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🏆 Spring Chess Classic (2022)

  PARTICIPANTS (sorted by highest achieved rating; click on name to see player's games)
Hans Niemann, Jeffery Xiong, Ray Robson, Samuel Sevian, Dariusz Swiercz, Illya Nyzhnyk, Aleksandr Lenderman, Aram Hakobyan, Abhimanyu Mishra, Mikhail Antipov, Kamil Dragun, Christopher Yoo, Elshan Moradiabadi, Semen Khanin, Titas Stremavicius, Cemil Can Ali Marandi, Robert Andrew Hungaski, Christopher Repka, Arman Mikaelyan, Harshit Raja

Chessgames.com Chess Event Description
Spring Chess Classic (2022)

The Spring Chess Classic is the first event of the Classic Chess series, organized by Saint Louis Chess Club.

Type: Two 10-Player Round Robins
Location: Saint Louis, MO, United States
Dates: March 2 - 10 2022 (No rest days)
Organizers: Saint Louis Chess Club

Time Control:
90 minutes for 40 moves, then an additional 30 minutes for the rest of game, with a 30-second increment from move one.

Pool A Pool B ———————————————————— —————————————————————— Jeffery Xiong Elshan Moradiabadi Sam Sevian Robert Andrew Hungaski Ray Robson Cemil Can Ali Marandi Illya Nyzhnyk Titas Stremavicius Dariusz Swiercz Christopher Yoo Hans Moke Niemann Semen Khanin Mikhail Antipov Chris Repka Aram Hakobyan Abhimanyu Mishra Aleksandr Lenderman Harshit Raja Kamil Dragun Arman Mikaelyan

Official Website: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2022-...
Lichess: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2022-...

 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. A Mikaelyan vs S Khanin  ½-½642022Spring Chess ClassicD38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation
2. E Moradiabadi vs H Raja  1-0442022Spring Chess ClassicD37 Queen's Gambit Declined
3. C Repka vs C Ali Marandi 1-0292022Spring Chess ClassicE61 King's Indian
4. Mishra vs T Stremavicius  ½-½1032022Spring Chess ClassicB30 Sicilian
5. I Nyzhnyk vs Sevian  ½-½402022Spring Chess ClassicA22 English
6. Niemann vs Robson  ½-½712022Spring Chess ClassicA28 English
7. Lenderman vs A Hakobyan  ½-½472022Spring Chess ClassicE60 King's Indian Defense
8. K Dragun vs Swiercz  ½-½442022Spring Chess ClassicC53 Giuoco Piano
9. Xiong vs M Antipov 1-0432022Spring Chess ClassicC45 Scotch Game
10. R Hungaski vs C Yoo  0-1612022Spring Chess ClassicD02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. H Raja vs C Repka 0-1492022Spring Chess ClassicE17 Queen's Indian
12. I Nyzhnyk vs Niemann  ½-½582022Spring Chess ClassicA28 English
13. Robson vs Lenderman 1-0372022Spring Chess ClassicA30 English, Symmetrical
14. A Hakobyan vs K Dragun  1-0412022Spring Chess ClassicC43 Petrov, Modern Attack
15. Swiercz vs Xiong  0-1472022Spring Chess ClassicE04 Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3
16. Sevian vs M Antipov  ½-½312022Spring Chess ClassicD85 Grunfeld
17. R Hungaski vs A Mikaelyan  1-0372022Spring Chess ClassicB06 Robatsch
18. S Khanin vs E Moradiabadi  1-0522022Spring Chess ClassicC45 Scotch Game
19. C Ali Marandi vs Mishra 1-0472022Spring Chess ClassicD43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
20. C Yoo vs T Stremavicius  ½-½402022Spring Chess ClassicB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
21. C Repka vs S Khanin  1-0392022Spring Chess ClassicA07 King's Indian Attack
22. M Antipov vs Swiercz  0-1682022Spring Chess ClassicC50 Giuoco Piano
23. Xiong vs A Hakobyan  0-1522022Spring Chess ClassicD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
24. K Dragun vs Robson  0-1402022Spring Chess ClassicC53 Giuoco Piano
25. Lenderman vs I Nyzhnyk  ½-½422022Spring Chess ClassicD27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical
 page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 92  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
Mar-04-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: Should be pointed out that there's two separate tournaments involving A and B groups.
Mar-07-22  Albertan: Saint Louis Spring Classic 2022:Robson in the lead:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/saint...

Mar-11-22  belgradegambit: Mishra seems to be the real deal. Just plowing through the competition.
Mar-13-22  Albertan: Sam Sevian and Abhimanya Mishra triumph in Saint Louis:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/sam-s...

Mar-24-22
Premium Chessgames Member
  Tabanus: According to CG, Nyzhnyk and Sevian played three classical games.
Apr-03-22  whiteshark: Spring Chess Classic (2022)/Mikhail Antipov has lost all his White games (4). At least he now knows what he has to work on.

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