The US Chess Championship 2022 is taking 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.
Jeffery Xiong scored his first victory in the tournament yesterday and now ties for third place with 4.5/9 points. Xiong will today play against Levon Aronian who after two consecutive losses scored two draws in a row. Follow the game live:
Pairings & Schedule of all rounds / Day 8 recap / Round 9 live video coverage
