2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz – Day 4 Recap
The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz is now a two-horse race, as Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So have separated themselves from the rest of the field with a three point lead. After nine exhilarating blitz rounds, the World Champion leads the tournament, overtaking So by half a point. Ian Nepomniachti finished the day in third […]
2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz – Day 3 Recap
The dramatic third day of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz certainly shook up the standings. After going 3 – 0 yesterday, it seemed as if Magnus Carlsen was going to be unstoppable. The World Champion scored a lukewarm 50% today, and with three players hot on his heels, it wasn’t enough to maintain the […]
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2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz – Day 2 Recap
Day two of the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz kicked off with an all-decisive bloody round. Magnus Carlsen came back powerfully, winning all three games today after finishing day one with a fifty percent score. While the World Champion called his games from rounds four and six “gifts”, he particularly enjoyed his round five win […]
2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz – Day 1 Recap
The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz has been one of the stops of the Grand Chess Tour since 2017. This year, it’s a stand-alone online tournament with 9 rapid and 18 blitz games over five days and a $250,000 prize fund, attracting some of the top players of the world, including World Champion Magnus Carlsen […]
Saint Louis Chess Club to Host 2020 U.S. Chess Championships Online From October 8-29
For more information, contact:Rebecca BuffingtonSaint Louis Chess Club(314) [email protected] For Immediate Release Saint Louis Chess Club to Host 2020 U.S. Chess Championships Online From October 8-29 The top chess players in the United States will battle online for the $330,900 in prizes for these five upcoming events SAINT LOUIS, September 14, 2020 – October of […]
Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura Tie For First in the Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament
Media Contact:Rebecca BuffingtonPhone: (314) [email protected] For Immediate Release Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura Tie For First in the Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX Tournament World Champion and Newly Signed Esport Grandmaster Each Take Home $31,250 Respectively SAINT LOUIS, September 13, 2020 – The final day of Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX concluded with World Champion GM Magnus […]
2020 Champions Showdown:Chess 9LX – Day 3 Recap
The big rivalry of the summer between World Champion Magnus Carlsen and U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura was reignited in the final day of Champions Showdown: Chess9LX. The duo famously played a marathon match in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational in August, which came down to the wire and was decided in an Armageddon game in favor […]
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2020 Champions Showdown:Chess 9LX – Day 2 Recap
Day two of Champions Showdown: Chess9LX was action packed. After winning all three games, Levon Aronian emerged as the new leader, half a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So. In the postgame interview, Aronian remarked that he spent more time preparing and doing tactics before the games today and felt that […]