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| | [[Bobby Fischer]] was only 14 years old when he won his first of eight straight U.S. Championships, which is the record. He won with a perfect 11-0 score in 1964, the only perfect score ever achieved in the tournament. | | [[Bobby Fischer]] was only 14 years old when he won his first of eight straight U.S. Championships, which is the record. He won with a perfect 11-0 score in 1964, the only perfect score ever achieved in the tournament. |
| | == 2022 Tournament == | | == 2022 Tournament == |
| − | From October 4 to 20, 2022, this annual tournament will be held at the [[Saint Louis Chess Club]], the location a month earlier of the [[chess cheating scandal]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/chess-grandmaster-from-texas-jeffery-xiong-qualifies-for-us-championship/ar-AA12oNDa</ref> The format is Round Robin, and the time limits are 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game. A 30-second additional increment per move from the outset is added, in part to enable the player to keep an accurate log of his moves as required. | + | From October 4 to 20, 2022, this annual tournament was held at the [[Saint Louis Chess Club]], the location a month earlier of the [[chess cheating scandal]].<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/chess-grandmaster-from-texas-jeffery-xiong-qualifies-for-us-championship/ar-AA12oNDa</ref> The format is Round Robin, and the time limits are 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game. A 30-second additional increment per move from the outset is added, in part to enable the player to keep an accurate log of his moves as required. |
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| − | Among the 14 contestants are:<ref>https://www.uschesschamps.com/2022-us-championships/2022-us-championship/the-field</ref> | + | GM Fabiano Caruana won his second U.S. Chess Championships with an unbeaten 8.5/13 in St. Louis. |
| − | *[[Wesley So]] (top-ranked American player, #5 in the world) | + | |
| | + | Among the 14 contestants were:<ref>https://www.uschesschamps.com/2022-us-championships/2022-us-championship/the-field</ref> |
| | + | *[[Wesley So]] (prior winner, top-ranked American player, #5 in the world) |
| | *Levon Aronian (#9 in the world) | | *Levon Aronian (#9 in the world) |
| − | *Fabiano Caruana (2018 Candidates winner, to compete for the world championship) | + | *Fabiano Caruana (winner for the second time, and was also the 2018 Candidates winner) |
| | *Sam Shankland (2018 U.S. Champion) | | *Sam Shankland (2018 U.S. Champion) |
| | *Jeffery Xiong | | *Jeffery Xiong |
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| | Notably absent is [[Hikaru Nakamura]], the most popular and influential [[American]] chess champion ranked #6 in the world. However, he has skipped this tournament in the past, too.<ref>https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/why-hikaru-nakamura-doesnt-participate-in-us-championship</ref> | | Notably absent is [[Hikaru Nakamura]], the most popular and influential [[American]] chess champion ranked #6 in the world. However, he has skipped this tournament in the past, too.<ref>https://www.chess.com/forum/view/community/why-hikaru-nakamura-doesnt-participate-in-us-championship</ref> |
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| − | After the first five rounds concluded on October 9, 2022, Fabiano Caruana held first place alone with 3.5 points (2 wins and 3 draws).<ref>https://uschesschamps.com/2022-us-championships/pairings-results</ref> | + | After the first five rounds concluded on October 9, 2022, the eventual Fabiano Caruana held first place alone with 3.5 points (2 wins and 3 draws).<ref>https://uschesschamps.com/2022-us-championships/pairings-results</ref> |
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| | == Safeguards against cheating == | | == Safeguards against cheating == |
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