(ORIGINAL BROADCAST) 2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 5, Part 1 |

Due to encoder failure, broadcast split into two. Full show uploaded.
Live from the World Chess Hall of Fame, the 8th Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the third of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. Five of the Tour players are joined by five wildcards (roster below) for a rapid round robin and a blitz double round robin. Today is the final blitz round robin, plus playoffs if necessary. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, & Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move.
2024.08.16
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BLITZ ROUND 10 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Wesley So (16) vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi (16)
Leinier Dominguez (12) vs. Alireza Firouzja (17.5)
Levon Aronian (15) vs. Fabiano Caruana (13)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (15.5) vs. Hikaru Nakamura (13.5)
R Praggnanandhaa (6.5) vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov (10)
BLITZ ROUND 11 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Fabiano Caruana vs. Wesley So
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Hikaru Nakamura
Leinier Dominguez vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Alireza Firouzja vs. Levon Aronian
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. R Praggnanandhaa
BLITZ ROUND 12 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
R Praggnanandhaa vs. Fabiano Caruana
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Levon Aronian vs. Leinier Dominguez
Wesley So vs. Alireza Firouzja
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
BLITZ ROUND 13 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Leinier Dominguez vs. Wesley So
Fabiano Caruana vs. Hikaru Nakamura
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Levon Aronian vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Alireza Firouzja vs. R Praggnanandhaa
BLITZ ROUND 14 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Fabiano Caruana
R Praggnanandhaa vs. Leinier Dominguez
Wesley So vs. Levon Aronian
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Alireza Firouzja
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
BLITZ ROUND 15 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Leinier Dominguez vs. Hikaru Nakamura
Alireza Firouzja vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
Wesley So vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Levon Aronian vs. R Praggnanandhaa
Fabiano Caruana vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
BLITZ ROUND 16 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
R Praggnanandhaa vs. Wesley So
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Fabiano Caruana
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Leinier Dominguez
Hikaru Nakamura vs. Levon Aronian
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Alireza Firouzja
BLITZ ROUND 17 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Alireza Firouzja vs. Fabiano Caruana
Wesley So vs. Hikaru Nakamura
Levon Aronian vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov
R Praggnanandhaa vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Leinier Dominguez vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi
BLITZ ROUND 18 | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov vs. Wesley So
Fabiano Caruana vs. Leinier Dominguez
Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Levon Aronian
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs. Alireza Firouzja
Hikaru Nakamura vs. R Praggnanandhaa
PLAYOFFS IF NECESSARY
2 TIED = Two-Game Match | 8 Min. Incr. 3 Sec.
OR
3+ TIED = Round Robin | 5 Min. Incr. 2 Sec.
If either scenario fails to produce a winner, the remaining tied players will have an armageddon knockout (White shall have 5 minutes and Black shall have 4 minutes, with a 2 second increment from move 61.)

[@hamidghalenovi]

Congratulations AliReza Firouzja Iranian Tiger

[@zealandzen]

Fabulous chess event! Great commentary!

[@walksthroughlife900]

They cut Pragg out of the thumbnail 😢. Fix it St. Louis!

[@hongquannguyen8624]

poor hikaru

[@aminsarabi5508]

❤

[@ralphhart582]

Prag looking so sulky hangdog - doing it tough on himself. Needs to toughen up

[@Gotgasinthetank]

First