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Tournament info
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.
The rapid is a 10-player single round-robin with 3 rounds each day on the first 3 days at a time control of 25 minutes for all moves and 10 seconds increment from first move.
The final 2 days are a blitz double round-robin, with 18 rounds of 5 minutes plus 2 seconds increment per move.
Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
