With Record Numbers of views for Day One of the Rapid Rounds, Day two brought promise for some extraodinary playing on the rapid rounds. GM Garry Kasparov ended on a note of 2 draws and one loss. The wildcard GM Ian Nepomniachtchi had two draws and one win against GM Garry Kasparov putting him in first place.
Garry Kasparov returns at the inaugural Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the fourth leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Today is the second of three days of rapid play. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move. En Español: https://youtu.be/NTanVehal_4
2017.08.15
GrandChessTour.org
Garry Kasparov returns at the inaugural Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the fourth leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Today is the first of three days of rapid play. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move. En Español: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvfE2JLVAOs http://www.grandchesstour.org
2017.08.14
GrandChessTour.org
Round 7 was packed with action as GM Levon Aronian and GM Viswanathan Anand pulled ahead of their opponents to land in first place along with GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Join us live for the Kickoff of the Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz at the Opening Ceremony. This is going to be exciting as GM Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement and he will be on hand for comments. For the latest info/standings/results/news go to http://www.grandchesstour.org
Join us live for the Kickoff of the Grand Chess Tour Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz at the Opening Ceremony. This is going to be exciting as GM Garry Kasparov is coming out of retirement and he will be on hand for comments. For the latest info/standings/results/news go to http://www.grandchesstour.org
After Nine Rounds of Explosive up and down chess play across the Boards. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave , the Winner is crowned King of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup and becomes the Champion. Join us as we head to the Closing Ceremony
As Round 9 began there was a lingering question, will there be a playoff between the top 3 players going into the round. The answer is No, GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave ran away with first place and is crowned the King of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup.
Round 7 was packed with action as GM Levon Aronian and GM Viswanathan Anand pulled ahead of their opponents to land in first place along with GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
Garry Kasparov returns at the inaugural Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, the fourth leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Today is the first of three days of rapid play. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jen Shahade for the move-by-move. En Español: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvfE2JLVAOs http://www.grandchesstour.org
2017.08.14
GrandChessTour.org
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