U.S. Championship Round 11

Round 11

Two concurrent twelve-player round robin events will determine the new chess champions of the United States. The open section has a stellar line-up, with five 2700+ players for the first time in the national tournament.

The prize fund is USD $194,000 in the open section, with $50,000 for first place, and $100,000 in the women's category, with $25,000 in stock for the winner. Also, the "$64,000 Fischer Bonus Prize" continues to be in offer, for any player that replicates Fischer's 11-0 sweep achieved at the 1963/64 U.S. Championship.

Round 10: Jennifer Yu takes the title with a round to spare

Live games and commentary

Players receive 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one. Draws by agreement in less than 30 moves are prohibited.

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Commentary by GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley and WGM Jennifer Shahade

Current standings and qualification

Open

Women

Schedule

NB: The USA has already advanced their clocks for Daylight Saving Time!

Links

• Round 1: Xiong to early lead
• Round 2: Wesley So's endgame squeeze
• Round 3: Xiong beats the Champ
• Round 4: Four lead after Xiong's defeat
• Round 5: Sevian joins the leading pack  
• Round 6: Caruana wins, but Nakamura leads
• Round 7: Nakamura keeps the lead after lively round
• Round 8: Dominguez catches Nakamura
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