2023 Cairns Cup
2023 Cairns Cup For the third time, the Saint Louis Chess Club will host the Cairns Cup, an elite level tournament for the top female players from around the world. Inspired by its mission to further promote the game of chess to females, the STLCC aptly chose the name Cairns Cup in honor of co-founder […]
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and Grandmaster Irina Krush Win The Second Annual American Cup
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and Grandmaster Irina Krush Win The Second Annual American Cup $300,000 in Prize Money Awarded During Double-Elimination Knockout Tournaments SAINT LOUIS, March 28, 2023 – Grandmasters Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush bested a field of elite chess players from across the United States to take top honors in the 2023 Open and […]
2023 Spring Chess Classic | Pairings & Results B
Pairings & Results | B </div> 2023 Spring Chess Classic Overview The field Pairings & Results | A Pairings & Results | B Regulations
2023 Spring Chess Classic | Pairings & Results A
Pairings & Results | B </div> 2023 Spring Chess Classic Overview The field Pairings & Results | A Pairings & Results | B Regulations
2023 American Cup – Day 10 Recap
Hikaru Nakamura pulled through to become the 2023 American Cup Champion after defeating Wesley So 2.5-1.5 in a difficult final Elimination Match. The finale started out with three solid draws, but finished abruptly in the fourth game after a blunder by So got his queen trapped inside Nakamura’s territory. Open Section – Final Standings Check […]
2023 American Cup – Day 9 Recap
8-time U.S. Champion Irina Krush bounced back from a loss in classical to defeat a surging Alice Lee in a rapid playoff and win her second straight American Cup title. Meanwhile Wesley So won a playoff on-demand against Hikaru Nakamura in order to force a final Elimination Match in the American Cup tomorrow. Women’s Section […]
2023 American Cup – Day 8 Recap
The 2023 American Cup Finals kicked off in exciting fashion with the first games between Hikaru Nakamura vs. Wesley So and Irina Krush vs. Alice Lee. In the Open, Nakamura sacrificed his queen for two rooks in a roller-coaster game that would ultimately end in a draw. Meanwhile Krush took a 1-0 lead after winning […]
2023 American Cup – Day 7 Recap
Wesley So and Alice Lee both earned a spot in the American Cup finals after emerging victorious in their Elimination matches today, knocking out Levon Aronian and Nazí Paikidze to advance to the American Cup finals. Next they will both face the top seeds and winners of the Champions Bracket, Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush, […]
2023 American Cup – Day 6 Recap
Hikaru Nakamura and Irina Krush both advanced to the finals of the American Cup after winning dramatic playoffs to secure first place in the Champions Bracket. Meanwhile in the Elimination Bracket, Levon Aronian knocked out Leinier Dominguez 1.5-0.5 while Nazí Paikidze defeated Begim Tokhirjonova. Nakamura and Krush will next face the winner of So – […]
2023 American Cup – Day 5 Recap
The finals of the American Cup Champions Bracket kicked off today with two draws, as the first game of both Nakamura – So and Krush – Lee ended peacefully. In the Elimination Bracket, Dominguez knocked out Shankland, while Caruana – Aronian went the full distance to Armageddon. In the Women’s Section, Paikidze and Tokhirjonova were […]