Tournaments

U.S. Chess Championships 2026

U.S. Chess Championships 2026 · Open

WinnerGMWesley SoFinished first on 8½/13
Dates
9–22 Oct 2026
Location
Saint Louis, USA
Format
12-player Round Robin
Time control
90/40, 30+30

After Round 11

#PlayerEloPerfPts
1GMWesley So277027818½/13
2GMFabiano Caruana278427807½/13
3GMJeffery Xiong265627546½/11
4GMGrigoriy Oparin263827566½/11
5GMAndy Woodward261927296/11
6GMLevon Aronian272526835½/11
7GMAwonder Liang268526875½/11
8GMAbhimanyu Mishra263626915½/11
9GMSam Shankland264626545/11
10GMHans Moke Niemann271725824/11
11GMRay Robson265925874/11
12GMSamuel Sevian270825523½/11

Crosstable

#Player123456789101112Pts
1So½½11½1½½½1½108.5
2Caruana½½0½10½1½1½1½7.5
3Xiong0½½½11½01½16.5
4Oparin½0½½½1½1½½16.5
5Woodward01½½½½½½½1½6
6Aronian½½0½½0½1½1½5.5
7Liang½000½1½½1½15.5
8Mishra½½½½½½½½0½15.5
9Shankland0010½0½½1½15
10Niemann½½0½½½0100½4
11Robson00½½00½½½1½4
12Sevian1½00½½000½½3.5
Levon Aronian · 6th on 5½/11
R1GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR2GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR3GMSamuel SevianDrewR4GMWesley SoDrewR5GMJeffery XiongLostR6GMAwonder LiangLostR7GMSam ShanklandWonR8GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR9GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR10GMRay RobsonWonR11GMAndy WoodwardDrew
Fabiano Caruana · 2nd on 7½/13
R1GMLevon AronianDrewR2GMGrigoriy OparinWonR3GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR4GMRay RobsonWonR5GMAndy WoodwardLostR6GMSam ShanklandWonR7GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR8GMSamuel SevianDrewR9GMWesley SoDrewR10GMJeffery XiongDrewR11GMAwonder LiangWonPlayoffGMWesley SoDrewPlayoffGMWesley SoLost
Abhimanyu Mishra · 8th on 5½/11
R1GMRay RobsonDrewR2GMAndy WoodwardDrewR3GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR4GMHans Moke NiemannLostR5GMSamuel SevianWonR6GMWesley SoDrewR7GMJeffery XiongDrewR8GMAwonder LiangDrewR9GMLevon AronianDrewR10GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR11GMSam ShanklandDrew
Ray Robson · 11th on 4/11
R1GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR2GMSam ShanklandDrewR3GMAndy WoodwardLostR4GMFabiano CaruanaLostR5GMHans Moke NiemannWonR6GMSamuel SevianDrewR7GMWesley SoLostR8GMJeffery XiongDrewR9GMAwonder LiangDrewR10GMLevon AronianLostR11GMGrigoriy OparinDrew
Wesley So · 1st on 8½/13
R1GMSam ShanklandWonR2GMJeffery XiongWonR3GMAwonder LiangDrewR4GMLevon AronianDrewR5GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR6GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR7GMRay RobsonWonR8GMAndy WoodwardWonR9GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR10GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR11GMSamuel SevianLostPlayoffGMFabiano CaruanaDrewPlayoffGMFabiano CaruanaWon
Sam Shankland · 9th on 5/11
R1GMWesley SoLostR2GMRay RobsonDrewR3GMJeffery XiongWonR4GMAndy WoodwardDrewR5GMAwonder LiangDrewR6GMFabiano CaruanaLostR7GMLevon AronianLostR8GMHans Moke NiemannWonR9GMGrigoriy OparinLostR10GMSamuel SevianWonR11GMAbhimanyu MishraDrew
Jeffery Xiong · 3rd on 6½/11
R1GMSamuel SevianWonR2GMWesley SoLostR3GMSam ShanklandLostR4GMAwonder LiangWonR5GMLevon AronianWonR6GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR7GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR8GMRay RobsonDrewR9GMAndy WoodwardDrewR10GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR11GMHans Moke NiemannWon
Samuel Sevian · 12th on 3½/11
R1GMJeffery XiongLostR2GMAwonder LiangLostR3GMLevon AronianDrewR4GMGrigoriy OparinLostR5GMAbhimanyu MishraLostR6GMRay RobsonDrewR7GMAndy WoodwardDrewR8GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR9GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR10GMSam ShanklandLostR11GMWesley SoWon
Awonder Liang · 7th on 5½/11
R1GMHans Moke NiemannWonR2GMSamuel SevianWonR3GMWesley SoDrewR4GMJeffery XiongLostR5GMSam ShanklandDrewR6GMLevon AronianWonR7GMGrigoriy OparinLostR8GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR9GMRay RobsonDrewR10GMAndy WoodwardDrewR11GMFabiano CaruanaLost
Hans Moke Niemann · 10th on 4/11
R1GMAwonder LiangLostR2GMLevon AronianDrewR3GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR4GMAbhimanyu MishraWonR5GMRay RobsonLostR6GMAndy WoodwardDrewR7GMFabiano CaruanaDrewR8GMSam ShanklandLostR9GMSamuel SevianDrewR10GMWesley SoDrewR11GMJeffery XiongLost
Grigoriy Oparin · 4th on 6½/11
R1GMAndy WoodwardDrewR2GMFabiano CaruanaLostR3GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR4GMSamuel SevianWonR5GMWesley SoDrewR6GMJeffery XiongDrewR7GMAwonder LiangWonR8GMLevon AronianDrewR9GMSam ShanklandWonR10GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR11GMRay RobsonDrew
Andy Woodward · 5th on 6/11
R1GMGrigoriy OparinDrewR2GMAbhimanyu MishraDrewR3GMRay RobsonWonR4GMSam ShanklandDrewR5GMFabiano CaruanaWonR6GMHans Moke NiemannDrewR7GMSamuel SevianDrewR8GMWesley SoLostR9GMJeffery XiongDrewR10GMAwonder LiangDrewR11GMLevon AronianDrew