2018-05-15

Summer Chess Classic 2018

The 2018 Summer Chess Classic is the second of four tournaments each year featuring international chess professionals.
The 2018 Summer Chess Classic A and B are both a 10-player round-robin tournaments taking place from 15-23 March in the St. Louis Chess Club, USA.
Over the course of 10 days, the competitors will battle for more than $30,000 in prize money and gain valuable experience in top-level events.

Time control: the players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment starting from move one. No draw offers are allowed before move 30.

Official site

Schedule: (UTC)

Round 1    May 15, 2018    18:00 
Round 2    May 16, 2018    18:00 
Round 3    May 17, 2018    18:00 
Round 4    May 18, 2018    18:00     
Round 5    May 19, 2018    18:00 
Round 6    May 20, 2018    18:00 
Round 7    May 21, 2018    18:00     
Round 8    May 22, 2018    18:00     
Round 9    May 23, 2018    16:00

Vasif Durarbayli won SummerChessClassic A  and Kamil Dragun won SummerChessClassic B! Congratulations!

Watch the games of the Summer Chess Classic A 2018 and Summer Chess Classic B 2018 with computer analysis on ChessBomb.