Updated 1945 EST w/Round 1 Pairings – Click here to view.
The players have arrived in Saint Louis for the start of the 2015 Sinquefield Cup! Although it looks like rain has put a damper on some of the outside activities, the autograph session at 1200L was scheduled to proceed regardless of the weather. Round 1 will start tomorrow at 1300L with the following players participating:
| Rank | Title | Name | Country | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Carlsen Magnus | NOR | 2853 |
| 6 | GM | Anand Viswanathan | IND | 2816 |
| 4 | GM | Topalov Veselin | BUL | 2816 |
| 3 | GM | Nakamura Hikaru | USA | 2814 |
| 2 | GM | Caruana Fabiano | USA | 2808 |
| 7 | GM | Giri Anish | NED | 2793 |
| 10 | GM | So Wesley | USA | 2779 |
| 5 | GM | Grischuk Alexander | RUS | 2771 |
| 9 | GM | Aronian Levon | ARM | 2765 |
| 8 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave Maxime | FRA | 2731 |
There are several ways to tune in to the action including following the games on PlayChess.com, Chess24, and Chessbomb.
Round 1 Pairings
| Pair | Title | White | ELO | Title | Black | ELO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM | Giri, Anish | 2793 | GM | Grischuk, Alexander | 2771 |
| 2 | GM | So, Wesley | 2779 | GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 2731 |
| 3 | GM | Aronian, Levon | 2765 | GM | Caruana, Fabiano | 2808 |
| 4 | GM | Carlsen, Magnus | 2853 | GM | Topalov, Veselin | 2816 |
| 5 | GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2814 | GM | Anand, Viswanathan | 2816 |