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US Chess Championships 2025 (Games and Results)

US Chess Championships 2025

The US Chess Championships took place in Saint Louis Sun 12th Oct to Sat 25th Oct 2025.

Players: Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Hans Moke Niemann, Levon Aronian, Awonder Liang, Samuel Sevian, Ray Robson, Grigoriy Oparin, Sam Shankland, Abhimanyu Mishra, Andy Woodward and Dariusz Swiercz.

Women: Carissa Yip, Alice Lee, Tatev Abrahamyan, Irina Krush, Anna Sargsyan, Rose Atwell, Thalia Cervantes Landeiro, Anna Zatonskih, Nazi Paikidze, Atousa Pourkashiyan, Megan Althea Paragua and Jennifer Yu.

Fabiano Caruana won his fourth title in a row, his fifth in total. Carissa Yip won the women's title finishing with 6.5/7 after a slow start.

ch-USA 2025 (Saint Louis USA)
Sun 12th Oct 2025 - Sat 25th Oct 2025 - Official Site - Results

ch-USA 2025 (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games

ch-USA w 2025 (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Women

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ch-USA 2025 Saint Louis USA (USA), 12-25 x 2025 cat. XVIII (2684)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2789 * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 1 8 2849
2. So, Wesley g USA 2756 ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 2810
3. Aronian, Levon g USA 2722 ½ ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 2745
4. Sevian, Samuel g USA 2698 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 6 2719
5. Woodward, Andy g USA 2590 ½ 0 0 1 * 1 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 2692
6. Niemann, Hans Moke g USA 2738 0 ½ ½ 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 2679
7. Liang, Awonder g USA 2710 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 5 2645
8. Oparin, Grigoriy g USA 2661 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 5 2650
9. Robson, Ray g USA 2664 ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ * ½ ½ ½ 2621
10. Shankland, Sam g USA 2654 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ * 1 1 2622
11. Mishra, Abhimanyu g USA 2652 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 * ½ 4 2585
12. Swiercz, Dariusz g USA 2577 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 ½ * 4 2592
Round 1 (October 12, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 27 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
So, Wesley - Niemann, Hans Moke ½-½ 27 C50 Giuoco Piano
Sevian, Samuel - Shankland, Sam ½-½ 40 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Woodward, Andy - Aronian, Levon 0-1 63 D11 Slav Defence
Liang, Awonder - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 64 A10 Dutch, QI and KID Systems
Swiercz, Dariusz - Robson, Ray ½-½ 71 C43 Petroff's Defence
Round 2 (October 13, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - Woodward, Andy ½-½ 56 A22 English Opening
Aronian, Levon - Liang, Awonder ½-½ 104 D35 QGD Exchange
Oparin, Grigoriy - Niemann, Hans Moke ½-½ 40 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Robson, Ray - So, Wesley 0-1 47 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Shankland, Sam - Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 72 C53 Giuoco Piano
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 74 E04 Catalan
Round 3 (October 14, 2025)
So, Wesley - Shankland, Sam 1-0 38 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Sevian, Samuel - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 44 E20 Nimzo Indian
Woodward, Andy - Oparin, Grigoriy 0-1 47 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Niemann, Hans Moke - Robson, Ray ½-½ 41 C42 Petroff's Defence
Liang, Awonder - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 36 B22 Sicilian Alapin
Swiercz, Dariusz - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 54 E28 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Round 4 (October 15, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 31 C83 Ruy Lopez Open
Aronian, Levon - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 69 A22 English Opening
Woodward, Andy - Liang, Awonder ½-½ 85 E00 Catalan
Oparin, Grigoriy - Robson, Ray ½-½ 74 A36 English Botvinnik
Shankland, Sam - Niemann, Hans Moke 0-1 67 E48 Nimzo Indian
Mishra, Abhimanyu - So, Wesley ½-½ 52 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Round 5 (October 17, 2025)
So, Wesley - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 29 C47 Four Knights
Sevian, Samuel - Woodward, Andy 0-1 36 A20 English Opening
Niemann, Hans Moke - Mishra, Abhimanyu 1-0 85 C50 Giuoco Piano
Liang, Awonder - Oparin, Grigoriy ½-½ 104 B30 Sicilian Rossolimo
Robson, Ray - Shankland, Sam ½-½ 60 C41 Philidor's Defence
Swiercz, Dariusz - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 60 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 6 (October 18, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - So, Wesley ½-½ 62 A13 Reti Opening
Aronian, Levon - Niemann, Hans Moke ½-½ 41 E28 Nimzo Indian Saemisch
Woodward, Andy - Swiercz, Dariusz 1-0 37 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Liang, Awonder - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 34 C02 French Advance
Oparin, Grigoriy - Shankland, Sam ½-½ 60 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Robson, Ray ½-½ 45 B54 Sicilian Rauzer
Round 7 (October 19, 2025)
So, Wesley - Woodward, Andy 1-0 50 D41 Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Sevian, Samuel - Oparin, Grigoriy 1-0 45 D35 QGD Exchange
Niemann, Hans Moke - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 28 C50 Giuoco Piano
Robson, Ray - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 28 C50 Giuoco Piano
Shankland, Sam - Mishra, Abhimanyu 1-0 46 A05 Various
Swiercz, Dariusz - Liang, Awonder 1-0 40 A13 Reti Opening
Round 8 (October 20, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - Robson, Ray ½-½ 67 D35 QGD Exchange
Aronian, Levon - Shankland, Sam 1-0 52 B84 Sicilian Scheveningen
Sevian, Samuel - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 59 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Woodward, Andy - Niemann, Hans Moke 1-0 59 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Liang, Awonder - So, Wesley ½-½ 55 C55 Two Knights Defence
Oparin, Grigoriy - Mishra, Abhimanyu ½-½ 56 A19 English Opening
Round 9 (October 22, 2025)
So, Wesley - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 63 E36 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Niemann, Hans Moke - Liang, Awonder 1-0 39 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Robson, Ray - Woodward, Andy ½-½ 52 A20 English Opening
Shankland, Sam - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 48 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 57 C53 Giuoco Piano
Swiercz, Dariusz - Oparin, Grigoriy ½-½ 33 B40 Sicilian Classical
Round 10 (October 23, 2025)
Caruana, Fabiano - Mishra, Abhimanyu 1-0 93 B91 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.g3
Sevian, Samuel - Niemann, Hans Moke 1-0 59 E20 Nimzo Indian
Woodward, Andy - Shankland, Sam ½-½ 60 A43 Old Benoni
Liang, Awonder - Robson, Ray 1-0 67 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Oparin, Grigoriy - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 43 A18 English Opening
Swiercz, Dariusz - So, Wesley 0-1 72 A06 Zukertort Opening
Round 11 (October 24, 2025)
So, Wesley - Oparin, Grigoriy ½-½ 60 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Aronian, Levon - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 25 C80 Ruy Lopez Open
Niemann, Hans Moke - Swiercz, Dariusz ½-½ 18 B95 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5
Robson, Ray - Sevian, Samuel ½-½ 64 C11 French Defence
Shankland, Sam - Liang, Awonder ½-½ 41 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Mishra, Abhimanyu - Woodward, Andy ½-½ 43 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence

ch-USA w 2025 (12 players 11 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games Women

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ch-USA w 2025 Saint Louis USA (USA), 12-25 x 2025 cat. IV (2342)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2
1. Yip, Carissa m USA 2452 * 1 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 8 2506
2. Sargsyan, Anna M. m USA 2369 0 * 1 1 1 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 2472
3. Krush, Irina g USA 2388 0 0 * ½ 1 0 ½ 1 1 1 1 1 7 2439
4. Zatonskih, Anna m USA 2310 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 2409
5. Lee, Alice m USA 2409 ½ 0 0 0 * 1 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 2400
6. Yu, Jennifer f USA 2256 ½ ½ 1 ½ 0 * 0 ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 6 2385
7. Paikidze, Nazi m USA 2297 0 1 ½ 0 0 1 * ½ 1 ½ ½ 1 6 2381
8. Atwell, Rose f USA 2353 0 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 1 1 2340
9. Abrahamyan, Tatev m USA 2407 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 ½ * 1 ½ 1 5 2299
10. Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia f USA 2311 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 * ½ 1 3 2169
11. Paragua, Megan Althea f USA 2259 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ * 1 3 2174
12. Pourkashiyan, Atousa wg USA 2291 1 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 * 2 2084
Round 1 (October 12, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Pourkashiyan, Atousa 0-1 54 C55 Two Knights Defence
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Atwell, Rose 1-0 40 C02 French Advance
Krush, Irina - Lee, Alice 1-0 49 D35 QGD Exchange
Yu, Jennifer - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 100 D35 QGD Exchange
Paikidze, Nazi - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia ½-½ 51 A07 Barcza System
Paragua, Megan Althea - Abrahamyan, Tatev ½-½ 61 A05 Various
Round 2 (October 13, 2025)
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Krush, Irina 1-0 47 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Zatonskih, Anna - Paragua, Megan Althea ½-½ 36 D35 QGD Exchange
Lee, Alice - Yu, Jennifer 1-0 30 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Atwell, Rose - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1-0 59 B25 Sicilian Closed
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Yip, Carissa ½-½ 47 C47 Four Knights
Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 46 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Round 3 (October 14, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 33 C02 French Advance
Krush, Irina - Atwell, Rose 1-0 60 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Yu, Jennifer - Sargsyan, Anna M. ½-½ 97 A20 English Opening
Paikidze, Nazi - Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 32 E71 King's Indian 5.h3
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Pourkashiyan, Atousa 1-0 47 D35 QGD Exchange
Paragua, Megan Althea - Lee, Alice 0-1 48 A48 King's Indian Defence /c2-c4
Round 4 (October 15, 2025)
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Paragua, Megan Althea 1-0 63 B28 Sicilian Early a7-a6
Krush, Irina - Yu, Jennifer 0-1 65 D35 QGD Exchange
Zatonskih, Anna - Paikidze, Nazi 1-0 55 E32 Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Lee, Alice - Yip, Carissa ½-½ 43 E62 King's Indian 6...Nc6
Atwell, Rose - Pourkashiyan, Atousa 1-0 39 E01 Catalan
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1-0 57 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 5 (October 17, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Sargsyan, Anna M. 1-0 38 B32 Sicilian Labourdonnais
Yu, Jennifer - Atwell, Rose ½-½ 47 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Paikidze, Nazi - Lee, Alice 0-1 26 D00 Queen's Pawn Game
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 68 D35 QGD Exchange
Paragua, Megan Althea - Krush, Irina 0-1 64 B40 Sicilian Classical
Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Abrahamyan, Tatev 0-1 37 C03 French Tarrasch
Round 6 (October 18, 2025)
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 85 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Krush, Irina - Yip, Carissa 0-1 33 E92 King's Indian Classical
Zatonskih, Anna - Pourkashiyan, Atousa 1-0 63 E20 Nimzo Indian
Lee, Alice - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia ½-½ 41 A34 English Symmetrical
Yu, Jennifer - Paragua, Megan Althea 1-0 58 A13 Reti Opening
Atwell, Rose - Abrahamyan, Tatev ½-½ 58 C02 French Advance
Round 7 (October 19, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Yu, Jennifer ½-½ 46 C45 Scotch Game
Paikidze, Nazi - Krush, Irina ½-½ 76 E20 Nimzo Indian
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 37 C00 French Defence
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Sargsyan, Anna M. 0-1 65 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Paragua, Megan Althea - Atwell, Rose 0-1 34 B14 Caro Kann Panov
Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Lee, Alice 0-1 44 B58 Sicilian Boleslavsky
Round 8 (October 20, 2025)
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Pourkashiyan, Atousa ½-½ 81 E48 Nimzo Indian
Krush, Irina - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia 1-0 54 A28 English Four Knights
Lee, Alice - Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 47 D30 Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Yu, Jennifer - Paikidze, Nazi 0-1 111 E49 Nimzo Indian
Atwell, Rose - Zatonskih, Anna ½-½ 88 A06 Zukertort Opening
Paragua, Megan Althea - Yip, Carissa 0-1 63 B06 Modern Defence
Round 9 (October 22, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Atwell, Rose 1-0 32 C11 French Defence
Zatonskih, Anna - Lee, Alice 1-0 59 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Paikidze, Nazi - Paragua, Megan Althea ½-½ 71 E06 Catalan
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Sargsyan, Anna M. ½-½ 46 B11 Caro Kann Two Knights
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Yu, Jennifer 0-1 38 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Krush, Irina 0-1 52 B46 Sicilian Paulsen
Round 10 (October 23, 2025)
Yip, Carissa - Paikidze, Nazi 1-0 37 B12 Caro Kann Advanced
Sargsyan, Anna M. - Zatonskih, Anna 1-0 51 D35 QGD Exchange
Krush, Irina - Abrahamyan, Tatev 1-0 33 E91 King's Indian Classical
Yu, Jennifer - Pourkashiyan, Atousa ½-½ 57 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Atwell, Rose - Lee, Alice ½-½ 61 C53 Giuoco Piano
Paragua, Megan Althea - Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia ½-½ 83 B31 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 11 (October 24, 2025)
Zatonskih, Anna - Krush, Irina ½-½ 28 E65 King's Indian Fianchetto
Lee, Alice - Sargsyan, Anna M. 0-1 36 D38 QGD Ragozin
Paikidze, Nazi - Atwell, Rose ½-½ 60 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Abrahamyan, Tatev - Yu, Jennifer ½-½ 49 C26 Vienna Game
Cervantes Landeiro, Thalia - Yip, Carissa 0-1 55 A41 Modern Defence
Pourkashiyan, Atousa - Paragua, Megan Althea 0-1 52 B40 Sicilian Classical

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