2016 US Chess Championship

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United States Championship 2016
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Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the tournament, earned his first title as the United States Chess Champion
Venue Saint Louis Chess Club
Location St. Louis, Missouri
Dates13 April - 30 April 2016
Competitors12
Winning score8.5 points of 11
Total prize money$194,000
Champion
Flag of the United States.svg Fabiano Caruana
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The 2016 US Chess Championship was played between April 13 and 30, 2016 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri. [1] The main tournament consisted of the top-3 US players in terms of FIDE ranking, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana. The other tournament participants included Gata Kamsky, Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Alexander Onischuk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Samuel Shankland, Ray Robson, and juniors Akshat Chandra and Jeffery Xiong.

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Results

Fabiano Caruana won the championship with 8.5 points out of a maximum 11 (+6-0=5). [2]

Pl.PlayerRating123456789101112Points TPR
1Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (USA)2795½1½1½½111½18.5+59
2Flag of the United States.svg  Wesley So  (USA)2773½½½½½1½½1117.5+1
3Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (USA)27870½½½1½1111½7.5-16
4Flag of the United States.svg  Ray Robson  (USA)2663½½½1½½½½½117.0+86
5Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Onischuk  (USA)26640½½0½½11½½16.0+20
6Flag of the United States.svg  Jeffery Xiong  (USA)2618½½0½½1½½½½½5.5+71
7Flag of the United States.svg  Gata Kamsky  (USA)2678½0½½½0½½½½15.0-46
8Flag of the United States.svg  Sam Shankland  (USA)26560½0½0½½½1014.5-57
9Flag of the United States.svg  Aleksandr Lenderman  (USA)26180½0½0½½½½½14.5-30
10Flag of the United States.svg  Varuzhan Akobian  (USA)2615000½½½½0½114.5-16
11Flag of the United States.svg  Alexander Shabalov  (USA)2528½000½½½1½0½4.0+48
12Flag of the United States.svg  Akshat Chandra  (USA)247700½00½0000½1.5-154

Ultimate Blitz Challenge

In addition to the main tournament, the 2016 U.S. Chess Championship also hosted the "Ultimate Blitz Challenge", a special exhibition blitz tournament. Former world champion Garry Kasparov played against the top three finishers of the 2016 U.S. Chess Championship. The top three finishers turned out to be the top three seeds, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura. All three were ranked among the top 10 in the world at the time, [3] so this tournament represents the first time Kasparov played against top chess players since his retirement in 2005. The total prize fund for the tournament was $50,000, with individual prize breakdowns of $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000 depending on the final score.

Results

Pl.PlayerRating1234Points
1Flag of the United States.svg  Hikaru Nakamura  (USA)28830 1 ½ 1 1 ½½ 0 1 ½ ½ 01 0 1 ½ 1 111
2Flag of the United States.svg  Wesley So  (USA)27261 0 ½ 0 0 ½0 1 1 1 ½ ½0 ½ 1 1 ½ 110
3Flag of Russia.svg  Garry Kasparov  (RUS)2812½ 1 0 ½ ½ 11 0 0 0 ½ ½½ ½ 1 1 0 1
4Flag of the United States.svg  Fabiano Caruana  (USA)26650 1 0 ½ 0 01 ½ 0 0 ½ 0½ ½ 0 0 1 0

See also

References

  1. "2016 U.S. Championship Overview". U.S. Chess Champs. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  2. "Results & Standings - US Championships 2016". Chess.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  3. "Kasparov To Face Caruana, Nakamura, So In Ultimate Blitz Challenge". Chess.com. Retrieved 2016-04-28.