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This year’s edition of the 2024 US Women Chess Championship will be one more clash of youth vs experience as the legendary Irina Krush and Anna Zatonskih are going to clash with medal winning youngsters Carissa Yip and Alice Lee and will card Rose Atwell.

Live games with analysis and live video start daily daily at 1:20 p.m. CDT / 20:30 CEST

Round 1: Tatev Abrahamyan – Alice Lee / Nazi Paikidze – Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova / Atousa Pourkashiyan – Irina Krush / Megan Lee – Jennifer Yu / Anna Zatonskih – Rose Atwell / Carissa Yip – Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Round 2: Alice Lee – Thalia Cervantes Landeiro / Tatev Abrahamyan – Nazi Paikidze / Rose Atwell – Carissa Yip / Irina Krush – Megan Lee / Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova – Atousa Pourkashiyan / Jennifer Yu – Anna Zatonskih

Round 3: Megan Lee – Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova / Atousa Pourkashiyan – Tatev Abrahamyan / Nazi Paikidze – Alice Lee / Thalia Cervantes Landeiro – Rose Atwell / Anna Zatonskih – Irina Krush / Carissa Yip – Jennifer Yu /

Round 4: Nazi Paikidze – Atousa Pourkashiyan / Irina Krush – Karissa Yip / Alice Lee – Rose Atwell / Tatev Abrahamyan – Megan Lee / Jennifer Yu – Thalia Cervantes Landeiro / Gulrukhbehim Tokhirjonova – Anna Zatonskih

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

Round 9: Irina Krush – Gulrukhbekim Tokhirjonova / Jennifer Yu – Tatev Abrahamyan / Carissa Yip – Megan Lee / Anna Zatonskih – Alice Lee / Rose Atwell – Nazi Paikidze / Thalia Cervantes Landeiro – Atousa Pourkashiyan

Round 10: Atousa Pourkashiyan – Rose Atwell / Nazi Paikidze – Jennifer Yu / Anna Zatonskih – Carissa Yip / Tatev Abrahamyan – Irina Krush / Alice Lee – Gulrukhbekim Tokhirjonova / Megan Lee – Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

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Rose Atwell sets her standards high and says, ” I really hope that I can be a part of the [Olympic] team in 2 years for the Chess Olympiad 2026.” Read the full interview with the 2024 US Chess Championship wild card to find out how she prepares for the event, what are her goals, at which tournaments you can follow her, who is her role model and what she does in her free time.

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You are the wildcard of the Women section of the 2024 US Chess Championship 2024. What does participating in this event mean for you?

I started playing tournament chess in 2017, and ever since then, I’ve always watched the US Women’s Championship.  And every year, I’ve imagined what it must feel like to play in the event.  And this year, I get my chance!  Needless to say, it’s a dream come true.  

And I feel very lucky to have been invited.  US Chess could have easily chosen someone else as the wildcard.  By next year’s event, I hope to be higher rated so that I can qualify more easily by rating and not need the wildcard status.   

How are you preparing for the top US event of the year?

Over the past few weeks since I received the invitation, I’ve spent extra time on my openings and calculation.  I’m used to working on chess a lot, but recently my motivation level has been even higher than usual. 

Carrisa Yip just won the gold medal on board 2 at the Chess Olympiad, while Alice Lee was silver on board 4. Practically the whole US team from the Olympiad plays at the the Us Chess Champs. Does that elevate the event to another level?

Yeah, the US Women did very well at the Olympiad this year. And I really hope that I can be a part of the team in 2 years for the next Olympiad. A good way for me to show that I deserve to be on the next team would be for me to perform well against the current team at the US Champs.

You are just 15, but you are already an FM and chasing the IM title. Can you share your roadmap/plan for getting there?

My goal for 2025 is to get the IM title.  I still have zero IM norms and I also need to gain a lot of FIDE rating.  But I think I will be playing in one or two strong tournaments each month, so if I play well, then I should be able to meet the requirements for IM pretty quickly.    

What are your next events in the calendar?

In November I’ll be in Charlotte, North Carolina for an IM norm event and also for the 2024 US Chess Masters.  I’ve never been to the Charlotte Chess Club before and I’m definitely looking forward to it. 

Who is your role model in chess?

Judit Polgar

In your free time, what do you like to do besides chess?

When I’m not studying chess, I enjoy reading, running, working in the garden, and playing with my 2 little brothers.

The 2024 US Women Chess Championship takes place from 11th to 24th October with the participation of the whole US Olympic Women team which won the bronze medals – reigning US Women Chess Champion Carissa Yip, rating favorite Irina Krush, Begim Tokhirjonova, Olympic silver board medalist Alice Lee, Im Anna Zatonskih. They are joined by Nazi Paikidze, Tatev Abrahamyan, Atousa Pourkashiyan, Megan Lee, Jennifer Yu, Thalia Cervantes, and wild card Rose Atwell.

Where is the 2024 US Women Chess Championship?

Hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club (STLCC) at the World Chess Hall of Fame. It is located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1984, it features chess exhibits, engages in educational outreach, and maintains a list of inductees to the U.S. Chess Hall of Fame and World Chess Hall of Fame.

What is the format?

The 2024 U.S. Women Championship will consist of 11 rounds of classical chess in a round-robin format and will be streamed live daily at 1:20 p.m. CDT / 20:30 CEST