Jianchao Zhou Repeats as 2024 Grand Prix Winner

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Finishing in clear first place, GM Jianchao Zhou won the US Chess 2024 Grand Prix with 699.529 tournament points. GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez was second with 334.705 points, ahead of GM Awonder Liang in third with 198.633 points. Zhou bested his 2023 finish by over 130 points, while Corrales finished as runner-up once again. Last year's third-place finisher, GM Mikhail Antipov, finished this year in fourth with 192.992 points, just behind Liang.

Zhou earns $5,000 for his first-place finish, with Corrales taking home $2,500 for second and Liang $1,000 for third. The top ten finishers for the 2024 Grand Prix are detailed below:

Place	Name	ID	ST	Points	Prize
1^st	ZHOU, JIANCHAO	15524414	MA	699.529	$ 5000
2^nd	CORRALES JIMENEZ, FIDEL	14958890	CA	334.705	$ 2500
3^rd	LIANG, AWONDER	13999045	WI	198.663	$ 1000
4^th	ANTIPOV, MIKHAIL	30034391	MO	192.992	$ 900
5^th	BRYANT, JOHN D	12796667	CA	164.747	$ 800
6^th	MIKAELYAN, ARMAN	17353438	CA	159.057	$ 700
7^th	BURKE, JOHN MICHAEL	14069596	NJ	150.952	$ 600
8^th	FISHBEIN, ALEXANDER	12077910	TN	139.072	$ 500
9^th	CARTER, EMANUEL	13993951	NC	136.000	$ 300
10^th	ESCALANTE, BRIAN	16836558	MO	121.705	$ 200

The 2025 US Chess Grand Prix is currently underway. View the current standings here.

Info on the top finishers for the 2024 Junior Grand Prix is available here. Congratulations to Tommy Kozlek (MA) for winning with 11,628 points over 19 events.

For more information about the US Chess Grand Prix, including prize structure and participation requirements, visit https://new.uschess.org/us-chess-grand-prix-program.