SUDDEN DEATH FINAL ROUND WINS — CARUANA IS 2016 UNITED STATES CHESS CHAMPION … St.Louis, Missouri – Fabulous Fabiano Caruana, 23 year old chess lightning (world rated number two chess grandmaster) scored a tremendous 6 wins/ 5 draws… became US Chess Champion today via a sudden death final round endgame victory … finishing one precious half point over his fiery rivals, world top twenty players SO and NAKAMURA.

— Jude Acers