2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 7th round

Jeffery Xiong (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Jeffery Xiong (Photo by Austin Fuller)

So and Caruana lead with 5.5 points out of 7.

Results of the 7th round

GM Nakamura, Hikaru 3.5 2787 GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.5 2615 1-0
GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528 GM So, Wesley 4.5 2773 0-1
GM Onischuk, Alexander 3.0 2664 GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.5 2656 1-0
GM Xiong, Jeffery 3.5 2618 GM Caruana, Fabiano 5.0 2795 ½
GM Robson, Ray 4.0 2663 IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 1-0
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 2.0 2618 GM Kamsky, Gata 2.0 2678 ½

Standings after 7 rounds

GM Caruana, Fabiano 5.5 2795
GM So, Wesley 5.5 2773
GM Robson, Ray 5.0 2663
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 4.5 2787
GM Xiong, Jeffery 4.0 2618
GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2664
GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528
GM Kamsky, Gata 2.5 2678
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 2.5 2618
GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.5 2656
IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477
GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.5 2615

Games of the round

Pairings of the 8th round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan 1.5 2615 GM Kamsky, Gata 2.5 2678
IM Chandra, Akshat 1.5 2477 GM Lenderman, Aleksandr 2.5 2618
GM Caruana, Fabiano 5.5 2795 GM Robson, Ray 5.0 2663
GM Shankland, Samuel L 2.5 2656 GM Xiong, Jeffery 4.0 2618
GM So, Wesley 5.5 2773 GM Onischuk, Alexander 4.0 2664
GM Nakamura, Hikaru 4.5 2787 GM Shabalov, Alexander 3.0 2528

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