Melikset Khachiyan and Alice Lee won the US Senior US Girls’ Championship with a round, which meant only one champion remained to be decided in Saint Louis. Going into the Junior Championship’s final round, Arthur Guo and Abhimanyu were tied for first place. Guo lost his game in the final round, allowing Abhimanyu to be crowned as the national champion in his category. | Photo: Lennart Ootes