U.S. Chess Championships 2026 · Abierto
U.S. Chess Championships 2026 — Abierto Round 9
Best game of the round
GM Grigoriy Oparin (2638) vs GM Sam Shankland (2646), 1-0, King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation — replay the game
Critical game
GM Hans Moke Niemann (2717) vs GM Samuel Sevian (2708), 1/2-1/2, Tarrasch Defense: Two Knights Variation — replay the game
Games
- GM Abhimanyu Mishra (2636) – GM Levon Aronian (2725) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Hans Moke Niemann (2717) – GM Samuel Sevian (2708) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Ray Robson (2659) – GM Awonder Liang (2685) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Fabiano Caruana (2784) – GM Wesley So (2770) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Andy Woodward (2619) – GM Jeffery Xiong (2656) 1/2-1/2 game
- GM Grigoriy Oparin (2638) – GM Sam Shankland (2646) 1-0 game
Standings after round 9
- So, Wesley
- Caruana, Fabiano
- Oparin, Grigoriy
- Liang, Awonder
- Xiong, Jeffery
- Woodward, Andy
- Mishra, Abhimanyu
- Aronian, Levon
- Niemann, Hans Moke
- Robson, Ray