American Cup (chess)

The American Cup is an annual invitational double-elimination chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

Winners

Open Tournament

Year Winner Runner-up
2022 Fabiano Caruana Levon Aronian
2023 Hikaru Nakamura Wesley So
2024 Levon Aronian Wesley So
2025 Hikaru Nakamura Fabiano Caruana

Women's Tournament

Year Winner Runner-up
2022 Irina Krush Alice Lee
2023 Irina Krush Alice Lee
2024 Alice Lee Irina Krush
2025 Alice Lee Tatev Abrahamyan

Format

The tournament is 8 player double elimination tournament, featuring 8 of the strongest players in the United States. The championship bracket is played with a time control of 90 minutes, with a 30 second increment throughout for 2 games. The elimination bracket is played with a time control of 25 minutes and a 10 second increment for 2 games. If needed two tiebreak games of 10 minutes with a 5 second increment are played followed by an Armageddon game if necessary. The 2023 edition had 2 blitz games after the initial 10 minute rapid games if still tied before going to Armageddon.

Tournament

2022 Bracket

The inaugural edition was held from April 20–28, 2022.[1] Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Lenier Dominguez, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Sam Sevian, Jeffery Xiong, and Ray Robson participated in the inaugural event.[2] The tournament was won by Fabiano Caruana.[3]

Champion Round 1Champion Round 2Champion FinalFinal
1 Levon Aronian2½
8 Ray Robson1½
1 Levon Aronian½
4 Lenier Dominguez1½
5 Sam Shankland1½
4 Lenier Dominguez2½
4 Lenier Dominguez½
2 Fabiano Caruana1½
3 Wesley So½
6 Sam Sevian1½
6 Sam Sevian1
2 Fabiano Caruana3
7 Jeffery Xiong2
2 Fabiano Caruana32 Fabiano Caruana1½
1 Levon Aronian½
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
8 Ray Robson2½
5 Sam Shankland26 Sam Sevian1½1 Levon Aronian2½
8 Ray Robson38 Ray Robson04 Lenier Dominguez1½
1 Levon Aronian2
3 Wesley So½
3 Wesley So1½1 Levon Aronian1½
7 Jeffery Xiong½

2023 Bracket

The 2nd edition of the tournament was held from March 17th-March 26th.[4] Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Lenier Dominguez, Sam Shankland, Sam Sevian and Ray Robson participated in this edition. The tournament was won by Hikaru Nakamura.[5]

Champion Round 1Champion Round 2Champion FinalFinalFinal Rematch
1 Hikaru Nakamura1½
8 Sam Sevian½
1 Hikaru Nakamura1½
5 Lenier Dominguez½
5 Lenier Dominguez2½
4 Levon Aronian1½
1 Hikaru Nakamura4
3 Wesley So2
3 Wesley So2½
6 Sam Shankland1½
3 Wesley So2½
2 Fabiano Caruana1½
7 Ray Robson1½
2 Fabiano Caruana2½1 Hikaru Nakamura11 Hikaru Nakamura2½
3 Wesley So33 Wesley So1½
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
4 Levon Aronian4
8 Sam Sevian½2 Fabiano Caruana33 Wesley So2½
4 Levon Aronian1½5 Lenier Dominguez½4 Levon Aronian1½
4 Levon Aronian1½
5 Lenier Dominguez1½
6 Sam Shankland3½6 Sam Shankland½
7 Ray Robson2½

2024 Bracket

The 3rd edition of the tournament was held from March 12th-March 21st. [6]

Champion Round 1Champion Round 2Champion FinalFinal
4 Levon Aronian4
5 Sam Sevian2
4 Levon Aronian4
1 Fabiano Caruana2
1 Fabiano Caruana2½
8 Grigoriy Oparin½
4 Levon Aronian2½
6 Ray Robson½
2 Wesley So2½
7 Sam Shankland½
2 Wesley So1
6 Ray Robson3
3 Lenier Dominguez1½
6 Ray Robson2½4 Levon Aronian2½
2 Wesley So1½
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
2 Wesley So3
5 Sam Sevian35 Sam Sevian16 Ray Robson2
8 Grigoriy Oparin12 Wesley So3½2 Wesley So4
1 Fabiano Caruana2½
1 Fabiano Caruana4
7 Sam Shankland33 Lenier Dominguez2
3 Lenier Dominguez5

2025 Bracket

The 4th edition of the tournament was held from March 15–24.[7]

Champion Round 1Champion Round 2Champion FinalFinal
1 Hikaru Nakamura 28023½
8 Abhimanyu Mishra 26002½
1 Hikaru Nakamura1½
5 Leinier Dominguez½
4 Wesley So 27483
5 Leinier Dominguez 27414
1 Hikaru Nakamura2½
2 Fabiano Caruana1½
3 Levon Aronian 27484
6 Sam Sevian 26922
3 Levon Aronian2½
2 Fabiano Caruana3½
2 Fabiano Caruana 27832½
7 Ray Robson 26891½1 Hikaru Nakamura1½
2 Fabiano Caruana½
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
3 Levon Aronian2½
8 Abhimanyu Mishra½4 Wesley So1½2 Fabiano Caruana3
4 Wesley So1½3 Levon Aronian23 Levon Aronian1
6 Sam Sevian0
5 Leinier Dominguez2½
6 Sam Sevian36 Sam Sevian3½
7 Ray Robson1

Women's American Cup

Running simultaneously with the main tournament a women's tournament is held, featuring 8 of the strongest women chess players in the United States.

2022 Women's Tournament Bracket

Irina Krush, Anna Zatonskih, Stavroula Tsolakidou, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Katerina Nemcova, Alice Lee, Tatev Abrahamyan, and Ruiyang Yan. The inaugural Women's tournament was won by Irina Krush. 12-year-old Alice Lee finished as the runner-up.

Women's Champion Round 1Women's Champion Round 2Women's Champion FinalWomen's Final
1 Irina Krush1½
8 Ruiyang Yan½
1 Irina Krush1½
5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova½
4 Katerina Nemcova½
5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova1½
1 Irina Krush1½
6 Alice Lee½
3 Stavroula Tsolakidou1
6 Alice Lee3
6 Alice Lee2
7 Tatev Abrahamyan0
2 Anna Zatonskih1
7 Tatev Abrahamyan31 Irina Krush1½
6 Alice Lee½
Women's Elimination Round 1Women's Elimination Round 2Women's Elimination Round 3Women's Elimination Final
4 Katerina Nemcova0
4 Katerina Nemcova37 Tatev Abrahamyan27 Tatev Abrahamyan2
8 Ruiyang Yan27 Tatev Abrahamyan36 Alice Lee3
5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova1
5 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova2
2 Anna Zatonskih1½3 Stavroula Tsolakidou0
3 Stavroula Tsolakidou2½

2023 Women's Tournament Bracket

The women's field for the 2023 edition includes Irina Krush, Alice Lee, Anna Zatonskih, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Katerina Nemcova, Nazi Paikidze, Atousa Pourkashiyan, and Tatev Abrahamyan. Again, Irina Krush won before Alice Lee.[8]

Women's Champion Round 1Women's Champion Round 2Women's Champion FinalWomen's Final
1 Irina Krush2
8 Tatev Abrahamyan0
1 Irina Krush
4 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova
4 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova2
5 Katerina Nemcova0
1 Irina Krush3
2 Alice Lee1
3 Anna Zatonskih½
6 Nazi Paikidze1½
6 Nazi Paikidze
2 Alice Lee
2 Alice Lee2
7 Atousa Pourkashiyan01 Irina Krush2½
2 Alice Lee1½
Women's Elimination Round 1Women's Elimination Round 2Women's Elimination Round 3Women's Elimination Final
8 Tatev Abrahamyan1½
8 Tatev Abrahamyan26 Nazi Paikidze½6 Nazi Paikidze1
5 Katerina Nemcova06 Nazi Paikidze22 Alice Lee3
4 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova0
4 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova2
3 Anna Zatonskih½7 Atousa Pourkashiyan0
7 Atousa Pourkashiyan1½

2024 Women's Tournament Bracket

The women's field for the 2024 edition includes Anna Zatonskih, Nazi Paikidze, Irina Krush, Zoey Tang, Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova, Jennifer Yu, Alice Lee and Jennifer Yu. Alice Lee defeated Irina Krush in the finals after a tied rapid match.

Women's Champion Round 1Women's Champion Round 2Women's Champion FinalWomen's FinalWomen's Final Rematch
1 Anna Zatonskih½
8 Nazi Paikidze2½
8 Nazi Paikidze1
4 Irina Krush3
4 Irina Krush3
5 Zoey Tang1
4 Irina Krush2½
2 Alice Lee½
3 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova2½
6 Jennifer Yu½
3 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova0
2 Alice Lee3
2 Alice Lee2½
7 Tatev Abrahamyan½4 Irina Krush½4 Irina Krush2
2 Alice Lee2½2 Alice Lee4
Women's Elimination Round 1Women's Elimination Round 2Women's Elimination Round 3Women's Elimination Final
3 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova2½
1 Anna Zatonskih1½5 Zoey Tang½2 Alice Lee3
5 Zoey Tang2½3 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova33 Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova1
6 Jennifer Yu1
8 Nazi Paikidze4½
6 Jennifer Yu2½6 Jennifer Yu5½
7 Tatev Abrahamyan½

2025 Women's Tournament Bracket

Champion Round 1Champion Round 2Champion FinalFinal
1 Carissa Yip 24082
8 Thalia Cervantes 22920
1 Carissa Yip1
5 Tatev Abrahamyan3
4 Anna Zatonskih 2315½
5 Tatev Abrahamyan 23101½
5 Tatev Abrahamyan½
2 Alice Lee1½
3 Irina Krush 23781½
6 Atousa Pourkashiyan 2297½
3 Irina Krush½
2 Alice Lee1½
2 Alice Lee 23863
7 Nazi Paikidze 229412 Alice Lee3
5 Tatev Abrahamyan1
Elimination Round 1Elimination Round 2Elimination Round 3Elimination Final
3 Irina Krush3
8 Thalia Cervantes04 Anna Zatonskih15 Tatev Abrahamyan2
4 Anna Zatonskih23 Irina Krush23 Irina Krush0
7 Nazi Paikidze0
1 Carissa Yip0
6 Atousa Pourkashiyan½7 Nazi Paikidze2
7 Nazi Paikidze1½

References

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