2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 4th round

Fabiano Caruana (Photo by Spectrum Studios)

Fabiano Caruana (Photo by Spectrum Studios)

Caruana lead with 3.5 points out of 4.

Results of the 4th round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan0.52615GM Robson, Ray2.52663½
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr0.52618GM Xiong, Jeffery1.52618½
GM Kamsky, Gata1.02678GM Onischuk, Alexander1.52664½
IM Chandra, Akshat0.52477GM Shabalov, Alexander1.02528½
GM Caruana, Fabiano2.52795GM Nakamura, Hikaru2.027871-0
GM Shankland, Samuel L2.02656GM So, Wesley2.52773½

Standings after 4 rounds

1GM Caruana, Fabiano3.5
2GM Robson, Ray3.0
3GM So, Wesley3.0
4GM Shankland, Samuel L2.5
5GM Xiong, Jeffery2.0
6GM Onischuk, Alexander2.0
7GM Nakamura, Hikaru2.0
8GM Kamsky, Gata1.5
9GM Shabalov, Alexander1.5
10GM Akobian, Varuzhan1.0
11GM Lenderman, Aleksandr1.0
12IM Chandra, Akshat1.0

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 3rd round

Wesley So (Photo by Lennart Ootes)

Wesley So (Photo by Lennart Ootes)

Robson, So and Caruana lead with 2.5 points.

Results of the 3rd round

GM Shankland, Samuel L1.02656GM Akobian, Varuzhan0.526151-0
GM So, Wesley2.02773GM Caruana, Fabiano2.02795½
GM Nakamura, Hikaru1.52787IM Chandra, Akshat0.02477½
GM Shabalov, Alexander0.52528GM Kamsky, Gata0.52678½
GM Onischuk, Alexander0.52664GM Lenderman, Aleksandr0.526181-0
GM Xiong, Jeffery1.02618GM Robson, Ray2.02663½

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Pairings of the 4th round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan0.52615GM Robson, Ray2.52663
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr0.52618GM Xiong, Jeffery1.52618
GM Kamsky, Gata1.02678GM Onischuk, Alexander1.52664
IM Chandra, Akshat0.52477GM Shabalov, Alexander1.02528
GM Caruana, Fabiano2.52795GM Nakamura, Hikaru2.02787
GM Shankland, Samuel L2.02656GM So, Wesley2.52773

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2016 U.S. CHAMPIONSHIP – 2nd round

Playing hall (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Playing hall (Photo by Austin Fuller)

Robson, So and Caruana lead with 2 out of 2.

Results of the 2nd round

GM Akobian, Varuzhan0.02615GM Xiong, Jeffery0.52618½
GM Robson, Ray1.02663GM Onischuk, Alexander0.526641-0
GM Lenderman, Aleksandr0.02618GM Shabalov, Alexander0.02528½
GM Kamsky, Gata0.02678GM Nakamura, Hikaru1.02787½
IM Chandra, Akshat0.02477GM So, Wesley1.027730-1
GM Caruana, Fabiano1.02795GM Shankland, Samuel L1.026561-0

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Pairings of the 3rd round

1GM Shankland, Samuel L1.02656GM Akobian, Varuzhan0.52615
2GM So, Wesley2.02773GM Caruana, Fabiano2.02795
3GM Nakamura, Hikaru1.52787IM Chandra, Akshat0.02477
4GM Shabalov, Alexander0.52528GM Kamsky, Gata0.52678
5GM Onischuk, Alexander0.52664GM Lenderman, Aleksandr0.52618
6GM Xiong, Jeffery1.02618GM Robson, Ray2.02663

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