US Senior and Junior Championships: Round 6

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
7/23/2024 – The strongest junior and senior chess players in the United States have returned to Saint Louis. On July 16-26, the top 10 players across three divisions - juniors, girls, and seniors - are competing for more than $135,000 in prizes. Find here all games, standings and the daily recap produced by the Saint Louis Chess Club. | Pictured: Rose Atwell, who is now sharing the lead with Alice Lee in the Girls' Championship | Photo: Lennart Ootes

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Seniors: Kraai, Benjamin and Khachiyan score

Jesse Kraai

Jesse Kraai beat Larry Christiansen in a complex 78-move encounter | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Standings after round 6

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Juniors: Yoo wins again, extends lead

Brewington Hardaway, Christopher Yoo

Christopher Yoo defeated Brewington Hardaway with the black pieces to extend his lead to a full point | Photo: Austin Fuller

Standings after round 6

All games

Girls: Lee and Atwell leapfrog Su to grab the lead

Alice Lee

Alice Lee beat Omya Vidyarthi with black and is now sharing the lead with Rose Atwell | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Standings after round 6

All games

Daily recap

Recap by Kostya Kavutskiy

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Topics: Alice Lee, Christopher Yoo
Carlos Colodro is a Hispanic Philologist from Bolivia. He works as a freelance translator and writer since 2012. A lot of his work is done in chess-related texts, as the game is one of his biggest interests, along with literature and music.
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