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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).
Previous reports: Day 1 | Day 2 | Day 3
The Ragozin is being played by every top grandmaster in the world - it is time you also add it to your repertoire to get interesting and dynamic positions against 1. d4!
GM Alejandro Ramirez analyses every single move that White can play once the Ragozin is reached, but due to several transpositional possibilities he always emphasises strategic goals to keep in mind.
Commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Alejandro Ramirez and Maurice Ashley