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Tournament info
The 2019 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will be the fourth event in the 2019 Grand Chess Tour schedule.
Held just before the Sinquefield Cup, the tournament holds a key position in the 2019 roster as it marks the mid-way point of the regular season events this year.
The tournament will have a new champion as GM Hikaru Nakamura is not returning to defend his title. However, World Champion Magnus Carlsen will be playing the event for the first time in 2019.
Saint Louis Grand Chess Tour is a 10 Player Round Robin and is taking place from 10-14 August 2019 in Saint Louis, USA.
The tournament consists of 9 rounds of rapid chess games and 18 rounds of blitz chess games.
In case of a tie for the 1st place there will be a playoff between all the players involved.