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Two decisive games were seen in the open section and four in the women’s section as round three of the US Chess Championships took place in Saint Louis. In the open, Wesley So defeated Sam Shankland to move into the sole lead on 2½ points, while Grigoriy Oparin scored his first win of the tournament. In the women’s championship, Nazi Paikidze caught Anna Sargsyan at the top after defeating Tatev Abrahamyan, while Irina Krush, Alice Lee and Thalia Cervantes also claimed victories. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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