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The 2021 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 6 October to 20 October 2021. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it was a round-robin tournament. Twelve players were invited to compete.
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You can watch the live broadcast on Chess.com/TVor on our Twitchand YouTubechannels. Tune in to enjoy expert commentary by IM David Pruess and NM James Canty. Also joining the commentary team will be GMs Benjamin Bok, Denes Boros, and Magesh Panchanathan.
The opening ceremony is on October 5, with Chess.com coverage beginning with the first games on October 6. There are two rest days and the tournament concludes on October 18, unless there are tiebreaks. Any tiebreak as well as the closing ceremony are on October 19.
The 2021 U.S. Chess Championship and U.S. Women's Championship are each a single round-robin at a classical time control. Players each have 90 minutes for the first 40 moves. After 40 moves, players have 30 minutes and a 30-second increment for the rest of the game. Draws by agreement are not allowed. The claim of draw, by repetition or the 50-move...
The 12-player U.S. Championship field is sorted below by classical FIDE rating as of September 1, 2021. 1. U.S. #1 GM Fabiano Caruana 2. U.S. #2 GM Wesley So 3. U.S. #3 GM Leinier Dominguez 4. U.S. #5 GM Sam Shankland 5. U.S. #6 GM Jeffery Xiong 6. U.S. #7 GM Ray Robson 7. U.S. #9 GM Sam Sevian 8. U.S. #10 GM Dariusz Swiercz 9. U.S. #11 GM Lazaro B...
The prize fund in the open event is a total of $194,000, with $50,000 going to the first place finisher. The prize fund in the Women's Championship is a total of $100,000, with $25,000 going to the winner.
The 2021 U.S. Championship will return as a elite over the board national championship event, featuring 12 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of eleven rounds, these competitors will battle for $194,000 in prize money and the coveted title of 2021 U.S. Champion.
- October 5-19, 2021
- Saint Louis Chess Club
- 12-Player Round Robin
- $194,000
Oct 19, 2021 · The 2021 U.S. Chess Championships take place October 5-19, 2021 in St. Louis to determine the next chess champions of the United States. The 2021 U.S. Women's Championship is being held concurrently.
May 28, 2021 · US Chess is pleased to announce that the 121st U.S. Open will take place in Cherry Hill, New Jersey as scheduled: July 31-August 8, 2021. For full event details, please click here. This announcement is possible because of the lifting of COVID restrictions in New Jersey.
Oct 18, 2021 · The 2021 U.S. Chess Championships take place October 5-19, 2021 in St. Louis to determine the next chess champions of the United States. The 2021 U.S. Women's Championship is being held concurrently.
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