U prvom kolu odlučene su tri partije.
Wesley So ostvario je pobjedu posle 80 poteza, uz dosta oscilacija u igri na svoj 33. rođendan, u prvom kolu prvenstva SAD za 2026. godinu.
Foto: Crystal Fuller/Saint Louis Chess Club.
Posle 1.kola u vođstvu su Wesley So, Jeffery Xiong i Avonder Liang koji imaju 1 poen.
| U.S. Chess Championship — Rezultati 1.kola, 9. oktobar 2026 | |||
| Board | White | Black | |
| 1 | Wesley So | Sam Shankland | 1-0 |
| 2 | Jeffery Xiong | Sam Sevian | 1-0 |
| 3 | Awonder Liang | Hans Niemann | 1-0 |
| 4 | Levon Aronian | Fabiano Caruana | ½-½ |
| 5 | Grigoriy Oparin | Andy Woodward | ½-½ |
| 6 | Abhimanyu Mishra | Ray Robson | ½-½ |
Pogledajte i predviđene nagrade:
| U.S. Championship | |||
| 1 | $55,000 | 7 | $11,000 |
| 2 | $43,000 | 8 | $10,000 |
| 3 | $35,000 | 9 | $9,000 |
| 4 | $25,000 | 10 | $8,000 |
| 5 | $20,000 | 11 | $7,000 |
| 6 | $14,000 | 12 | $6,000 |
| Winner’s Bonus | $7,000 | ||
| Total Prize Fund | $250,000 | ||
So,Wesley (2770) – Shankland,Sam (2646) [C50]
ch-USA 2026 Saint Louis USA (1.3), 09.10.2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0–0 Nf6 5.d3 d6 6.c3 a5 7.Re1 Ba7 8.a4 0–0 9.h3 Be6 10.Bxe6 fxe6 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.Rxe3 d5 13.Nbd2 d4 14.Re1 dxc3 15.bxc3 Qxd3 16.Qb3 Rab8 17.Qxe6+ Kh8 18.Qb3 Nh5 19.Re3 Qd7 20.Nc4 Nf4 21.Ncxe5 Nxe5 22.Nxe5 Qe7 23.Nf3 Rf6 24.Kh2 Rbf8 25.e5 Rb6 26.Qc2 Rg6 27.Rg1 Nd5 28.Re4 Nf4 29.Re3 Nd5 30.Re4 Nf4 31.Nd4 Qh4
32.Re3 c5 33.Nf5 Qg5 34.g4 Re6 35.Qb3 g6 36.h4 Qd8 37.Rd1 Qc8 38.Ng3 c4 39.Qb5 Nd3 40.f3 Qd8 41.g5 Rf4 42.Re4 Rxf3 43.Qxc4 Rc6 44.Qd4 Qxd4 45.cxd4 Nf4 46.Rd2 Rcc3
47.d5 Nxd5 48.Rxd5 Rxg3 49.e6 Rge3 50.Rde5 Rc2+ 51.Kg1 Rxe4 52.Rxe4 Rc8 53.Rd4 Re8 54.Rd6 Kg8 55.Kf2 Kf8 56.Rb6 Ke7 57.Ke3 Rc8 58.Kd4 Rc1 59.Kd5 Rd1+ 60.Kc5 Rh1 61.Rxb7+ Kxe6 62.Rxh7 Rb1 63.Rg7 Kf5 64.Ra7 Kg4 65.Rxa5 Kxh4 66.Rb5 Ra1 67.Kb4 Rb1+ 68.Ka5 Ra1 69.Rc5 Rb1 70.Ka6 Kg4 71.a5 Kf4 72.Rb5 Re1 73.Rc5 Rb1 74.Rd5 Rb2 75.Rb5 Re2 76.Kb6 Re6+ 77.Kc7 Kg4 78.Rc5 Kf4 79.Kb7 Re7+ 80.Kb6
1–0
Xiong,Jeffery (2656) – Sevian,Samuel (2708) [E11]
ch-USA 2026 Saint Louis USA (1.4), 09.10.2026
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 Bb4+ 4.Bd2 c5 5.Bxb4 cxb4 6.g3 0–0 7.Bg2 a5 8.0–0 b6 9.Ne5 Ra7 10.a3 d6 11.Nd3 Ba6 12.axb4 Bxc4 13.Nc3 Qd7 14.d5 e5 15.b3 Bxd3 16.Qxd3 Rc8 17.bxa5 bxa5 18.Rfc1 Rb7 19.Na4 Rb4 20.Nb2 e4 21.Qd1 Rxc1 22.Rxc1 Rb5 23.Qd4 Rxb3 24.Nc4 Rb4 25.Bxe4 Qc7 26.Bd3 Nbd7 27.Qa1 Nc5 28.Qxa5 Qxa5 29.Nxa5 Nxd5 30.Nc4 Nxd3 31.exd3 g6 32.Nxd6 Rd4 33.Rc8+ Kg7 34.Ne8+ Kf8 35.Nf6+ Ke7 36.Nxd5+ Rxd5 37.Rc3 h5 38.h4 f6 39.Kf1 Ke6 40.Rc6+ Kf5 41.Ke2 g5 42.Rc4 Re5+ 43.Kd2 Ra5 44.Ke3 Re5+ 45.Re4 gxh4 46.Rxe5+ fxe5 47.gxh4 Kg4 48.f3+ Kf5 49.Kd2 Ke6 50.Ke2 Kf6 51.Ke1
51…Kf5?? (51…Kf7=) 52.Kd1 Kf6 53.Ke2 Ke6 54.Kd2 Kf6 55.Kc3 Kf5 56.Kc4 Kf4 57.Kd5 Kf5 58.Kc5 Kf4 59.Kd6 Kf5 60.Ke7
1–0
Liang,Awonder (2685) – Niemann,Hans Moke (2717) [B31]
ch-USA 2026 Saint Louis USA (1.5), 09.10.2026
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 g6 4.0–0 Bg7 5.c3 Nf6 6.Re1 0–0 7.d4 d5 8.e5 Ne4 9.Be3 Qb6 10.Bxc6 bxc6 11.Qc1 c4 12.Nbd2 Nxd2 13.Nxd2 Bf5 14.b3 Bd3 15.h4 f6 16.bxc4 dxc4 17.Bf4 c5 18.Nf3 cxd4 19.Nxd4 Rf7 20.Qa3 fxe5 21.Bxe5 Bf8 22.Qc1 Rd8 23.a4 Rd5 24.a5 Rxa5 25.Rxa5 Qxa5 26.Ne6 Qa2 27.Bd4 Qa6 28.Qb2 Qd6 29.Qb7 h5 30.Qb5 a6 31.Qe8 Bc2
32.Ng5 Rf6 33.Bxf6 Qxf6
34…Re6 1–0
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