The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship will be held from 4-20 October simultaneously with the US Women’s Chess Championship 2022, and features 14 of the strongest chess players in America. Over the course of 13 rounds, these competitors will battle for $250,500 in prize money and the coveted title of 2022 U.S. Champion.
US Chess Champion 2021 Wesley So, World No 8 Levon Aronian, and World No 9 Fabiano Caruana will be the top seeds of the 2022 US Championship. The field includes 19-year-old Hans Niemann who has been in the limelight for the last couple of weeks and faces cheating allegations. (Find all news on Hans Niemann here)
U.S. Chess Championship 2022 – List of participants:
No.
Title
Name
Invitational Rating*
Qualification Method
1
GM
Fabiano Caruana
2828
Rating
2
GM
Levon Aronian
2826
Rating
3
GM
Wesley So
2813
2021 U.S. Champion
4
GM
Leinier Dominguez
2793
Rating
5
GM
Sam Shankland
2759
Rating
6
GM
Jeffery Xiong
2737
Rating
7
GM
Samuel Sevian
2731
Rating
8
GM
Hans Niemann
2727
2021 U.S. Junior Championship
9
GM
Ray Robson
2722
Rating
10
GM
Dariusz Swiercz
2696
Rating
11
GM
Aleksandr Lenderman
2634
2021 U.S. Open Championship
12
GM
Christopher Yoo
2593
2022 U.S. Junior Championship
13
GM
Elshan Moradiabadi
2584
2022 U.S. Open Championship
14
GM
Awonder Liang
2673
Wildcard
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“Participating in the U.S. and U.S. Women’s Chess Championships has been considered one of the ultimate goals for elite chess players in this country,” said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club. “We are thrilled to announce the return of these two over the board events as well as the increase of both fields. These championships will once again be held in the Nation’s Chess Capital, with more than $400,000 in prizes.”
US Chess Executive Director Carol Meyer adds, “Our partners at the Saint Louis Chess Club always make competing in our premier events the exceptional experience our top players deserve. As new residents of Saint Louis ourselves, we at US Chess are excited to watch the Championships alongside local fans and chess enthusiasts from around the world.”
The event will be played in 13 rounds, round-robin system, with time control of 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds (increment) per move starting from move one. A “no draw” rule will be in effect throughout the Event, including any playoff games.
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