The 2023 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from October 4 to October 19, 2023. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it was a round-robin tournament. Twelve players were invited to compete. Besides the reigning US champion, these included the winners of the US Open Chess Championship, the US Junior Championship, and the US Senior Open Championship. The remaining players were chosen by highest invitational rating, or were selected by the United States Chess Federation (USCF) as wildcards.
The twelve qualifiers were Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Leinier Domínguez, Abhimanyu Mishra, Hans Niemann, Samuel Sevian, Ray Robson, Levon Aronian, Sam Shankland, Jeffery Xiong, Dariusz Świercz and Andrew Tang, all of whom are grandmasters. Fabiano Caruana won the tournament without losing a game. This was his second consecutive title.
Participants All statistics as of October 2023. + ParticipantsPlayerAgeRatingWorld ranking Fabiano Caruana 3127862 Wesley So29275310 Leinier Domínguez40274513 Abhimanyu Mishra142592>100 Hans Niemann20266770 Samuel Sevian22269837 Ray Robson28269936 Levon Aronian40274215 Sam Shankland32269838 Jeffery Xiong22269345 Dariusz Świercz292620>100 Andrew Tang232496>100
Organization The tournament was a twelve-player, round-robin tournament, meaning there were 11 rounds with each player facing the others once. The tournament winner became the United States Chess Champion.
Regulations
The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There is a 30-second increment starting on move one. Players are not allowed to draw by agreement. The event is a 12-player round-robin, where every player plays once against every other player on the field. Players get 1 point for a win, 0.5 points for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The player with the most points at the end of the last round wins the event.
Tie breaks While there was no tie for first place, such a situation would have been addressed as follows:
If two players tie for first a two-game 10+2 rapid match will take place. If there remains a tie, a single armageddon game will occur.
If three or four players tie for first a single round-robin in the 10+2 rapid time control will take place
If two players remain tied, they contest a two-game 3+2 blitz match. If the tie persists, an armageddon game decides the winner.
If three or more players remain tied, they contest a 3+2 round-robin.
If more than four players tie for first players will contest a 3+2 round-robin. If the round-robin ends in a tie, a series of armageddon games decide the winner.
Prize money The event features a $250,000 prize fund, distributed as follows: +PlaceCash prize (USD)1st$60,0002nd$45,0003rd$35,0004th$25,0005th$20,0006th$14,0007th$11,0008th$10,0009th$9,00010th$8,00011th$7,00012th$6,000
Results
Standings Fabiano Caruana won the tournament with ex-champion Wesley So as the runner-up. #PlayerRating123456789101112Points1 Fabiano Caruana 2786 —½½11½½½½11182 Wesley So2753½ —½1½½1½½½½½6.53 Leinier Domínguez2745½½ —½½½½½1½½16.54 Abhimanyu Mishra259200½ —01111½½16.55 Hans Niemann26670½½1 —1010½½½5.56 Samuel Sevian2698½½½00 —1½½½½15.57 Ray Robson2699½0½010 —½½11½5.58 Levon Aronian2742½½½00½½ —1½½½59 Sam Shankland2698½½001½½0 —½½½4.510 Jeffery Xiong26930½½½½½0½½ —½½4.511 Dariusz Świercz26200½½½½½0½½½ —0412 Andrew Tang24960½00½0½½½½1 —4
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