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The Grand Chess Tour Returns In 2023

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023
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The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) , a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players, will return again in 2023.

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  • The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) , a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players, will return again in 2023.
  • The 2023 tour will include eight full tour players and additional wildcards will be selected for each tournament.
  • The Superbet Chess Classic will kick off the 2023 tour in Bucharest, Romania and the Sinquefield Cup will close out the tour from November - December in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.
  • The major sponsors of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour are Superbet Foundation, SuperUnited, and Saint Louis Chess Club.

19 Year Old Alireza Firouzja sweeps the last two legs and the 2022 Grand Chess Tour

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Wednesday, September 14, 2022
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The tournaments and overall tour winnings totaled $675,000 in prizes that was the culmination of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour.

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  • The tournaments and overall tour winnings totaled $675,000 in prizes that was the culmination of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour.
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    Nineteen year old Iranian born Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja, representing France won the 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, Sinquefield Cup and was also crowned the 2022 Grand Chess Tour Champion.
  • Nineteen year old Iranian born Grandmaster Alireza Firouzja, representing France won the 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, Sinquefield Cup and was also crowned the 2022 Grand Chess Tour Champion.
  • We look forward to bringing back the worlds best chess players again next year for the 2023 Grand Chess Tour.

World's Best Chess Players Return to Saint Louis for the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup Tournaments August 25 - September 12

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Saturday, August 27, 2022
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ST. LOUIS, Aug. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The seventh edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT), a series of five elite chess tournaments held across the globe, will return to America's Chess Capital at the Saint Louis Chess Club from August 25 - 30, 2022. The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will kick off the festivities with 10 of the world's best chess players competing for $175,000 in prize money. The 2022 Grand Chess Tour will conclude with the prestigious Sinquefield Cup from September 1 - 12, 2022; it will be the second classical tournament on the tour, bookending the three rapid & blitz events. The reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen will headline the Sinquefield Cup as the wildcard player, where he will be joined by the nine full tour GCT players competing for the $350,000 total prize fund.  The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz and Sinquefield Cup tournaments are sponsored by the Saint Louis Chess Club.

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  • Watch all the rounds daily at 12:50 p.m. CT exclusively on g randchesstour.org and on the Saint Louis Chess Club's YouTube and Twitch.tv channels.
  • 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.
  • The Saint Louis Chess Club is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to making chess an important part of our community.

Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Crowned The 2022 Superbet Chess Classic Romania Winner

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
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BUCHAREST, Romania AND SAINT LOUIS, Mo., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first leg of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded with Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-LaGrave taking the first place crown of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania. The tournament included all nine full tour players and one local wildcard player, Romanian Grandmaster Bogdan-Daniel Deac, all of whom competed over nine rounds for the $350,000 total prize fund.

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  • BUCHAREST, Romania AND SAINT LOUIS, Mo., May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The first leg of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) has concluded with Grandmaster Maxime Vachier-LaGrave taking the first place crown of the Superbet Chess Classic Romania.
  • The French grandmaster was declared the winner of the event, earning 10 GCT points and pocketing over $77,000 in prize money.
  • "All in all, this was an excellent day for me in winning three games in a row," said GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
  • "We look forward to continuing this excitement for the next leg of the tour, the Superbet Rapid & Blitz Poland.

2022 Grand Chess Tour Returns With $1.4 Million Prize Fund Across Five Tournaments In Europe and the United States

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Friday, May 6, 2022
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Their sponsorship and support is integral to the Grand Chess Tour's mission," said Grand Chess Tour Executive Director, Michael Khodarkovsky.

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  • Their sponsorship and support is integral to the Grand Chess Tour's mission," said Grand Chess Tour Executive Director, Michael Khodarkovsky.
  • The full tour participants for the 2022 season include:
    GM Wesley So (USA), winner of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour and winner of the 2021 Paris Rapid & Blitz.
  • GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France), runner-up winner of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour, 2021 Sinquefield Cup winner, and 2021 Croatia Grand Chess Tour winner.
  • GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan), third place winner of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour and 2021 Superbet Chess Classic Romania winner.