US Chess Championships 2025 pairings

The 2025 US Chess Championship will take place in Saint Louis, October 12 to October 25, 2025. It is the most prestigious closed chess events in the country, and it will crown the national champion. The US Chess Championship is also among the top events of The Chess Calendar.

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US Chess Championships 2025 pairings

Round 1 on 2025/10/12 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
2	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
3	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
4	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
5	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
6	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
Round 2 on 2025/10/13 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2661	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
2	2654	GM	Shankland, Sam	–	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	2577
3	2722	GM	Aronian, Levon	–	GM	Liang, Awonder	2710
4	2652	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	–	GM	Sevian, Samuel	2698
5	2664	GM	Robson, Ray	–	GM	So, Wesley	2756
6	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	Woodward, Andy	2590
Round 3 on 2025/10/14 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
2	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2789
3	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
4	2738	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
5	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
6	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
Round 4 on 2025/10/15 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Liang, Awonder	2710
2	2661	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
3	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	Sevian, Samuel	2698
4	2722	GM	Aronian, Levon	–	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	2577
5	2652	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	–	GM	So, Wesley	2756
6	2654	GM	Shankland, Sam	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
Round 5 on 2025/10/17 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2738	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
2	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Woodward, Andy	2590
3	2664	GM	Robson, Ray	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
4	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
5	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2789
6	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
Round 6 on 2025/10/18 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	2577
2	2661	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
3	2722	GM	Aronian, Levon	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
4	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	So, Wesley	2756
5	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	Sevian, Samuel	2698
6	2652	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
Round 7 on 2025/10/19 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2664	GM	Robson, Ray	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
2	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	Liang, Awonder	2710
3	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Woodward, Andy	2590
4	2654	GM	Shankland, Sam	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
5	2738	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	–	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2789
6	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
Round 8 on 2025/10/20 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2661	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
2	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
3	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	2577
4	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
5	2722	GM	Aronian, Levon	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
6	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	So, Wesley	2756
Round 9 on 2025/10/22 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Sevian, Samuel	2698
2	2652	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
3	2738	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	–	GM	Liang, Awonder	2710
4	2654	GM	Shankland, Sam	–	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2789
5	2664	GM	Robson, Ray	–	GM	Woodward, Andy	2590
6	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
Round 10 on 2025/10/23 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2710	GM	Liang, Awonder	–	GM	Robson, Ray	2664
2	2698	GM	Sevian, Samuel	–	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	2738
3	2590	GM	Woodward, Andy	–	GM	Shankland, Sam	2654
4	2577	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	–	GM	So, Wesley	2756
5	2661	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	–	GM	Aronian, Levon	2722
6	2789	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	–	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	2652
Round 11 on 2025/10/24 at 12:00
Bo.	Rtg		White	Result		Black	Rtg
1	2722	GM	Aronian, Levon	–	GM	Caruana, Fabiano	2789
2	2652	GM	Mishra, Abhimanyu	–	GM	Woodward, Andy	2590
3	2756	GM	So, Wesley	–	GM	Oparin, Grigoriy	2661
4	2664	GM	Robson, Ray	–	GM	Sevian, Samuel	2698
5	2738	GM	Niemann, Hans Moke	–	GM	Swiercz, Dariusz	2577
6	2654	GM	Shankland, Sam	–	GM	Liang, Awonder	2710