The 2026 US Chess Championships are taking place on 9-21 October at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Each tournament is a 12-player single round-robin with a classical time control. Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Levon Aronian are the highest-rated players in the open, while Carissa Yip, Alice Lee and Irina Krush (pictured) head the women's field. | Follow the action live starting at 19.00 CEST (13.00 ET, 22.30 IST) | Photo: Lennart Ootes