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U.S. Chess Championships 2026: Round 4

October 11, 2026 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This broadcast presents live commentary for the fourth round of the 2026 U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships from Saint Louis. Grandmasters and international masters guide viewers through the round robin pairings featuring top American competitors. Fans of elite tournament chess and followers of the national championship race will benefit most from this analysis.

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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, WGM Katerina Nemcova, and Ben Underwood for the move-by-move.

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U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Wesley So vs. Levon Aronian
Jeffery Xiong vs. Awonder Liang
Fabiano Caruana vs. Ray Robson
Sam Sevian vs. Grigoriy Oparin
Hans Niemann vs. Abhimanyu Mishra
Sam Shankland vs. Andy Woodward

U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 4 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Thalia Cervantes vs. Anna Zatonskih
Carissa Yip vs. Rachael Li
Nazi Paikidze vs. Irina Krush
Jennifer Yu vs. Tatev Abrahamyan
Alice Lee vs. Megan Paragua
Anna Sargsyan vs. Rose Atwell

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