view all news, press, & insights 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 1 | #GrandChessTour Table of contents October 18 2023 Invitational Recap Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the 7th Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the fourth of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Six of the Tour players are joined by four wildcards (pairings below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin. Today are the first three rounds of the rapid round robin. Join GMs Peter Svidler & Yasser Seirawan, IM Tania Sachdev, & WGM Anastasiya Karlovich for the move-by-move. 2023.11.14 GrandChessTour.org RAPID ROUND 1 | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. | GAME = 2 PTS Fabiano Caruana vs. Alireza Firouzja Anish Giri vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Liem Le vs. Wesley So Sam Sevian vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi Ray Robson vs. Jeffery Xiong RAPID ROUND 2 | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. | GAME = 2 PTS Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Fabiano Caruana Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Anish Giri Jeffery Xiong vs. Alireza Firouzja Wesley So vs. Sam Sevian Ray Robson vs. Liem Le RAPID ROUND 3 | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. | GAME = 2 PTS Fabiano Caruana vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi Alireza Firouzja vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Anish Giri vs. Wesley So Liem Le vs. Jeffery Xiong Sam Sevian vs. Ray Robson Related CHESS NEWS prev next Invitational Recap POSTGAME PLAYOFF: Fishbein is Champion! Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 9: Andy & Zoey are Champions! Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 8: Only Two Rounds Left to Make Their Mark! Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 7: Day of the Spoilers Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 6: Could Abhi Slow Andy? Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 5: All About the Juniors Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 4: Mishra’s Gamble Pays Off! Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 3: Woodward In The Lead With Perfect 3/3 | 2025 U.S. National Championships Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 2: Day of the Juniors | 2025 U.S. National Championships Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 1: An Exciting Start | 2025 U.S. National Championships Read the Article
