(CROSSVILLE, TN)The 24th Annual U.S. Chess Championships held at the Doubletree Hotel & Conference Center in Chesterfield, MO, August 26-28 drew 151 players. 22 states were represented and one player came from Japan to participate!

The 2005 U.S. Class is a United States Chess Federation National Event which offered 30 Grand Prix points. The guaranteed prize fund is $10,000.00. The event offered 8 sections: Master (2200/up) $1000-500-300, Expert (2000-2199) $800-400-200, Class A (1800-1999) $800-400-200, Class B (1600-1799) $800-400-200, Class C (1400-1599) $800-400-200, Class D (1200-1399) $800-400-200, Class E (Under 1200) $300-200-100, and Unrated $300-200-100. A complete listing of all players and scores can be found on the US Chess Federation website at: http://www.uschess.org/msa/XtblMain.php?200508282411.

Section champions:
Master: Movses Movsisyan from Norman, Oklahoma scored 4.0 points.
Expert: Sylvester Smarty of Broadview Hgts., Ohio and Jeremy M. Volkmann of St. Charles, Missouri tied with 4.0 points.
Class A: Joshua Dubin of Buffalo Grove, Illinois finished with 4.5 points.
Class B: Daniel M. Mc Nally from Niles, Illinois took first with 4.5 points.
Class C: Brad A. Schlosser of Chesterfield, Missouri scored 4.5 points.
Class D: John R. Boyer of Arnold, Missouri and Taylor Bailey of Portland, Oregon tied with 4.5 points.
Class E: Michael W. Nelson from Glen Carbon, Illinois finished with 4.5 points.
Unrated: Carlos Ortiz of O’Fallon, Missouri and Vairam Arunachalam of Columbia, Missouri tied with 4.0 points.

USCF offers a huge thank you to all players and to Chief Tournament Director Walter M. Brown, Jr. and Assistant Tournament Director Grant Perks for running this event.

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The United States Chess Federation (USCF), founded in 1939, serves as the governing body for chess in the United States and is now headquartered in Crossville, Tennessee. USCF is devoted to extending the role of chess in American society. It promotes the study and knowledge of the game of chess, for its own sake as an art and enjoyment, and as a means for the improvement of society. The USCF is a not-for-profit membership organization nearing 90,000 members. For additional on the USCF see: http://www.uschess.org.