Predictions here guys! Everyone is welcomed! Kasparov playing, woohooo!
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BREAKING NEWS: Garry Kasparov comes out of retirement for Saint Louis GCT event!
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"I told him, 'Garry, you understand it’s rated so there’s some pride and ego on the line, right?' He said, 'Absolutely.' He was ready to play," Rich continued.
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Right now, though, Kasparov seems excited at the chance to play against the top players in a pro setting - he got the opportunity to play some of the same players in an exhibition tournament last year in St. Louis as well, which may have been the final push to get him back in the game.
"It’s a thrill to officially be returning to the game, and certainly not something I would have anticipated more than a decade after my retirement," Kasparov said in a statement. "Coming back to the board in Saint Louis is truly an honor – I wouldn’t want to commemorate this moment anywhere else."
Cool! The horsey moves in an L.
"Being the newest addition to the Grand Chess Tour, we wanted to take the opportunity of the Rapid and Blitz Competition to highlight the growth of the Tour," Rich told Forbes. "What better way to get that out there than by including the greatest chess player who ever lived?"
Whoooo-Hoooooo! Garry K is THE Greatest Chess Player who ever lived! I switched from being a Bobby fan to Garry. Garry is Da One.
I hope Magnus plays in this event. Then I hope, pray really, that Garry takes first place and beats Maggie in Rapid chess!!
That would be the most wonderful story in Chess in years.
Question: What and how will Garry train for this tournament?
Good one OP, for half a second you had me believing.
sea_of_trees wrote:
Good one OP, for half a second you had me believing.
I mean, this is serious stuff going on here! :)
Jul 5, 2017
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sea_of_trees wrote:
Good one OP, for half a second you had me believing.
Maybe if you checked the links in posts 1 & 3, you would realise this is actually legit!
Garry Mangut Carlsen comes back? Sure?
wow?
So Rex Sinquefield got to him before the people of IBM, instead of playing Deep Blue III, he decided to come out and play in a contest that's not even classical time controls..
Meh.. I'll pass.
This great news for chess, Garry always plays exciting chess.
Jul 5, 2017
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Kasparov is maker and arranger of Grand Chess Tour. By adding himself to list of players, he sure know to draw attention to this tour. I like it very much ☺
Interesting, but he is well past prime.
He is not going to be a threat for the Top players of today.
stxschlsv wrote:
Kasparov is maker and arranger of Grand Chess Tour. By adding himself to list of players, he sure know to draw attention to this tour. I like it very much ☺
And it doesn't hurt him to draw more $$mullah mullah$$ by adding the letters of his legendary name.
History to Be Made: Garry Kasparov Will Return to Competition Play
Legendary World Champion and 13TH World Champion in chess history, Garry Kasparov, will be competing in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz competition Aug. 14-19, 2017, which features six of the Grand Chess Tour players and four wildcard picks playing for a total prize fund of $150,000. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz competition is the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour.
Kasparov came to international fame as the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985 at the age of 22. He retired from professional chess in 2005 after a record 20 years as the world's top-ranked player, and now – 12 years post-career – he's coming back to the board in Saint Louis.
"It's a thrill to officially be returning to the game, and certainly not something I would have anticipated more than a decade after my retirement," said World Champion Kasparov. "Coming back to the board in Saint Louis is truly an honor – I wouldn't want to commemorate this moment anywhere else."
"It's a pleasure to host the Sinquefield Cup again this year as one of the United States stops on the Grand Chess Tour," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the CCSCSL. "Not only is the caliber of talent historic in this year's tournament – but the fact that legendary World Champion Kasparov has chosen to come out of retirement for this inaugural Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz event is truly unprecedented."
History to Be Made: Garry Kasparov Will Return to Competition Play Legendary World Champion and 13TH World Champion in chess history, Garry Kasparov, will be competing in the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz competition Aug. 14-19, 2017, which features six of the Grand Chess Tour players and four wildcard picks playing for a total prize fund of $150,000. The Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz competition is the fourth stop on the Grand Chess Tour. Kasparov came to international fame as the youngest world chess champion in history in 1985 at the age of 22. He retired from professional chess in 2005 after a record 20 years as the world's top-ranked player, and now – 12 years post-career – he's coming back to the board in Saint Louis. "It's a thrill to officially be returning to the game, and certainly not something I would have anticipated more than a decade after my retirement," said World Champion Kasparov. "Coming back to the board in Saint Louis is truly an honor – I wouldn't want to commemorate this moment anywhere else." "It's a pleasure to host the Sinquefield Cup again this year as one of the United States stops on the Grand Chess Tour," said Tony Rich, Executive Director of the CCSCSL. "Not only is the caliber of talent historic in this year's tournament – but the fact that legendary World Champion Kasparov has chosen to come out of retirement for this inaugural Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz event is truly unprecedented."
http://grandchesstour.org/news-press-release-2017-sinquefield-cup/historic-sinquefield-cup-brings-top-world-chess-talent-saint