Sinquefield Cup in the news

The Guardian
New names top Russia's championship as a seven-time winner flops
The Guardian
The Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, the second event of the 2015 Grand Tour, has its first round on Sunday (7pm BST start). Games are free and live online, with move by move grandmaster and computer commentaries, so thousands of fans will be watching ...

Chess (#1162)
Business Standard
The Sinquefield Cup starts in St. Louis on Sunday. The field is Magnus Carlsen (World#1), Viswanathan Anand (#2-3), Veselin Topalov (#2-3), Hikaru Nakamura (#4), Fabiano Caruana (#5), Anish Giri (#6), Wesley So (#8), Alexander Grischuk (#9), Levon ...

Checkmate! 40 questions with Hikaru Nakamura
WPTZ The Champlain Valley
By the time the Japanese-born American reached the ripe old age of 10, he was anointed the title of chess master. Five years later, he became the youngest grandmaster since the legendary Bobby Fisher. Now 27, Nakamura is the world No. 3 gearing up to ...

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CNN
Checkmate! 40 questions with America's chess champion Hikaru Nakamura
CNN
3 gearing up to face the rest of the top 10 in the $1 million purse Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. CNN caught up with the speed-chess expert on his mind-set leading into the tournament's opening move on Saturday, where he expanded on ...

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CNN
Checkmate! Forty Questions with America's chess champion Hikaru Nakamura
CNN
3 gearing up to face the rest of the top 10 in the $1 million purse Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri. CNN caught up with the speed-chess expert on his mind-set leading into the tournament's opening move on Saturday, where he expanded on ...

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Sportskeeda
Grand Chess Tour 2015: Preview of the Sinquefield Cup
Sportskeeda
Politics aside, Grand Chess Tour, announced in April this year, consists of three major annual chess tournaments: Norway Chess, Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. The idea behind the tour as stated on their official website appears to have a ...
On Chess: St. Louis goes international – again – with Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio

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St. Louis Business Journal
Bud Light creates NFL team-specific cans - 5 things you don't need to know but ...
St. Louis Business Journal
1. Taste of St. Louis announced Grant MacPherson as this year's headlining celebrity chef. Taste of St. Louis takes place at the Chesterfield Amphitheatre from Sept. 18-20. 2. The Third Annual Sinquefield Cup will be held in St. Louis from Aug. 22 to Sept.

St. Louis Public Radio
Song of the Day – Sinquefield Cup
fox2now.com
The 2015 Sinquefield Cup will bring together some of the world's best chess players to St. Louis August 22nd through September 3rd & we have tickets to give away! GrandChessTour-logo_0. The 2015 Grand Chess Tour brings 10 of the world's strongest ...
On Chess: St. Louis goes international – again – with Sinquefield CupSt. Louis Public Radio

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St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: St. Louis goes international – again – with Sinquefield Cup
St. Louis Public Radio
Starting next week, St. Louis will not only be the capital of chess in America – it will hold the attention of the entire world. At that time, the inaugural Grand Chess Tour will start its second leg: the Sinquefield Cup, now in its third year. Last ...

On Chess: St. Louis goes international – again – with Sinquefield Cup  St. Louis Public Radio

Arka News Agency
Levon Aronian to compete for Sinquefield Cup
Arka News Agency
YEREVAN, August 18. /ARKA/. Levon Aronian, the best Armenian grandmaster, will take part in Sinquefield Cup chess tournament to be held in St. Louise from August 21 to September 3, chesspro.ru reports. Sinquefield Cup is a part of Grand Chess Tour.

Pestaño: Wesley So's busy schedule
Sun.Star
Wesley will then play in the strongest tournament in his career at the Third Annual Sinquefield Cup, which will be on Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The super tournament will gather some of the strongest ...

World's Most Elite Grandmasters To Compete At 2015 Sinquefield Cup In Saint ...
Broadway World
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ Ten of the top chess players will compete in the third annual Sinquefield Cup, August 22 through September 3, 2015 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). The Sinquefield Cup is the ...

World's Most Elite Grandmasters To Compete At 2015 Sinquefield Cup In Saint Louis
PR Newswire (press release)
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ten of the top chess players will compete in the third annual Sinquefield Cup, August 22 through September 3, 2015 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (CCSCSL). The Sinquefield Cup is the ...

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Sinquefield weighs in on debates, Missouri politics and chess on KMOX
The Missouri Times
Sinquefield also spoke with Kelley about the upcoming Sinquefield Cup, a chess tournament he created that he says was named by his wife and staff. The Cup will take place from Aug. 22 to Sept. 3 and feature nine of the top 10 chess players in the world.

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players
St. Louis Public Radio
Both Hikaru and Fabiano will be flying to Baku from St. Louis, where they will be participating in the Sinquefield Cup from Aug. 22-Sept. 3. The third American with good odds is Wesley So, ranked 8th in the world. So, Caruana and Nakamura are expected ...

On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players  St. Louis Public Radio

Every two years FIDE, the International Chess Federation, holds a World Chess Championship. One of the qualifying events to earn a seat at the tournament.

On Chess: 2015 World Cup of Chess has huge field, with strong American players  St. Louis Public Radio

Every two years FIDE, the International Chess Federation, holds a World Chess Championship. One of the qualifying events to earn a seat at the tournament.

Grand Chess Tour Aug. 22-Sept. 3 In CWE
West End Word
The Grand Chess Tour will be making a stop in St. Louis Aug. 22 through Sept. 3 for the third annual Sinquefield Cup. The event will take place at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, 4657 Maryland Ave., in the Central West End.

On Chess: Xiong and Zierk succeed at Chess Club's GM Norm Invitational  St. Louis Public Radio

The Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis held another GM norm tournament July 16-22, 2015. These tournaments are important for rising stars.