The US Chess Championship 2022 commenced yesterday in Saint Louis and takes place from 5-20 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Fourteen of the country’s strongest chess players battle for the national title and $60,000 in a classical round-robin event with Fabiano Caruana, Levon Aronian and Wesley So headlining the field which includes Hans Niemann as the 8th seed.
Samuel Sevian won his round 1 game against Elshan Moradiabadi taking the early lead in the event together with Hans Niemann. Sevian goes against Aleksandr Lenderman in the second round, having black pieces. Follow the game live:
Day 1 recap / Pairings & Schedule of all rounds / Day 2 live video coverage
