2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 1 |

Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the 8th Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the third of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Five of the Tour players are joined by five wildcards (roster below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin. Today are the first three rounds of the rapid round robin. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, & Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move.

2024.08.12
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RAPID ROUND 1 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Wesley So
vs.
Fabiano Caruana
Hikaru Nakamura
vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Ian Nepomniachtchi

vs. Alireza Firouzja
Levon Aronian

vs. R Praggnanandhaa
Leinier Dominguez

vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov

RAPID ROUND 2 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
vs. Hikaru Nakamura
Alireza Firouzja vs. Wesley So
Levon Aronian

vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi

Fabiano Caruana
vs.
Leinier Dominguez
R Praggnanandhaa
vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

RAPID ROUND 3 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec.
Hikaru Nakamura vs.
Fabiano Caruana
Ian Nepomniachtchi



vs. R Praggnanandhaa
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Wesley So
vs.
Levon Aronian
Leinier Dominguez

vs. Alireza Firouzja