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St Louis Summer A (2019) The 2019 Summer Chess Classic consisted of three 6-player double round robins played in St. Louis, Missouri, USA 18-28 June 2019. Rest day: June 23. 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. Le Quang Liem won the A group with 6/10. 01 02 03 04 05 06 Prizes 1 Le Quang Liem 2694 ** ½½ 01 ½½ ½1 ½1 6 $12000 2 Howell 2692 ½½ ** ½0 1½ ½½ ½1 5½ $8000 3 Xiong 2684 10 ½1 ** ½½ ½½ ½½ 5½ $8000 4 Shankland 2717 ½½ 0½ ½½ ** 1½ ½½ 5 $5000 5 Swiercz 2667 ½0 ½½ ½½ 0½ ** ½1 4½ $4000 6 Jones 2709 ½0 ½0 ½½ ½½ ½0 ** 3½ $3000 Official site: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-... Chess24: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... ChessBase: https://en.chessbase.com/post/summe... TWIC: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnew... Regulations: https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-... Previous edition: St Louis Summer Classic (Group A) (2018). See also St Louis Summer B (2019) and St Louis Summer C (2019)  page 1 of 1; 21 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Swiercz vs Le Quang Liem   ½-½ 27 2019 St Louis Summer A C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 2. G Jones vs Xiong   ½-½ 48 2019 St Louis Summer A B12 Caro-Kann Defense 3. D Howell vs Swiercz   ½-½ 38 2019 St Louis Summer A A20 English 4. G Jones vs Shankland   ½-½ 41 2019 St Louis Summer A C07 French, Tarrasch 5. Shankland vs Xiong   ½-½ 49 2019 St Louis Summer A A20 English 6. Swiercz vs G Jones   ½-½ 60 2019 St Louis Summer A C78 Ruy Lopez 7. Le Quang Liem vs D Howell   ½-½ 110 2019 St Louis Summer A C50 Giuoco Piano 8. Swiercz vs Xiong   ½-½ 36 2019 St Louis Summer A B06 Robatsch 9. Le Quang Liem vs Shankland   ½-½ 30 2019 St Louis Summer A C50 Giuoco Piano 10. D Howell vs G Jones   ½-½ 79 2019 St Louis Summer A D85 Grunfeld 11. Xiong vs D Howell   ½-½ 35 2019 St Louis Summer A C42 Petrov Defense 12. G Jones vs Le Quang Liem   ½-½ 81 2019 St Louis Summer A B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation 13. Xiong vs G Jones ½-½ 56 2019 St Louis Summer A D85 Grunfeld 14. D Howell vs Shankland   ½-½ 29 2019 St Louis Summer A A35 English, Symmetrical 15. Swiercz vs D Howell   ½-½ 111 2019 St Louis Summer A E06 Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3 16. Shankland vs G Jones   ½-½ 86 2019 St Louis Summer A D85 Grunfeld 17. Xiong vs Shankland   ½-½ 44 2019 St Louis Summer A E10 Queen's Pawn Game 18. D Howell vs Le Quang Liem   ½-½ 31 2019 St Louis Summer A A14 English 19. Swiercz vs Shankland   ½-½ 50 2019 St Louis Summer A D12 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav 20. Xiong vs Swiercz   ½-½ 30 2019 St Louis Summer A D38 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation 21. Shankland vs Le Quang Liem   ½-½ 38 2019 St Louis Summer A E17 Queen's Indian  page 1 of 1; 21 games      REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)     There is no kibitzing for this page, yet.   NOTE: Create an account today to post replies and access other powerful features which are available only to registered users. Becoming a member is free, anonymous, and takes less than 1 minute! If you already have a username, then simply login login under your username now to join the discussion. Please observe our posting guidelines: No obscene, racist, sexist, or profane language. No spamming, advertising, duplicate, or gibberish posts. No vitriolic or systematic personal attacks against other members. Nothing in violation of United States law. No cyberstalking or malicious posting of negative or private information (doxing/doxxing) of members. No trolling. The use of "sock puppet" accounts to circumvent disciplinary action taken by moderators, create a false impression of consensus or support, or stage conversations, is prohibited. Do not degrade Chessgames or any of it's staff/volunteers. Please try to maintain a semblance of civility at all times. See something that violates our rules? Blow the whistle and inform a moderator. NOTE: Please keep all discussion on-topic. This forum is for this specific tournament only. To discuss chess or this site in general, visit the Kibitzer's Café. Messages posted by Chessgames members do not necessarily represent the views of Chessgames.com, its employees, or sponsors. All moderator actions taken are ultimately at the sole discretion of the administration. Spot an error? Please suggest your correction and help us eliminate database mistakes! Home | About | Login | Logout | F.A.Q. | Profile | Preferences | Premium Membership | Kibitzer's Café | Biographer's Bistro | New Kibitzing | Chessforums | Tournament Index | Player Directory | Notable Games | World Chess Championships | Opening Explorer | Guess the Move | Game Collections | ChessBookie Game | Chessgames Challenge | Store | Privacy Notice | Contact Us Copyright 2001-2023, Chessgames Services LLC