Carissa Yip now 8,0/8 at the US Chess Championship. Her amazing performance continues as she wins her round 8 game with black. After 19. e5, Carissa Yip found the correct 19…c5 and went on to win the game. Replay US Women Chess Championship 2024 with analysis
Dr. Mehmet Ismail calculated her new CPR (Complete performance rating) to be 2875 i.e. If she started with a rating of 2857, scored 8/8 against the same players and drew a game with a 2857 player, her initial rating would remain the same. See more about CPR calculations here
Scroll down for the results, games and standings of round 8 of the US Chess Championships 2024.
After 8 rounds of the 2024 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, Carissa Yip continues her outstanding performance, leading the field with a perfect score of 8/8. She’s followed by Begim Tokhirjonova with 5.5 points and Alice Lee with 5 points. Megan Lee and Tatev Abrahamyan are tied for 4th with 4.5 points each.
Round 8: Tatev Abrahamyan – Rose Atwell / Atousa Pourkashiyan – Carissa Yip / Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova – Jennifer Yu / Nazi Paikidze – Thalia Cervantes Landeiro / Megan Lee – Anna Zatonskih / Alice Lee – Irina Krush
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In the open section after 8 rounds of the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship, Fabiano Caruana holds the lead with 5 points out of 7 games. Awonder Liang and Hans Niemann are close behind with 4.5 points. Several players, including Ray Robson, Sam Sevian, and Levon Aronian, are tied with 4 points.
Round 8: Levon Aronian – Ray Robson / Hans Moke Niemann – Abhimanyu Mishra / Leiner Dominguez Perez – Grigoriy Oparin / Wesley So – Fabiano Caruana / Awonder Liang – Samuel Sevian
