2020 Cairns Cup – Day 5 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen In the bloodiest round of the Cairns Cup thus far, a remarkable five out of five games ended decisively. Every game produced intriguing fireworks as players were able to give it their all before the rest day. Nana Dzagnidze let her first place standing slip after a disappointing loss to Humpy […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 4 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen With the rest day soon approaching, some players were keen on conserving energy while others were adamant about fighting until the bitter end. Round 5 produced two decisive games as Wenjun Ju defeated Valentina Gunina, and Alexandra Kosteniuk took down Carissa Yip. Nana Dzagnidze maintains her lead with 3/4 points, but […]
Regulations
Regulations Format Summary The Cairns Cup shall be paired as a classical 10-player Round Robin event. Prompt Arrival: Players are expected to arrive promptly for their games. Players not at their board at the beginning of each round may receive a fine of $1,000 to be deducted from their prize for each occurrence. Players more […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 3 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen Going into Round 3, the fight for first was tightly contested with four players tied atop the leaderboard. After a number of topsy-turvy battles and dramatic time pressure situations, Nana Dzagnidze emerged as the clear leader with 2.5/3. The Georgian GM doesn’t have an easy road ahead however, as she will […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 2 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen Today’s round was filled with excitement as chess fans got to witness heartbreaking blunders, jaw dropping tactics, intense time pressure situations, and one marathon endgame. It seemed like the games produced continual drama as there were multiple unexpected turn-arounds. After the dust settled, Muzychuk, Kosteniuk, and Lagno emerged as the second […]
2020 Cairns Cup – Day 1 Recap
By IM Eric Rosen At the Cairns Cup opening ceremony last night the players expressed gratitude and excitement to be part of such a strong and historic event. They promised to deliver dynamic and exciting chess for this event and maybe even produce more decisive games than the Sinquefield Cup. While many of the first […]
Pairings & Results
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2022 Spring Chess Classic | Pairings & Results | B
Pairings & Results | B Sorry, but your web browser does not support iframes. 2022 Spring Chess Classic Overview The Field Pairings & Results | A Pairings & Results | B Regulations
2022 Spring Chess Classic | Pairings & Results | A
Pairings & Results | A Playoff Game White Result Black 1 Ilya Nyzhnyk 0 – 1 Sam Sevian 2 Sam Sevian 1 – 0 Ilya Nyzhnyk Sorry, but your web browser does not support iframes. 2022 Spring Chess Classic Overview The Field Pairings & Results | A Pairings & Results | B Regulations
2022 Spring Chess Classic
2022 Spring Chess Classic The Saint Louis Chess Club is happy to announce the return of our Classic Chess series, starting with the 2022 Spring Chess Classic. The Classic Chess series are strong tournaments held quarterly to create opportunities for Grandmasters and International Masters to test their skill against similar level players. The 2022 Spring […]