SAINT LOUIS, June 26, 2024 - Tournament favorite Grandmaster (GM) Tan Zhongyi was crowned the winner of the 2024 Cairns Cup on Saturday, June 22, taking home a prize of $50,000. Created and hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club, the Cairns Cup is one of the world's premier women's tournaments.
Fabiano Caruana talks to Anastasiya Karlovich before the Superbet Chess Classic 2024. This aired during Round 3.
Live from the Grand Hotel Bucharest, the 5th Superbet Chess Classic is the second of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. The nine Tour players are joined by a wildcard (pairings below) for a classical round robin. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Evgeny Miroshnichenko, & Cristian Chirila, IM Jovanka Houska, and WGM Anastasiya Karlovich for the move-by-move.
The competitors talk about how they balance chess with their hobbies, family, and life before the Superbet Chess Classic 2024. This aired during Round 3.
Grandmaster Constantin Lupulescu talks to Anastasiya Karlovich during the second round of the Superbet Chess Classic 2024. This aired during Round 2.
Starting the tournament in a topsy turvy manner, Alireza manages to stabilize and bounce back to defeat Nordibek in round 2
Photograph by Lennart Ootes
In a complicated and doubled-edged position, Gukesh maneuvers his way to a first round victory over Bogdan Deac.
Photograph by Lennart Ootes
Caruana's play of b6 and some inspiration in his defeat over Alireza Firouzja in Round 1 of the Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest.
Caruana's play of b6 and some inspiration in his defeat over Alireza Firouzja in Round 1 of the Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest.
Alireza Firouzja talks to Cristian Chirila after defeating Abdusattorov in Round 2 of the Superbet Chess Classic 2024.
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