The final event and signature tournament of the Grand Chess Tour circuit, the Sinquefield Cup 2024 will take place from 19-29th August at The World Chess Hall of Fame, 4652 Maryland Ave #1, Saint Louis, USA.
This event will feature nine full-tour players and one wildcard player, reigning World Champion Ding Liren from China. The total prize fund is $350,000. At the end of the tournament, a new tour champion will be crowned.
The playing format is a nine-round tournament with one round per day. Each player faces off against every other competitor throughout the tournament. Games are played at classical time controls and may last up to 6 hours each.
The tournament kicks off with huge excitement as World Champion Ding Liren faces his Challenger Gukesh D in the first round.
Pairings round 1:
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2793 – GM Firouzja Alireza FRA 2751
GM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2749 – GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2762
GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2767 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2721
GM Ding Liren CHN 2745 – GM Gukesh D IND 2766
GM So Wesley USA 2751 – GM Giri Anish NED 2746
Alireza Firouzja triumphed in the previous event, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Chess Tournament. Earlier in the season, Fabiano Caruana won the two European 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, Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze starting at 1:20pm CDT via the Saint Louis Chess Clubโs Twitch & YouTube channels.
