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Sinquefield Cup 2015
The 2015 Sinquefield Cup will bring together some of the world's best players between August 22nd and September 3rd, 2015.
Players
| Magnus Carlsen |
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| Country | Norway |
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| Born | November 30, 1990
Norway |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2004) |
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| World Champion | 2013, 2014 |
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| FIDE rating | 2863 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2882 (May 2014) |
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| Ranking | No. 1 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 1 (Jan 2010) |
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| Fabiano Caruana |
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| Country | USA |
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| Born | July 30, 1992
USA |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2007) |
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| Peak Performance | 2014 Sinquefield Cup |
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| FIDE rating | 2802 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2844 (Oct 2014) |
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| Ranking | No. 2 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 2 (Oct 2014) |
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| Hikaru Nakamura |
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| Country | USA |
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| Born | Dec 9, 1987
Japan |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2003) |
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| Peak Performance | 2011 Tata Steel |
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| FIDE rating | 2798 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2798 (May 2014) |
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| Ranking | No. 3 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 3 (March 2015) |
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| Veselin Topalov |
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| Country | Bulgaria |
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| Born | March 15, 1975
Bulgaria |
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| Title | Grandmaster (1992) |
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| World Champion | FIDE (2005) |
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| FIDE rating | 2798 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2813 (July 2009) |
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| Ranking | No. 4 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 1 (Oct 2008) |
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| Alexander Grischuk |
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| Country | Russia |
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| Born | Oct 31, 1983
Russia |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
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| World Champion | Blitz (2006, 2012)
World Team (2013) |
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| FIDE rating | 2794 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2810 (Dec 2014) |
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| Ranking | No. 5 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 3 (May 2014) |
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| Viswanathan Anand |
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| Country | India |
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| Born | Dec 11, 1969
India |
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| Title | Grandmaster (1988) |
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| World Champion | Classical (2007)
FIDE (2000)
Rapid (2003) |
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| FIDE rating | 2791 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2817 (March 2011) |
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| Ranking | No. 6 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 1 (April 2007) |
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| Anish Giri |
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| Country | Netherlands |
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| Born | June 28, 1994
Russia |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2009) |
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| Peak Performance | 2012 Reggio Emilia |
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| FIDE rating | 2790 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2797 (Feb 2015) |
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| Ranking | No. 7 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 7 (Feb 2015) |
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| Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
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| Country | France |
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| Born | Oct 21, 1990
France |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2005) |
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| World Champion | Junior (2009) |
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| FIDE rating | 2762 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2775 (Feb 2015) |
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| Ranking | No. 11 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 5 (April 2015) |
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| Levon Aronian |
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| Country | Armenia |
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| Born | Oct 6, 1982
Armenia |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2000) |
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| World Champion | Chess960 (2003, 2006)
Rapid (2009)
Blitz (2010) |
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| FIDE rating | 2770 (April 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2830 (March 2014) |
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| Ranking | No. 9 (Feb 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 2 (January 2012) |
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| Wesley So |
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| Country | USA |
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| Born | October 9, 1993
Philippines |
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| Title | Grandmaster (2008) |
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| Peak Performance |
2014 Millionaire Chess
World Youth (2007, 2008)
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| FIDE rating | 2778 (July 2015) |
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| Peak rating | 2794 (April 2015) |
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| Ranking | No. 7 (April 2015) |
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| Peak ranking | No. 5 (April 2015) |
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Schedule
| Date |
Day |
Time
CDT (UTC-5) |
Event |
Location |
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| 21-Aug |
Friday |
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Player Arrival |
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| 22-Aug |
Saturday |
12:00 PM |
Autograph Session |
Kingside Diner |
| 23-Aug |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
Round 1 |
Chess Club |
| 24-Aug |
Monday |
1:00 PM |
Round 2 |
Chess Club |
| 25-Aug |
Tuesday |
1:00 PM |
Round 3 |
Chess Club |
| 26-Aug |
Wednesday |
1:00 PM |
Round 4 |
Chess Club |
| 27-Aug |
Thursday |
1:00 PM |
Round 5 |
Chess Club |
| 28-Aug |
Friday |
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Rest Day |
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| 29-Aug |
Saturday |
1:00 PM |
Round 6 |
Chess Club |
| 30-Aug |
Sunday |
1:00 PM |
Round 7 |
Chess Club |
| 31-Aug |
Monday |
1:00 PM |
Round 8 |
Chess Club |
| 1-Sep |
Tuesday |
1:00 PM |
Round 9 |
Chess Club |
| 2-Sep |
Wednesday |
12:00 PM |
Playoff |
Chess Club |
| 3-Sep |
Thursday |
1:00 PM |
Ultimate Moves |
Chess Club |
| 4-Sep |
Friday |
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Departure |
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Magnus Carlsen against Fabiano Caruana Photo: CARINA JOHANSEN/AFP (http://telegraph.co.uk/)
