American Cup 2024


Shankland,Sam (2674) – So,Wesley (2789) [D31]
American Cup Champ Saint Louis USA (3.3), 14.03.2024
1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bf4 c6 6.e3 Bf5 7.h3 Qb6 8.Bd3 Bxd3 9.Qxd3 Nf6 10.Nge2 0–0 11.0–0–0 a5 12.g4 Qa6 13.Ng3 Qxd3 14.Rxd3 g6 15.Re1 Na6 16.a3 Rad8 17.Kb1 Ne8 18.e4 dxe4 19.Ncxe4 Ng7 20.Bd2 a4 21.Nc3

21…Nc5 22.Rxe7 Nxd3 23.Nce4 f5 24.Bh6 Rf7 25.Rxf7 Kxf7 26.Ng5+ Kg8 27.Bxg7

27…fxg4 28.h4 Re8 29.Bf6 Rf8 30.N3e4 h6 31.Kc2

31…Nxf2 32.Nxf2 g3 33.Nfh3 Rxf6 34.Ne4 Rf1 0–1
Robson,Ray (2696) – Dominguez,Leinier (2749) [E47]
American Cup Champ Saint Louis USA (3.4), 14.03.2024
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e3 0–0 5.Bd3 c5 6.Nge2 d5 7.cxd5 cxd4 8.exd4 Nxd5 9.a3 Ba5 10.0–0 Nc6 11.Bc2 Bc7 12.Qd3 Qh4 13.h3 Nf6 14.Be3 Rd8 15.Qd2 h6 16.f4 Nd5 17.Bf2 Qf6 18.Rad1 Nxc3 19.bxc3 Ne7 20.g4 Bd7 21.Bg3 g6 22.g5 Qh8

23.f5 Bxg3 24.fxg6 Bd6 25.Rxf7 hxg5 26.Rh7 Qf6 27.Rf7 Qh8 28.Qxg5 Qxh3 29.Rh7 Bh2+ 30.Kf2 Rf8+ 31.Ke1 Qf1+ 32.Kd2 Bf4+ 33.Nxf4 Qxf4+ 34.Qxf4 Rxf4 35.Rxe7 Rf2+ 36.Kc1 Bc6 37.Rxe6 Rc8 38.Rd2 Rf3 39.c4 Rxa3 40.d5 Be8 41.Rde2 Bd7 42.Re7 Rd8 43.Rh2 Rg3 44.Rhh7 Bc8 45.Reg7+ Kf8 46.Rc7 Kg8 47.g7 Rh3

48.Rxc8 Rxc8 49.Rxh3 Rxc4 50.Rg3 1–0
Aronian,Levon (2722) – Sevian,Samuel (2697) [C11]
American Cup Champ Saint Louis USA (5.1), 14.03.2024
1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 dxe4 5.Nxe4 Be7 6.Bxf6 gxf6 7.Nc3 a6 8.a4 Nc6 9.Nge2 e5 10.d5 Nb4 11.Ng3 f5 12.Bc4 Qd6 13.Bb3 h5 14.Qe2 h4 15.Nf1 Bd7 16.Nd2 e4 17.f3 exf3 18.Nxf3 0–0–0 19.0–0–0 Bf6 20.Qf2 Kb8 21.Nd4 Rhg8 22.Nxf5 Qe5 23.Rdf1 Bh8 24.Nxh4 Rg4 25.Nf3 Qd6 26.Qd2 Be8 27.h3 Rf4 28.Ne2 Re4 29.Nc3 Rf4 30.Kb1 Qc5 31.Qxf4 Bxc3 32.bxc3 Nxd5 33.Bxd5 Rxd5 34.Qb4 Qc6 35.Rd1 Rh5 36.Rhe1 Ka7 37.Re5

1–0