2023 U.S. Chess Champions: Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana Defends Title to Become a Three-Time U.S. Champion; International Master Carissa Yip Wins Second Title in Women’s Division

SAINT LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana and International Master Carissa Yip took top honors out of a field of elite American chess players in the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship and 2023 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, respectively. Hosted in America’s chess capital by the Saint Louis Chess Club at the World Chess Hall of Fame October 5 - 18, 2023, the 2023 U.S. Chess Championship events featured 24 of the top chess players who competed for a purse of more than $400,000. “This