American Cup (chess)

The American Cup is an invitational double-elimination chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, the inaugural edition was held from April 20-28, 2022. [1] The tournament was won by Fabiano Caruana. [2]

Format

The tournament was an 8 player double elimination tournament, featuring 8 of the strongest players in the United States. Participants included Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Lenier Dominguez, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Sam Sevian, Jeffery Xiong, and Ray Robson. [3] The championship bracket was played with a time control of 90 minutes, with a 30 second increment throughout fo 2 games. The elimination bracket was played with a time control of 25 minutes and a 10 second increment for 2 games. If needed two tiebreak games of 10 minutes with a 5 second increment were played followed by an Armageddon game if necessary.

Tournament


  Champion Round 1   Champion Round 2   Champion Final   Final
                                                 
  1 Levon Aronian 2½  
  8 Ray Robson 1½    
      1 Levon Aronian ½  
      4 Lenier Dominguez 1½    
  5 Sam Shankland 1½          
  4 Lenier Dominguez 2½        
      4 Lenier Dominguez ½    
      2 Fabiano Caruana 1½      
  3 Wesley So ½              
  6 Sam Sevian 1½                
      6 Sam Sevian 1          
      2 Fabiano Caruana 3        
  7 Jeffery Xiong 2          
  2 Fabiano Caruana 3         2 Fabiano Caruana 1½
      1 Levon Aronian ½
       
  Elimination Round 1     Elimination Round 2     Elimination Round 3     Elimination Final    
       
    8 Ray Robson 2½        
  5 Sam Shankland 2     6 Sam Sevian 1½         1 Levon Aronian 2½    
  8 Ray Robson 3         8 Ray Robson 0     4 Lenier Dominguez 1½  
      1 Levon Aronian 2    
    3 Wesley So ½      
  3 Wesley So 1½     1 Levon Aronian 1½    
  7 Jeffery Xiong ½    

Women's American Cup

Running simultaneously with the main tournament a Women's tournament was held, featuring 8 of the strongest women in the United States. Participants included Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Stavroula Tsolakidou, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Katerina Nemcova, Alice Lee, Tatev Abrahamyan, and Ruiyang Yan. The Women's tournament was won by Irina Krush. 12-year-old Alice Lee finished as the runner-up.

Tournament
  Women's Champions Round 1   Women's Champions Round 2   Women's Champions Final   Women's Final
                                                 
  1 Irina Krush 1½  
  8 Ruiyang Yan ½    
      1 Irina Krush 1½  
      5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova ½    
  4 Katerina Nemcova ½          
  5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 1½        
      1 Irina Krush 1½    
      6 Alice Lee ½      
  3 Stavroula Tsolakidou 1              
  6 Alice Lee 3                
      6 Alice Lee 2          
      7 Tatev Abrahamyan 0        
  2 Anna Zatonskih 1          
  7 Tatev Abrahamyan 3         1 Irina Krush 1½
      6 Alice Lee ½
       
  Women's Elimination Round 1     Women's Elimination Round 2     Women's Elimination Round 3     Women's Elimination Final    
       
    4 Katerina Nemcova 0        
  4 Katerina Nemcova 3     7 Tatev Abrahamyan 2         7 Tatev Abrahamyan 2    
  8 Ruiyang Yan 2         7 Tatev Abrahamyan 3     6 Alice Lee 3  
      5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 1    
    5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova 2      
  2 Anna Zatonskih 1½     3 Stavroula Tsolakidou 0    
  3 Stavroula Tsolakidou 2½    

References
  1. "Starting Wednesday American Cup". chessbase.com. April 17, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. https://www.chess.com/news/view/the-american-cup-day-9-caruana-krush Caruana, Krush Crowned Champions: The American Cup Day 9
  3. "Start of the American Cup". chessbase.com. April 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.