Grand Chess Tour in the News

On Chess: 2016 Sinquefield Cup ends with U.S. winner, Grandmaster Wesley So  St. Louis Public Radio

The third leg of the Grand Chess Tour, the 2016 Sinquefield Cup, took place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis from Aug. 4-16. With the.

Former Webster University chess grandmaster wins Sinquefield Cup  STLtoday.com

ST. LOUIS • A former member of the Webster University championship chess team won the elite Sinquefield Cup this week in St. Louis. Grandmaster Wesley So ...

Yahoo Finance
American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
Yahoo Finance
The tournament is the third of four stops, and the sole U.S. stop, on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour - a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent. With this tournament win, GM So now leads the Grand Chess Tour overall.

PR Newswire (press release)
American Grandmaster Wins U.S. Tournament Stop on International Grand Chess Tour
PR Newswire (press release)
The tournament is the third of four stops, and the sole U.S. stop, on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour - a circuit of international chess events featuring the world's elite chess talent. With this tournament win, GM So now leads the Grand Chess Tour overall.
Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier eventsMinneapolis Star Tribune
So wins, Anand finishes tied secondThe Hindu
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times
Hindustan Times
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twin Cities chess player wins one of world's premier events
Minneapolis Star Tribune
The Sinquefield Cup is one of four tournaments this year that make up the Grand Chess Tour, a series of invitational competitions akin to golf's four majors. Besides prizes at each of the tournaments, there's a $100,000 grand prize — and international ...
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield CupHindustan Times
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times

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Hindustan Times
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Hindustan Times
With eight draws and a sole victory against top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand will add a few rating points from the tournament but the Indian ace will be looking at an improved performance in the final leg of the Grand Chess tour at ...

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Hindustan Times
Anand ends tied second in Sinquefield Cup
Times of India
With eight draws and a sole victory against top seed Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Anand will add a few rating points from the tournament but the Indian ace will be looking at an improved performance in the final leg of the Grand Chess tour at ...
Wesley wins 2016 Sinquefield CupThe Manila Times

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Anand plays out another draw
The Hindu
Viswanathan Anand's hunt for a second victory continued as he played out his seventh draw in eight games in the eighth and penultimate round of Sinquefiled Cup, part of the Grand Chess tour, here on Sunday. A draw with Veselin Topalov leaves Anand ...

Anand draws with Topalov; still joint second
Business Standard
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand's hunt for a second victory continued as he played out his seventh draw in eight games in the eighth and penultimate round of Sinquefiled Cup, part of the Grand Chess tour, here today. A draw with Veselin ...

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The Boston Globe
The Sinquefield Cup, the third stop on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, just finished the first half with Veselin Topalov leading the field with a 3.5-1.5 score. Just behind him are Levon Aronian, Wesley So, and former world champ Vishy Anand, with 3-2 scores.

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News Nation
Grand Chess Tour: Anand draws with Aronian; remains joint second
News Nation
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice once more with his white pieces and had to split the point with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the seventh round of Sinquefiled Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour.

News Nation
Grand Chess Tour: Anand draws with Aronian; remains joint second
News Nation
Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice once more with his white pieces and had to split the point with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the seventh round of Sinquefiled Cup, a part of the Grand Chess tour.

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The Indian Express
Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri to remain joint second
The Indian Express
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out another draw with Anish Giri of Holland and remained joint second after the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. The Indian ace had to ward off heavy pressure from the ...

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Anand draws with Giri to remain joint second
Business Standard
Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out another draw with Anish Giri of Holland and remained joint second after the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess Tour. The Indian ace had to ward off heavy pressure from the ...

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Viswanathan Anand draws with Anish Giri to remain joint second  The Indian Express

The Indian ace had to ward off heavy pressure from the highest-ranked Dutchman and Anish Giri will be haunted by his 40th move for some time .

Anand draws with Wesley So, slips to joint second - IN SCHOOL ...
The Hindu
Viswanathan Anand slipped to joint second position after he was held to his fourth draw in five games in the Sinquefield Cup, a part of the Grand Chess Tour, ...

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: St. Louis' reputation as chess capital grows as another grand master makes the city home
St. Louis Public Radio
The most important series of tournaments annually, the Grand Chess Tour, has its only North American stop here for the Sinquefield Cup, and the club hosts such important events as the U.S. Championship and U.S. Women's Championship, which results in ...

Song of the Day – Sinquefied Cup
fox2now.com
Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money, points toward the Grand Chess Tour, and the coveted title of 2016 Sinquefield Cup Champion. All this happens at the St. Louis Chess Club at 4657 Maryland Avenue ...

On Chess: St. Louis' reputation as chess capital grows as another grand master makes the city home  St. Louis Public Radio

St. Louis has established itself, without a doubt, as the capital of chess in America. The most important series of tournaments annually, the Grand Chess.