GM Hikaru Nakamura won the US Championship this weekend in St. Louis, MO. Nakamura was tied with GM-elect Robert Hess going into the final round, but secured the title and $40,000 with a victory over GM Friedel and a draw between Hess and GM Akobian.Hikaru Nakamura, 21, won the the 2009 US Chess Championship, after winning in the ninth and final round of the event. Second-seeded Nakamura, who also won the title in 2004, when he was just 16, took the venerable 164-year-old title and the first prize of $40,000 ($35,000, plus a $5,000 outright winner's bonus) after beating Josh Friedel of New Hampshire. Nakamura finished with seven points over nine games, and never lost a game. [Chessbase.com]
The tournament was May 9 - 17. 25 players from across the country competed for over $200,000 in prizes. The players played 1 game a day.
Final Standings:
| Name | State | Rating | Points | Prize won |
| GM Nakamura, Hikaru (2) | NY | 2757 | 7 | $40,000.00 |
| IM Hess, Robert (17) | NY | 2545 | 6.5 | $12,500.00 |
| GM Onischuk, Alexander (3) | VA | 2736 | 6.5 | $12,500.00 |
| GM Kamsky, Gata (1) | NY | 2798 | 6 | $7,500.00 |
| GM Akobian, Varuzhan (7) | CA | 2664 | 6 | $7,500.00 |
| GM Shulman, Yury (4) | IL | 2697 | 5 | $4,650.00 |
| GM Friedel, Joshua (15) | NH | 2568 | 5 | $4,650.00 |
| GM Ibragimov, Ildar (13) | CT | 2628 | 5 | $4,650.00 |
| GM Christiansen, Larry (5) | MA | 2681 | 5 | $4,650.00 |
| GM Ehlvest, Jaan (10) | NY | 2649 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| IM Robson, Ray (18) | FL | 2542 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| GM Kaidanov, Gregory (8) | KY | 2662 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| GM Benjamin, Joel (9) | NJ | 2650 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| GM Shabalov, Alexander (14) | PA | 2620 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| GM Gulko, Boris (12) | NJ | 2631 | 4.5 | $2,833.33 |
| IM Brooks, Michael (22) | MO | 2419 | 4 | $2,375.00 |
| Hughes, Tyler (24) | CO | 2293 | 4 | $2,375.00 |
| IM Sevillano, Enrico (16) | CA | 2549 | 4 | $2,375.00 |
| GM Becerra, Julio (6) | FL | 2672 | 4 | $2,375.00 |
| IM Krush, Irina (20) | NY | 2496 | 3.5 | $2,000.00 |
| IM Shankland, Samuel (21) | CA | 2464 | 3 | $2,000.00 |
| GM Khachiyan, Melikset (11) | CA | 2632 | 3 | $2,000.00 |
| FM Eckert, Doug D (25) | IL | 2278 | 2 | $2,000.00 |
| Lawton, Charles (23) | MO | 2350 | 1 | $2,000.00 |
| IM Zatonskih, Anna (19) | NY | 2503 | 0.5 | $2,000.00 |
The US Championship was hosted by the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis which will also host the US Women's Championship on October 2-12.
All games are viewable on here.
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