U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Fields Announced

SAINT LOUIS (March 5, 2019) – The Saint Louis Chess Club will once again host America’s best at the U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. The fields are confirmed and fans are sure to see great battles on the chessboard March 18 through April 1, 2019.  “Year after year, the U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships serve as an ultimate goal and dream destination for elite chess players in this country,” said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club. “And year after year, the drama that unfolds in this tournament provides inspiration for chess players in the United States and worldwide. We look forward to hosting our nation’s chess championships for the 11th consecutive year and showcasing the best of our sport.” “The U.S. and U.S. Women’s Championships represent the best of American chess during the two-week event,” added Carol Meyer, US Chess Executive Director. “The Championships will showcase the deep chess talent pool within the United States and will provide for daily battles that will be history-making.” The 2019 U.S. Championships will be streamed live daily on www.uschesschamps.com, featuring play-by-play and analysis from the world-renowned commentary team of GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade. Spectators may view the action live in the tournament hall and enjoy additional grandmaster-led commentary at Kingside Diner. Additional event, ticketing, and hotel information may be found at www.uschesschamps.com.

2019 U.S. Chess Championship Field

Title	First	Last	Invitational Rating*	Qualification Method
GM	Fabiano	Caruana	2872	Rating
GM	Wesley	So	2810	Rating
GM	Hikaru	Nakamura	2797	Rating
GM	Sam	Shankland	2767	U.S. Champion
GM	Leinier	Dominguez	2741	Rating
GM	Jeffery	Xiong	2717	Rating
GM	Ray	Robson	2710	Rating
GM	Sam	Sevian	2692	Rating
GM	Varuzhan	Akobian	2684	Wildcard
GM	Alex	Lenderman	2679	Rating
GM	Awonder	Liang	2636	U.S. Junior Champion
GM	Timur	Gareev	2627	U.S. Open Champion

2019 U.S. Women's Chess Championship Field

Title	First	Last	Invitational Rating*	Qualification Method
GM	Irina	Krush	2487	Rating
IM	Anna	Zatonskih	2465	Rating
WGM	Tatev	Abrahamyan	2421	Rating
WGM	Jennifer	Yu	2378	Rating
WIM	Carissa	Yip	2352	U.S. Girls’ Junior Champion
WIM	Annie	Wang	2343	Rating
WIM	Akshita	Gorti	2335	Rating
WGM	Sabina	Foisor	2334	Rating
WGM	Anna	Sharevich	2319	Rating
WIM	Emily	Nguyen	2303	Rating
WIM	Maggie	Feng	2290	Wildcard
WIM	Ashritha	Eswaran	2256	Wildcard