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St Louis Summer Chess Classic 2019 (Games and Results)
St Louis Summer Chess Classic 2019
Mark Crowther - Thursday 20th June 2019
The St Louis Summer Chess Classic takes place Tue 18th Jun to Fri 28th Jun 2019. Shankland, Gawain Jones, Le Quang Liem, David Howell, Jeffery Xiong and Dariusz Swiercz play in the top group of three all of which are 6 player 10 round events.
St Louis Summer Chess Classic 2019 (Saint Louis USA)
Tue 18th Jun 2019 - Fri 28th Jun 2019 -
Official Site - Results - Live
St Louis Summer A (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
St Louis Summer B (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
St Louis Summer C (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC:90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpC
St Louis Summer A (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpA
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| St Louis Summer A Saint Louis USA (USA), 18-28 vi 2019 | cat. XVIII (2694) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2694 | * | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2765 |
| 2. | Xiong, Jeffery | g | USA | 2684 | 1 | 0 | * | * | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2731 |
| 3. | Howell, David W L | g | ENG | 2692 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2730 |
| 4. | Shankland, Sam | g | USA | 2717 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 2689 |
| 5. | Swiercz, Dariusz | g | USA | 2667 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | * | * | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2663 |
| 6. | Jones, Gawain C B | g | ENG | 2709 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | * | * | 3½ | 2580 |
| Round 1 (June 18, 2019) | ||||||
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| Shankland, Sam | - Howell, David W L | 0-1 | 85 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 27 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Xiong, Jeffery | ½-½ | 48 | B12 | Caro Kann Advanced | |
| Round 2 (June 19, 2019) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Le, Quang Liem | 1-0 | 42 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Howell, David W L | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 38 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 41 | C07 | French Tarrasch | |
| Round 3 (June 20, 2019) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 110 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Xiong, Jeffery | ½-½ | 49 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ | 60 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Round 4 (June 21, 2019) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 30 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Howell, David W L | - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ | 79 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Xiong, Jeffery | ½-½ | 36 | B06 | Modern Defence | |
| Round 5 (June 22, 2019) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 35 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Swiercz, Dariusz | 1-0 | 100 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 81 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Round 6 (June 24, 2019) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Swiercz, Dariusz | 1-0 | 56 | A28 | English Four Knights | |
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ | 56 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Howell, David W L | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 29 | A35 | English Symmetrical | |
| Round 7 (June 25, 2019) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Xiong, Jeffery | 1-0 | 27 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Jones, Gawain C B | ½-½ | 86 | D85 | Gruenfeld Defence | |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Howell, David W L | ½-½ | 111 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Round 8 (June 26, 2019) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 44 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Howell, David W L | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 31 | A05 | Various | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Swiercz, Dariusz | 0-1 | 37 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Round 9 (June 27, 2019) | ||||||
| Le, Quang Liem | - Jones, Gawain C B | 1-0 | 39 | C78 | Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence | |
| Howell, David W L | - Xiong, Jeffery | 0-1 | 39 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Swiercz, Dariusz | - Shankland, Sam | ½-½ | 50 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Round 10 (June 28, 2019) | ||||||
| Xiong, Jeffery | - Swiercz, Dariusz | ½-½ | 30 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 38 | E18 | Queens Indian | |
| Jones, Gawain C B | - Howell, David W L | 0-1 | 74 | C65 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
St Louis Summer B (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpB
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| St Louis Summer B Saint Louis USA (USA), 18-28 vi 2019 | cat. XVI (2646) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 1. | Oparin, Grigoriy | g | RUS | 2644 | * | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 6½ | 2756 |
| 2. | Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | g | ARM | 2619 | ½ | ½ | * | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2651 |
| 3. | Kovalenko, Igor | g | LAT | 2651 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | * | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2645 |
| 4. | Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | g | IND | 2642 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 2611 |
| 5. | Fridman, Daniel | g | GER | 2644 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | * | ½ | 0 | 4½ | 2610 |
| 6. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2677 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | * | * | 4½ | 2604 |
| Round 1 (June 18, 2019) | ||||||
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| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | ½-½ | 77 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Kovalenko, Igor | 1-0 | 49 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Fridman, Daniel | ½-½ | 54 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 2 (June 19, 2019) | ||||||
| Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 0-1 | 54 | E32 | Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2 | |
| Fridman, Daniel | - Kovalenko, Igor | ½-½ | 31 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Oparin, Grigoriy | ½-½ | 33 | C95 | Ruy Lopez Breyer | |
| Round 3 (June 20, 2019) | ||||||
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Fridman, Daniel | 1-0 | 83 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Kovalenko, Igor | - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | 0-1 | 56 | A48 | King's Indian Defence /c2-c4 | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 60 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Round 4 (June 21, 2019) | ||||||
| Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | - Sevian, Samuel | ½-½ | 56 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Kovalenko, Igor | - Oparin, Grigoriy | 0-1 | 60 | A16 | English Opening | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Fridman, Daniel | ½-½ | 35 | C42 | Petroff's Defence | |
| Round 5 (June 22, 2019) | ||||||
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 50 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Fridman, Daniel | - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | ½-½ | 32 | E62 | King's Indian 6...Nc6 | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Kovalenko, Igor | ½-½ | 53 | C18 | French Winawer | |
| Round 6 (June 24, 2019) | ||||||
| Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | - Oparin, Grigoriy | ½-½ | 47 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Kovalenko, Igor | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 1-0 | 36 | D44 | Anti-Meran Gambit | |
| Fridman, Daniel | - Sevian, Samuel | 0-1 | 50 | E68 | King's Indian Fianchetto | |
| Round 7 (June 25, 2019) | ||||||
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Sevian, Samuel | 1-0 | 54 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Kovalenko, Igor | - Fridman, Daniel | ½-½ | 54 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | 0-1 | 40 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Round 8 (June 26, 2019) | ||||||
| Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | - Kovalenko, Igor | 0-1 | 79 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Fridman, Daniel | - Oparin, Grigoriy | ½-½ | 30 | D31 | Semi-Slav Defence | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | 1-0 | 38 | C17 | French Winawer | |
| Round 9 (June 27, 2019) | ||||||
| Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | - Fridman, Daniel | 0-1 | 50 | D45 | Anti-Meran Variations | |
| Kovalenko, Igor | - Sevian, Samuel | 1-0 | 60 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | - Oparin, Grigoriy | ½-½ | 52 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Round 10 (June 28, 2019) | ||||||
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Kovalenko, Igor | ½-½ | 45 | A07 | Barcza System | |
| Fridman, Daniel | - Ganguly, Surya Shekhar | ½-½ | 50 | E06 | Catalan | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Gabuzyan, Hovhannes | 0-1 | 50 | B96 | Sicilian Najdorf | |
St Louis Summer C (6 players 10 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 90m:30m+30spm(1)) - Games in PGN: Games GpC
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| St Louis Summer C Saint Louis USA Tue 18th Jun 2019 - Fri 28th Jun 2019
Leading Final Round 10 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Neiksans, Arturs | GM | LAT | 2566 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6.5 | 2659 |
| 2 | Hakobyan, Aram | GM | ARM | 2559 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 2623 |
| 3 | Gordievsky, Dmitry | GM | RUS | 2592 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 5.5 | 2580 |
| 4 | Moradiabadi, Elshan | GM | USA | 2548 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5.0 | 2553 |
| 5 | Jacobson, Brandon | IM | USA | 2486 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4.0 | 2493 |
| 6 | Chirila, Ioan-Cristian | GM | ROU | 2561 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 3.0 | 2401 |
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