2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz: All The Information – Chess.com

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The 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the final rapid and blitz tournament of the 2021 Grand Chess Tour. Games will start on August 10 at 1 p.m. PT/22:00 CEST, with 10 elite players competing for their share of the $150,000 prize fund in rapid and blitz matches.

Chess.com will broadcast the games of the event live on ChessTV, as well as our Twitch and YouTube channels. During the broadcast, GM Robert Hess, GM Ben Finegold, and IM Danny Rensch will provide expert commentary. Fans can also keep up with the event by going to our Events page.

The event will run from August 9 through August 16, with games starting on August 11 and ending on August 15, according to the schedule below:

Event Scoring

Tiebreaks

We will publish the list of confirmed players here.

The event counts with a prize fund of $150,000 which will be divided as follows:

Players' final standings also determine how many tour points they will receive for the 2021 Grand Chess Tour.

You can find the official regulations for the 2021 Grand Chess Tour here and for the 2021 Saint Luis Rapid & Blitz here.

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