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2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

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Event Details

Aug 9, 2025 - Aug 17, 2025

Closing out the tour will be the final two events held in the Chess Capital of America, Saint Louis, Missouri. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will kickoff the events starting on August 9th. The third and final speed chess event, six tour players and four wildcards will fight for a prize fund of $175,000 as they aim to finish at the top of the tour standings. The format will see nine rounds of rapid action followed by eighteen rounds of blitz, for a total of 135 games spread across five days. This event will feature six full-tour players and four wildcard players.

Follow all the action as it happens by watching our professional commentary team of Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan and Peter Svidler and International Master Nazi Paikidze and Woman Grandmaster Anastasia Karlovich on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Youtube and Twitch channels.
web graphic - 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - Gladiator GM Levon Aronian WINNER
web graphic - 2025 GCT Final Standings After 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

web graphic - 2025 GCT Final Standings After 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - LOR00064

2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - LOR00237

2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - LOR00306

2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz GCT - Day 1 - LOR00433

photo 2025 GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - Day 2 - DSC_0447

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photo GM Fabiano Caruana at the 2025 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz - Day 3

Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Rapid Scoring

2 Win

1 Draw

0 Loss

Blitz Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Place	Name	#	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Total
1	GM Caruana, Fabiano	3	2750	1(8)	2(9)	2(1)	1(2)	2(10)	2(4)	2(5)	2(6)	0(7)	14
2	GM Aronian, Levon	4	2732	2(7)	2(8)	2(9)	1(1)	1(2)	0(3)	2(10)	2(5)	1(6)	13
3	GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	8	2725	1(3)	0(4)	2(5)	1(6)	1(7)	2(10)	1(9)	1(1)	2(2)	11
4	GM Gukesh, D	7	2687	0(4)	2(5)	2(6)	0(10)	1(8)	1(9)	0(1)	2(2)	2(3)	10
T5	GM So, Wesley	2	2704	1(9)	1(1)	2(10)	1(3)	1(4)	2(5)	1(6)	0(7)	0(8)	9
T5	GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier	1	2705	2(10)	1(2)	0(3)	1(4)	1(5)	1(6)	2(7)	1(8)	0(9)	9
T5	GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek	9	2721	1(2)	0(3)	0(4)	2(5)	1(6)	1(7)	1(8)	1(10)	2(1)	9
8	GM Le, Quang Liem	6	2655	0(5)	2(10)	0(7)	1(8)	1(9)	1(1)	1(2)	0(3)	1(4)	7
9	GM Shankland, Sam	10	2621	0(1)	0(6)	0(2)	2(7)	0(3)	0(8)	0(4)	1(9)	2(5)	5
10	GM Oparin, Grigoriy	5	2634	2(6)	0(7)	0(8)	0(9)	1(1)	0(2)	0(3)	0(4)	0(10)	3

#	Place	Name	Rating	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9	Rd 10	Rd 11	Rd 12	Rd 13	Rd 14	Rd 15	Rd 16	Rd 17	Rd 18	Total	Prize
5	1-2	GM Levon Aronian	2768	D6 (w)	D7 (b)	L8 (w)	W9 (b)	W1 (w)	D2 (b)	D3 (w)	W4 (b)	W10 (w)	D6 (b)	D7 (w)	D8 (b)	W9 (w)	W1 (b)	D2 (w)	D3 (b)	L4 (w)	W10 (b)	11.5
8		GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov	2757	D3 (b)	L4 (w)	W5 (b)	W6 (w)	L7 (b)	W10 (b)	W9 (w)	W1 (b)	D2 (w)	W3 (w)	W4 (b)	D5 (w)	L6 (b)	D7 (w)	D10 (w)	D9 (b)	W1 (w)	D2 (b)	11.5
2	3	GM Liem Quang Le	2675	W9 (w)	W1 (b)	W10 (w)	D3 (w)	D4 (b)	D5 (w)	W6 (b)	L7 (w)	D8 (b)	L9 (b)	D1 (w)	W10 (b)	W3 (b)	W4 (w)	D5 (b)	D6 (w)	L7 (b)	D8 (w)	11.0
7	4-6	GM Wesley So	2803	L4 (b)	D5 (w)	W6 (b)	W10 (b)	W8 (w)	D9 (b)	D1 (w)	W2 (b)	D3 (w)	L4 (w)	D5 (b)	L6 (w)	D10 (w)	D8 (b)	W9 (w)	L1 (b)	W2 (w)	D3 (b)	10.0
3		GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	2769	D8 (w)	W9 (b)	D1 (w)	D2 (b)	D10 (w)	D4 (w)	D5 (b)	W6 (w)	D7 (b)	L8 (b)	D9 (w)	W1 (b)	L2 (w)	W10 (b)	D4 (b)	D5 (w)	D6 (b)	D7 (w)	10.0
4		GM Grigoriy Oparin	2651	W7 (w)	W8 (b)	W9 (w)	D1 (b)	D2 (w)	D3 (b)	W10 (w)	L5 (w)	D6 (b)	W7 (b)	L8 (w)	L9 (b)	L1 (w)	L2 (b)	D3 (w)	W10 (b)	W5 (b)	D6 (w)	10.0
6	7	GM D Gukesh	2613	D5 (b)	D10 (b)	L7 (w)	L8 (b)	W9 (w)	D1 (b)	L2 (w)	L3 (b)	D4 (w)	D5 (w)	W10 (w)	W7 (b)	W8 (w)	L9 (b)	L1 (w)	D2 (b)	D3 (w)	D4 (b)	8.0
1	8	GM Fabiano Caruana	2760	D10 (w)	L2 (w)	D3 (b)	D4 (w)	L5 (b)	D6 (w)	D7 (b)	L8 (w)	D9 (b)	D10 (b)	D2 (b)	L3 (w)	W4 (b)	L5 (w)	W6 (b)	W7 (w)	L8 (b)	D9 (w)	7.5
9	9	GM Leinier Dominguez Perez	2634	L2 (b)	L3 (w)	L4 (b)	L5 (w)	L6 (b)	D7 (w)	L8 (b)	L10 (b)	D1 (w)	W2 (w)	D3 (b)	W4 (w)	L5 (b)	W6 (w)	L7 (b)	D8 (w)	W10 (w)	D1 (b)	6.5
10	10	GM Sam Shankland	2651	D1 (b)	D6 (w)	L2 (b)	L7 (w)	D3 (b)	L8 (w)	L4 (b)	W9 (w)	L5 (b)	D1 (w)	L6 (b)	L2 (w)	D7 (b)	L3 (w)	D8 (b)	L4 (w)	L9 (b)	L5 (w)	4.0