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GM Fabiano Caruana increased his lead to a full point ahead of the field with a victory against GM Elshan Moradiabadi. GM Dariusz Swiercz achieved the biggest upset, defeating GM Levon Aronian. In the U.S.

Fabiano Caruana won his Round 6 game of the US Chess Championship against Elshan Moradiabadi and extended his lead in the tournament. Fabiano joined the US championship live studio for the post-game interview and explained that he chose the random line in the opening that Moradiabadi hasn’t played before: “I’ve played a very random line which I knew a little bit.

Ray Robson defeated Hans Niemann in the sixth round of the US Chess Championship to score 3.5/6 points in the event. The 19-year-old overestimated his attacking chances choosing a very aggressive 25.f4-26.f5-27.f6 advance, but Robson found a beautiful way to refuse Niemann’s attack on the kingside with 27…Bf6!

The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The 2022 U.S. Chess Championship and the US Women’s Chess Championship 2022 are concurrently held from 5-20 October in Saint Louis Chess Club.

GM Maxim Dlugy has published a statement on the Hans Niemann cheating affair. After Hans Niemann defeated the World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen in the third round of the Sinquefield Cup 2022, Carlsen decided to withdraw from the tournament without detailed explanations.

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Club Cup concluded yesterday in Mayrhofen, Austria, with Novy Bor Chess Club clinching the title in the Open section and ASVOe Pamhagen winning the Women’s tournament. The best individual players per boards were determined according to the rating performance.

Open section Board 1:

The 37th European Chess Club Cup and the 26th European Women’s Club Cup concluded yesterday in Mayrhofen, Austria, with Novy Bor Chess Club clinching the title in the Open section and ASVOe Pamhagen winning the Women’s tournament.

The award-winning Meltwater Champions Chess Tour, the world’s leading year-round chess circuit, reaches its penultimate tournament with the Aimchess Rapid starting on Friday.

After five rounds, Fabiano Caruana continues to lead the field by half a point. Caruana is at 3,5/4, half a point ahead of Samuel Sevian and Awonder Liang. There are eight players just a point behind the leader, which makes the men section of the US Chess Championship unpredictable.

In the women section, Jennifer Yu jumps into the sole lead with 4,0/5, ahead of Irina Krush, Tatev Abrahamyan and Alice Lee.