U.S. Chess Championships 2026 · Abierto

U.S. Chess Championships 2026 — Abierto Round 8

Best game of the round

GM Wesley So (2770) vs GM Andy Woodward (2619), 1-0, Queen's Gambit Declined: Ragozin Defense — replay the game

Critical game

GM Sam Shankland (2646) vs GM Hans Moke Niemann (2717), 1-0, Ruy Lopez: Closed, Anti-Marshall — replay the game

Games

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

Standings after round 8

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

Round 7 · Round 9