2024 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: Day 1 | #GrandChessTour

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 are the first three rounds of the rapid round robin. Join GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, & Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze for the move-by-move. RAPID ROUND 1 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. Hikaru Nakamura vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Ian Nepomniachtchi vs. Alireza Firouzja Levon Aronian vs. R Praggnanandhaa Wesley So vs. Fabiano Caruana Leinier Dominguez vs. Nodirbek Abdusattorov RAPID ROUND 2 (Games Worth 2 Points) | 25 Min. Incr. 10 Sec. Alireza Firouzja