view all news, press, & insights 2023 Summer Chess Classic: Round 2 Table of contents August 1 2023 Invitational Recap Live from The Chase Park Plaza Hotel, the fourth Summer Chess Classic is comprised of two 10-player round robin tournaments (pairings below). The Classic series are strong tournaments held quarterly to create opportunities for Grandmasters and International Masters to test their skill against similar level players. Join GM Yasser Seirawan and WGM Begim Tokhirjonova for abbreviated coverage. 2023.08.03 ROUND 2 | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.GROUP ADariusz Swiercz (0.5) vs. Pranav Venkatesh (1)Krishnan Sasikiran (0.5) vs. John Burke(0.5)Aram Hakobyan (0.5) vs. Raunak Sadhwani(0.5)Nikolas Theodorou (0.5) vs. Illia Nyzhnyk(0.5)Abhi Mishra vs. Benjamin Bok(0.5) GROUP BSemyon Lomasov (1) vs. Dambasuren Batsuren(0.5)Akshat Chandra (1) vs. Elshan Moradiabadi (0.5)Justin Wang vs. Brandon Jacobson(1)Alex Lenderman vs. Arman Mikaelyan(0.5)Andrew Hong (0.5) vs. Luka Budisavljevic Related CHESS NEWS prev next Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 9 | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 8: Pragg & Fabi Lead Before Final Round | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 7: Pragg Wins Outstanding Battle With Alireza | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 6: Fabiano Leads With Half a Point! | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 5: Five Draws, But All Interesting | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 4: Caruana Holds Nerves, Turns Tables on Nodirbek | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 3: Caruana Earns Massive Win over Firouzja! | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 2: Alireza Bests Duda in Epic Game! | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME ROUND 1: Pragg Doesn’t Give Gukesh a Chance! | #SinquefieldCup Read the Article Invitational Recap POSTGAME DAY 5: Unstoppable Levon Takes 1st! | #STLRapidBlitz Read the Article