The ninth annual Sinquefield Cup is also the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022. Eight Tour players (Wesley So, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Leinier Dominguez, and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov) are joined by wildcards (Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann) for a classical chess event which will be played in 9 round-robin rounds.
Sinquefield Cup 2022 live games / Sinquefield Cup 2022 – Day 1 live video commentary with GMs Peter Svidler, Yasser Seirawan, and Alejandro Ramirez
The Opening ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening at the World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park and it was open to the public. The ceremony also celebrated the 50th anniversary of Bobby Fischer’s victory over Boris Spassky in the 1972 World Chess Championship. Throwback to 1972 Fischer – Spassky World Championship Match ; Replay the Opening ceremony of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup here
