U.S. Championships Begin Thursday at Saint Louis Chess Club

The 2023 U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship begin Thursday, October 5, at the Saint Louis Chess Club. The 11-round Round Robins offer a combined prize fund of over $400,000 and feature 24 of the country's top players.

The U.S. Championship features ten players rated 2700 or higher, as well as the U.S. Junior champion GM Abhimanyu Mishra and the U.S. Open champion GM Andrew Tang. The U.S. Women's Championship features five former champions: GM Irina Krush, IMs Anna Zatonskih, Carissa Yip, and Nazi Paikidze, and FM Jennifer Yu. Joining them will be a number of familiar competitors — including FM Alice Lee and WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova — and newcomers WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan and FM Ruiyang Yan.

Games begin daily with live coverage featuring commentary from GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, and WGM Katerina Nemcova beginning at 1:20 p.m. CDT.

Check back the morning following each round for recaps and game highlights from the Chess Life Online team, including GM Elshan Moradiabadi, IM Sandeep Sethuraman, WGM Sabina Foisor, Davis Zong Jr., and, pulling double-duty, WGM Katerina Nemcova!