{"id":39641,"date":"2025-10-25T16:42:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/?p=39641"},"modified":"2025-10-25T16:48:17","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T16:48:17","slug":"2025-u-s-championship-fabiano-caruana-and-carissa-yip-defend-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/2025-u-s-championship-fabiano-caruana-and-carissa-yip-defend-titles\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 U.S. Championships: Fabiano Caruana and Carissa Yip defend titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"39641\" class=\"elementor elementor-39641\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce9f3b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5ce9f3b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-791c3e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"791c3e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Winners.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39645\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Winners.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Winners-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Winners-768x435.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08afa65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"08afa65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip were crowned U.S. Champions, winning their fourth and third consecutive titles, respectively.<\/p><p>The 2025 U.S. Championships (Open and Women&#8217;s) were 12-player round-robins with a classical time control and a combined prize fund of $402,000. Held at the upgraded facilities of the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, the tournaments attracted the strongest American players, with the exception of Hikaru Nakamura.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8141e3e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8141e3e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"613\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Open.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39644\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Open.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Open-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Open-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee5f3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee5f3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Open competition turned into a thrilling duel between Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So. Despite missing a win in their sixth-round clash, Caruana seized the lead in Round 9 and preserved it to the very end, securing his fifth national title with a score of 8\/11. Wesley So finished a half-point behind the champion to take the silver medal. Levon Aronian completed the podium with 6.5\/11; all three finished the event undefeated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8d92e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"af8d92e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Open.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39642\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Open.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Open-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Open-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36d404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36d404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Women\u2019s event followed an equally exciting script, with Anna Zatonskih, Carissa Yip, and Alice Lee sharing the lead with just two rounds to go. Yip finished strongly with two victories over Nazi Paikidze and Thalia Cervantes Landeiro to capture her fourth national title.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6990c82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6990c82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Yip.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39647\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Yip.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Yip-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Yip-768x452.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e32f3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e32f3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meanwhile, Anna Sargsyan pulled off two crucial wins over Zatonskih and Lee to claim the silver medal. Irina Krush scored 1.5 points in the final two rounds to secure the bronze.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-578c9d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"578c9d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Women.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-39643\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Women.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Women-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/US-2025-Final-Standings-Women-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375a440 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375a440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Photos: Saint Louis Chess Club \/ Lennart Ootes<\/p><p>Official website: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/saintlouischessclub.org\/event\/2025-us-chess-championships\/\">saintlouischessclub.org\/event\/2025-us-chess-championships\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GM Fabiano Caruana and IM Carissa Yip were crowned U.S. Champions, winning their fourth and third consecutive titles, respectively. The 2025 U.S. Championships (Open and Women&#8217;s) were 12-player round-robins with a classical time control and a combined prize fund of $402,000. Held at the upgraded facilities of the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, the tournaments attracted the strongest American players, with the exception of Hikaru Nakamura. The Open competition turned into a thrilling duel between Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So. Despite missing a win in their sixth-round clash, Caruana seized the lead in Round 9 and preserved it to the very end, securing his fifth national title with a score of 8\/11. Wesley So finished a half-point behind the champion to take the silver medal. Levon Aronian completed the podium with 6.5\/11; all three finished the event undefeated. The Women\u2019s event followed an equally exciting script, with Anna Zatonskih, Carissa Yip, and Alice Lee sharing the lead with just two rounds to go. Yip finished strongly with two victories over Nazi Paikidze and Thalia Cervantes Landeiro to capture her fourth national title. Meanwhile, Anna Sargsyan pulled off two crucial wins over Zatonskih and Lee to claim the silver medal. Irina Krush scored 1.5 points in the final two rounds to secure the bronze. Photos: Saint Louis Chess Club \/ Lennart Ootes Official website: saintlouischessclub.org\/event\/2025-us-chess-championships\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[298,48],"regular":[],"sticky-post":[],"class_list":["post-39641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chess-news","tag-national-championships-2","tag-us"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39641","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39641"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39641\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39652,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39641\/revisions\/39652"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39641"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39641"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39641"},{"taxonomy":"regular","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regular?post=39641"},{"taxonomy":"sticky-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fide.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sticky-post?post=39641"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}