view all news, press, & insights 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 4 | #GrandChessTour Table of contents August 14 2024 News Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the 8th Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the third of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Five of the Tour players are joined by five wildcards (roster below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin. Today is the first blitz round robin. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, & Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move. 2024.08.15 https://GrandChessTour.org https://twitter.com/grandchesstour https://twitch.tv/stlchessclub https://www.instagram.com/grandchesstourofficial https://www.facebook.com/GrandChessTour BLITZ ROUND 1 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Hikaru Nakamura (9) vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (11) Ian Nepomniachtchi (11) vs. Wesley So (9) Alireza Firouzja (11) vs. Leinier Dominguez (9) Fabiano Caruana (8) vs. Levon Aronian (10) Nodirbek Abdusattorov (8) vs. R Praggnanandhaa (4) BLITZ ROUND 2 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Wesley So vs. Fabiano Caruana Hikaru Nakamura vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Leinier Dominguez Levon Aronian vs. Alireza Firouzja R Praggnanandhaa vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi BLITZ ROUND 3 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Fabiano Caruana vs. R Praggnanandhaa Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Leinier Dominguez vs. Levon Aronian Alireza Firouzja vs. Wesley So Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Hikaru Nakamura BLITZ ROUND 4 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Wesley So vs. Leinier Dominguez Hikaru Nakamura vs. Fabiano Caruana Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Levon Aronian R Praggnanandhaa vs. Alireza Firouzja BLITZ ROUND 5 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Fabiano Caruana vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov Leinier Dominguez vs. R Praggnanandhaa Levon Aronian vs. Wesley So Alireza Firouzja vs. Hikaru Nakamura Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave BLITZ ROUND 6 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Hikaru Nakamura vs. Leinier Dominguez Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Alireza Firouzja Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Wesley So R Praggnanandhaa vs. Levon Aronian Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Fabiano Caruana BLITZ ROUND 7 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Wesley So vs. R Praggnanandhaa Fabiano Caruana vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Leinier Dominguez vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov Levon Aronian vs. Hikaru Nakamura Alireza Firouzja vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi BLITZ ROUND 8 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Fabiano Caruana vs. Alireza Firouzja Hikaru Nakamura vs. Wesley So Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Levon Aronian Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. R Praggnanandhaa Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Leinier Dominguez BLITZ ROUND 9 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec. Wesley So vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov Leinier Dominguez vs. Fabiano Caruana Levon Aronian vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi Alireza Firouzja vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave R Praggnanandhaa vs. Hikaru Nakamura Related CHESS NEWS prev next News Press Saint Louis to Host America’s Chess Elite in October 2025 Read the Article News Press 2025 Sinquefield Cup Title Goes to American Grandmaster Wesley So Read the Article News Press Saint Louis Chess Club to Unveil New World-Class Facility With a Month of Historic Events, Legendary Matches, and U.S. & U.S. Women’s Championships Read the Article News Press GM Levon Aronian Wins 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Read the Article News Press New Champions Emerge: GM Andy Woodward, FM/WGM Zoey Tang, and GM Alex Fishbein Win in U.S. Junior, Junior Girls and Senior Championships in Saint Louis Read the Article News Press U.S. No. 1 Carissa Yip Captures 2025 Cairns Cup Title in Dazzling Comeback Victory, Wins $65,000 Read the Article Invitational Recap News 2025 Cairns Cup – Day 9 Recap Read the Article Invitational Recap News 2025 Cairns Cup – Day 8 Recap Read the Article Invitational Recap News 2025 Cairns Cup – Day 7 Recap Read the Article Invitational Recap News 2025 Cairns Cup – Day 6 Recap Read the Article