2026 United States Chess Championship

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The 2026 edition of the United States Chess Championship took place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri from 9 October to 23 October 2026. As with every United States Chess Championship tournament since 2014, it was a round-robin tournament. Twelve players were invited to compete. Besides the reigning US champion, these included the winners of the US Open Chess Championship, the US Junior Championship. The remaining players were chosen by highest invitational rating, or were selected by the United States Chess Federation (USCF) as wildcards. The twelve qualifiers were Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Hans Niemann, Samuel Sevian, Awonder Liang, Ray Robson, Jeffery Xiong, Sam Shankland, Grigoriy Oparin, Abhimanyu Mishra and Andy Woodward, all of whom were grandmasters. Wesley So won the tournament after Rapid playoffs. This was his fourth title.

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