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U.S. Chess Championships 2026: Round 8

October 16, 2026 ChessTerra Chess Lectures

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This broadcast covers the eighth round of the 2026 U.S. and U.S. Women's Chess Championships held at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan and Maurice Ashley provide live commentary alongside a panel of experts, following the 12-player round-robin pairings. Viewers interested in top-tier national championship competition and professional tournament games will benefit most from this coverage.

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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 8 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Wesley So vs. Andy Woodward
Sam Shankland vs. Hans Niemann
Jeffery Xiong vs. Ray Robson
Awonder Liang vs. Abhimanyu Mishra
Levon Aronian vs. Grigoriy Oparin
Sam Sevian vs. Fabiano Caruana

U.S. WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 8 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Alice Lee vs. Anna Zatonskih
Megan Paragua vs. Rose Atwell
Tatev Abrahamyan vs. Rachael Li
Nazi Paikidze vs. Anna Sargsyan
Carissa Yip vs. Thalia Cervantes
Jennifer Yu vs. Irina Krush

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