2024 U.S. Chess Championships
October 10 — 24, 2024
The nation’s top chess players are set to compete in America’s most prestigious events—the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship and the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at the World Chess Hall of Fame, each field will feature 12 players facing off over the board October 11-24 as they compete for a total purse of more than $400,000.
Open
GM Fabiano Caruana Rating: 2840
GM Wesley So Rating: 2796
GM Leinier Dominguez Rating: 2785
GM Levon Aronian Rating: 2771
GM Sam Shankland Rating: 2728
GM Grigoriy Oparin Rating: 2702
GM Ray Robson Rating: 2740
GM Sam Sevian Rating: 2729
GM Hans Niemann Rating: 2735
GM Christopher Yoo Rating: 2648
GM Abhimanyu Mishra Rating: 2663
GM Awonder Liang Rating: 2690
The U.S. Women’s Championship is the premier event in America featuring the very best women and girls of chess. Since its first U.S. Women’s Championship in 2009, the STLCC has awarded more than $1 million in prizes to U.S. Women’s Championship competitors. This year’s event features America’s brightest female chess players, including GM Irina Krush, an eight-time U.S. Women’s Champion and two-time Women’s American Cup Champion, defending champion IM Carissa Yip, and rising star IM Alice Lee, the youngest in the field at just 14 years old.
2024 U.S. Chess Championships: Round 1
Women
GM Irina Krush Rating: 2458
IM Anna Zatonskih Rating: 2368
WGM Tatev Abrahamyan Rating: 2352
IM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova Rating: 2436
FM Megan Lee Rating: 2335
IM Nazi Paikidze Rating: 2364
WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan Rating: 2339
IM Alice Lee Rating: 2417
IM Carissa Yip Rating: 2450
WGM Jennifer Yu Rating: 2325
FM Rose Atwell Rating: 2311
WGM Thalia Cervantes Rating: 2320
