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The US Chess Championship is an invitational tournament organized by the United States Chess Federation to determine the country's chess champion. [1] It is the oldest national chess tournament. [2] The event originated as a challenge match in 1845, but the champion has been decided by tournament play under the auspices of the USCF since 1936. [2]
The 2024 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 10 October to 24 October 2024. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it will be a round-robin tournament. [1] Twelve players were invited to compete.
The event was open to players who have ever been rated 2200+, plus players with FIDE titles of FM, WFM, or higher, plus juniors (under 18) with current (not peak) ratings of 2100+ USCF or FIDE. 35 GMs and 40 IMs played - the combined 75 GM/IM attendance was a US Chess record for the most Grandmasters and International Masters to play in a ...
Troff's quick rating was the highest of all US players under the age of 13, according to the Top 100 rating list published by the USCF from June 2009 through October 2010. [17] In May 2010, he defeated Harold Stevens, Utah's then-highest-rated player, in a match, winning all three games. In October 2010, he won the Utah Open tournament.
FIDE publishes lists of highest-rated girl chess players; a "girl" is defined as being a player who is aged under 20 at the start of the year, and female. The following is a list of the players ranked number one girl in the FIDE rating system from January 2000 to the present day, along with their ratings during the periods in question.
United States: Fabiano Caruana: 2844 2014-10 1992 Highest-ranked American player (since 2015), formerly highest-ranked Italian player (2007–2015) 4 Armenia Germany United States: Levon Aronian: 2830 2014-03 1982 Formerly highest-ranked Armenian player (2005–2021) 5 Philippines United States: Wesley So: 2822 2017-02 1993
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Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an Italian and American chess grandmaster who is the reigning four-time United States Chess Champion.With a peak rating of 2844, Caruana is the third-highest-rated player in history.