U.S. Chess Championships 2024: Official Discussion Thread

The U.S. Chess Championships take place October 11-24 at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, packed with top players in both Open and Women's sections.

Both championships are a 12-player round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move. Players are not allowed to offer draws.

You can follow the broadcast and games on our Open and Women's Events Pages.
Find all relevant info below and use the comments for discussion on the event.

• Date - October 11-24
• Prize Fund - Open: $250,000; Women's: $152,000
• Format - 12-player round-robin
• Time Control - 90 min (first 40 moves), +30 min (after move 41), 30s increment per move
• Location - Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Noice

Good luck everyone

Let's go, fabi's probably is going to be in the lead for now

Hans is doing solid

Good luck

where's the commentary for round 6? I can't find it

Round 5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVQZphXy4Z0

Round 6 is tomorrow.