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Press Release, Saint Louis, MO, January 13, 2021
The 2021 tour schedule consists of five tournaments as follows:
Superbet Chess Classic: June 3 - 15, 2021, Bucharest, Romania
Paris Rapid & Blitz: June 16 - 23, 2021, Paris, France
Croatia Rapid & Blitz: July 5 - 12, 2021, Zagreb, Croatia
St Louis Rapid & Blitz: August 9 - 16, 2021, St. Louis, Missouri USA
Sinquefield Cup: August 16 – 28, 2021, St. Louis, Missouri USA
“We are excited to return to over the board events this year,” said Executive Director Michael Khodarkovsky. “All five event locations will comply with local COVID-19 guidelines and fans can expect the same excitement and action that they have come to love and enjoy from the Grand Chess Tour.”
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# |
Name |
FED |
URS (Rank) |
FIDE (Rank) |
|
1 |
FRA |
2803 (3) |
2784 (5) | |
|
2 |
CHN |
2800 (4) |
2791 (3) | |
|
3 |
USA |
2796 (5) |
2823 (2) | |
|
4 |
USA |
2788 (6) |
2770 (9) | |
|
5 |
RUS |
2785 (7) |
2789 (4) | |
|
6 |
RUS |
2780 (8) |
2777 (7) | |
|
6 |
ARM |
2779 (9) |
2781 (6) | |
|
8 |
AZE |
2769 (11) |
2770 (8) | |
|
9 |
AZE |
2769 (12) |
2765 (10) | |
|
10 |
NED |
2755 (18) |
2764 (11) |
The wildcard participants for the three rapid and blitz events scheduled to take place in Paris, Zagreb, and Saint Louis will be announced as they become available.
The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players. The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess, inspired the Grand Chess Tour and helped solidify the partnership between the organizers. All Grand Chess Tour 2021 events will comply with local and regional COVID-19 restrictions. For more information about the tour, please visit grandchesstour.org.
