2013 US Chess Championships
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The 2013 U.S. Chess Championship and 2013 U.S. Women’s Championship take place from 2-13 May at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
The opening ceremony takes place on May 2, and the first round for both events starts at 13:00 local time (UTC-5 hours) on May 3.
The format for the main event is a 9-round Swiss with 24 players and a prize fund of $180,000. There is also a $64,000 "Fischer Prize" for a perfect 9-0 score, in honour of Bobby Fischer’s unforgettable result at the 1963-64 U.S. Championship.
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Alex Onischuk (left) and Gata Kamsky are among the top seeds
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The 2013 US Chess Championship line-up
| # | Name | USCF |
| 1 | Gata Kamsky | 2815 |
| 2 | Timur Gareev | 2766 |
| 3 | Alexander Onischuk | 2732 |
| 4 | Ray Robson | 2698 |
| 5 | Sam Shankland | 2698 |
| 6 | Varuzhan Akobian | 2690 |
| 7 | Alex Stripunsky | 2680 |
| 8 | Gregory Kaidanov | 2673 |
| 9 | Alexander Ivanov | 2664 |
| 10 | Robert Hess | 2661 |
| 11 | Larry Christiansen | 2657 |
| 12 | Yury Shulman | 2639 |
| 13 | Alex Shabalov | 2633 |
| 14 | Marc Arnold | 2626 |
| 15 | Melikset Khachiyan | 2625 |
| 16 | Jorge Sammour-Hasbun | 2621 |
| 17 | Joel Benjamin | 2618 |
| 18 | Yaacov Norowitz | 2612 |
| 19 | Alejandro Ramirez | 2606 |
| 20 | Conrad Holt | 2591 |
| 21 | Ben Finegold | 2570 |
| 22 | John Bryant | 2542 |
| 23 | Kayden Troff | 2505 |
| 24 | Sam Sevian | 2467 |
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Reigning champion Hikaru Nakamura, will not be defending his title as he will be playing in the Norway Chess 2013 super-tournament. That leaves Gata Kamsky as top seed, but championship regular Alexander Onischuk and new face Timur Gareeev should be strong challengers.
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The 2013 US Chess Championships playing schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Event |
| Thursday | May 2nd | 18:00 | Opening Ceremony |
| Friday | May 3rd | 13:00 | Round 1 |
| Saturday | May 4th | 13:00 | Round 2 |
| Sunday | May 5th | 13:00 | Round 3 |
| Monday | May 6th | 13:00 | Round 4 |
| Tuesday | May 7th | 13:00 | Round 5 |
| Wednesday | May 8th | Rest Day | |
| Thursday | May 9th | 13:00 | Round 6 |
| Friday | May 10th | 13:00 | Round 7 |
| Saturday | May 11th | 13:00 | Round 8 |
| Sunday | May 12th | 13:00 | Round 9 |
| Monday | May 13th | 12:00 | Play Off, Closing Ceremony |
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The 2013 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship features 10 players in a round-robin format and a prize fund of $65,000. Last year's winner Irina Krush will defend her title.
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The 2013 Women's US Chess Championship line-up
| # | Name | Rating |
| 1 | Anna Zatonskih | 2506 |
| 2 | Irina Krush | 2489 |
| 3 | Tatev Abrahamyan | 2409 |
| 4 | Sabina Foisor | 2397 |
| 5 | Camilla Baginskaite | 2358 |
| 6 | Viktorija Ni | 2353 |
| 7 | Iryna Zenyuk | 2341 |
| 8 | Anjelina Belakovskaia | 2334 |
| 9 | Sarah Chiang | 2238 |
| 10 | Alena Kats | 2229 |
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Live coverage of the event will be available at www.livestream.com/uschess with commentators Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley and Jennifer Shahade.
The official website with the latest updates is at www.uschesschamps.com.
