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U.S. Chess Championships 2026: Round 2

October 9, 2026 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This broadcast features live game coverage and expert commentary for the second round of the prestigious 2026 U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships in Saint Louis. Leading American grandmasters compete in the twelve-player round-robin fields. Chess enthusiasts and followers of elite national competition will benefit most from watching this tournament broadcast.

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America's top chess players compete in the most prestigious national championship in the world! It's the 2026 U.S. & U.S. Women's Chess Championships, live at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip defend their titles in respective 12-player round robins (pairings below). Join GMs Yasser Seirawan & Maurice Ashley, IM Irene Sukandar, and WGM Katerina Nemcova for the move-by-move.

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U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Fabiano Caruana vs. Grigoriy Oparin
Wesley So vs. Jeffery Xiong
Sam Shankland vs. Ray Robson
Hans Niemann vs. Levon Aronian
Sam Sevian vs. Awonder Liang
Andy Woodward vs. Abhimanyu Mishra

U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 2 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Carissa Yip vs. Megan Paragua
Irina Krush vs. Rose Atwell
Jennifer Yu vs. Alice Lee
Nazi Paikidze vs. Anna Zatonskih
Anna Sargsyan vs. Tatev Abrahamyan
Thalia Cervantes vs. Rachael Li

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