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St Louis Summer Classic (Group A) Tournament

Vasif Durarbayli6/9(+4 -1 =4)[games]
Varuzhan Akobian6/9(+3 -0 =6)[games]
Samuel Sevian5.5/9(+3 -1 =5)[games]
Jeffery Xiong4.5/9(+3 -3 =3)[games]
Yaroslav Zherebukh4.5/9(+2 -2 =5)[games]
Benjamin Bok4.5/9(+1 -1 =7)[games]
Peter Prohaszka4/9(+1 -2 =6)[games]
Aleksandar Indjic4/9(+2 -3 =4)[games]
Daniel Fridman3.5/9(+0 -2 =7)[games]
Rinat Jumabayev2.5/9(+1 -5 =3)[games]
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Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
St Louis Summer Classic (Group A) (2018)

The 2018 Summer Chess Classic consisted of two 10-player round robins (GM groups A and B) played in St. Louis, Missouri, USA 15-23 May 2018. There was no rest day. Time control: 90 minutes for the first 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the remainder of the game, with 30 seconds increment per move starting from move 1. No draw offers were allowed before move 30. Vasif Durarbayli won the A group with 6/9 after winning both rapid tiebreak games vs Varuzhan Eduardovich Akobian.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 Prize 1 Durarbayli 2623 * ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ 1 1 1 6 $6000 2 Akobian 2647 ½ * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 6 $4000 3 Sevian 2619 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 1 1 0 ½ ½ 5½ $3000 4 Xiong 2665 0 0 0 * 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 4½ $1667 5 Zherebukh 2640 1 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 4½ $1667 6 Bok 2640 ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ ½ 1 ½ 4½ $1667 7 Prohaszka 2613 ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ * ½ ½ 0 4 $1000 8 Indjic 2600 0 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ * ½ 1 4 $1000 9 Fridman 2639 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ * ½ 3½ $1000 10 Jumabayev 2612 0 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 0 ½ * 2½ $1000

Official site: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2018-...
Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/embed-tourna...
ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/durar...
TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew...
Regulations: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2018-...

Next edition: St Louis Summer A (2019). See also St Louis Summer Classic (Group B) (2018)

 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
26. B Bok vs V Durarbayli  ½-½422018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)E60 King's Indian Defense
27. P Prohaszka vs V Akobian  ½-½902018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)A06 Reti Opening
28. Zherebukh vs R Jumabayev  1-0462018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D15 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
29. Sevian vs Xiong  1-0322018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)B23 Sicilian, Closed
30. Fridman vs Indjic  ½-½282018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D02 Queen's Pawn Game
31. V Durarbayli vs P Prohaszka  ½-½422018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)C45 Scotch Game
32. V Akobian vs Zherebukh  ½-½1332018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D35 Queen's Gambit Declined
33. R Jumabayev vs Sevian  ½-½402018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)E10 Queen's Pawn Game
34. Xiong vs Fridman  ½-½292018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)E04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
35. Indjic vs B Bok  ½-½302018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
36. Fridman vs R Jumabayev  ½-½252018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D80 Grunfeld
37. Zherebukh vs V Durarbayli  1-0322018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)A49 King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4
38. Sevian vs V Akobian  ½-½302018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)C42 Petrov Defense
39. B Bok vs P Prohaszka  ½-½602018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)A11 English, Caro-Kann Defensive System
40. Indjic vs Xiong  0-1492018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch
41. V Akobian vs Fridman  ½-½392018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D56 Queen's Gambit Declined
42. Xiong vs B Bok  ½-½592018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)D92 Grunfeld, 5.Bf4
43. R Jumabayev vs Indjic  0-1392018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)A33 English, Symmetrical
44. P Prohaszka vs Zherebukh  1-0342018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)E94 King's Indian, Orthodox
45. V Durarbayli vs Sevian ½-½732018St Louis Summer Classic (Group A)C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense
 page 2 of 2; games 26-45 of 45  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Jul-15-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: The two rapid tiebreak games are not in CG db.

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