The 2024 U.S. Chess Championship is an over-the-board tournament that determines the U.S. national champion.

Players
US Chess Championship 2024 players

GM Fabiano Caruana
GM Wesley So
GM Leinier Dominguez
GM Levon Aronian
GM Sam Shankland
GM Grigoriy Oparin
GM Ray Robson
GM Sam Sevian
GM Hans Niemann
GM Christopher Yoo
GM Abhimanyu Mishra
GM Awonder Liang
Schedule
The US Chess Championship starts on October 11 at 1 p.m. CDT/2 p.m. ET/20:00 CEST and ends on October 24.

Format
The U.S. Chess Championship is a 12-player round-robin. The time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 more minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment per move. Players are not allowed to offer draws.

US Chess Championship 2024 format

Prizes
The U.S. Chess Championship features a $250,000 prize fund.

Prize Distribution
Place Prize money
1st $55,000
2nd $43,000
3rd $35,000
4th $25,000
5th $20,000
6th $14,000
7th $11,000
8th $10,000
9th $9,000
10th $8,000
11th $7,000
12th $6,000
Winner's bonus $7,000
Location
The U.S. Chess Championship will take place at the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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