The third and final speed event of the Grand Chess Tour 2024, Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Chess Tournament, will take place from 12-16th August at The World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave #1, Saint Louis, USA.
This tournament will feature seven full-tour players and three wildcard players. The total prize fund is $175,000.
The event will be played in 9 round-robin rapid rounds (2 points/game), and 9 double round-robin blitz rounds (1 point/game), and the cumulative sum of the points will determine the Winner of the tournament.
Participants:
Fabiano Caruana (USA 2805)
Ian Nepomniachtchi (FID 2770)
Alireza Firouzja (FRA 2737)
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (UZB 2765)
Wesley So (USA 2757)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA 2732)
Praggnanadhaa R (IND 2747)
Hikaru Nakamura (wildcard USA 2794)
Levon Aronian (wildcard USA 2729)
Leinier Dominguez (wildcard USA 2748)
Fabiano Caruana won the previous two events, Superbet Chess Classic Romania and Zagreb SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz.
Fans should make sure to catch all the action with Grandmasters Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler and International Master Nazi Paikidze via the Saint Louis Chess Clubโs Twitch & YouTube channels.
