GM Abhimanyu Mishra became the 2023 U.S. Junior Chess Champion after drawing his last round game to reach 6.0/9 points, half a point ahead of four players who tied for second, GM Brandon Jacobson, GM Andrew Hong, GM Balaji Daggupati, and IM Arthur Guo.
Although GM Melik Khachiyan and IM-elect Alice Lee both clinched titles yesterday, second and third place were still very much in contention going into today’s round. In the U.S. Senior, second went to GM Alexander Shabalov (5.5/9), with GM Vladimir Akopian (5.0/9) earning third.
Meanwhile in the U.S. Girls’ Junior, FM Ruiyang Yan (6.0/9) won her final game to finish clear second, while IM Carissa Yip and FM Zoey Tang (both 5.5/9) ended up tying for third place.
Check out the full replay of live coverage from the day here. Each event features a 10-player round-robin format, with a time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by an additional 30 minutes with a 30-second increment added from move one.
