2014 Sinquefield Cup starts today
8/27/2014 – It is billed as the strongest chess tournament in history: the world's numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 are playing a double round robin in Chess Club and Scholastic Center, Saint Louis, USA. Their average rating is 2801, making it a Category XXIII event. Total prize fund: US $315,000. The first round starts at 2 p.m. local time today. Playchess has live coverage and commentary.
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2014 Sinquefield CupThis super-GM double round robin tournament is being played from August 27th to September 7th. It is billed as the strongest tournament in the history of chess. The players – Magnus Carlsen (Norway), Levon Aronian (Armenia), Fabiano Caruana (Italy), Hikaru Nakamura (USA), Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) – are the world's number 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9, the average rating is 2801, making this the first ever Category XXIII tournament! The prize fund is US $315,000 in total, with the winner getting $100,000, the runner up $75,00, and the rest $50,000 – $20,000. The venue is the Chess Club and Scholastic Center at 4657 Maryland Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Tickets cost $15 per round, $65 for five rounds and $100 for all ten rounds. |
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Participants
| No. | Player |
Rating
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W-Rnk
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Age
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Country |
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen |
2877
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1
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23
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Norway |
| 2 | Levon Aronian |
2805
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2
|
31
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Armenia |
| 3 | Fabiano Caruana |
2801
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3
|
22
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Italy |
| 4 | Hikaru Nakamura |
2787
|
5
|
26
|
USA |
| 5 | Veselin Topalov |
2772
|
8
|
39
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Bulgaria |
| 6 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
2768
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9
|
23
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France |
Pairings for the first round, which starts on Wednesday, August 27, at 2 p.m. local time (21:00h CEST, 23:00h Moscow, Thursday 0:30 New Delhi, 04:00h Tokyo, 05:00 Canberra – check your location here), are:
| Levon Aronian | - |
Hikaru Nakamura
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| Veselin Topalov | - | Fabiano Caruana |
| M. Vachier-Lagrave | - | Magnus Carlsen |
The games will be broadcast live on Playchess, with expert analysis (see schedule below).
Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Event |
Playchess commentary
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| Wednesday | Aug. 27 | 2 PM | Round 1 |
Simon Williams
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| Thursday | Aug. 28 | 2 PM | Round 2 |
Simon Williams
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| Friday | Aug. 29 | 2 PM | Round 3 |
Simon Williams
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| Saturday | Aug. 30 | 2 PM | Round 4 |
Simon Williams
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| Sunday | Aug. 31 | 2 PM | Round 5 |
Simon Williams
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| Monday | Sept. 1 | Rest Day | ||
| Tuesday | Sept. 2 | 2 PM | Round 6 |
Daniel King
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| Wednesday | Sept. 3 | 2 PM | Round 7 |
Simon Williams
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| Thursday | Sept. 4 | 2 PM | Round 8 |
Daniel King
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| Friday | Sept. 5 | 2 PM | Round 9 |
Simon Williams
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| Saturday | Sept. 6 | 2 PM | Round 10 |
Chris Ward
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| Sunday | Sept. 7 | 12 PM | Playoffs |
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