31 March - 14 April 2015 Click here for the Open group
Krush, the only Grandmaster in the Women's field, had trailed in the standings for much of the tournament, but closed with five straight wins to take the lead and eventually the title. She also wins the top prize of $20,000 from a total fund of $75,000. Tying for second place was WGM Katerina Nemcova, also from Webster University in Saint Louis; and IM Nazi Paikidze, a player from the University of Maryland-Baltimore County.
Results of US Chess Women Championships 2015
| USA w 2015 Saint Louis USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| 1. | Krush, Irina | g | USA | 2477 | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 2431 | |||||||
| 2. | Paikidze, Nazi | m | USA | 2333 | 1 | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2366 | |||||||
| 3. | Nemcova, Katerina | wg | USA | 2279 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7½ | 2371 | |||||||
| 4. | Ni, Viktorija | wm | USA | 2188 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2348 | |||||||
| 5. | Sharevich, Anna | wg | USA | 2267 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2304 | |||||||
| 6. | Goletiani, Rusudan | m | USA | 2311 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 6 | 2271 | |||||||
| 7. | Abrahamyan, Tatev | wg | USA | 2322 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5½ | 2234 | |||||||
| 8. | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | wg | USA | 2276 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2238 | |||||||
| 9. | Wang, Annie | wm | USA | 1901 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2139 | |||||||
| 10. | Virkud, Apurva | USA | 2132 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 2118 | ||||||||
| 11. | Melekhina, Alisa | f | USA | 2235 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | ½ | 2½ | 2031 | |||||||
| 12. | Yu, Jennifer R | wf | USA | 2180 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 2½ | 2036 | |||||||
| Round 1 (April 1, 2015) | Live Show  |
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| Nemcova, Katerina | - Goletiani, Rusudan | ½-½ | 71 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 28 | A16 | English Opening | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Wang, Annie | 0-1 | 30 | C03 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 41 | E35 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Virkud, Apurva | 0-1 | 80 | B25 | Sicilian Closed | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Sharevich, Anna | 0-1 | 57 | A28 | English Four Knights | ||
| Round 2 (April 2, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Ni, Viktorija | 1-0 | 33 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | ||
| Sharevich, Anna | - Nemcova, Katerina | 0-1 | 29 | E04 | Catalan | ||
| Goletiani, Rusudan | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 88 | A12 | Reti Opening | ||
| Wang, Annie | - Yu, Jennifer R | 0-1 | 48 | D17 | Slav Defence | ||
| Virkud, Apurva | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 50 | A57 | Volga Gambit | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1-0 | 35 | C15 | French Winawer | ||
| Round 3 (April 3, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Krush, Irina | 1-0 | 41 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Wang, Annie | 1-0 | 36 | C01 | French Exchange | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Goletiani, Rusudan | 0-1 | 29 | E43 | Nimzo Indian Rubinstein | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 39 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Sharevich, Anna | 1-0 | 47 | D00 | Queen's Pawn Game | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Melekhina, Alisa | ½-½ | 53 | A36 | English Botvinnik | ||
| Round 4 (April 4, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Sharevich, Anna | - Ni, Viktorija | ½-½ | 77 | A44 | Old Benoni | ||
| Goletiani, Rusudan | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 57 | A14 | Reti Opening | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 60 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | ||
| Wang, Annie | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 0-1 | 58 | D13 | Slav Exchange | ||
| Virkud, Apurva | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 39 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Nemcova, Katerina | 0-1 | 57 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | ||
| Round 5 (April 5, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Goletiani, Rusudan | 1-0 | 48 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | ||
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Sharevich, Anna | ½-½ | 27 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 30 | B53 | Sicilian Hungarian | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Wang, Annie | 1-0 | 77 | A13 | Reti Opening | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Melekhina, Alisa | ½-½ | 90 | A43 | Old Benoni | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Virkud, Apurva | 0-1 | 62 | D35 | QGD Exchange | ||
| Round 6 (April 7, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Sharevich, Anna | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 49 | A62 | Benoni | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 64 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | ||
| Wang, Annie | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 103 | A41 | Modern Defence | ||
| Virkud, Apurva | - Goletiani, Rusudan | 0-1 | 29 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Ni, Viktorija | 0-1 | 33 | B01 | Centre Counter | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Nemcova, Katerina | 0-1 | 35 | A18 | English Opening | ||
| Round 7 (April 8, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Wang, Annie | 1-0 | 32 | A18 | English Opening | ||
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 46 | A37 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 72 | B20 | Sicilian Wing Gambit | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 27 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | ||
| Goletiani, Rusudan | - Sharevich, Anna | 0-1 | 43 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Yu, Jennifer R | ½-½ | 60 | D12 | Slav Defence | ||
| Round 8 (April 9, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Nemcova, Katerina | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | ½-½ | 44 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 67 | B19 | Caro Kann | ||
| Wang, Annie | - Goletiani, Rusudan | 0-1 | 37 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Virkud, Apurva | - Sharevich, Anna | ½-½ | 45 | D35 | QGD Exchange | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 37 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Ni, Viktorija | 0-1 | 43 | A29 | English Four Knights | ||
| Round 9 (April 10, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1-0 | 40 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 36 | D10 | Slav Defence | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 45 | A28 | English Four Knights | ||
| Sharevich, Anna | - Wang, Annie | ½-½ | 70 | E11 | Bogo Indian Defence | ||
| Goletiani, Rusudan | - Melekhina, Alisa | ½-½ | 31 | B39 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 36 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| Round 10 (April 11, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Nemcova, Katerina | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 40 | B18 | Caro Kann | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Goletiani, Rusudan | 1-0 | 67 | B32 | Sicilian Labourdonnais | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Ni, Viktorija | 0-1 | 60 | A56 | Old Indian Defence | ||
| Virkud, Apurva | - Wang, Annie | ½-½ | 46 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Sharevich, Anna | 0-1 | 75 | B23 | Sicilian Closed | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 40 | A29 | English Four Knights | ||
| Round 11 (April 12, 2015) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 28 | A22 | English Opening | ||
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | ½-½ | 30 | D14 | Slav Exchange | ||
| Ni, Viktorija | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 47 | A13 | Reti Opening | ||
| Sharevich, Anna | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1-0 | 44 | A64 | Benoni | ||
| Goletiani, Rusudan | - Yu, Jennifer R | ½-½ | 54 | A11 | Reti Opening | ||
| Wang, Annie | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 36 | A59 | Volga Gambit | ||
