St. Louis Chess Club to host Sinquefield Cup

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The 2022 Chess Grand Tour is wrapping up with the Sinquefield Cup starting Thursday evening at the Saint Louis Chess Club in the Central West End.

The biggest names in chess, including prodigy and world champion Magnus Carlsen, will be competing for the $175,000 grand prize. Nine other players will be joining Carlsen, five of whom hail from the United States.

The opening ceremony was scheduled for 5:30 p.m. at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park. The event is open to the public, and ticket information can be viewed here.

“The Sinquefield Cup is one of the longest-running international chess tournaments to be held in the United States. We are proud to once again host the final leg of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour at the Saint Louis Chess Club,” said Executive Director Tony Rich. “Our fans are sure to be thrilled to watch their favorite chess grandmasters compete in over 14 days of exhilarating rapid, blitz and classical chess.”

2022 Sinquefield Cup Field Ratings as of August 1, 2022
Title	Name	Residence	Player Type	FIDE Rating	URS Rating
GM	Magnus Carlsen	NOR	Wildcard	2864	2856
GM	Alireza Firouzja	FRA	Full Tour	2778	2773
GM	Ian Nepomniachtchi	FID	Full Tour	2792	2783
GM	Fabiano Caruana	USA	Full Tour	2776	2791
GM	Levon Aronian	USA	Full Tour	2775	2781
GM	Wesley So	USA	Full Tour	2773	2789
GM	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov	AZE	Full Tour	2758	2759
GM	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave	FRA	Full Tour	2757	2784
GM	Leinier Dominguez	USA	Full Tour	2754	2753
GM	Hans Niemann	USA	Wildcard	2687	2639

Due to ongoing local COVID-19 restrictions, fans will not be allowed in the tournament hall. Those interested in the tournament can still watch the broadcast online or at the Saint Louis Chess Club.

Those looking to witness Scotch opens, Sicilian defenses or even some Queen’s gambits also can tune in on g randchesstour.org or on the Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch.tv channels.