The 10th day of the US Chess Championships 2026 in Saint Louis has concluded. After 10 rounds, Wesley So leads with 7 points, while Fabiano Caruana is in second place with 6 points.

One round remains, with a maximum of 1 point available. Wesley So, Fabiano Caruana, and Grigoriy Oparin are the only remaining players who can win the event. Wesley must not lose his game in Round 11 to win.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 7
2. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 6
3. 🇺🇸 GM Grigoriy Oparin 6
4. 🇺🇸 GM Jeffery Xiong 5.5
5. 🇺🇸 GM Andy Woodward 5.5
6. 🇺🇸 GM Awonder Liang 5.5
7. 🇺🇸 GM Abhimanyu Mishra 5
8. 🇺🇸 GM Levon Aronian 5
9. 🇺🇸 GM Sam Shankland 4.5
10. 🇺🇸 GM Hans Moke Niemann 4
11. 🇺🇸 GM Ray Robson 3.5
12. 🇺🇸 GM Sam Sevian 2.5

Individual round results:

Awonder Liang 0.5-0.5 Andy Woodward

Levon Aronian 1-0 Ray Robson

Jeffery Xiong 0.5-0.5 Fabiano Caruana

Grigoriy Oparin 0.5-0.5 Abhimanyu Mishra

Sam Shankland 1-0 Sam Sevian

Wesley So 0.5-0.5 Hans Moke Niemann

The US Chess Championships 2026 takes place from October 9 to 21, at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. The event features a 90+30 time control for the first 40 moves and 30+30 for the rest of the game over one Round-Robin between 12 players.

Credit: Lennart Ootes