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This years tournament fields among the strongest of all time; chess legends to be celebrated during U.S Chess Hall of Fame induction ceremony

SAINT LOUIS, September 21, 2023--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nations top chess players are set to compete in the U.S. most prestigious events - the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Womens Chess Championship. Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at the World Chess Hall of Fame, two fields of 12 players will face off over the board October 5 - October 18, 2023 as they compete for a total purse of more than $400,000.

"Being invited to participate in the U.S. and U.S. Womens Chess Championships is considered one of the ultimate goals for elite chess players in the United States," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the Saint Louis Chess Club. "We are thrilled to announce the impressive fields for these two over the board events, who will once again compete in Saint Louis - the nations Chess Capital - for more than $400,000 in prizes."

Field of Dreams in the U.S. Championship

The U.S. Championship field boasts an impressive roster including Grandmaster (GM) Fabiano Caruana, who is currently ranked No. 2 and the returning U.S. Championship winner, three-time U.S. Chess Champion GM Wesley So and GM Sam Sevian who recently delivered an outstanding performance to win the 2023 Chess 9LX event. It will also feature debut performances by GMs Abhimanyu Mishra and Andrew Tang. The complete field includes:

2023 U.S. Chess Championship Field

Title

First

Last

Invitational Rating*

Qualification Method

GM

Fabiano

Caruana

2816

2022 US Champion

GM

Wesley

So

2806

Rating

GM

Levon

Aronian

2794

Rating

GM

Leinier

Dominguez

2779

Rating

GM

Sam

Shankland

2752

Rating

GM

Jeffery

Xiong

2734

Rating

GM

Sam

Sevian

2732

Rating

GM

Hans

Niemann

2730

Rating

GM

Ray

Robson

2725

Rating

GM

Dariusz

Swiercz

2701

Wildcard

GM

Abhimanyu

Mishra

2624

2022 US Junior Champion

GM

Andrew

Tang

2568

2022 US Open Champion

Legends and Rising Stars to Headline U.S. Womens Championship

The U.S. Womens Championship promises exhilarating matches across the board with legends like eight-time U.S. Womens Champion GM Irina Krush and returning 2022 U.S. Champion Woman Grandmaster Jennifer Yu, as well as up and coming stars like Alice Lee. The international master-elect, Lee, won the 2023 U.S. Junior Girls Championship and an individual gold medal in the FIDE Womens World Team Championship earlier this year. The Womens Championship will also feature a debut performance by WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan, who also earned an individual silver medal in the FIDE Womens World Team Championship. The complete field includes:

Story continues

2023 U.S. Women's Chess Championship Field

Title

First

Last

Invitational Rating*

Qualification Method

GM

Irina

Krush

2488

Rating

IM

Carissa

Yip

2421

Rating

FM

Alice

Lee

2419

2023 US Girls Champion

IM

Anna

Zatonskih

2402

Rating

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