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Jennifer Yu defeated Irina Krush in a rapid and blitz playoff to claim her second U.S. women’s title. The contenders traded wins with white in the 2-game mini-match and decided the championship in an Armageddon encounter. Yu blundered a piece on move 9, but kept on fighting and ended up flagging her renowned opponent. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Fabiano Caruana won the 2022 U.S. Championship with an undefeated +4 score after drawing Levon Aronian in the final round of the tournament in Saint Louis. Ray Robson finished in clear second place, while Leinier Dominguez and Awonder Liang shared the third spot in the standings. In the women’s event, Irina Krush and Jennifer Yu will play a tiebreaker for the title. | Photo: Bryan Adams
Going into Wednesday’s final round, Fabiano Caruana and Irina Krush are sole leaders in the open and women’s sections of the U.S. Championships, respectively. Ray Robson, Leinier Dominguez and Awonder Liang still have chances of catching Caruana in the open, while Jennifer Yu and Thalia Cervantes stand a half point behind Krush and will face each other in the thirteenth round. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
Nine out of fourteen games finished decisively in round 11 of the U.S. Championships. In the open, Fabiano Caruana continues to lead, with Ray Robson a half point back, while Leinier Dominguez and Sam Sevian both won to climb to shared third place. In the women’s event, Jennifer Yu leads Irina Krush by a half point after both contenders for first place won their games with the black pieces. Yu will have white against Krush in their round-12 direct encounter. | Photo: Lennart Ootes