St. Louis Rapid & Blitz - Nakamura wins

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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

Live games

 

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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Dominant victory for Hikaru Nakamura in Saint Louis

8/16/2021 – In a remarkable exhibition of speed and control, Hikaru Nakamura won the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Tournament with three rounds to spare, going through 27 rounds undefeated against a field completely made up of 2700+ rated players. Fabiano Caruana and Richard Rapport finished second and third respectively. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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St. Louis Rapid & Blitz: Nakamura grabs the lead

8/14/2021 – Yet another action-packed day at the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Tournament saw Hikaru Nakamura grabbing the sole lead before entering the blitz section of the event. Nakamura beat Fabiano Caruana in their all-important direct encounter to leapfrog him in the standings table. The top scorer on Friday was Richard Rapport, who is now sharing second place with Caruana. | Photo: Crystal Fuller
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Keshava Keshava 8/16/2021 02:43
@Dan Durham,
Most GM's don't compete "at this level".
PhishMaster PhishMaster 8/15/2021 01:47
@NYTed, This page is using classical ratings, but the official website (I am not checking it, but since you said so, I certainly believe you) is almost certainly using either the official FIDE rapid and/or blitz ratings.
NYTed NYTed 8/14/2021 11:39
I think the Chessbase rating are off as they don't agree with the ratings on the official website.
satman satman 8/13/2021 01:33
Good for you Dan!
Dan Durham Dan Durham 8/13/2021 01:47
I could've been a GM and competing at this level. I once beat Larry Remlinger but lost and drew against underrated low experts at the old Riverside (CA) Chess Club. Now, thanks to the Wall Street Bailout, I am a winner.
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