GMs Lev Aronian and Ray Robson emerged victorious against their respective top-10 opponents in the American Cup. The tournament features intense matchups like Krush vs. Lee in the Women's Winners final and Aronian vs. Robson in the Open Winners final. Players faced critical moments and strategic decisions in their games, with some needing to win to stay in the match. Jennifer Yu showcased a remarkable comeback, securing a win in the blitz playoffs and making history in the American Cup.
Heartfelt congratulations to our 2024 American Cup Champions Bracket winners! #AmericanCup https://t.co/Zz9ohBoSgI
Draw was enough to win the match and advance to the next round, but can you find a way to checkmate? #AmericanCup https://t.co/gHCpQlnyg1
Caruana-So finished 2 -2. Now they are headed to a blitz mini-match consisting of 2 games of 3min +2 sec increment. #AmericanCup
Why was Qg6 a big mistake? How should White take over the advantage? Wesley finds it and is now in the driver sit to stay in the match. #AmericanCup https://t.co/z7U5z3LWk0
Begim is in the driver sit in the current position. Will she be able to convert and take over the lead? #AmericanCup https://t.co/CpVUqgv0qJ
Fabi is on his way to win the first game of his match vs Wesley. How should he continue in this position? #AmericanCup https://t.co/bwIkJeYRZK
Begim is looking good to try to come back and equalize the score. #AmericanCup https://t.co/oEWZBbHSIv
WGM @imjenyu fought back from the largest deficit to win the longest match in #AmericanCup history! https://t.co/yHexRAZDtk
Jennifer Yu wins the match vs. Nazi Pakidze in the blitz playoffs! In the final moments, Black had a miraculous save which was missed. Can you find it? https://t.co/GfIYnyCLn1 #AmericanCup https://t.co/xinZRpCPVa
What should Irina have played in the first diagram? How is Alice saving herself in the second? #AmericanCup https://t.co/ayQWLXjzPh
Does White have any chances to save the game? This requires a bit of analysis. Ray’s next move ( Kd4) seems to lead to a loss. #AmericanCup https://t.co/AHmMz7GsSk
Jennifer wins and it's back to square 1 in the match Paikidze-Yu. #AmericanCup
Jennifer has given herself some chances to stay in the game. Will she be able to convert? #AmericanCup https://t.co/NNc58yanlU
Caruana wins on demand to remain in the match. #AmericanCup
Jennifer had some advantage earlier in the game, but this endgame should end in a draw. If she draws Jennifer is eliminated. Can she hope for a miracle? #AmericanCup https://t.co/4J43QelcQW
Fabi has to win on demand to remain in the match and he’s got the position for it. Will he be able to convert his advantage? #AmericanCup https://t.co/tii3JeTxg6
Irina wins the first classical game of their match. #AmericanCup https://t.co/ae5GWwXqFY
What did Alice miss to get an equal position? #AmericanCup https://t.co/bQHfqHXPrl
Aronian wins the first classical game against Robson. #AmericanCup
WGM Jennifer Yu is in a must win situation and she was able to get an unbalanced endgame. Will she be able to win? #AmericanCup https://t.co/RxDFacWbYR
Why was Black’s last move a positional mistake and how should White continue for advantage? #AmericanCup https://t.co/bzWOuaoA8F
Fabi may have overpushed his attack on the king side as well, but now White’s king may be in troubble. #AmericanCup https://t.co/cbyWqNwAM5
Begim may have gone a bit too agresive and now will have to deal with the opening of the center with f6. #Americancup https://t.co/l3ZS4raY93
American Cup 2024: Round 2 recap 🔗https://t.co/or7Kc7i08b 📷 Saint Louis Chess Club, Lennart Ootes https://t.co/qUVFWm5kNC
The #AmericanCup has become a tale of two brackets: Krush plays Lee yet again in the Women's Winners final, while fourth-seeded Aronian faces sixth-seeded Robson in the Open Winners final. Photo courtesy Lennart Ootes/@STLChessClub. #chess #MarchMadness https://t.co/icFhVUCc7Y
GMs @LevAronian and @RayShayRobson prevailed against their respective world top-10 opponents on day four of the #AmericanCup! https://t.co/Swhlqn1gTR