U.S. Chess Championships 2026 · Abierto

U.S. Chess Championships 2026 — Abierto Round 1

Best game of the round

GM Wesley So (2770) vs GM Sam Shankland (2646), 1-0, Italian Game: Giuoco Piano — replay the game

Critical game

GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2636) vs GM Ray Robson (2659), 1/2-1/2, Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Adams Attack — replay the game

Games

• GM Levon Aronian (2725) – GM Fabiano Caruana (2784) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2636) – GM Ray Robson (2659) 1/2-1/2 game
• GM Wesley So (2770) – GM Sam Shankland (2646) 1-0 game
• GM Jeffery Xiong (2656) – GM Samuel Sevian (2708) 1-0 game
• GM Awonder Liang (2685) – GM Hans Moke Niemann (2717) 1-0 game
• GM Grigoriy Oparin (2638) – GM Andy Woodward (2619) 1/2-1/2 game

Standings after round 1

1. So, Wesley
2. Liang, Awonder
3. Xiong, Jeffery
4. Caruana, Fabiano
5. Aronian, Levon
6. Robson, Ray
7. Oparin, Grigoriy
8. Mishra, Abhimanyu
9. Woodward, Andy
10. Niemann, Hans Moke

Round 2