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The 2021 Speed Chess Championship, organized by chess.com, is coming to an end. During this week, the two semifinals decide who gets to play in Sunday’s final match, in which the contenders will be fighting for a prize fund of $20,000. In the first semi, played on Monday, Wesley So edged Nihal Sarin, who came from knocking out Alexander Grischuk and Richard Rapport.
Saint Louis Chess Club to Host Legends and Prodigies of American Chess 2021 U.S. Junior, Girls' Junior, and Senior Championships will return to an over-the board event in Saint Louis from July 15-July 26, 2021 News provided by Share this article Share this article ST. LOUIS, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- This July marks the return to over-the-board chess play in Saint Louis, America's Chess Capital, as the Saint Louis Chess Club will host national championships showcasing the best of American junior and senior chess. From July 15-26, 2021, the top 10 junior players, top 10 girls' junior pla...
€29.90 A convincing victory In our last report, after round 8, Ivan Cheparinov and Jules Moussard were sharing the lead on 6½ points. The co-leaders faced each other in the penultimate round and shared the point after 40 moves. That same day, Jaime Santos joined them atop the standings thanks to a fine strategic effort that gave him a win over top seed Anton Korobov. Thus, three players entered the last round sharing first place. Santos had the black pieces against Moussard, and the players decided to call it a day early on by repeating the position three times before reach...