The 2013 U.S. Championship is the most prestigious event in the United States. It starts May the 2nd with the Opening ceremony. Play starts May the 3rd, at 2pm EDT. To celebrate the 5th annyversary of the U.S. Championship played at the S. Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, the organizers have set up a 24-players 9 Rounds Swiss Tournament.  Reigning Champion Hikaru Nakamura is not participating this year, but we will see several very strong players battling for the Title in S. Louis. And among those, some of the ICC commentators! Varuzhan Akobian, Joel Benjamin, Larry Christiansen, Gregory Kaidanov, Ben Finegold. To all of them our best wishes for a great tournament. ICC will follow the Championship relaying all the boards, Highlights VIDEO Service and with Radio Broadcast for the last three Rounds.  

Congratulations to the 2013 U.S. Champion: GM Gata Kamsky!

 

Highlights Videos

 

1 May 03   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 2 May 04   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 3 May 05   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 4 May 06   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 5 May 07   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 6 May 09   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 7 May 10   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 8 May 11   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere 9 May 12   GM Alex Yermolinsky   Sweere Participants Participants - Photo © http://saintlouischessclub.org/

 

 

1 GM Gata Kamsky 2815 2 GM Timur Gareev 2766 3 GM Alex Onischuk 2732 4 GM Ray Robson  2698 5 GM Sam Shankland  2698 6 GM Varuzhan Akobian  2690 7 GM Alexander Stripunsky  2680 8 GM Gregory Kaidanov  2673 9 GM Aleksandr Ivanov  2664 10 GM Robert Hess  2661 11 GM Larry Christiansen  2657 12 GM Yury Shulman  2639 13 GM Alexander Shabalov  2633 14 GM Marc Arnold  2626 15 GM Melikset Khachiyan  2625 16 FM Jorge Sammour-Hasbun  2621 17 GM Joel Benjamin  2618 18 NM Yaacov Norowitz  2612 19 GM Alejandro Ramirez  2606 20 GM Conrad Holt  2591 21 GM Ben Finegold  2570 22 FM John Bryant  2542 23 IM Kayden Troff  2505 24 FM Sam Sevian  2467