27 March - 10 April 2017 Click here for the Open group
A 12 player round-robin with Krush, Zatonskih, Paikidze, Abrahamyan, Nemcova, Foisor, Sharevich, Yu, Virkud, Feng, Nguyen, and Yip. Sabina-Francesca Foisor was victorious by a full point.
The 2017 U.S. Championship was a 12-player round-robin tournament featuring the strongest players in the USA, who competed for USD $100,000 in prize money, qualification into the Women's World Championship cycle, and the title of 2017 U.S. Women's Champion. If two or more players were tied for first place, a tiebreak playoff would be held. For the 9th consecutive year the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis hosted the championship.
Players received 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game, plus 30 seconds increment per move starting from move one. Agreed draws were not allowed before move 30.
Results of US Chess Women Championships 2017
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| 1. | Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | wg | USA | 2272 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2472 | |||||||
| 2. | Paikidze, Nazi | m | USA | 2369 | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 7 | 2390 | |||||||
| 3. | Krush, Irina | g | USA | 2444 | 1 | 0 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2346 | |||||||
| 4. | Yu, Jennifer R | wm | USA | 2196 | ½ | 1 | 1 | * | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2340 | |||||||
| 5. | Feng, Maggie | USA | 2162 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2343 | ||||||||
| 6. | Zatonskih, Anna | m | USA | 2451 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2317 | |||||||
| 7. | Sharevich, Anna | wg | USA | 2257 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2334 | |||||||
| 8. | Nemcova, Katerina | wg | USA | 2359 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 2289 | |||||||
| 9. | Abrahamyan, Tatev | wg | USA | 2364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2289 | |||||||
| 10. | Virkud, Apurva | wf | USA | 2262 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2233 | |||||||
| 11. | Yip, Carissa | wf | USA | 2234 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 4 | 2198 | |||||||
| 12. | Nguyen, Emily | wm | USA | 2173 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | * | 1 | 1923 | |||||||
| Round 1 (March 29, 2017) | Live Show  |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 64 | E60 | King's Indian without Nc3 | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Zatonskih, Anna | 1-0 | 58 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 41 | A05 | Various | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 40 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 34 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 30 | E17 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 2 (March 30, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 64 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Nguyen, Emily | 1-0 | 23 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Feng, Maggie | ½-½ | 37 | A84 | Dutch | |
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 52 | B50 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Virkud, Apurva | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 32 | D16 | Slav Lasker/Smyslov | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 21 | C03 | French Tarrasch | |
| Round 3 (March 31, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Sharevich, Anna | 1-0 | 46 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Zatonskih, Anna | 0-1 | 129 | D78 | Gruenfeld 3.g3 | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Yip, Carissa | ½-½ | 47 | A05 | Various | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 70 | A37 | English Symmetrical | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 52 | B15 | Caro Kann | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Virkud, Apurva | 0-1 | 49 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Round 4 (April 1, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Krush, Irina | - Yu, Jennifer R | 0-1 | 48 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 1-0 | 46 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 58 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Zatonskih, Anna | ½-½ | 22 | A40 | Unusual Replies to 1.d4 | |
| Virkud, Apurva | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 57 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Nguyen, Emily | 1-0 | 39 | B43 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Round 5 (April 2, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Nemcova, Katerina | 1-0 | 38 | A84 | Dutch | |
| Paikidze, Nazi | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 35 | E04 | Catalan | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Sharevich, Anna | 0-1 | 91 | D00 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 29 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Feng, Maggie | 1-0 | 60 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Krush, Irina | 0-1 | 62 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Round 6 (April 4, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 1-0 | 38 | A17 | English Opening | |
| Krush, Irina | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 53 | E15 | Queens Indian | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Yu, Jennifer R | 1-0 | 66 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Nguyen, Emily | 1-0 | 53 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 34 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Zatonskih, Anna | 1-0 | 49 | C10 | French Rubinstein | |
| Round 7 (April 5, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Sharevich, Anna | ½-½ | 38 | A09 | Reti Opening | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | ½-½ | 51 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 31 | B22 | Sicilian Alapin | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 34 | B35 | Sicilian Defence | |
| Virkud, Apurva | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 35 | E81 | King's Indian Saemisch | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Feng, Maggie | 0-1 | 54 | A84 | Dutch | |
| Round 8 (April 6, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Nguyen, Emily | 1-0 | 73 | E09 | Catalan | |
| Krush, Irina | - Virkud, Apurva | 1-0 | 38 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Paikidze, Nazi | ½-½ | 30 | A05 | Various | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Zatonskih, Anna | ½-½ | 42 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 31 | B70 | Sicilian Dragon | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Yu, Jennifer R | ½-½ | 67 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 9 (April 7, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | ½-½ | 30 | E04 | Catalan | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 43 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Feng, Maggie | 1-0 | 38 | D20 | QGA | |
| Virkud, Apurva | - Sharevich, Anna | 1-0 | 75 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 65 | B48 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | 0-1 | 43 | E19 | Queens Indian | |
| Round 10 (April 8, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | - Zatonskih, Anna | 1-0 | 41 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Yu, Jennifer R | - Nguyen, Emily | 1-0 | 53 | D10 | Slav Defence | |
| Feng, Maggie | - Virkud, Apurva | ½-½ | 32 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Sharevich, Anna | - Yip, Carissa | 1-0 | 51 | D83 | Gruenfeld 4.Bf4 | |
| Nemcova, Katerina | - Krush, Irina | ½-½ | 57 | A45 | Trompowsky | |
| Abrahamyan, Tatev | - Paikidze, Nazi | 0-1 | 37 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Round 11 (March 9, 2017) | Live Show |
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| Paikidze, Nazi | - Yu, Jennifer R | 0-1 | 51 | D11 | Slav Defence | |
| Krush, Irina | - Sharevich, Anna | ½-½ | 41 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Zatonskih, Anna | - Abrahamyan, Tatev | ½-½ | 54 | C01 | French Exchange | |
| Virkud, Apurva | - Foisor, Sabina-Francesca | 0-1 | 31 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Yip, Carissa | - Feng, Maggie | ½-½ | 44 | C03 | French Tarrasch | |
| Nguyen, Emily | - Nemcova, Katerina | ½-½ | 31 | C01 | French Exchange | |
