BOTW: 2017.03.30
US Championships
March 29 - April 10, 2017
Two 12-player round robins to determine the national champion and women's champion of the United States.
April 3 - Rest Day
April 10 - Playoff, if necessary
Games start at 2:00 pm EST.
Big Three
With 11 of the 12 players over 2600 there are no easy rounds.
The main attraction will be the competiton between the top three players in the open RR:
- Wesley So, world #2 @ 2822.
- Fabiano Caruana, world #3 @ 2817, and defending champion.
- Hikaru Nakamura, world #6 @ 2793.
You can see their head-to-head games on these dates:
- March 30: Round 2: Caruana - Nakamura
- March 31: Round 3: So - Caruana
- April 6: Round 8: So - Nakamura
Women's Championship
The favourites are:
- Anna Zatonskih, highest rated at 2451.
- Irina Krush, 7-time Champion.
- Nazi Paikidze, 2016 defending Champion.
In round 1, So and Nakamura won while Caruana was held to a draw by Sam Shankland.
On the women's side, jet-lagged top seed Anna Zatonskih blundered into a self-mate in a Rp vs Rp ending.
homepage
http://uschesschamps.com/2017-us-championships/overview
Live Games with Commentary (by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and IM Jennifer Shahade)
http://uschesschamps.com/2017-us-championships/information/live
Dubai Open
April 3 - 11, 2017
19th annual event. With four days to go, there are currently 19 players rated over 2600 entered.
homepage
http://www.dubaichess.ae/