The American Cup 2024: Day 9 | Grand Finals

Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, two double-elimination tournaments feature America’s best overall chess players and America’s best women players! Today features the last classical game and last rapid game of the grand final match, where the winners of the Champions and Elimination brackets meet (pairings below). Join GMs Yasser Seirawan & Cristian Chirila, IM Kostya Kavutskiy, and WGM Anastasiya Karlovich for the move-by-move. *OVERALL BRACKET | GRAND FINAL | GAME 3 (G/90 30)* Levon Aronian (1) vs. Wesley So (1) *OVERALL BRACKET | GRAND FINAL | GAME 4 (G/15 10)* Wesley So vs. Levon Aronian TWO-GAME (G/3 2) MATCH TO BREAK MATCH TIES *WOMEN’S BRACKET | GRAND FINAL | GAME 3 (G/90 30)* Alice Lee (1.5) vs. Irina Krush (0.5) *WOMEN’S BRACKET | GRAND FINAL | GAME 4 (G/15 10)* Irina Krush vs. Alice Lee (if necessary) TWO-GAME (G/3 2) MATCH TO BREAK MATCH TIES