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Wesley So Wins Maiden Title, Yip Takes 1st Match Vs. Lee
GM Wesley So won his maiden title in The American Cup 2026 on Wednesday. After winning the first game against GM Levon Aronian, he held the necessary draw in game two to secure the match. He makes $75,000 plus another $15,000 bonus for winning the Champions Final.
IM Carissa Yip won twice on demand in the blitz playoffs, finally winning the match against IM Alice Lee in armageddon tiebreaks in The American Cup 2026. They will play a second match, the Grand Final Reset, on Thursday.
The Grand Final Reset will feature two rapid games, followed by blitz playoffs if needed. That will be on Thursday, March 12, starting at 1:10 p.m. ET / 18:10 CET / 11:40 p.m. IST.
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Women’s Champions Bracket:
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The American Cup 2026, which takes place from March 3 to 12 in St. Louis, brings together the United States’ strongest players to battle in a high-stakes double-elimination knockout bracket across classical and rapid time controls. There is an open tournament and a women’s tournament, with the two time controls of 90+30 and 25+10 (with 3+2 blitz and potential armageddon as tiebreakers). The prize fund is $250,000 in the open and $150,000 in the women’s.
Previous coverage:
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- Day 8: Wesley So Scores In 1st Game, Lee & Yip Stay Deadlocked
- Day 7: Aronian, Yip Advance To Grand Finals Vs. Wesley So, Lee
- Day 6: Wesley So, Alice Lee Reach Grand Finals
- Day 5: Caruana Wins Game 1 Vs. Wesley So; Dominguez, Sevian, Tang, Li Eliminated
- Day 4: So Vs. Caruana, Yip Vs. Lee In Champions Finals
- Day 3: Robson, Mishra, Krush, Zatonskih Eliminated On Day 3
- Day 2: Liang Beats Aronian, Tang Reverses Match Vs. Krush In Early Upsets
- Day 1: Caruana Scores 1st Win In Open; Krush, Lee Lead In Women’s