Sinquefield live games: Anand takes on the best
Just a reminder: this very strong chess tournament, with the world's numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, playing a round robin in Chess Club and Scholastic Center, Saint Louis, USA, will have live coverage and video commentary, right here on our news page. Of course, you can follow the action and discuss with other spectators on Playchess, where we have our own GM audio commentary.
2016 Sinquefield CupThe 2016 Sinquefield Cup is an elite international event, featuring 10 of the strongest chess players in the world. Over the course of nine rounds, these competitors will battle for $300,000 in prize money (first: $75,000, second: $50,000, third: $40,000, last: $15,000) plus points toward the Grand Chess Tour and the coveted title of 2016 Sinquefield Cup Champion. The venue is the Chess Club and Scholastic Center at 4657 Maryland Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Tickets cost $10 per round or $80 for all ten rounds. Full information available at the official website. |
Hundreds of thousands of spectators worldwide are expected to enjoy the all-star commentary team of GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Maurice Ashley, and WGM Jennifer Shahade as they provide keen insights and analysis, in-depth player interviews and witty discussions. The commentary is also available on DailyMotion, the CCSCSL YouTube Channel, Livestream, and Twitch.
Participants
|
No.
|
Player |
Rating
|
W-Rnk
|
Age
|
Country |
|
1
|
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
2819
|
2
|
25
|
France |
|
2
|
Fabiano Caruana |
2807
|
4
|
24
|
USA |
|
3
|
Levon Aronian |
2784
|
5
|
31
|
Armenia |
|
4
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
2791
|
6
|
28
|
USA |
|
5
|
Wesley So |
2771
|
7
|
22
|
USA |
|
6
|
Viswanathan Anand |
2770
|
8
|
47
|
India |
|
7
|
Anish Giri |
2769
|
9
|
22
|
Holland |
|
8
|
Veselin Topalov |
2761
|
12
|
41
|
Bulgaria |
|
9
|
Ding Liren |
2755
|
13
|
23
|
China |
|
10
|
Peter Svidler |
2751
|
18
|
40
|
Russia |
|
Ding Liren
|
- | Levon Aronian |
|
Wesley So
|
- | Hikaru Nakamura |
|
Anish Giri
|
- | M. Vachier-Lagrave |
|
Viswanathan Anand
|
- | Fabiano Caruana |
|
Veselin Topalov
|
- | Peter Svidler |
The games will be broadcast live on Playchess, with expert analysis. You need to have a premium ChessBase account to watch the games with commentary.
Schedule
| Day | Date | Time | Event |
Playchess commentary
|
German |
| Friday | Aug. 5 | 1 p.m. | Round 1 |
Oliver Reeh/Georgios Souleidis
|
Klaus Bischoff |
| Saturday | Aug. 6 | 1 p.m. | Round 2 |
Oliver Reeh/Georgios Souleidis
|
Klaus Bischoff |
| Sunday | Aug. 7 | 1 p.m. | Round 3 |
Chris Ward
|
Christian Bauer |
| Monday | Aug. 8 | 1 p.m. | Round 4 |
Simon Williams
|
Klaus Bischoff |
| Tuesday | Aug. 9 | 1 p.m. | Round 5 |
Simon Williams
|
Klaus Bischoff |
| Wednesday | Aug. 10 | Rest Day | |||
| Thursday | Aug. 11 | 1 p.m. | Round 6 |
Chris Ward
|
Thomas Luther |
| Friday | Aug. 12 | 1 p.m. | Round 7 |
Yannick Pelletier
|
Thomas Luther |
| Saturday | Aug. 13 | 1 p.m. | Round 8 |
Simon Williams
|
Yannick Pelletier |
| Sunday | Aug. 14 | 1 p.m. | Round 9 |
Yannick Pelletier
|
Klaus Bischoff |
| Monday | Aug. 15 | 1 p.m. | Playoffs | ||
See the other four games by clicking MORE.
Watch the Dailymotion stream here.
Picture of Vishy Anand in the page and in the thumbnail by Lennart Ootes