2020 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 1

September 15, 2020 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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The online Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz showcases the world’s top quick players including World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Americans Nakamura, So, Dominguez, and Xiong. The ten players compete for a $250,000 prize fund in nine rapid games and eighteen blitz games over five days. The first three rapid rounds are today. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade for the move-by-move.

2020.09.15
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