The US Chess Championship is a 14-player Round-robin tournament, held from October 4th to 20th in Saint Louis, United States of America.

Time control is 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an 30-second increment beginning from move one.

Playoff Procedures: If two or more Players are tied for first, a playoff shall be held to determine final standings among all tied players. The tie will be broken with a two-game rapid match (G/10 +2 increment). If the contest is still undecided, the match will be decided by an Armageddon Game.

The overall prize fund is $154,000.

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