24 April - 30 April 2016 Click here for the Open group
Anna Zatonskih and Irina Krush resumed their rivalry in the women's tournament but it was Nazi Paikidze who won in a dramatic final round where she beat Krush and the leader Tatev Abrahamyan lost.
Results of US Chess Women Championships 2016
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| 1. | Paikidze, Nazi | m | USA | 2346 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8½ | 2488 | |||||||
| 2. | Abrahamyan, Tatev | wg | USA | 2342 | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2453 | |||||||
| 3. | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2470 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2368 | |||||||
| 4. | Nemcova, Katerina | wg | USA | 2367 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2340 | |||||||
| 5. | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | wg | USA | 2258 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 2350 | |||||||
| 6. | Krush, Irina | g | USA | 2465 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6 | 2303 | |||||||
| 7. | Eswaran, Ashritha | wm | USA | 2225 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2288 | |||||||
| 8. | Yu, Jennifer R | wf | USA | 2157 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2259 | |||||||
| 9. | Yip, Carissa | USA | 2164 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 4½ | 2229 | ||||||||
| 10. | Gorti, Akshita | f | USA | 2184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2190 | |||||||
| 11. | Bykovtsev, Agata | wm | USA | 2219 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | * | 1 | 3 | 2114 | |||||||
| 12. | Melekhina, Alisa | f | USA | 2205 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | * | 1½ | 1981 | |||||||
| Round 1 (April 14, 2016) | Live Show  |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Zatonskih, Anna | ½-½ | 65 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Bykovtsev, Agata | 1-0 | 33 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 50 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Melekhina, Alisa | ½-½ | 39 | B39 | Sicilian Maroczy Bind | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Eswaran, Ashritha | ½-½ | 56 | A18 | English Opening | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Gorti, Akshita | 1-0 | 48 | C04 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Round 2 (April 15, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 56 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | ||
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 65 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | ||
| Krush, Irina | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 56 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Eswaran, Ashritha | - Yip, Carissa | 0-1 | 71 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | ||
| Gorti, Akshita | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 62 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | ||
| Bykovtsev, Agata | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 78 | B27 | Sicilian Early Fianchetto | ||
| Round 3 (April 16, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Eswaran, Ashritha | 1-0 | 69 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Gorti, Akshita | 0-1 | 65 | C06 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Zatonskih, Anna | ½-½ | 56 | E14 | Queens Indian | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Bykovtsev, Agata | ½-½ | 53 | E62 | King's Indian 6...Nc6 | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 45 | C03 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 45 | B00 | Owen or Nimzowitsch Defence | ||
| Round 4 (April 17, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 31 | B06 | Modern Defence | ||
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 59 | A58 | Volga Gambit | ||
| Eswaran, Ashritha | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 56 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 39 | A16 | English Opening | ||
| Gorti, Akshita | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 0-1 | 45 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | ||
| Bykovtsev, Agata | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 36 | B88 | Sicilian Sozin Attack | ||
| Round 5 (April 18, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 39 | B91 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3 | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 31 | C15 | French Winawer | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Eswaran, Ashritha | ½-½ | 81 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening | ||
| Krush, Irina | - Zatonskih, Anna | ½-½ | 69 | D35 | QGD Exchange | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Bykovtsev, Agata | 0-1 | 60 | B99 | Sicilian Najdorf | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Gorti, Akshita | 0-1 | 84 | C02 | French Advance | ||
| Round 6 (April 20, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 41 | C84 | Ruy Lopez Centre Attack | ||
| Eswaran, Ashritha | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 55 | C77 | Ruy Lopez Anderssen | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Nemcova, Katerina | 0-1 | 25 | A25 | English Sicilian Attack | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 43 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | ||
| Gorti, Akshita | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 51 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | ||
| Bykovtsev, Agata | - Zatonskih, Anna | 0-1 | 52 | C05 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Round 7 (April 21, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Bykovtsev, Agata | 1-0 | 42 | A05 | Various | ||
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Gorti, Akshita | 1-0 | 38 | C02 | French Advance | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 38 | B52 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 85 | D11 | Slav Defence | ||
| Krush, Irina | - Eswaran, Ashritha | ½-½ | 51 | A37 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 0-1 | 95 | C15 | French Winawer | ||
| Round 8 (April 22, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 62 | E06 | Catalan | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 44 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Eswaran, Ashritha | - Zatonskih, Anna | 0-1 | 49 | C09 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 33 | A37 | English Symmetrical | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 0-1 | 37 | C07 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Bykovtsev, Agata | - Gorti, Akshita | 0-1 | 39 | C06 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Round 9 (April 23, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Zatonskih, Anna | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 0-1 | 24 | E00 | Catalan | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Bykovtsev, Agata | ½-½ | 56 | B51 | Sicilian Rossolimo | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 20 | E14 | Queens Indian | ||
| Krush, Irina | - Yu, Jennifer R | ½-½ | 82 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Gorti, Akshita | - Eswaran, Ashritha | ½-½ | 32 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 60 | E98 | King's Indian Classical | ||
| Round 10 (April 24, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Melekhina, Alisa | 1-0 | 51 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | ||
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Gorti, Akshita | 1-0 | 54 | C05 | French Tarrasch | ||
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | ½-½ | 45 | C47 | Four Knights | ||
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Zatonskih, Anna | 1-0 | 61 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | ||
| Yip, Carissa | - Krush, Irina | 1-0 | 53 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | ||
| Bykovtsev, Agata | - Eswaran, Ashritha | 0-1 | 72 | B03 | Alekhine's Defence | ||
| Round 11 (April 25, 2016) | Live Show |
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| Zatonskih, Anna | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 44 | A49 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | ||
| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Bykovtsev, Agata | 1-0 | 49 | E61 | King's Indian Defence | ||
| Krush, Irina | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 64 | A07 | Barcza System | ||
| Eswaran, Ashritha | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1-0 | 33 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | ||
| Gorti, Akshita | - Yu, Jennifer R | ½-½ | 43 | D12 | Slav Defence | ||
| Melekhina, Alisa | - Nemcova, Katerina | 0-1 | 49 | B07 | Pirc Defence | ||
