US Women's Chess Championship 2026

US Women's Chess Championship 2026 is a Chess offline event in US Women's Chess Championship, running Oct 9 to Oct 22, 2026 in St. Louis. The prize pool is $152,000 USD. The next match is Alice Lee vs Thalia Cervantes Landeiro in US Women's Chess Championship 2026 on October 20 at 17:00 UTC, best of 1.

Oct 20, 17:00 UTC

Alice Lee vs Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

US Women's Chess Championship 2026 · Bo1

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Alice Lee last time out Irina Krush 1:0 Alice Lee · Oct 19, 2026

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Oct 20, 17:00 UTC Bo1

Rachael LivsRose Atwell

US Women's Chess Championship 2026

Oct 20, 17:00 UTC Bo1

Megan Althea ParaguavsIrina Krush

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Oct 20, 17:00 UTC Bo1

Tatev AbrahamyanvsAnna Zatonskih

US Women's Chess Championship 2026

Oct 20, 17:00 UTC Bo1

Nazi PaikidzevsCarissa Yip

US Women's Chess Championship 2026

Type: Offline
Format: Round robin
Series: US Women's Chess Championship

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Schedule

Oct 20, 2026

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCAlice LeeBo1Thalia Cervantes LandeiroWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCRachael LiBo1Rose AtwellWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea ParaguaBo1Irina KrushWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCTatev AbrahamyanBo1Anna ZatonskihWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCNazi PaikidzeBo1Carissa YipWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 20, 17:00 UTCJennifer YuBo1Anna M. SargsyanWatch nowWatch

Oct 21, 2026

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCAnna M. SargsyanBo1Alice LeeWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCRose AtwellBo1Nazi PaikidzeWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCThalia Cervantes LandeiroBo1Megan Althea ParaguaWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCAnna ZatonskihBo1Rachael LiWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCIrina KrushBo1Tatev AbrahamyanWatch nowWatch

LIVEOct 21, 17:00 UTCCarissa YipBo1Jennifer YuWatch nowWatch

Bracket

Round 1 Show Hide

Tatev Abrahamyan0Thalia Cervantes Landeiro1

Rose Atwell0Anna Zatonskih1

Jennifer Yu0.5Nazi Paikidze0.5

Alice Lee0.5Carissa Yip0.5

Megan Althea Paragua1Anna M. Sargsyan0

Rachael Li1Irina Krush0

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Nazi Paikidze0.5Anna Zatonskih0.5

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro1Rachael Li0

Carissa Yip0Megan Althea Paragua1

Anna M. Sargsyan1Tatev Abrahamyan0

Irina Krush1Rose Atwell0

Jennifer Yu0Alice Lee1

Round 3 Show Hide

Rose Atwell0.5Thalia Cervantes Landeiro0.5

Megan Althea Paragua0.5Jennifer Yu0.5

Rachael Li1Anna M. Sargsyan0

Anna Zatonskih0.5Irina Krush0.5

Alice Lee1Nazi Paikidze0

Tatev Abrahamyan1Carissa Yip0

Round 4 Show Hide

Alice Lee1Megan Althea Paragua0

Nazi Paikidze0Irina Krush1

Jennifer Yu0.5Tatev Abrahamyan0.5

Carissa Yip0.5Rachael Li0.5

Anna M. Sargsyan0.5Rose Atwell0.5

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro0.5Anna Zatonskih0.5

Round 5 Show Hide

Anna Zatonskih0.5Anna M. Sargsyan0.5

Tatev Abrahamyan0Alice Lee1

Irina Krush0.5Thalia Cervantes Landeiro0.5

Megan Althea Paragua1Nazi Paikidze0

Rachael Li1Jennifer Yu0

Rose Atwell1Carissa Yip0

Round 6 Show Hide

Alice Lee0Rachael Li1

Nazi Paikidze0Thalia Cervantes Landeiro1

Carissa Yip1Anna Zatonskih0

Jennifer Yu0.5Rose Atwell0.5

Megan Althea Paragua0.5Tatev Abrahamyan0.5

Anna M. Sargsyan0Irina Krush1

Round 7 Show Hide

Irina Krush1Carissa Yip0

Rachael Li1Megan Althea Paragua0

Rose Atwell0Alice Lee1

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro0Anna M. Sargsyan1

Anna Zatonskih0.5Jennifer Yu0.5

Tatev Abrahamyan0Nazi Paikidze1

Round 8 Show Hide

Nazi Paikidze1Anna M. Sargsyan0

Jennifer Yu1Irina Krush0

Tatev Abrahamyan0.5Rachael Li0.5

Alice Lee0.5Anna Zatonskih0.5

Carissa Yip0Thalia Cervantes Landeiro1

Megan Althea Paragua0Rose Atwell1

Round 9 Show Hide

Rose Atwell0Tatev Abrahamyan1

Anna M. Sargsyan0Carissa Yip1

Anna Zatonskih0Megan Althea Paragua1

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro0Jennifer Yu1

Irina Krush1Alice Lee0

Rachael Li1Nazi Paikidze0

Round 10 Show Hide

Megan Althea Paragua–Irina Krush–

Tatev Abrahamyan–Anna Zatonskih–

Alice Lee–Thalia Cervantes Landeiro–

Rachael Li–Rose Atwell–

Nazi Paikidze–Carissa Yip–

Jennifer Yu–Anna M. Sargsyan–

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Carissa Yip–Jennifer Yu–

Anna M. Sargsyan–Alice Lee–

Rose Atwell–Nazi Paikidze–

Irina Krush–Tatev Abrahamyan–

Anna Zatonskih–Rachael Li–

Thalia Cervantes Landeiro–Megan Althea Paragua–

Standings

#	Player	W	L	Games	Form
1	Rachael Li	8	1	6–1	WWWWW
2	Irina Krush	6	3	5–2	LWWLW
3	Thalia Cervantes Landeiro	6	3	4–2	WWLWL
4	Alice Lee	5	4	5–2	WLWLL
5	Megan Althea Paragua	4	5	4–3	WLLLW
6	Jennifer Yu	4	5	2–2	LLWWW
7	Anna Zatonskih	4	5	1–2	LLLWL
8	Rose Atwell	4	5	2–4	WWLWL
9	Tatev Abrahamyan	4	5	2–4	LWLLW
10	Anna M. Sargsyan	3	6	2–5	WLWLL
11	Carissa Yip	3	6	2–5	LWLLW
12	Nazi Paikidze	3	6	2–5	LLWWL

Built from the matches listed below, oldest first in the form column.

Results

Oct 19, 2026

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCAnna M. Sargsyan0:1Carissa Yip

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCRachael Li1:0Nazi Paikidze

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCAnna Zatonskih0:1Megan Althea Paragua

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCRose Atwell0:1Tatev Abrahamyan

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCIrina Krush1:0Alice Lee

Oct 19, 17:00 UTCThalia Cervantes Landeiro0:1Jennifer Yu

Oct 17, 2026

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCJennifer Yu1:0Irina Krush

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCTatev Abrahamyan0:0Rachael Li

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCAlice Lee0:0Anna Zatonskih

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCCarissa Yip0:1Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea Paragua0:1Rose Atwell

Oct 17, 17:00 UTCNazi Paikidze1:0Anna M. Sargsyan

Oct 16, 2026

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCRachael Li1:0Megan Althea Paragua

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCAnna Zatonskih0:0Jennifer Yu

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCThalia Cervantes Landeiro0:1Anna M. Sargsyan

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCIrina Krush1:0Carissa Yip

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCRose Atwell0:1Alice Lee

Oct 16, 17:00 UTCTatev Abrahamyan0:1Nazi Paikidze

Oct 15, 2026

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCCarissa Yip1:0Anna Zatonskih

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCJennifer Yu0:0Rose Atwell

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCAnna M. Sargsyan0:1Irina Krush

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea Paragua0:0Tatev Abrahamyan

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCAlice Lee0:1Rachael Li

Oct 15, 17:00 UTCNazi Paikidze0:1Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Oct 14, 2026

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCRachael Li1:0Jennifer Yu

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCRose Atwell1:0Carissa Yip

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCAnna Zatonskih0:0Anna M. Sargsyan

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCIrina Krush0:0Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCTatev Abrahamyan0:1Alice Lee

Oct 14, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea Paragua1:0Nazi Paikidze

Oct 12, 2026

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCAlice Lee1:0Megan Althea Paragua

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCAnna M. Sargsyan0:0Rose Atwell

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCJennifer Yu0:0Tatev Abrahamyan

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCCarissa Yip0:0Rachael Li

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCThalia Cervantes Landeiro0:0Anna Zatonskih

Oct 12, 17:00 UTCNazi Paikidze0:1Irina Krush

Oct 11, 2026

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCAlice Lee1:0Nazi Paikidze

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCRachael Li1:0Anna M. Sargsyan

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCTatev Abrahamyan1:0Carissa Yip

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea Paragua0:0Jennifer Yu

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCAnna Zatonskih0:0Irina Krush

Oct 11, 17:00 UTCRose Atwell0:0Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Oct 10, 2026

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCCarissa Yip0:1Megan Althea Paragua

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCAnna M. Sargsyan1:0Tatev Abrahamyan

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCIrina Krush1:0Rose Atwell

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCThalia Cervantes Landeiro1:0Rachael Li

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCNazi Paikidze0:0Anna Zatonskih

Oct 10, 17:00 UTCJennifer Yu0:1Alice Lee

Oct 9, 2026

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCMegan Althea Paragua1:0Anna M. Sargsyan

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCRose Atwell0:1Anna Zatonskih

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCAlice Lee0:0Carissa Yip

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCJennifer Yu0:0Nazi Paikidze

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCTatev Abrahamyan0:1Thalia Cervantes Landeiro

Oct 9, 17:00 UTCRachael Li1:0Irina Krush

Format

Time controls:
90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There is a 30-second increment starting on move 1.
Tiebreaks:
Most wins
Most blacks
Direct encounter
Sonneborn-Berger
Tournament Performance Rating
Bonus prizes:
In the event of a tie, prizes will be divided equally. $5,000 winner bonus (if no tiebreak needed).
There will be a “Fischer Bonus Prize” with up to $64,000 available. The player will be awarded the bonus prize consistent with the top consecutive win streak achieved, based on the following consecutive win streaks (eligible only with a consecutive win streak starting at Round 1):
Five (5) consecutive wins: $1,000
Six (6) consecutive wins: $2,000
Seven (7) consecutive wins: $4,000
Eight (8) consecutive wins: $8,000
Nine (9) consecutive wins: $16,000
Ten (10) consecutive wins: $32,000
Eleven (11) consecutive wins: $64,000
There will be a "Finish Strong" prize awarded to player(s) with highest score in Rounds 6-11 (split in case of tie)

Common questions about US Women's Chess Championship 2026

When is US Women's Chess Championship 2026?

US Women's Chess Championship 2026 runs Oct 9 to Oct 22, 2026.

Who plays next at US Women's Chess Championship 2026?

Alice Lee vs Thalia Cervantes Landeiro in US Women's Chess Championship 2026 on October 20 at 17:00 UTC, best of 1.

Where can I watch US Women's Chess Championship 2026?

Matches stream on Twitch STLChessClub and YouTube STLChessClub. Every match on this page links to its streams.

Where is US Women's Chess Championship 2026 played?

St. Louis, at Saint Louis Chess Club.

What is the US Women's Chess Championship 2026 prize pool?

$152,000 USD.

What is the US Women's Chess Championship 2026 format?

Time controls:. 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game. There is a 30-second increment starting on move 1. Tiebreaks:. Most wins.

Source Liquipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Last updated Oct 20, 15:15 UTC.

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