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St Louis, MO
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From Chess Prodigy to Grand Chess Tour Champion!
Photos by Lennart Ootes/ Grand Chess Tour
#Grandchesstour #Praggnanandhaa #vishyanand #gctfinals – at St Louis, MO
🎉 Join us in wishing Happy Birthday to our wonderful GCT commentator, Nazi Paikidze!
Thank you for bringing your chess expertise, energy, and passion to the Grand Chess Tour broadcasts!
#GrandChessTour #NaziPaikidze #Chess – at St Louis, MO
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2026 Clutch Chess | Champions Showdown: Day 1 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1PKqrNvQE…
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MISSED WIN ALERT!
Hikaru Nakamura dominated the first game against Fabiano Caruana. He was very close to win it, but one blunder in this position gave Fabi a chance to save the game.
What should Black play to win the game?
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Highlights from today's autograph session and technical meeting, held ahead of the start of the Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown in St. Louis! ♟️🔥
#clutchchess #chess
Photos by Lennart Ootes/St Louis Chess Club
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Javokhir Sindarov is looking forward to Clutch Chess, his final tournament before the World Chess Championship match against Gukesh!
#javokhirsindarov #Chess #Clutchchess
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Two legends of the game!
Vasyl Ivanchuk was inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame, with former World Champion Garry Kasparov attending the ceremony to personally congratulate him on this well-deserved honor!
Congratulations, Vasyl!🎊🎊
#GarryKasparov #vasylivanchuk
#chess
Congratulations @WesleySo_ !🎊🎊 – at St Louis, MO
The rivalry continues!
Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So will face off in a playoff tomorrow at 12:00 PM St. Louis time to decide who will be crowned the 2026 U.S. Chess Champion! 🇺🇸♟️
Who will come out on top? 🔥
#uschesschamps – at St Louis, MO
Magnus Carlsen and NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo teamed up to read mean tweets!♟️🏀
At one point, Giannis even had to ask Magnus whether a photo of him was real, or AI or Photoshop! 😂
📸 Well, here's a throwback from the Grand Chess Tour three years ago!
Do you remember Magnus rocking this look? 👀♟️
📷🎥 from Esports World Cup, Lennart Ootes/#GrandChessTour
#MagnusCarlsen #GiannisAntetokounmpo #GrandChessTour #Chess – at Kelsterbach, Deutschland
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The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 is coming to the Saint Louis Chess Club, October 27–29!
Watch Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu, and Javokhir Sindarov battle it out for a share of the $425,000 prize fund. With points and prizes increasing each day, every game counts!
Want to see the action up close? Join us in person at the Saint Louis Chess Club, or tune in on our YouTube and Twitch channels.
You can also get a spot at the autograph session on Monday, October 26, from 4–5 p.m. CDT
📅 Autograph Session: October 26, 4–5 p.m. CDT
📅 Tournament: October 27–29
📍 Saint Louis Chess Club
🎟️ Get your tickets here: stlchessclub.ticketspice.com…
Don’t miss your chance to see these chess stars in action!
👏👏 – at Elliniko, Greece
Fabiano Caruana spent his day off in the U.S. Championship winning #TitledTuesday this week!
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🧠 CHESS TRIVIA: Which of these 12 grandmasters have NEVER participated in the Grand Chess Tour?
🇺🇸The 2026 U.S. Chess Championships kicked off in St. Louis! 🏆
Looking at this year's lineup, we can see plenty of familiar faces from the Grand Chess Tour (GCT)!♟️
🏆 Some are GCT veterans, others have made appearances on the Tour, but who has NEVER played in a Grand Chess Tour event?
♟️ Levon Aronian
♟️ Fabiano Caruana
♟️ Abhimanyu Mishra
♟️ Ray Robson
♟️ Wesley So
♟️ Sam Shankland
♟️ Jeffery Xiong
♟️ Sam Sevian
♟️ Awonder Liang
♟️ Hans Niemann
♟️ Grigoriy Oparin
♟️ Andy Woodward
Drop your answers in the comments! 👇
#USChessChamps #GrandChessTour #Chess #SaintLouis #USChess
Photos by Austin Fuller and Crystal Fuller/ St Louis Chess Club – at Dafni, Greece
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Round 2 is underway! ♟️
GM Boris Gelfand, the latest inductee into the World Chess Hall of Fame, rang the bell to officially kick off today’s action at the 2026 U.S. Chess Championships!
Let the games begin! 🔔
#USChessChamps
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India no.1 R. Praggnanandhaa receives Rs. 15,00,000 (USD 15,496) from the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Joseph Vijay! He was felicitated by the State Sports Development Authority for winning Individual Bronze medal on Board 1 and Team Silver for India at Chess Olympiad 2026.
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Jetting to Saint Louis today for the 2026 US/US Women's Championships followed by Clutch Chess! I'll be there through the end of the month. Looking forward to what should be some incredibly exciting events. Best wishes and good luck to all the participants!