2018 U.S. Championship

With two rounds to go in the 2018 U.S. Chess Championship, Sam Shankland is 1/2-point ahead of Fabiano Caruana, who is 1/2-point ahead of Wesley So, who is 1/2-point ahead of the rest of the field. GMs Shankland and Caruana play against tournament tail-enders in their final games.

2018 U.S. Chess Championships: Strength of the Tournament (2:03) • 'Published on Apr 21, 2018'

From the Youtube channel for the Saint Louis Chess Club, where the event is currently being played:-

The players in the U.S. Chess Championship talk about the strength of the tournament this year.

For the final results, see:-

• US Chess Championships 2018 (theweekinchess.com; TWIC), or
• The home of championship chess in America (uschesschamps.com)

When has the U.S. Championship ever been so strong?