Sinquefield Cup
The Sinquefield Cup is a chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, honoring Rex Sinquefield and his wife Jeanne, the founders of the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.
Sinquefield Cup 2013
The first edition was held from 9 to 15 September 2013 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.[1] The four grandmasters played the classic time control (40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment as of move one, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game) in double round-robin tournament. Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura and Gata Kamsky faced each other.[2] The total prize fund was $170,000,[3] with $70,000 going to the winner, $50,000 to runner-up, $30,000 to third place and $20,000 to fourth place.[4] The average FIDE rating for the field was 2797, the highest in chess history. The opening ceremony took place on 8 September 2013, and round 1 began on 9 September 2013 at 13:00 CDT (20:00 CEST).[5] This was the last tournament for Magnus Carlsen before his World Chess Championship 2013 match with Viswanathan Anand in Chennai, India.[6]
Player FIDE rating 01 02 03 04 01 02 03 04 Points 1 
Magnus Carlsen (Norway) 2862 X ½ ½ 1 X ½ 1 1 4.5 2 
Hikaru Nakamura (United States) 2772 ½ X 1 1 ½ X 0 ½ 3.5 3 
Levon Aronian (Armenia) 2813 ½ 0 X ½ 0 1 X ½ 2.5 4 Gata Kamsky (United States) 2741 0 0 ½ X 0 ½ ½ X 1.5
References
- ↑ Chess-News.ru: St. Louis To Host Four Leaders
- ↑ U.S. Chess Champs: Top 2 in World, Top 2 in U.S. Battle for Sinquefield Cup
- ↑ ChessBase: Carlsen and Aronian to play in US Super-GM
- ↑ U.S. Chess Champs: The Sinquefield Cup
- ↑ ChessVibes.com: Carlsen, Aronian, Nakamura, Kamsky to play in first "Sinquefield Cup"
- ↑ Sinquefield Chess Cup 2013 Live