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September 29, 2026 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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This promotional video announces the 2026 U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships hosted live at the Saint Louis Chess Club. It highlights the twelve-player round-robin fields featuring defending champions Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip alongside America's top grandmasters. This overview is ideal for fans tracking elite national competition.

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America's top chess players compete in the most prestigious national championship in the world! It's the U.S. & U.S. Women's Chess Championships 2026, live at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip defend their titles in respective 12-player round robins (players below).

2026.10.09–22
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U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
Fabiano Caruana
Wesley So
Levon Aronian
Hans Niemann
Sam Sevian
Awonder Liang
Jeffery Xiong
Ray Robson
Sam Shankland
Grigoriy Oparin
Abhimanyu Mishra
Andy Woodward

U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
Carissa Yip
Alice Lee
Irina Krush
Anna Sargsyan
Tatev Abrahamyan
Jennifer Yu
Rachael Li
Anna Zatonskih
Nazi Paikidze
Rose Atwell
Thalia Cervantes
Megan Paragua

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