2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

A staple event since 2017, The 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will be the fourth and final rapid and blitz tournament in the 2021 GCT schedule. Held just prior to the Sinquefield Cup, this tournament promises to be an exciting and fast-paced event with the world's best competing in the Chess Capital of the United States. These elite grandmasters will compete over 9 rounds of rapid chess and 18 rounds of blitz chess for a total prize fund of $150,000

 

DATES

August 9-16, 2021

VENUES

Saint Louis, Missouri, USA

FORMAT

10 Player Round Robin

PRIZE FUND

$150,000

Participants

Fabiano

Caruana

Shakhriyar

Mamedyarov

Wesley

So

Richard

Rapport

Leinier

Dominguez

Quang Liem

Le

Jeffery

Xiong

Hikaru

Nakamura

Sam

Shankland

Peter

Svidler

 

Date

Time*

Event

August 9

 

Player Arrival

     
August 10 6:00 PM

Opening Ceremony

     
August 11 3:00 PM

Rapid Round 1

4:30 PM

Rapid Round 2

6:00 PM

Rapid Round 3
     
August 12 3:00 PM

Rapid Round 4

4:30 PM

Rapid Round 5

6:00 PM

Rapid Round 6
     
August 13 3:00 PM

Rapid Round 7

4:30 PM

Rapid Round 8

6:00 PM

Rapid Round 9
     
August 14 3:00 PM

Blitz Day 1
(every 30 mins)

     

August 15

3:00 PM

Blitz Day 2
(every 30 mins)

7:30 PM

Playoffs
(If Necessary)
     

August 16

6:00 PM

Closing Ceremony

*All times are local time, CDT*

 

Place

Prize
1st $37,500
2nd $25,000
3rd $20,000
4th $15,000

5th

$12,500

6th

$10,000

7th

$9,000

8th

$8,000
9th $7,000
10th $6,000