Sinquefield Cup

Sinquefield Cup. DATES August 1628 2021 VENUES Saint Louis Missouri USA FORMAT 10 Player Round Robin PRIZE FUND $325000.

BroadcastScheduleFormatPlayersPrize FundRegulationsCommunity ContestHistoryThe inaugural Sinquefield Cup was held in 2013 as a fourplayer double roundrobin It was won by GM Magnus Carlsen who later that year became world champion by defeating GM Viswanathan Anand The 2014 Sinquefield Cup was a sixplayer double roundrobin GM Fabiano Caruana went on a historical tear winning his first seven games and the overall tournament by three full point.

Sinquefield Cup 2021 chess24.com

The Sinquefield Cup is a 10player classical roundrobin taking place in the Saint Louis Chess Club from 1727 August 2021 It’s the fifth and final stage of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour a series of five events with a total prize fund of $1275 million The players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game plus a 30second increment starting.

2022 Sinquefield Cup Grand Chess Tour

The Sinquefield Cup sees four of the participants not only fighting to win the tournament but also keeping an eye on the overall standings of the Grand Chess Tour which grants an extra $175000 prize fund for the three players who get the most points throughout the series.

Sinquefield Cup: Sharp chess ChessBase

The Sinquefield Cup concludes the 2021 Grand Chess Tour being its second classical time control event Looking at the field of participants we may lament the absence of many elite players Of the regular Tour contestants only VachierLagrave was able to come to the United States in the face of the ongoing COVID19 restrictions on travel.