FULL REPLAY! 2025 Grand Chess Tour Finals: Day 1 | Semifinal Classical 1

September 29, 2025 NHaselton Chess Lectures

Saint Louis Chess ClubMon, September 29, 2025 12:50amURL:
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The Grand Chess Tour Finals are back, and the stage is set for World Trade Center São Paulo in Brazil. The top four Tour scorers compete in a knockout format over six days. Each match is comprised of two classical, two rapid, and four blitz games. Today is the first classical game of the semifinals. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Cristian Chirila, & Maurice Ashley, IM Nazi Paikidze, and WGM Anastasiya Karlovich for the move-by-move.

This is an improved version of the original stream.

2025.09.28
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SEMIFINAL CLASSICAL 1 (Worth 6 Points) | 40 Moves in 90 Min. Incr. 30 Sec. / / 30 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
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