The 2021 U.S. Chess Championships have kicked off and there are some great players competing.
Day 1 was excellent. Lots of exciting games with many of the lower rated players placing their higher rated opponents (Such as Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So and Leinier Dominguez) into troublesome positions. However, the names mentioned managed to draw their games.
Here are two exciting wins from the tournament on the first day.