U.S. Chess Championships 2026 · Abierto

U.S. Chess Championships 2026 — Abierto Round 6

Best game of the round

GM Awonder Liang (2685) vs GM Levon Aronian (2725), 1-0, Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted — replay the game

Critical game

GM Sam Shankland (2646) vs GM Fabiano Caruana (2784), 0-1, Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation — replay the game

Games

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

Standings after round 6

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

Round 5 · Round 7