Tartakover
Xiong, Jeffery Liang, Awonder ½-½ 30 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Akobian, Varuzhan So, Wesley ½-½ 34 D82 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4
Round 10 (April 28, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Nakamura, Hikaru Akobian, Varuzhan 1-0 50 C17 French Winawer
Lenderman, Aleksandr Xiong, Jeffery 0-1 55 A20 English Opening
Robson, Ray So, Wesley ½-½ 40 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Liang, Awonder Izoria, Zviad 1-0 67 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Zherebukh, Yaroslav Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 31 B23 Sicilian Closed
Onischuk, Alexander Shankland, Samuel 0-1 49 D38 QGD Ragozin
Round 11 (April 29, 2018) Live Show  Recap 
Shankland, Samuel Liang, Awonder 1-0 43 B13 Caro Kann Exchange
Caruana, Fabiano Onischuk, Alexander 1-0 29 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
So, Wesley Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 30 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Izoria, Zviad Lenderman, Aleksandr ½-½ 30 C43 Petroff's Defence
Xiong, Jeffery Robson, Ray 0-1 37 C53 Giuoco Piano
Akobian, Varuzhan Zherebukh, Yaroslav ½-½ 32 D83 Gruenfeld 4.Bf4