GM Hikaru Nakamura was the sole winner on the first day of The 2023 American Cup, defeating GM Sam Sevian in a game that featured weak pawn structures and instructive endgame technique in St. Louis. Hard-fought draws materialized on the other three boards of the eight-player knockout event while in the women’s category, wins for …
Nakamura Opens The American Cup With Tripled Pawns Punishment Read More »
The American higher seeds, GMs Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Jeffery Xiong, won the last of the round of 64 matches on day five of the Chess.com Global Chess Championship. Although the favorites ultimately won, the underdogs gave them serious fights, often taking the early lead and pushing their potent opponents to bring out their …
In two hard-fought matches in the Elimination Brackets, day seven decided who would make it to the finals of The American Cup and face GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush. In group A, GM Levon Aronian outlasted GM Lenier Dominguez; in Group B, FM Alice Lee and WGM Tatev Abrahamyan took turns delivering and taking punches …
Aronian, Lee Win In Elimination Brackets: The American Cup Day 7 Read More »
After intense rapid and blitz play action in the Elimination Brackets on Tuesday, the sanity of the Championship Brackets returned on Wednesday with GMs Fabiano Caruana and Levon Aronian meeting in Group A while Group B saw a repeat of GM Irina Krush vs. FM Alice Lee. In a complicated battle, Aronian had the decidedly better side of …
Krush Dominates In Championship Bracket: The American Cup Day 8 Read More »
The inaugural American Cup crowned its first champions when GM Fabiano Caruana defeated GM Levon Aronian in the final game of the event, and GM Irina Krush confidently drew her game against the sensation of the tournament, FM Alice Lee. Both winners went through the match play of the event undefeated, never needing rapid play …
Caruana, Krush Crowned Champions: The American Cup Day 9 Read More »
After each having won their first game in the Winners’ Brackets, GMs Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush secured the victories in their matches respectively against GM Lenier Dominguez and FM Alice Lee. Meanwhile, in the Elimination Brackets, GM Levon Aronian convincingly beat GM Ray Robson, while WGM Tatev Abrahamyan ousted WGM Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova in the …
Caruana & Krush Win Championship Brackets: The American Cup Day 6 Read More »
Day three of The American Cup featured one win in each of the Championship Brackets. GM Leinier Dominguez won as Black against GM Levon Aronian in Group A and FM Alice Lee defeated WGM Tatev Abrahamyan in Group B. In the Elimination Brackets, GMs Ray Robson and Wesley So knocked out GMs Sam Shankland and Jeffery Xiong in Group A. In Group B, IM Stavroula Tsolakidou and …
Dominguez Strikes With Black: The American Cup Day 3 Read More »
A “disgusted” GM Fabiano Caruana won his match on the second day of The American Cup from a hopeless position as GM Jeffery Xiong lost on time. GM Sam Sevian indeed reached a 2700+ live rating by drawing his second game with GM Wesley So, who got relegated to the Elimination Bracket. GM Ray Robson used a pretty …
Caruana Survives Armageddon Rollercoaster: The American Cup Day 2 Read More »
GM Sam Sevian is on the brink of a 2700+ rating after beating the reigning U.S. Champion Wesley So in the first round of The American Cup. This brand new tournament, featuring a double elimination bracket, started on Wednesday in St. Louis, USA. How to watch? Similar to the U.S. Championships, The American Cup has …
