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2024 Summer Chess Classic

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Event Details

May 28, 2024 - Jun 5, 2024

Saint Louis Chess Club

The Summer Chess Classic 2024 is set to take place in Saint Louis, Missouri, from May 28 to June 5, 2024. Renowned for its intense competition, the Classic Chess series is an ideal proving ground for Grandmasters and International Masters to measure their mettle against equally skilled opponents.

This year’s event will feature two 10-player Round Robin tournaments. Over a compelling 9-day period, these elite competitors will contend for a significant prize fund of $40,000, seeking to acquire invaluable experience in a high-caliber event.

Fans can tune into the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch and YouTube channels for daily coverage of the tournament, featuring commentary by Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan and National Master Caleb Denby, starting at 4:00pm CT.

GM Illya Nyzhnyk and GM Aram Hakobyan

GM Illya Nyzhnyk and GM Aram Hakobyan
2023 Summer Chess Classic

**TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE**
DAY	TIME*	GROUP A & B
Tuesday, May 28	12:30 PM	Player Meeting
Tuesday, May 28	1:00 PM	Round 1
Wednesday, May 29	1:00 PM	Round 2
Thursday, May 30	1:00 PM	Round 3
Friday, May 31	1:00 PM	Round 4
Saturday, June 1	1:00 PM	Round 5
Sunday, June 2	1:00 PM	Round 6
Monday, June 3	1:00 PM	Round 7
Tuesday, June 4	1:00 PM	Round 8
Wednesday, June 5	11:00 AM	Round 9
Wednesday, June 5	5:00 PM	Playoff (if necessary)

* All times listed are Central Time*

The 2024 Summer Chess Classic features a combined prize fund of $40,000!

**Group A**
Title	Player	Country	FIDE Rating Apr 2024
GM	Ray Robson	USA	2695
GM	Grigoriy Oparin	USA	2670
GM	Awonder Liang	USA	2642
GM	Ante Brkic	CRO	2639
GM	Nikolas Theodorou	GRE	2622
GM	Benjamin Bok	NED	2620
GM	Temur Kuybokarov	AUS	2600
GM	Christopher Yoo	USA	2584
GM	Mikhail Antipov	FID	2574
GM	Andrew Hong	USA	2550

**Group B**
Title	Player	Country	FIDE Rating
GM	Andy Woodward	USA	2515
GM	Akshat Chandra	USA	2489
GM	Steven Zierk	USA	2487
IM	Josiah Stearman	USA	2467
GM	Harshit Raja	IND	2458
FM	Brewington Hardaway	USA	2455
GM	Melik Khachiyan	USA	2430
GM	Irina Krush	USA	2415
FM	Alice Lee	USA	2368
WGM	Begim Tokhirjonova	USA	2357

**SUMMER CHESS CLASSIC A FUND**
PLACE	PRIZE	PLACE	PRIZE
1^st	$5,000	6^th	$1,500
2^nd	$4,000	7^th	$1,500
3^rd	$3,000	8^th	$1,000
4^th	$2,500	9^th	$1,000
5^th	$2,000	10^th	$1,000
Winner’s Bonus: $500
Total Prize Fund: $23,000

**SUMMER CHESS CLASSIC B FUND**
PLACE	PRIZE	PLACE	PRIZE
1^st	$4,000	6^th	$1,000
2^nd	$3,000	7^th	$750
3^rd	$2,500	8^th	$750
4^th	$2,000	9^th	$500
5^th	$1,500	10^th	$500
Winner’s Bonus: $500
Total Prize Fund: $17,000

GM Benjamin Bok and GM Nikolas Theodorou in Round 1 of the 2023 Summer Chess Classic

GM Benjamin Bok (left) and GM Nikolas Theodorou (right) in Round 1 of the 2023 Summer Chess Classic. GM Theodorou won the Group A section last year.

Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Standard Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Rank	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	GM Robson, Ray	USA	2695	x	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	1	1	6.0
2	GM Liang, Awonder	USA	2642	½	x	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	5.5
3	GM Hong, Andrew	USA	2550	½	½	x	1	0	0	½	1	1	1	5.5
4	GM Oparin, Grigoriy	USA	2676	0	½	0	x	1	½	½	½	1	1	5.0
5	GM Theodorou, Nikolas	GRE	2616	½	½	1	0	x	½	1	1	½	0	5.0
6	GM Yoo, Christopher Woojin	USA	2599	½	½	1	½	½	x	½	0	½	1	5.0
7	GM Brkic, Ante	CRO	2639	½	½	½	½	0	½	x	½	½	½	4.0
8	GM Antipov, Mikhail Al.	FID	2598	½	0	0	½	0	1	½	x	½	½	3.5
9	GM Bok, Benjamin	NED	2599	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	x	½	3.0
10	GM Kuybokarov, Temur	AUS	2600	0	0	0	0	1	0	½	½	½	x	2.5

Rank	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	IM Woodward, Andy	USA	2503	x	1	1	0	½	1	1	½	1	½	6.5
2	GM Zierk, Steven^‡	USA	2487	0	x	½	1	1	½	1	½	1	1	6.5
3	GM Raja Harshit	IND	2477	0	½	x	½	1	½	1	1	½	½	5.5
4	IM Hardaway, Brewington	USA	2450	1	0	½	x	0	½	1	1	1	½	5.5
5	IM Tokhirjonova, Gulrukhbegim	USA	2366	½	0	0	1	x	½	1	½	1	1	5.5
6	GM Chandra, Akshat	USA	2481	0	½	½	½	½	x	½	½	1	1	5.0
7	GM Krush, Irina	USA	2415	0	0	0	0	0	½	x	1	½	1	3.0
8	IM Lee, Alice	USA	2368	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	x	½	½	3.0
9	IM Stearman, Josiah	USA	2467	0	0	½	0	0	0	½	½	x	1	2.5
10	GM Khachiyan, Melikset	USA	2430	½	0	½	½	0	0	0	½	0	x	2.0