Match of the Millennials
The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL), in cooperation with the Kasparov Chess Foundation (KCF), U.S. Chess Federation, World Chess Federation (FIDE) and FIDE Trainers’ Commission are proud to announce the Match of the Millennials. Hosted at the CCSCSL from July 26th through the 29th, nine American players will face nine of the best juniors from around the world.
| DATES | July 26-29, 2017 |
|---|---|
| LOCATION | Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis |
| FORMAT | U17 & U14 sections |
| PRIZE FUND | $30,000 |
| COMMENTATORS | The games will be broadcast live. |
| SPECTATORS | Admittance is free for annual members of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center or $5/day |
Schedule of Events
| DATE | TIME | EVENT |
|---|---|---|
| Monday & Tuesday, July 24 & 25 | Arrival | |
| Tuesday, July 25 | 6 P.M. | Opening Ceremony |
| Wednesday, July 26 | 10 A.M. | Rounds 1 |
| 5 P.M. | Round 2 | |
| Thursday, July 27 | 10 A.M. | Rounds 3 |
| 5 P.M. | Round 4 | |
| Friday, July 28 | 10 A.M. | Rounds 5 |
| 5 P.M. | Round 6 | |
| Saturday, July 29 | 9 A.M. | Rounds 7 |
| 4 P.M. | Round 8 | |
| 8 P.M. | Closing Ceremony | |
| Sunday, July 30 | Departure |
* All times listed are (GMT+1). Dates and times subject to change.
Admission: Members of the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis can watch the live rounds for free. Live commentary will be streamed online
The Fields
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U.S. Team Captains: Michael Khodarkovsky and Armen Ambartsumian; Coach: Alex Onischuk |
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Team |
Name |
FIDE Rating |
Age |
Home Country |
Federation |
|
U17 |
Jeffery Xiong |
2642 |
17 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U17 |
Sam Sevian |
2633 |
16 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U17 |
Ruifeng Li |
2568 |
15 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U17 |
John Michael Burke |
2479 |
16 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U17 |
Nicolas Checa |
2415 |
15 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U14 |
Awonder Liang |
2536 |
14 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U14 |
Andrew Hong |
2334 |
12 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U14 |
Carissa Yip |
2261 |
13 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
|
U14 |
Martha Samadashvili |
2018 |
13 |
U.S.A. |
U.S.A. |
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World Team Captains: Efstratios Grivas (Greece) and Alexander Beliavsky (Slovenia), Head of delegation: Jorge Vega (Guatamala). |
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Team |
Name |
FIDE Rating |
Age |
Home Country |
Federation |
|
U17 |
Haik Martirosyan |
2544 |
17 |
Armenia |
ARM |
|
U17 |
Andrey Esipenko |
2523 |
15 |
Russia |
RUS |
|
U17 |
Aleksey Sarana |
2510 |
17 |
Russia |
RUS |
|
U17 |
Anton Smirnov |
2495 |
16 |
Australia |
AUS |
|
U17 |
Aryan Chopra |
2491 |
16 |
India |
IND |
|
U14 |
Praggnanandhaa Ramesh Babu |
2479 |
12 |
India |
IND |
|
U14 |
Nodirbek Abdusattorov |
2467 |
13 |
Uzbekistan |
UZB |
|
U14 |
Bibisara Assaubayeva |
2386 |
13 |
Russia |
RUS |
|
U14 |
Nurgyul Salimova |
2332 |
14 |
Bulgaria |
FIDE |
