2016 US Chess Championship

2016 Chess tournament October 2026 October 2026 United States Championship 2016 FIDE Fabiano Caruana in 2023 (52638550383).jpg Fabiano Caruana, the winner of the tournament, earned his first title as the United States Chess Champion Saint Louis Chess Club St. Louis, Missouri April 13 - April 30, 2016 12 USA Fabiano Caruana 8.5 points of 11 2015 2017 $194,000 The 2016 US Chess Championship was played between April 13 and 30, 2016 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in Saint Louis, Missouri.2016 U.S. Championship Overview https://uschesschamps.com/event/2016-u-s-championship-overview/ U.S. Chess Champs 14 April 2025 The main tournament consisted of the top-3 US players in terms of FIDE ranking, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, and Fabiano Caruana. The other tournament participants included Gata Kamsky, Varuzhan Akobian, Alexander Shabalov, Alexander Onischuk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Samuel Shankland, Ray Robson, and juniors Akshat Chandra and Jeffery Xiong. Results Fabiano Caruana won the championship with 8.5 points out of a maximum 11 (+6-0=5).Results & Standings - US Championships 2016 https://www.chess.com/events/2016-us-m/results Chess.com 14 April 2025 {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Pl. !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TPR |-style="background:gold" | 1 || align=left |Fabiano Caruana USA || 2795 | — || ½ ||1||½ ||1||½ ||½ ||1||1||1||½ ||1|| 8.5 || +59 |- | 2 || align="left" | Wesley So USA || 2773 | ½ || — ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1||½ ||½ ||1||1||1|| 7.5 || +1 |- | 3 || align="left" | Hikaru Nakamura USA || 2787 | 0 ||½ || — ||½ ||½ ||1||½ ||1 ||1||1||1 || ½ || 7.5 || -16 |- | 4 || align="left" | Ray Robson USA || 2663 | ½ ||½ ||½ || — ||1||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || ½ ||1||1|| 7.0 || +86 |- | 5 || align="left" | Alexander Onischuk USA || 2664 | 0 ||½ ||½ ||0||—||½ ||½ ||1||1||½ ||½ ||1|| 6.0 || +20 |- | 6 || align="left" | Jeffery Xiong USA || 2618 | ½ ||½ ||0||½ ||½ ||—||1||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ || 5.5 || +71 |- | 7 || align="left" | Gata Kamsky USA || 2678 | ½ ||0||½ ||½ ||½ ||0 ||— ||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||1|| 5.0 || -46 |- | 8 || align="left" | Sam Shankland USA || 2656 |0||½ ||0 ||½ ||0||½ ||½ ||—||½ ||1||0||1|| 4.5 || -57 |- | 9 || align="left" | Aleksandr Lenderman USA || 2618 | 0 ||½ ||0||½ ||0||½ ||½ ||½ ||— ||½ ||½ ||1|| 4.5 || -30 |- | 10 || align=left | Varuzhan Akobian USA || 2615 | 0 ||0 ||0||½ ||½ ||½ ||½ ||0||½ || — ||1||1|| 4.5 || -16 |- | 11 || align="left" | Alexander Shabalov USA || 2528 | ½ ||0 ||0||0||½ ||½ ||½ ||1 ||½ ||0|| — || ½ || 4.0 || +48 |- | 12 || align=left | Akshat Chandra USA || 2477 | 0 ||0||½ ||0 ||0||½ ||0||0||0 ||0||½ || — || 1.5 || -154 |- |} Ultimate Blitz Challenge In addition to the main tournament, the 2016 U.S. Chess Championship also hosted the "Ultimate Blitz Challenge", a special exhibition blitz tournament. Former world champion Garry Kasparov played against the top three finishers of the 2016 U.S. Chess Championship. The top three finishers turned out to be the top three seeds, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Hikaru Nakamura. All three were ranked among the top 10 in the world at the time,https://www.chess.com/news/kasparov-to-face-caruana-nakamura-so-in-ultimate-blitz-challenge-8044 Kasparov To Face Caruana, Nakamura, So In Ultimate Blitz Challenge Chess.com en-US 2016-04-28 so this tournament represents the first time Kasparov played against top chess players since his retirement in 2005. The total prize fund for the tournament was $50,000, with individual prize breakdowns of $20,000, $15,000, $10,000, and $5,000 depending on the final score. Results {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! Pl. !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points |-style="background:gold" | 1 || align=left |Hikaru Nakamura USA || 2883 || — || 0 1 ½ 1 1 ½ || ½ 0 1 ½ ½ 0 || 1 0 1 ½ 1 1 || 11 |- | 2 || align=left |Wesley So USA || 2726 || 1 0 ½ 0 0 ½ || — || 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ || 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 || 10 |- | 3 || align=left |Garry Kasparov RUS || 2812 || ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 || 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ || — || ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 || 9½ |- | 4 || align=left |Fabiano Caruana USA || 2665 || 0 1 0 ½ 0 0 || 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 || ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 || — || 5½ |} See also U.S. Chess Championship References External links Official US Chess Championship Site 2016 Category:2016 in chess Category:Sports competitions in St. Louis Category:2016 in sports in Missouri Category:April 2016 sports events in the United States