US Chess Championships 2018 - Games and Results
The US Chess Championships took place in Saint Louis Wed 18th to Mon 30th Apr 2018.
Championship players: Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Alex Onischuk, Ray Robson, Sam Shankland, Varuzhan Akobian, Jeffery Xiong, Alex Lenderman, Awonder Liang, Yaroslav Zherebukh and Zviad Izoria.
Women's Championship: Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Tatev Abrahamyan, Nazi Paikidze, Sabina Foisor, Jennifer Yu, Annie Wang, Maggie Feng, Anna Sharevich, Dorsa Derakhshani, Akshita Gorti and Rusudan Goletiani.
Sam Shankland won his first title with the high score of 8.5/11 half a point clear of Fabiano Caruana who pushed him all the way after overpressing and losing to Zviad Izoria in round 4. Nazi Paikidze and Annie Wang playoff for the women's title.