[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.1"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 a6 8. h3 h6
9. a4 Ba7 10. Nbd2 Qe7 11. b4 Be6 12. Rb1 Qd7 13. b5 Ne7 14. d4 Bxc4 15. Nxc4
exd4 16. cxd4 axb5 17. Rxb5 c6 18. Rb3 d5 19. Nfe5 Qd8 20. exd5 cxd5 21. Ne3 Qc8
22. Ba3 Re8 23. Qd3 Nc6 24. Rc1 Qe6 25. Rxb7 Nxe5 26. dxe5 Qxe5 27. Rcc7 Bxe3
28. fxe3 Qa1+ 29. Rc1 Qe5 30. Rcc7 Qa1+ 31. Rc1 Qe5 32. Bb2 Qe4 33. Rd1 Qxd3 34.
Rxd3 Rxa4 35. Bxf6 gxf6 36. Rxd5 Raa8 37. Rdd7 Rab8 38. Rxf7 Rxb7 39. Rxb7 Rxe3
40. Kf2 Ra3 41. Kg1 Re3 42. Kf2 Ra3 43. Kg1 Re3 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Liang, Awonder"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "D30"]
[Opening "Queen's gambit declined"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "2056437"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. O-O Be7 7. cxd5 Nxd5 8.
Nxd4 O-O 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 e5 11. Nc2 Nc6 12. Ne3 Be6 13. Qa4 Bc5 14. Rb1
Bxe3 15. Bxe3 Qc7 16. Rfd1 Rac8 17. c4 h6 18. h4 Rfd8 19. Bd5 Re8 20. Rd2 b6 21.
Rbd1 Bf5 22. c5 bxc5 23. Bxc5 Red8 24. g4 Nd4 25. Bxd4 Rxd5 26. gxf5 exd4 27. f6
Rf5 28. fxg7 Rxf2 29. Kxf2 Qf4+ 30. Kg2 Qg4+ 31. Kf1 Qf4+ 32. Kg2 Qg4+ 33. Kf1
Qf4+ 34. Kg2 Qg4+ 35. Kf1 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.3"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "2093596"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O d6 5. c3 Bb6 6. d3 h6 7. Re1 Qf6 8. b4
Nge7 9. a4 a5 10. b5 Nd8 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Nbd2 Nf4 13. d4 Bg4 14. h3 Bh5 15. Bf1
O-O 16. Rc1 Ne6 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nxe5 dxe5 19. dxe5 Qxe5 20. Nf3 Qxe4 21. Bxb6
Rad8 22. Nd4 Qf4 23. Bxa5 b6 24. Bb4 Nxd4 25. cxd4 Rxd4 26. Qe2 Rxb4 27. Qxe7
Rxa4 28. Qxc7 h5 29. Qxf4 Rxf4 30. gxh5 Bxh5 31. Rc6 Rb8 32. Re7 Kf8 33. Ra7 Re4
34. Kg2 Re7 35. Ra6 Reb7 36. Kg3 f6 37. Bg2 Be8 38. Re6 Bd7 39. Bxb7 Bxe6 40.
Bc6 Kf7 41. Ra7+ Kg6 42. Re7 Bc4 43. h4 Kh6 44. f3 Bd3 45. Rd7 Bf5 46. Rd6 Bc2
47. Bd5 Bd3 48. Bf7 Bf1 49. Kf2 Rf8 50. Kxf1 Rxf7 51. Kf2 Kh5 52. Kg3 Rb7 53.
Rd5+ Kh6 54. Kg4 Rc7 55. Rd6 Rc4+ 56. f4 Rb4 57. Rxb6 g6 58. Rxf6 Rxb5 59. Re6
Ra5 60. Re5 Ra1 61. f5 gxf5+ 62. Rxf5 Ra4+ 63. Rf4 Rxf4+ 64. Kxf4 Kh5 65. Kg3
Kh6 66. Kg4 Kh7 67. Kg5 Kh8 68. Kg6 Kg8 69. h5 Kh8 70. h6 Kg8 71. h7+ Kh8 72.
Kh6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.4"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[ECO "C07"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Tarrasch, open variation"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "2040506"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd7 7. O-O Nc6 8.
Nb3 a6 9. a4 Nf6 10. Qe2 Bd6 11. Rd1 e5 12. Nbxd4 Nxd4 13. Rxd4 Qe7 14. Rxd6
Qxd6 15. b3 e4 16. Ba3 Qf4 17. Qe1 Be6 18. Qa5 Rd8 19. Qc5 Nd5 20. Bxd5 Qf6 21.
Bc6+ bxc6 22. Qxc6+ Rd7 23. Qa8+ Rd8 24. Qc6+ Rd7 25. Qa8+ Rd8 26. Qc6+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.5"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[ECO "E49"]
[Opening "Nimzo-Indian"]
[Variation "4.e3, Botvinnik system"]
[WhiteFideId "2023970"]
[BlackFideId "24125890"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Bd3 d5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 c6 8. Ne2
b6 9. f3 Ba6 10. cxd5 Bxd3 11. Qxd3 cxd5 12. e4 Nc6 13. O-O Qd7 14. c4 dxc4 15.
Qxc4 Rac8 16. Bg5 e5 17. d5 Nd4 18. Qd3 Nxe2+ 19. Qxe2 Ne8 20. Bd2 Nd6 21. Bb4
a5 22. Bxd6 Qxd6 23. Qb2 Rc5 24. h3 Rfc8 25. Rfc1 h5 26. Kh2 f5 27. Rxc5 Rxc5
28. Rb1 fxe4 29. fxe4 Qf6 30. Qe2 Rc1 31. Rxc1 Qf4+ 32. g3 Qxc1 33. d6 Kf8 34.
Qf3+ Ke8 35. Qxh5+ Kd7 36. Qf7+ Kxd6 37. Qd5+ Ke7 38. Qxe5+ Kf7 39. Qd5+ Ke7 40.
Qe5+ Kf7 41. Qd5+ Ke7 42. Qb7+ Kf8 43. Qxb6 Qxa3 44. h4 a4 45. e5 Qa2+ 46. Kh3
Qc4 47. Qd8+ Kf7 48. Qd7+ Kf8 49. e6 Qf1+ 50. Kg4 Qe2+ 51. Kf4 Qf2+ 52. Ke4 Qg2+
53. Kf4 Qf2+ 54. Ke4 Qg2+ 55. Kf4 Qf2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.11"]
[Round "1.6"]
[White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Black "Yoo, Christopher Woojin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "C43"]
[Opening "Petrov"]
[Variation "modern attack, Symmetrical variation"]
[WhiteFideId "30920019"]
[BlackFideId "30909694"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 Nxe4 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nxe5 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Nc5 7. Bc4 d6 8.
Qf3 Ne6 9. exd6 Bxd6 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Be3 Bc5 12. Bd3 Bxe3 13. Qxe3 Qd6 14. O-O-O
Qf4 15. Rhe1 Qxe3+ 16. Rxe3 Rd8 17. Bc4 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 Kf8 19. Nb5 Bd7 20. Bxe6
Bxb5 21. Bg4 Rd8+ 22. Ke1 Bc6 23. Bf3 Bxf3 24. Rxf3 Rd6 25. Ke2 Ke7 26. Re3+ Kd7
27. Rd3 Ke7 28. Re3+ Kd7 29. Rd3 Ke7 30. Re3+ Kd7 31. Rd3 Ke7 32. Re3+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.1"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "13300474"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. dxc5 Nc6 7. Bd2 Nxc5 8. Nf3
Be7 9. Be3 O-O 10. a3 a6 11. Be2 b5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Qe1 Ne4 14. Bd3 Nxc3 15.
bxc3 f5 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Bc5 Re8 18. Qg3 Qc7 19. Kh1 g6 20. Bd4 Rf8 21. h4 Qg7
22. Rae1 Rae8 23. Bxf6 Rxf6 24. Nd4 Kh8 25. Rf3 Qe7 26. Qg5 Nd8 27. h5 Nf7 28.
Qh4 gxh5 29. g4 e5 30. g5 Rb6 31. Qxh5 e4 32. Rh3 Nd6 33. g6 Bc8 34. Rh2 Rb7 35.
Be2 Qf6 36. Rg1 Rg7 37. Qg5 Rf8 38. Qe5 Qxe5 39. fxe5 Nf5 40. Rg5 Ne7 41. Rxh7+
Rxh7+ 42. gxh7 Kxh7 43. e6 Rf6 44. Bh5 Rh6 45. Kg1 Bxe6 46. Re5 Ng6 47. Rxe6
Rxh5 48. Rxa6 Rh3 49. Nxb5 Nf4 50. Ra7+ Kg6 51. Re7 Rh8 52. Nc7 Kf6 53. Nxd5+
Nxd5 54. Rxe4 Kf5 55. Rd4 Nxc3 56. Kf2 Ke5 57. Rd7 Ne4+ 58. Ke2 Rh2+ 59. Kd1
Rh1+ 60. Ke2 Nc3+ 61. Kf2 Rh2+ 62. Ke3 Rh3+ 63. Kd2 Ne4+ 64. Kc1 Rxa3 65. Kb2
Ra8 66. Rd3 Nd6 67. Kb1 Nc4 68. Rd7 Rb8+ 69. Kc1 Ke4 70. Rh7 Rg8 71. Rd7 Ke3 72.
Re7+ Kd4 73. Rd7+ Kc3 74. Rd3+ Kb4 75. Rb3+ Kc5 76. Rd3 Ra8 77. Kb1 Ra3 78. Rxa3
Nxa3+ 79. Ka1 Nxc2+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.2"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[ECO "A45"]
[Opening "Queen's pawn game"]
[WhiteFideId "2040506"]
[BlackFideId "2023970"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Bf4 g6 4. e3 Bg7 5. h4 h5 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Ne5 c5 8. Qd2
cxd4 9. exd4 Nc6 10. f3 Bf5 11. Bb5 Na5 12. g4 Be6 13. O-O-O Rc8 14. Kb1 Qb6 15.
Be2 Nc4 16. Bxc4 dxc4 17. Bh6 Rfd8 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. gxh5 Nxh5 20. Rhg1 Rh8 21.
Rg5 Nf6 22. d5 Rcd8 23. Nxc4 Qc7 24. Qd4 Qh2 25. Ne3 Rxh4 26. Qxa7 Bc8 27. Rgg1
Rf4 28. Rh1 Qg3 29. Ne2 Qxf3 30. Nxf4 Qxf4 31. Qa5 Re8 32. Qc3 Bd7 33. Rd4 Qe5
34. Nc4 Qg5 35. Rdh4 Rg8 36. d6 exd6 37. Nxd6 Kf8 38. Nxb7 Be6 39. Qd4 Nh5 40.
Nc5 Bf5 41. a4 Ng3 42. Qd6+ Qe7 43. Qb8+ Kg7 44. Rh7+ Kf6 45. Qxg8 Qxc5 46.
Rxf7+ Kg5 47. Rxf5+ Nxf5 48. a5 Nd4 49. Rg1+ Kf4 50. Qxg6 Nf3 51. Qg4+ Ke3 52.
Rg3 Kd2 53. Qf4+ Ke1 54. Rxf3 1-0

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.3"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Yoo, Christopher Woojin"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "A15"]
[Opening "English, 1...Nf6 (Anglo-Indian defense)"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "30909694"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 e5 3. Bg2 Bc5 4. d3 d5 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Nc3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 O-O 8.
Nf3 e4 9. dxe4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 Nc6 11. Bf4 f6 12. h4 Bd7 13. e3 Bb6 14. Ke2 Bg4
15. Bh3 Bxh3 16. Rxh3 Rae8 17. Nd2 h5 18. Rb1 Re6 19. Rhh1 a6 20. Rhc1 Nd8 21.
c4 Rc6 22. e5 Re8 23. exf6 gxf6 24. Kf3 Kf7 25. Ne4 f5 26. Nd2 Bc5 27. Nb3 b6
28. Rd1 Ne6 29. Rd5 Kg6 30. Rc1 a5 31. a4 Be7 32. Be5 Ba3 33. Rc2 Be7 34. Rc1
Ba3 35. Rc2 Be7 36. Rd7 Bf6 37. Bxf6 Kxf6 38. Rd5 Re7 39. c5 Re8 40. Rc1 Rd8 41.
e4 fxe4+ 42. Kxe4 Rb8 43. cxb6 Rxc1 44. Nxc1 cxb6 45. Nd3 Rc8 46. Rd6 Rc4+ 47.
Ke3 Rxa4 48. Nf4 Kf5 49. Rd5+ Kf6 50. Rd6 Kf5 51. Rxe6 Rxf4 52. Rxb6 Ra4 53. Kf3
Ra3+ 54. Kg2 1-0

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.4"]
[White "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2662"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "C78"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "5.O-O"]
[WhiteFideId "24125890"]
[BlackFideId "30920019"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bc5 7. c3 d6 8. a4 Rb8
9. d4 Bb6 10. a5 Ba7 11. h3 Bb7 12. Re1 O-O 13. Be3 exd4 14. cxd4 Nb4 15. d5
Bxe3 16. Rxe3 c5 17. Na3 Qxa5 18. Nc2 Qb6 19. Nxb4 cxb4 20. Qd2 a5 21. Bc2 Nd7
22. Nd4 Ne5 23. Rg3 Bc8 24. Kh2 Bd7 25. b3 Ng6 26. Rf1 Rbc8 27. f4 Rc3 28. Rff3
f6 29. Rxc3 bxc3 30. Rxc3 Nxf4 31. Qxf4 Qxd4 32. Rc7 Rc8 33. Rxd7 Rxc2 34. Rxd6
Qe5 35. Qxe5 fxe5 36. Re6 a4 37. bxa4 bxa4 38. Rxe5 a3 39. d6 Rd2 40. Ra5 a2 41.
d7 Rxd7 42. Rxa2 Rd3 43. Kg1 Re3 44. Ra4 Re2 45. Kf1 Rb2 46. Ra1 Kf7 47. Re1 Ke6
48. Re2 Rb3 49. Kf2 Ke5 50. Re3 Rb7 51. Kg3 Rb6 52. Kf3 Rf6+ 53. Kg3 Rb6 54. Kf3
Rf6+ 55. Kg3 Rb6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.5"]
[White "Liang, Awonder"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[ECO "C67"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence, open variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2056437"]
[BlackFideId "2093596"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8.
Rxe5 O-O 9. d4 Bf6 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1 12. Qxe1 Ne8 13. Bf4 d5 14. Bd3 g6
15. Nd2 Ng7 16. Qe2 c6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Bxf5 Nxf5 19. Nf3 Ng7 20. Be5 Ne6 21.
Bxf6 Qxf6 22. Ne5 Re8 23. Ng4 Qd8 24. Qe5 Ng7 25. Qxe8+ Nxe8 26. Rxe8+ Qxe8 27.
Nf6+ Kf8 28. Nxe8 Kxe8 29. f4 f5 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Ke3 Ke6 32. Kd3 Kd6 33. Ke3 Ke6
34. Kd3 Kd6 35. Ke3 Ke6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.12"]
[Round "2.6"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Shankland, Sam"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "2004887"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. f3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Be3
h5 9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Bf5 11. Qd2 Nd7 12. Na5 Rb8 13. Be2 Qh4+ 14. Bf2 Qf6 15.
O-O Be7 16. c4 Qg6 17. Be3 O-O 18. b4 Rfe8 19. Rac1 Bd8 20. Nb3 b6 21. c5 bxc5
22. bxc5 dxc5 23. Nxc5 e4 24. Nxd7 exf3 25. Bxf3 Bxd7 26. Bf4 Rc8 27. Kh1 Rxc1
28. Rxc1 Qf5 29. Be3 g5 30. d6 g4 31. Bc6 Bxc6 32. Rxc6 Qf1+ 33. Bg1 Re2 34. Qd5
Bh4 35. Rc8+ Kg7 36. Qd4+ Bf6 37. Qd5 Re1 38. Qc5 h4 39. d7 h3 40. Qf8+ Kg6 41.
Qg8+ Kh6 42. Qf8+ Bg7 43. Rc6+ Kh7 44. Qg8+ Kxg8 45. d8=Q+ Bf8 46. Qg5+ Bg7 47.
Qd8+ Bf8 48. Qg5+ Bg7 49. Qd8+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.1"]
[White "Robson, Ray"]
[Black "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2693"]
[BlackElo "2796"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "exchange, positional line"]
[WhiteFideId "2023970"]
[BlackFideId "2020009"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Nf6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be6 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Bd3 c6 8. Bf4
g6 9. h3 Nh5 10. Bh2 Be7 11. Nf3 O-O 12. O-O Ng7 13. Rb1 Bf5 14. b4 a6 15. Na4
b5 16. Nc5 Nb6 17. Ne5 Qc8 18. e4 dxe4 19. Bxe4 Bxe4 20. Nxe4 f6 21. Nf3 a5 22.
a3 axb4 23. axb4 Nd5 24. Nc5 Re8 25. Qc2 Ra3 26. Rfc1 Qf5 27. Qxf5 Nxf5 28. Rb3
Rea8 29. g4 Bxc5 30. Rxa3 Rxa3 31. Rxc5 Rxf3 32. gxf5 Rc3 33. fxg6 hxg6 34. Bd6
Rc4 35. Kg2 Kf7 36. Kf3 Ke6 37. Bf8 Kd7 38. Ke4 Rxb4 39. Rc1 Rb3 40. Rg1 Ke6 41.
Rxg6 Kf7 0-1

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.2"]
[White "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Black "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2733"]
[BlackElo "2741"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "2093596"]
[BlackFideId "3503240"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. O-O Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. Re1 a5 8. h3 h6
9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bb5 Bb6 11. Nc4 Bc5 12. Ba4 Bxc4 13. dxc4 Nh5 14. g4 Nf6 15. g5
hxg5 16. Bxg5 Qc8 17. Kh2 Nh7 18. Rg1 Qe6 19. Rg2 Ne7 20. Bd2 Ng6 21. Qe2 Qf6
22. Rg4 c6 23. Rag1 Kh8 24. Bc2 Bb6 25. R1g2 Bd8 26. c5 dxc5 27. h4 c4 28. h5
Ne7 29. Rxg7 Rg8 30. R7g3 b5 31. Ng5 Nxg5 32. Bxg5 Qe6 33. Qf3 Nc8 34. Bf6+ Bxf6
35. Rxg8+ Kh7 36. Re8 1-0

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.3"]
[White "Yoo, Christopher Woojin"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2590"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[ECO "D37"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "classical variation (5.Bf4)"]
[WhiteFideId "30909694"]
[BlackFideId "24125890"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. a3 c5 8. cxd5
Nxd5 9. Nxd5 exd5 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Be5 Bg4 12. Be2 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Bf6 14. Bxf6
Qxf6 15. Qc2 Rac8 16. Bxd5 Ne6 17. Qb3 Nc5 18. Qc2 Ne6 19. Qb3 Nc5 20. Qc2 Ne6 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.4"]
[White "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Black "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2630"]
[BlackElo "2689"]
[ECO "C53"]
[Opening "Giuoco Piano"]
[WhiteFideId "30920019"]
[BlackFideId "2040506"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. O-O a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3 h6
9. Nbd2 Be6 10. Bb5 Nd7 11. Nf1 d5 12. Ne3 dxe4 13. dxe4 Re8 14. a4 Na7 15. Bd3
Nc8 16. Ng4 Qe7 17. Ngxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Qc5+ 20. Be3 Qxe5 21. Qf3
Ne7 22. Bf4 Qc5+ 23. Qe3 Qxe3+ 24. Rxe3 Rac8 25. b4 Ng6 26. Bg3 Re7 27. bxa5 Ra8
28. Rb1 Rxa5 29. Rxb7 Rxa4 30. Rxc7 Rxc7 31. Bxc7 Bc4 32. Bxc4 Rxc4 33. Bg3 Ra4
34. Re2 Rc4 35. Re3 Ra4 36. Re2 Rc4 37. Rc2 Rxe4 38. c4 Re6 39. c5 Ne7 40. Re2
Nc6 41. Bd6 h5 42. Rxe6 fxe6 43. Ke3 Kf7 44. Ke4 g6 45. Kf4 Kf6 46. Ke4 Kf7 47.
Kf4 Kf6 48. Ke4 Kf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.5"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "So, Wesley"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2751"]
[ECO "C65"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "Berlin defence"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "5202213"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nbd2 d6 6. c3 O-O 7. h3 Bb6 8. O-O
Ne7 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 d5 11. e5 Ne4 12. a4 a5 13. Re1 Bf5 14. Ra3 c5 15. Nxe4
Bxe4 16. Bg5 h6 17. Bh4 cxd4 18. Nxd4 Qc7 19. f3 Bc2 20. Qd2 Bxd4+ 21. Qxd4 Nf5
22. Qf2 Nxh4 23. Rc3 Qe7 24. Rxc2 Rac8 25. Rd2 Rfd8 26. f4 Qc5 27. e6 fxe6 28.
Rxe6 Rf8 29. Kh2 Qb4 30. Rd4 Rc2 31. Re2 Rxe2 32. Bxe2 Qb6 33. Bg4 Nf5 34. Bxf5
Rxf5 35. Qd2 Qd6 36. Qxa5 Rxf4 37. Rxd5 Rxa4+ 38. Rxd6 Rxa5 39. Rb6 Rd5 40. Rxb7
Rd2 41. h4 h5 42. Kg3 Rd4 43. Rb5 Rg4+ 44. Kh3 Rd4 45. b3 Rd3+ 46. Kh2 Rd4 47.
Kg3 Rd3+ 48. Kf4 Rd4+ 49. Kg3 Rd3+ 50. Kf2 Rd4 51. g3 Rd3 52. b4 Rb3 53. Ke2 Kf7
54. Kd2 Ke6 55. Kc2 Rxg3 56. Rxh5 Rh3 57. b5 Kd6 58. Kd2 g6 59. Rh6 Kc5 60. Ke2
Kxb5 61. Kf2 Kc6 62. Kg2 Ra3 63. h5 Kd6 64. Rxg6+ Ke7 65. h6 Ra2+ 66. Kh3 Ra3+
67. Rg3 Rxg3+ 68. Kxg3 Kf7 69. h7 Kg7 70. h8=B+ 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.13"]
[Round "3.6"]
[White "Aronian, Levon"]
[Black "Liang, Awonder"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2738"]
[BlackElo "2677"]
[ECO "C84"]
[Opening "Ruy Lopez"]
[Variation "closed defence"]
[WhiteFideId "13300474"]
[BlackFideId "2056437"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Be7 6. d3 b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. a3 O-O
9. Nc3 Bb7 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Re1 Rfe8 12. Ba2 h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. c3
Ne7 16. Ne3 Ng6 17. Qc2 Bf6 18. Rad1 Nf4 19. g3 Qh3 20. Kh1 Qh5 21. Ng1 Ne6 22.
f3 Rad8 23. Qf2 Bg5 24. d4 Bxe3 25. Rxe3 exd4 26. cxd4 d5 27. e5 c5 28. Ne2 Rc8
29. Nf4 Nxf4 30. gxf4 cxd4 31. Red3 Rc4 32. Rg1 Re6 33. Bb1 Rec6 34. Rdd1 d3 35.
f5 Rf4 36. Bxd3 Qxf3+ 37. Qxf3 Rxf3 38. f6 g5 39. Rge1 Rf2 40. Kg1 Rxb2 41. Rc1
Rb3 42. e6 fxe6 43. Bg6 Rxc1 44. Rxc1 Rf3 45. Rc7 Rxf6 46. Bh7+ Kf8 47. Rxb7 Rf7
48. Rb8+ Kg7 49. Bd3 Rf3 50. Be2 Rxa3 51. Bg4 Kf6 52. Rb6 Ke5 53. Bxe6 Rf3 54.
Bg8 Rf6 55. Rb8 Kd4 56. Rd8 Rf5 57. Ra8 Rf6 58. Rd8 Kc3 59. Rxd5 b4 60. Rc5+ Kb2
61. Kg2 b3 62. Ra5 Kc3 63. Ra3 Rb6 64. Kf2 h5 65. Ke2 g4 66. Ra4 Kc2 67. Bf7 Rc6
68. Bd5 Rd6 69. Rc4+ Kb2 70. Bf7 Ka3 71. Rc1 Rf6 72. Bd5 Rd6 73. Bf7 Rf6 74. Bd5
Rf5 75. Bg8 a5 76. Kd3 a4 77. Bh7 Rf2 78. Kc3 Rf3+ 79. Kc4 Rf7 80. Ra1+ Kb2 81.
Rb1+ Ka2 82. Bg6 Rf6 83. Bh7 Rf7 84. Bg6 Rf4+ 85. Kc3 Rf6 86. Bh7 Rf7 87. Bg6
Rg7 88. Bf5 Rc7+ 89. Kb4 b2 90. Re1 Rc1 91. Re3 b1=Q+ 92. Bxb1+ Kxb1 93. Kxa4
Kc2 94. Kb4 Kd2 95. Re5 h4 96. Re4 Rg1 97. Kc4 h3 0-1

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.1"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Oparin, Grigoriy"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2751"]
[BlackElo "2662"]
[ECO "D31"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Janowski variation"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "24125890"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 a6 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c5 6. e3 Nc6 7. Nge2 Nf6 8. g3
cxd4 9. Nxd4 Bc5 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Bd6 13. Qa4 Rb8 14. b3 Rb4
15. Qxc6 Rb6 16. Qa8 Bxf4 17. exf4 d4 18. Rad1 Rd6 19. Ne4 Nxe4 20. Qxe4 d3 21.
Rd2 Re8 22. Qf3 Bf5 23. h3 g6 24. Qd1 h5 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 Bc8 27. Qf3 Qd7
28. Rfd1 Rd8 29. f5 gxf5 30. Qe3 fxg4 31. Be4 Qe6 32. Rxd3 Rxd3 33. Rxd3 Rxd3
34. Qxd3 Qf6 35. b4 Be6 36. a3 Qf4 37. Qe3 Qxe3 38. fxe3 Bc8 39. a4 Bd7 40. a5
Bc8 41. Bd3 Kf8 42. b5 axb5 43. Bxb5 Ke7 44. a6 Kd6 45. Bf1 Kc7 46. a7 Bb7 47.
Bg2 Bxg2 48. Kxg2 Kb7 49. e4 Kxa7 50. Kg3 Kb6 51. Kxg4 Kc5 52. Kg5 Kd4 53. Kf6
Kxe4 54. Kxf7 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.2"]
[White "Shankland, Sam"]
[Black "Niemann, Hans Moke"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2733"]
[ECO "A14"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "Neo-Catalan declined"]
[WhiteFideId "2004887"]
[BlackFideId "2093596"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Bg2 Be7 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 dxc4 7. Qa4 a6 8. Qxc4
b5 9. Qc2 Bb7 10. Bd2 Be4 11. Qc1 c6 12. a4 Nbd7 13. Nc3 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qb6 15.
e3 Rac8 16. axb5 axb5 17. Qc2 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Rfc1 Rfd8 20. Ne2 b4 21. Be1
e5 22. Qc4 Rb8 23. Rd1 Rdc8 24. Rac1 g6 25. Bg2 Kg7 26. Qa2 h5 27. h3 Bf8 28.
Kf1 Qb5 29. Qc4 Qb6 30. Qa2 Qb5 31. Qc4 Qa4 32. Ra1 Qb3 33. Qxb3 Nxb3 34. Rab1
Rd8 35. Ng1 e4 36. Ne2 Rxd1 37. Rxd1 Nc5 38. Nc1 Na4 39. Rd2 b3 40. Rd4 Nxb2 41.
Bc3 Ba3 42. Bxe4 Kg8 43. Bb1 Rc8 44. Ne2 Ne8 45. Bxb2 Bxb2 46. Rb4 Rd8 47. Ke1
Be5 48. Rxb3 Nf6 49. f4 Rb8 50. Rxb8+ Bxb8 51. Kf2 Ba7 52. Kf3 Nd5 53. e4 Nc7
54. e5 Kg7 55. f5 gxf5 56. Bxf5 Nd5 57. Ke4 Ne7 58. h4 Bf2 59. Bd7 Ng6 60. Kf5
Bb6 61. e6 fxe6+ 62. Kg5 Nf8 63. Bc8 Nh7+ 64. Kf4 Bc7+ 65. Kf3 e5 66. Nc3 Nf6
67. g4 hxg4+ 68. Bxg4 e4+ 69. Nxe4 Nxe4 70. Kxe4 Bd8 71. Bc8 Bxh4 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.3"]
[White "Liang, Awonder"]
[Black "Robson, Ray"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2677"]
[BlackElo "2693"]
[ECO "B90"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Najdorf, Adams attack"]
[WhiteFideId "2056437"]
[BlackFideId "2023970"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. h3 e5 7. Nb3 Be6 8. Qf3
Be7 9. Bd2 O-O 10. O-O-O b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. exd5 Bc8 13. Ba5 Qe8 14. Kb1 f5 15.
Bb4 Nd7 16. Na5 Nf6 17. Qa3 Ne4 18. Rg1 Nxf2 19. Re1 Ne4 20. Bd3 Rf6 21. g4 Ng5
22. Bxf5 Bxf5 23. gxf5 Rxf5 24. Nc6 Nf3 25. Rgf1 e4 26. Rxe4 Nd2+ 27. Bxd2 Rxf1+
28. Be1 Bh4 0-1

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.4"]
[White "Dominguez Perez, Leinier"]
[Black "Aronian, Levon"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2741"]
[BlackElo "2738"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz, Boleslavsky variation"]
[WhiteFideId "3503240"]
[BlackFideId "13300474"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 a6 8. Qd2 b5
9. Be2 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Nxd4 11. Bxd4 Bc5 12. Bxc5 Nxc5 13. Qd4 Qb6 14. a3 Rb8 15.
O-O Na4 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. Nxa4 bxa4 18. Rab1 Bd7 19. b3 axb3 20. Rxb3 Rxb3 21.
cxb3 Bb5 22. Rc1 Kd7 23. Bf3 Rf8 24. Kf2 f6 25. exf6 Rxf6 26. Ke3 h6 27. h4 Bc6
28. Rc5 Kd6 29. Ra5 Bb7 30. h5 g6 31. hxg6 Rxg6 32. b4 h5 33. f5 exf5 34. Bxd5
Bxd5 35. Rxa6+ Bc6 36. b5 Rxg2 37. Rxc6+ Kd5 38. Rh6 Rg3+ 39. Kf4 Rxa3 40. Rxh5
Rb3 41. Kxf5 Rxb5 42. Kf6+ Kc4 43. Rxb5 Kxb5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.5"]
[White "Sevian, Samuel"]
[Black "Yoo, Christopher Woojin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2689"]
[BlackElo "2590"]
[ECO "D41"]
[Opening "QGD"]
[Variation "Semi-Tarrasch, 5.cd"]
[WhiteFideId "2040506"]
[BlackFideId "30909694"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 c5 5. cxd5 cxd4 6. Qxd4 exd5 7. e4 dxe4 8.
Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Ng5 Be6 10. a3 Nc6 11. Bf4 Bb3 12. Ngxe4 Nxe4 13. Nxe4 Be7 14. Nd2
Be6 15. O-O-O Rc8 16. Kb1 Ke8 17. Bc4 Rd8 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Ne4 Kf7 20. Bd6 Rd7
21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Nd6+ Kg6 23. Rc1 Nd4 24. Rc4 Nf5 25. Nc8 Rd7 26. Rhc1 a6 27.
Re4 Kf6 28. Nb6 Rd6 29. Nc4 Rc6 30. Rce1 Rd8 31. Na5 Rb6 32. Nc4 Rc6 33. Na5 Rb6
34. g4 Nd4 35. Nc4 Rb5 36. h4 Ke7 37. Rd1 Nc6 38. Rde1 Nd4 39. Rd1 Nc6 40. Rxd8
Nxd8 41. Kc2 Nf7 42. Rd4 Ne5 43. Nxe5 Rxe5 44. Kd3 Re1 45. Rb4 b5 46. a4 Re5 47.
axb5 axb5 48. Rd4 Re1 49. Rb4 Re5 50. Rd4 Re1 51. Rb4 Re5 1/2-1/2

[Event "ch-USA 2024"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2024.10.14"]
[Round "4.6"]
[White "Caruana, Fabiano"]
[Black "Mishra, Abhimanyu"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2796"]
[BlackElo "2630"]
[ECO "C11"]
[Opening "French"]
[Variation "Steinitz variation"]
[WhiteFideId "2020009"]
[BlackFideId "30920019"]
[EventDate "2024.10.11"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Nce2 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Be7 8. g3
O-O 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. exf6 Bb4+ 12. Nc3 Nxf6 13. Bg2 Bd7 14. O-O Be8
15. Bf4 Bh5 16. Qd3 Bd6 17. Ne2 Ne4 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. Rad1 Rae8 20. Ne5 Bxe2 21.
Qxe2 Nxd4 22. Rxd4 Bxe5 23. Bxe5 Qxe5 24. Rb4 Re7 25. Bxe4 dxe4 26. Rxe4 Qd5 27.
b3 e5 28. Qe3 b6 29. Re1 Rfe8 30. Qe2 Qc5 31. Kh2 Rd8 32. f4 Qc3 33. Qg4 Rde8
34. R1e3 Qd2+ 35. Re2 Qc3 36. Qh5 h6 37. Rxe5 Rxe5 38. fxe5 Qc6 39. Qg4 Rf8 40.
e6 Rf1 41. Qe4 Qxe4 42. Rxe4 Rf8 43. Kh3 Rc8 44. Kg4 Kf8 45. Rc4 Rd8 46. Rc7 Rd5
47. Rf7+ Kg8 48. Kf4 Rd2 49. Rxa7 Kf8 50. Rf7+ Ke8 51. Rxg7 Rxa2 52. Rb7 Rb2 53.
Rxb6 Ke7 54. Kg4 Re2 55. Kh5 Re3 56. g4 Re4 57. b4 Kf6 58. b5 Rb4 59. Rc6 Rxb5+
60. Kxh6 1-0

