American Cup (chess)

Last updated June 08, 2025

The American Cup is an annual invitational double-elimination chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Contents

Winners
Open Tournament
Women's Tournament
Format
Tournament
2022 Bracket
2023 Bracket
2024 Bracket
2025 Bracket
Women's American Cup
2022 Women's Tournament Bracket
2023 Women's Tournament Bracket
2024 Women's Tournament Bracket
2025 Women's Tournament Bracket
References

Winners

Open Tournament

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2022	Fabiano Caruana	Levon Aronian
2023	Hikaru Nakamura	Wesley So
2024	Levon Aronian	Wesley So
2025	Hikaru Nakamura	Fabiano Caruana

Women's Tournament

Year	Winner	Runner-up
2022	Irina Krush	Alice Lee
2023	Irina Krush	Alice Lee
2024	Alice Lee	Irina Krush
2025	Alice Lee	Tatev Abrahamyan

Format

The tournament is 8 player double elimination tournament, featuring 8 of the strongest players in the United States. The championship bracket is played with a time control of 90 minutes, with a 30 second increment throughout for 2 games. The elimination bracket is played with a time control of 25 minutes and a 10 second increment for 2 games. If needed two tiebreak games of 10 minutes with a 5 second increment are played followed by an Armageddon game if necessary. The 2023 edition had 2 blitz games after the initial 10 minute rapid games if still tied before going to Armageddon.

Tournament

2022 Bracket

The inaugural edition was held from April 20–28, 2022.^[1] Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Lenier Dominguez, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Sam Sevian, Jeffery Xiong, and Ray Robson participated in the inaugural event.^[2] The tournament was won by Fabiano Caruana.^[3]

Champion Round 1

Champion Round 2

Champion Final

Final

1

Levon Aronian

2½

8

1½

1

½

4

Lenier Dominguez

1½

5

1½

4

Lenier Dominguez

2½

4

Lenier Dominguez

½

2

Fabiano Caruana

1½

3

½

6

Sam Sevian

1½

6

1

2

Fabiano Caruana

3

7

2

2

Fabiano Caruana

3

2

Fabiano Caruana

1½

1

½

Elimination Round 1

Elimination Round 2

Elimination Round 3

Elimination Final

8

Ray Robson

2½

5

2

6

1½

1

Levon Aronian

2½

8

Ray Robson

3

8

0

4

Lenier Dominguez

1½

1

Levon Aronian

2

3

½

3

Wesley So

1½

1

Levon Aronian

1½

7

½

2023 Bracket

The 2nd edition of the tournament was held from March 17th-March 26th.^[4] Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Lenier Dominguez, Sam Shankland, Sam Sevian and Ray Robson participated in this edition. The tournament was won by Hikaru Nakamura.^[5]

Champion Round 1

Champion Round 2

Champion Final

Final

Final Rematch

1

Hikaru Nakamura

1½

8

½

1

Hikaru Nakamura

1½

5

Lenier Dominguez

½

5

Lenier Dominguez

2½

4

1½

1

Hikaru Nakamura

4

3

2

3

2½

6

1½

3

2½

2

Fabiano Caruana

1½

7

1½

2

Fabiano Caruana

2½

1

Hikaru Nakamura

1

1

Hikaru Nakamura

2½

3

3

3

1½

Elimination Round 1

Elimination Round 2

Elimination Round 3

Elimination Final

4

4

8

½

2

Fabiano Caruana

3

3

2½

4

1½

5

Lenier Dominguez

½

4

1½

4

1½

5

Lenier Dominguez

1½

6

3½

6

½

7

2½

2024 Bracket

The 3rd edition of the tournament was held from March 12th-March 21st. ^[6]


	Champion Round 1					Champion Round 2					Champion Final										Final



	4	Levon Aronian	4

	5	Sam Sevian	2
						4	Levon Aronian	4

						1	Fabiano Caruana	2
	1	Fabiano Caruana	2½

	8	Grigoriy Oparin	½
											4	Levon Aronian	2½

											6	Ray Robson	½
	2	Wesley So	2½

	7	Sam Shankland	½
						2	Wesley So	1

						6	Ray Robson	3
	3	Lenier Dominguez	1½

	6	Ray Robson	2½																		4	Levon Aronian	2½

																					2	Wesley So	1½

	Elimination Round 1					Elimination Round 2					Elimination Round 3					Elimination Final



						2	Wesley So	3

	5	Sam Sevian	3			5	Sam Sevian	1								6	Ray Robson	2

	8	Grigoriy Oparin	1								2	Wesley So	3½			2	Wesley So	4

											1	Fabiano Caruana	2½

						1	Fabiano Caruana	4

	7	Sam Shankland	3			3	Lenier Dominguez	2

	3	Lenier Dominguez	5

2025 Bracket

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The 4th edition of the tournament was held from March 15–24.^[7]


	Champion Round 1					Champion Round 2					Champion Final										Final



	1	Hikaru Nakamura 2802	3½

	8	Abhimanyu Mishra 2600	2½
						1	Hikaru Nakamura	1½

						5	Leinier Dominguez	½
	4	Wesley So 2748	3

	5	Leinier Dominguez 2741	4
											1	Hikaru Nakamura	2½

											2	Fabiano Caruana	1½
	3	Levon Aronian 2748	4

	6	Sam Sevian 2692	2
						3	Levon Aronian	2½

						2	Fabiano Caruana	3½
	2	Fabiano Caruana 2783	2½

	7	Ray Robson 2689	1½																		1	Hikaru Nakamura	1½

																					2	Fabiano Caruana	½

	Elimination Round 1					Elimination Round 2					Elimination Round 3					Elimination Final



						3	Levon Aronian	2½

	8	Abhimanyu Mishra	½			4	Wesley So	1½								2	Fabiano Caruana	3

	4	Wesley So	1½								3	Levon Aronian	2			3	Levon Aronian	1

											6	Sam Sevian	0

						5	Leinier Dominguez	2½

	6	Sam Sevian	3			6	Sam Sevian	3½

	7	Ray Robson	1

Women's American Cup

Running simultaneously with the main tournament a women's tournament is held, featuring 8 of the strongest women chess players in the United States.

2022 Women's Tournament Bracket

Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Stavroula Tsolakidou, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Katerina Nemcova, Alice Lee, Tatev Abrahamyan, and Ruiyang Yan. The inaugural Women's tournament was won by Irina Krush. 12-year-old Alice Lee finished as the runner-up.


	Women's Champion Round 1					Women's Champion Round 2					Women's Champion Final										Women's Final



	1	Irina Krush	1½

	8	Ruiyang Yan	½
						1	Irina Krush	1½

						5	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	½
	4	Katerina Nemcova	½

	5	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	1½
											1	Irina Krush	1½

											6	Alice Lee	½
	3	Stavroula Tsolakidou	1

	6	Alice Lee	3
						6	Alice Lee	2

						7	Tatev Abrahamyan	0
	2	Anna Zatonskih	1

	7	Tatev Abrahamyan	3																		1	Irina Krush	1½

																					6	Alice Lee	½

	Women's Elimination Round 1					Women's Elimination Round 2					Women's Elimination Round 3					Women's Elimination Final



						4	Katerina Nemcova	0

	4	Katerina Nemcova	3			7	Tatev Abrahamyan	2								7	Tatev Abrahamyan	2

	8	Ruiyang Yan	2								7	Tatev Abrahamyan	3			6	Alice Lee	3

											5	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	1

						5	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	2

	2	Anna Zatonskih	1½			3	Stavroula Tsolakidou	0

	3	Stavroula Tsolakidou	2½

2023 Women's Tournament Bracket

The women's field for the 2023 edition includes Irina Krush, Alice Lee, Anna Zatonskih, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Katerina Nemcova, Nazi Paikidze, Atousa Pourkashiyan, and Tatev Abrahamyan. Again, Irina Krush won before Alice Lee.^[8]


	Women's Champion Round 1					Women's Champion Round 2					Women's Champion Final										Women's Final



	1	Irina Krush	2

	8	Tatev Abrahamyan	0
						1	Irina Krush

						4	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
	4	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	2

	5	Katerina Nemcova	0
											1	Irina Krush	3

											2	Alice Lee	1
	3	Anna Zatonskih	½

	6	Nazi Paikidze	1½
						6	Nazi Paikidze

						2	Alice Lee
	2	Alice Lee	2

	7	Atousa Pourkashiyan	0																		1	Irina Krush	2½

																					2	Alice Lee	1½

	Women's Elimination Round 1					Women's Elimination Round 2					Women's Elimination Round 3					Women's Elimination Final



						8	Tatev Abrahamyan	1½

	8	Tatev Abrahamyan	2			6	Nazi Paikidze	½								6	Nazi Paikidze	1

	5	Katerina Nemcova	0								6	Nazi Paikidze	2			2	Alice Lee	3

											4	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	0

						4	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	2

	3	Anna Zatonskih	½			7	Atousa Pourkashiyan	0

	7	Atousa Pourkashiyan	1½

2024 Women's Tournament Bracket

The women's field for the 2024 edition includes Anna Zatonskih, Nazi Paikidze, Irina Krush, Zoey Tang, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Jennifer Yu, Alice Lee and Jennifer Yu. Alice Lee defeated Irina Krush in the finals after a tied rapid match.


	Women's Champion Round 1					Women's Champion Round 2					Women's Champion Final										Women's Final					Women's Final Rematch



	1	Anna Zatonskih	½

	8	Nazi Paikidze	2½
						8	Nazi Paikidze	1

						4	Irina Krush	3
	4	Irina Krush	3

	5	Zoey Tang	1
											4	Irina Krush	2½

											2	Alice Lee	½
	3	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	2½

	6	Jennifer Yu	½
						3	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	0

						2	Alice Lee	3
	2	Alice Lee	2½

	7	Tatev Abrahamyan	½																		4	Irina Krush	½			4	Irina Krush	2

																					2	Alice Lee	2½			2	Alice Lee	4

	Women's Elimination Round 1					Women's Elimination Round 2					Women's Elimination Round 3					Women's Elimination Final



						3	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	2½

	1	Anna Zatonskih	1½			5	Zoey Tang	½								2	Alice Lee	3

	5	Zoey Tang	2½								3	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	3			3	Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova	1

											6	Jennifer Yu	1

						8	Nazi Paikidze	4½

	6	Jennifer Yu	2½			6	Jennifer Yu	5½

	7	Tatev Abrahamyan	½

2025 Women's Tournament Bracket


	Champion Round 1					Champion Round 2					Champion Final										Final



	1	Carissa Yip 2408	2

	8	Thalia Cervantes 2292	0
						1	Carissa Yip	1

						5	Tatev Abrahamyan	3
	4	Anna Zatonskih 2315	½

	5	Tatev Abrahamyan 2310	1½
											5	Tatev Abrahamyan	½

											2	Alice Lee	1½
	3	Irina Krush 2378	1½

	6	Atousa Pourkashiyan 2297	½
						3	Irina Krush	½

						2	Alice Lee	1½
	2	Alice Lee 2386	3

	7	Nazi Paikidze 2294	1																		2	Alice Lee	3

																					5	Tatev Abrahamyan	1

	Elimination Round 1					Elimination Round 2					Elimination Round 3					Elimination Final



						3	Irina Krush	3

	8	Thalia Cervantes	0			4	Anna Zatonskih	1								5	Tatev Abrahamyan	2

	4	Anna Zatonskih	2								3	Irina Krush	2			3	Irina Krush	0

											7	Nazi Paikidze	0

						1	Carissa Yip	0

	6	Atousa Pourkashiyan	½			7	Nazi Paikidze	2

	7	Nazi Paikidze	1½

References

↑ "Starting Wednesday American Cup". chessbase.com. April 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
↑ "Start of the American Cup". chessbase.com. April 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
↑ Hansen (chansen64), Carsten (2022-04-29). "Caruana, Krush Crowned Champions: The American Cup Day 9". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ "Starting Friday: The American Cup Returns". chessbase.com. March 14, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
↑ "After Blunder By So In 4th Game, Nakamura Wins The American Cup". chess.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
↑ "The American Cup 2024". chess.com. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
↑ "The American Cup 2025". chess.com. Retrieved 15 Mar 2025.
↑ Hansen (chansen64), Carsten (2023-03-26). "Krush Extends Queenship, So Dominates Nakamura In Tiebreaker". Chess.com. Retrieved 2024-12-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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