St. Louis Rapid & Blitz - Nakamura wins

by ChessBase
8/15/2021 – Hikaru Nakamura continued to impress on the first day of the blitz section in Saint Louis. The 5-time US champion has remained undefeated in the event, and entered the fifth day of action with a 2½-point lead over Fabiano Caruana. | Follow the games live with expert commentary. | Photo: Bryan Adams

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Day 5 - Blitz

The fourth leg of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour is taking place on August 11-15 at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

The event consists of two sections: a three-day single round robin with a rapid time control (25’+10”), followed by a two-day double round robin with a blitz time control (5’+2”). The action kicks off daily at 16.00 ET (22.00 CEST, 20.00 UT).

  • Rapid section: August 11-13
  • Blitz section: August 14-15

Previous reports: Day 1 | Day 2 Day 3


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Commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez and Maurice Ashley


Current standings - Blitz

 

Final standings - Rapid (Win = 2 points; Draw = 1 point)

 

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