Grand Chess Tour: SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz in Kroatien
Zitat von Conrad Schormann am 29. Juni 2023, 10:01 UhrDie Grand Chess Tour teilt mit:
Grand Chess Tour Heads to Zagreb for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
SAINT LOUIS, MO USA - June 27, 2023 - After thrilling wins by GM Fabiano Caruana and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the first two legs of the Grand Chess Tour, the next tour stop will be in Zagreb, Croatia for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 4-9, 2023.
“The Grand Chess Tour features the world’s best chess players and this year's competition has been no exception thus far,” said Grand Chess Tour Executive Director Michael Khodarkovsky. “We are eager to see which player will take top honors when they face off over the board in Croatia in another fast paced Rapid & Blitz event.”
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia will mark the midway point of the Grand Chess Tour and will feature $175,000 in prizes. Five full-tour and five wildcard players will compete over nine rounds of rapid and 18 rounds of blitz to see who comes out on top. The field includes:
#
Player Name
Invitation Method
Country
FIDE Rating
URS Rating
1
Magnus Carlsen
Wildcard
NOR
2848
2849
2
Alireza Firouzja
Full Tour
FRA
2811
2795
3
Fabiano Caruana
Full Tour
USA
2781
2780
4
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Full Tour
FID
2778
2789
5
Jan-Krzysztof Duda
Full Tour
POL
2767
2767
6
Viswanathan Anand
Wildcard
IND
2739
2750
7
Richard Rapport
Full Tour
ROU
2736
2746
8
Dommaraju Gukesh
Wildcard
IND
2655
2690
9
Ivan Saric
Wildcard
CRO
2624
2656
10
Constantin Lupulescu
Wildcard
ROU
2584
2602
Grandmaster Wesley So from the United States is currently at the top of 2023 Grand Chess Tour leaderboard, followed by Poland’s GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and GM Fabiano Caruana, also from the United States.
The Grand Chess Tour is a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world’s best players competing for $1.4 million in cash throughout the 2023 season. The tour will conclude in America’s chess capital at the Saint Louis Chess Club with the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup, taking place in Fall 2023.
“We are happy to welcome back to the Grand Chess Tour former World Champions Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand,” said Michael Khodarkovsky, Executive Director of the Grand Chess Tour. “They will be challenged by young and rising stars like Firouzja and Gukesh, which promises us thrilling and exciting competition in Zagreb.”
Tune in daily at 3:00 p.m. CEST (8:00 a.m. CDT) to watch the exciting coverage, featuring commentators Yasser Seirawan, Nazi Paikidze, Evgenij “Miro” Miroshnichenko and Cristian Chirila. For more information and the full tournament standings, visit grandchesstour.org.
Die Grand Chess Tour teilt mit:
Grand Chess Tour Heads to Zagreb for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia
SAINT LOUIS, MO USA - June 27, 2023 - After thrilling wins by GM Fabiano Caruana and five-time World Champion Magnus Carlsen in the first two legs of the Grand Chess Tour, the next tour stop will be in Zagreb, Croatia for SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia, July 4-9, 2023.
“The Grand Chess Tour features the world’s best chess players and this year's competition has been no exception thus far,” said Grand Chess Tour Executive Director Michael Khodarkovsky. “We are eager to see which player will take top honors when they face off over the board in Croatia in another fast paced Rapid & Blitz event.”
SuperUnited Rapid & Blitz Croatia will mark the midway point of the Grand Chess Tour and will feature $175,000 in prizes. Five full-tour and five wildcard players will compete over nine rounds of rapid and 18 rounds of blitz to see who comes out on top. The field includes:
# | Player Name | Invitation Method | Country | FIDE Rating | URS Rating |
1 | Magnus Carlsen | Wildcard | NOR | 2848 | 2849 |
2 | Alireza Firouzja | Full Tour | FRA | 2811 | 2795 |
3 | Fabiano Caruana | Full Tour | USA | 2781 | 2780 |
4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | Full Tour | FID | 2778 | 2789 |
5 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Full Tour | POL | 2767 | 2767 |
6 | Viswanathan Anand | Wildcard | IND | 2739 | 2750 |
7 | Richard Rapport | Full Tour | ROU | 2736 | 2746 |
8 | Dommaraju Gukesh | Wildcard | IND | 2655 | 2690 |
9 | Ivan Saric | Wildcard | CRO | 2624 | 2656 |
10 | Constantin Lupulescu | Wildcard | ROU | 2584 | 2602 |
Grandmaster Wesley So from the United States is currently at the top of 2023 Grand Chess Tour leaderboard, followed by Poland’s GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda and GM Fabiano Caruana, also from the United States.
The Grand Chess Tour is a leading global circuit of international chess tournaments featuring the world’s best players competing for $1.4 million in cash throughout the 2023 season. The tour will conclude in America’s chess capital at the Saint Louis Chess Club with the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and the Sinquefield Cup, taking place in Fall 2023.
“We are happy to welcome back to the Grand Chess Tour former World Champions Magnus Carlsen and Viswanathan Anand,” said Michael Khodarkovsky, Executive Director of the Grand Chess Tour. “They will be challenged by young and rising stars like Firouzja and Gukesh, which promises us thrilling and exciting competition in Zagreb.”
Tune in daily at 3:00 p.m. CEST (8:00 a.m. CDT) to watch the exciting coverage, featuring commentators Yasser Seirawan, Nazi Paikidze, Evgenij “Miro” Miroshnichenko and Cristian Chirila. For more information and the full tournament standings, visit grandchesstour.org.