US Senior and Junior Championships: Round 8

by Carlos Alberto Colodro
7/25/2024 – 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: Vladimir Akoprian, who won the Seniors Championship with a round to spare. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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Seniors: Akopian wins event with a round to spare

Larry Christiansen

Larry Christiansen grabbed his third win of the event on Wednesday | Photo: Lennart Ootes

Standings after round 8

All games

Juniors: All draws in round 8

Jason Wang

Jason Wang missed a big chance to take down sole leader Christopher Yoo in a crucial encounter | Photo: Crystal Fuller

Standings after round 8

All games

Girls: Lee grabs the sole lead

Alice Lee

Alice Lee beat Zoey Tang in round 8 | Photo: Crystal Fuller

Standings after round 8

All games

Daily recap

Recap by Kostya Kavutskiy

Links

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.