Grand Chess Tour 2019 comes to India from 20-27 November

The fifth edition of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) will see the tour expand to eight tournaments and increase the number of full tour participants to twelve. The tour will also welcome fourteen event level wildcards in 2019. Tour participants will fight for a record prize fund of $1.75 million as the GCT expands its reach to four continents to include tournaments in Africa, Asia, Europe and America. The prize money on offer for the classical tournaments has been increased to $325,000 per event ($90,000 for 1st place and $60,000 for 2nd) while the prize fund for the GCT Finals in London will also be raised to $350,000 ($150,000 for 1st place and $100,000 for 2nd).

The new tournaments will be in Abidjan (Cote d’Ivoire), Kolkata (India), Bucharest (Romania) and Zagreb (Croatia). Major sponsors already confirmed for the 2019 season include Vivendi SA, Colliers International, Tata Steel India, St Louis Chess Club and Superbet Group. Gameplan Sports have been appointed as the official sponsorship and branding partner of the tour.

Croatia GCT and the Sinquefield Cup will be classical tournaments with five rapid and blitz tournaments to be held in Abidjan, Paris, St Louis, Bucharest and Kolkata. The GCT Finals will once again be held in London as part of the 2019 London Chess Classic. The twelve full tour participants will play in both classical events as well as in three of the five rapid and blitz tournaments. The classical events will be expanded to eleven-rounds while the rapid and blitz events will all use the GCT’s traditional ten player formats. The full schedule for the 2019 regular season (including arrival and departure days) is as follows:

Cote d’Ivoire Rapid & Blitz, May 6 - 13, 2019, Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Croatia GCT (Classical), June 24 - July 9, 2019, Zagreb, Croatia

Paris Rapid & Blitz, July 26 - August 2, 2019, Paris, France

St Louis Rapid & Blitz, August 8 - 15, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri

USA Sinquefield Cup (Classical), August 15 - 30, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri USA

Superbet Rapid & Blitz, November 4 - 11, 2019, Bucharest, Romania

Tata Steel India Rapid & Blitz, November 20 - 27, 2019, Kolkata, India

London Chess Classic (GCT Finals), November 30 - December 10, 2019, London UK

Full Tour Participants:

GM Sergey Karjakin and GM Yu Yangyi have been selected as the first and second alternates respectively and will be offered full tour contracts if any of the twelve players above decline their invitations.

ABOUT

Grand Chess Tour™

The Grand Chess Tour is a circuit of international events, each demonstrating the highest level of organization for the world's best players. The Tour was created in partnership between the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis (Sinquefield Cup) and Chess Promotions, Ltd. (London Chess Classic). The legendary Garry Kasparov, one of the world's greatest ambassadors for chess, inspired the Grand Chess Tour and helped solidify the partnership between the organizers. — grandchesstour.org

URS™

The Universal Rating System (URS™), is a revolutionary new sport’s rating system designed to assess the relative strength of participants across a wide variety of competitor vs competitor sports or games. The URS™ was developed as the result of a collaborative research project funded by the Grand Chess Tour, the Kasparov Chess Foundation and the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. The system is the product of detailed research conducted over more than two years by some of the world’s leading experts in methods of rating chess players. — universalrating.com

Gameplan Sports Pvt. Ltd.

Set up in 1998, Gameplan Sports Pvt. Ltd. is one of India’s foremost corporate branding agencies, working primarily in the fields of sports and literature. The company presents innovative and cost-effective ideas that give sponsors maximum exposure. Key activities include marketing and management of international and domestic sponsorship rights in India; marketing and management of Indian and international cricket tournaments, player endorsements, syndicating content in print and electronic media, in-stadia advertising, 3-D signs, event management, event promotions, hospitality and memorabilia. – http://gameplan.co.in/

Related news:

	Superbet Classic R1: Praggnanandhaa overcomes adversity against Gukesh @ 08/05/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa set to take on Caruana, Abdusattorov and co. at Superbet Chess Classic 2025 @ 07/05/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Vladimir Fedoseev dominates Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2025, Praggnanandhaa third @ 01/05/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Blitz 2025: Fedoseev regains sole lead, Praggnanandhaa climbs to the second place @ 30/04/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Firouzja, Aravindh and Fedoseev top Superbet Rapid 2025 @ 29/04/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Rapid 2025 R4-6: Firouzja joins Fedoseev in the lead, Aravindh in pursuit @ 28/04/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Rapid 2025 R1-3: Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh set the board on fire @ 27/04/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Praggnanandhaa and Aravindh set to face Firouzja, Aronian, Duda and co. at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2025 @ 26/04/2025 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Aravindh Chithambaram named as one of the wild cards for Grand Chess Tour 2025: Superbet Rapid and Blitz @ 22/03/2025 by ChessBase India (en)
	Grand Chess Tour 2025: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa named full tour participants for the second year in-a-row @ 27/02/2025 by ChessBase India (en)
	Phenomenal Firouzja is the Sinquefield Cup champion for the second time in his career @ 29/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R8: Alireza Firouzja wins Grand Chess Tour 2024 with a round to spare @ 28/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R7: Caruana misses against Gukesh @ 27/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R6: Gukesh keeps playing exciting chess @ 26/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R5: Praggnanandhaa squanders a win against So @ 24/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R4: Gukesh draws a thriller against Firouzja @ 23/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R3: Gukesh makes a narrow escape against Praggnanandhaa @ 22/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R2: Ding Liren forces a draw again @ 21/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R1: Ding Liren forces a draw against Gukesh @ 20/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh will face Ding Liren in the first round of Sinquefield Cup 2024 @ 19/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Nepomniachtchi, Firouzja and MVL top Saint Louis Rapid 2024 @ 15/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis Rapid 2024 R4-6: Abdusattorov and Caruana play a Queen endgame for the ages @ 14/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis Rapid 2024 R1-3: A tough start for Praggnanandhaa @ 13/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Praggnanandhaa set to battle World's best at Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2024 @ 12/08/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabulous Fabiano Caruana dominates SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2024 @ 15/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited Blitz 2024: Fabiano Caruana increases his sole lead by a staggering 4.5 points @ 14/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabiano Caruana tops SuperUnited Rapid 2024, extends his sole lead by three points @ 13/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited Rapid 2024 R4-6: Gukesh bounces back strong by winning against MVL and Nepomniachtchi @ 12/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited Rapid 2024 R1-3: MVL is walking tall @ 11/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh and Vidit set to face World's best at SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2024 @ 10/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabiano Caruana wins Superbet Classic for the second year in-a-row after a hat-trick in Playoffs @ 06/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Will Fabiano Caruana win Superbet Classic for the second consecutive year? @ 05/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R7: Gritty Gukesh survives against Caruana @ 04/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R6: Firouzja outplays So, catches up with Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh @ 03/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R5: Praggnanandhaa misses against So @ 01/07/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R4: Praggnanandhaa scores his first Classical win over Giri @ 30/06/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R3: Praggnanandhaa misses a win against Gukesh @ 29/06/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R2: Firouzja bounces back, Gukesh shows his grit against Nepomniachtchi @ 28/06/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2024 R1: D Gukesh defeats Bogdan-Daniel Deac @ 27/06/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa set to square off World's best at Superbet Chess Classic 2024 @ 26/06/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Maximus Magnus Carlsen wins ten in-a-row to become a clear champion at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024 @ 13/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Blitz 2024 R1-9: Praggnanandhaa outplays Carlsen as the latter struggles to catch Wei Yi @ 12/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	सुपरबेट रैपिड 2024 : प्रज्ञानन्दा रहे तीसरे स्थान पर @ 11/05/2024 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Superbet Rapid 2024 R7-9: Praggnanandhaa draws with Carlsen, halts Wei Yi's winning streak @ 11/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Rapid 2024 R4-6: Gukesh escapes against Magnus Carlsen @ 10/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Rapid 2024 R1-3: Arjun Erigaisi defies Magnus Carlsen @ 09/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh, Arjun and Praggnanandhaa set to face Magnus Carlsen and co. at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2024 @ 08/05/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Grand Chess Tour 2024: Arjun Erigaisi and Vidit Gujrathi named among 13 Wildcards @ 03/04/2024 by ChessBase India (en)
	Grand Chess Tour 2024: Praggnanandhaa and Gukesh named full tour participants @ 23/02/2024 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen conquers SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023 with three rounds to spare, Gukesh impresses @ 10/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited R&B 2023 Day 4: Maximus Magnus wrecks the field, scores a perfect 9/9 @ 09/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited R&B 2023 Day 3: Gukesh beats Anand in their first-ever tournament face off @ 08/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited R&B 2023 Day 2: Is Magnus Carlsen's invincibility waning? @ 07/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	SuperUnited R&B 2023 Day 1: Vishy Anand emerges early sole leader @ 06/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Gukesh to face Magnus Carlsen in the first round of SuperUnited Rapid and Blitz 2023 @ 05/07/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen wins Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2023 in style @ 27/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2023 Day 4: Carlsen slays sole leader Duda, reduces the gap @ 25/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2023 Day 3: Duda tops Rapid, Carlsen ends win drought @ 24/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2023 Day 2: A Draw day for Carlsen @ 23/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2023 Day 1: Wojtaszek checks Carlsen! @ 22/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Magnus Carlsen returns to action at Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2023 @ 21/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fabiano Caruana wins Superbet Chess Classic 2023 @ 16/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R8: Duda beats Firouzja, helps Caruana regain sole lead @ 15/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R7: Firouzja and Giri get the better of Nepomniachtchi and Ding Liren @ 14/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R6: Exciting draws and missed opportunities @ 13/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R5: Firouzja beats Ding Liren, now World no.2 again @ 11/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R4: Caruana emerges sole leader @ 10/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R3: Ding Liren is still daunting for Nepomniachtchi @ 09/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R2: Rapport and Nepo score @ 08/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic 2023 R1: So subdues Firouzja @ 07/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Ding Liren set to battle against Nepomniachtchi, Rapport and co. at Superbet Chess Classic 2023 @ 06/05/2023 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Fantastic Firouzja clinches Grand Chess Tour and Sinquefield Cup 2022 @ 12/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Can Firouzja win Sinquefield Cup and Grand Chess Tour 2022? @ 11/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup 2022 R6: Wesley So ends Hans Niemann's unbeaten streak @ 09/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Hans Niemann - "This is a targeted attack" @ 07/09/2022 by Himank Ghosh (en)
	Sinquefield Cup 2022 R5: Hans Niemann tells his story @ 07/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup 2022 R4: Caruana scores, Carlsen withdraws @ 06/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup 2022 R3: Hans Niemann shocks Magnus Carlsen, crosses 2700 and emerges sole leader @ 05/09/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Jan-Krzysztof Duda wins Superbet Rapid and Blitz 2022, Anand shares second place with Aronian @ 24/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2022 Day 4: Vishy Anand continues his great momentum @ 23/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2022 Day 3: Vishy Anand wins the Rapid with a round to spare @ 22/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2022 Day 2: Vishy Anand continues his fantastic form @ 21/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet R&B 2022 Day 1: Vishy Anand makes a perfect start @ 20/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Vishy Anand returns to action at Superbet Rapid & Blitz 2022 starting today @ 19/05/2022 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave wins Sinquefield Cup 2021 @ 27/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Wesley So wins Grand Chess Tour 2021 @ 26/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R7: Vachier-Lagrave emerges sole leader @ 25/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R6: Xiong holds So to a draw @ 24/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R5: Xiong stuns Caruana @ 22/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R4: Leinier scores a magnificent win over MVL @ 21/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R3: So beats Svidler convincingly @ 20/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R2: Only So scores a win @ 19/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Sinquefield Cup R1: Caruana scores a brilliant win @ 18/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Streamer Nakamura dominates Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2021 @ 16/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis R&B Day 4: Invincible Nakamura extends his lead @ 15/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis R&B Day 3: Nakamura ascends to the top @ 14/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis R&B Day 2: Caruana gains sole lead 9.0/12 @ 13/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis R&B Day 1: Caruana and Leinier share the lead 5.0/6 @ 12/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz GCT 2021 starts today @ 11/08/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Vishy Anand makes a fabulous comeback at Croatia Rapid and Blitz GCT @ 12/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	तूफानी खेल से आनंद बने क्रोशिया जीसीटी उपविजेता @ 12/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	23 सालो बाद विश्वनाथन आनंद नें कास्पारोव को हराया @ 11/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 4: A nightmarish start for Kasparov @ 11/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 3: A day of interesting draws @ 10/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 2: Saric stuns Nepomniachtchi @ 09/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	क्रोशिया रैपिड : विश्वनाथन आनंद नें कोरोबोव को हराया @ 09/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	जॉर्डन को हरा आनंद नें की अंतर्राष्ट्रीय शतरंज में वापसी @ 08/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Croatia Rapid and Blitz Day 1: Nepomniachtchi takes sole lead 5.0/6 @ 08/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	क्रोशिया जीसीटी रैपिड - जॉर्डन के खिलाफ होगी आनंद की शुरुआत , मकसीम और नेपो से भी आज मुक़ाबले @ 07/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Anand and Kasparov will return to action at Croatia Rapid and Blitz GCT @ 07/07/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	क्रोसिया जीसीटी - आनंद की वापसी पर सबकी नजरे @ 06/07/2021 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Wesley So wins Paris Rapid and Blitz Grand Chess Tour @ 23/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 4: So maintains his sole lead, Firouzja impresses @ 22/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 3: So takes sole lead 12.0/18 @ 21/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 2: Vachier-Lagrave is back @ 20/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Paris Rapid and Blitz Day 1: Four players share the lead 4.0/6 @ 19/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Shakhriyar Mamedyarov wins Superbet Chess Classic 2021 @ 15/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Mamedyarov is a draw away from winning Superbet Chess Classic 2021 @ 14/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R7: Mamedyarov scores a hat-trick @ 13/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R6: Mamedyarov and Grischuk maintain their lead 4.0/6 @ 12/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R5: Mamedyarov wins and joins three-way lead 3.0/5 @ 10/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R4: So and Grischuk score wins to share the lead 2.5/4 @ 09/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R3: When in Romania, Fear the Romanians @ 08/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R2: Deac stuns Vachier-Lagrave @ 07/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Classic R1: Giri escapes a scare against Bogdan-Daniel @ 06/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	Superbet Chess Classic - Grand Chess Tour 2021 starts today @ 05/06/2021 by Shahid Ahmed (en)
	कोरोना असर :नहीं होगा अब ग्रांड चेस टूर 2020 @ 06/04/2020 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	क्यूँ आनंद नहीं पहुंचे ग्रांड चेस टूर फ़ाइनल ? @ 27/11/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	चैंपियन विश्वनाथन आनंद :पिक्चर अभी बाकी है दोस्तों ! @ 05/08/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	The Madras Tiger is still swift and agile! @ 02/08/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Vishy Anand is not going to give this one up easily! @ 29/07/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	पेरिस ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद अभी भी अपराजित @ 29/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Unconquerable Vishy Anand leads Paris Grand Chess Tour event with 5.0/6 @ 28/07/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	पेरिस ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद की धमाकेदार शुरुआत @ 28/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	क्या है कार्लसन की लगातार जीत के मायने ? @ 11/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Magnus Carlsen wins the Croatia Grand Chess Tour and his eighth consecutive tournament! @ 08/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	A game where the attacker never wielded a sword, but the head fell! @ 08/07/2019 by Srikanth Govind (en)
	Magnus enters the last round just half a point ahead of Wesley So @ 07/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	ग्रैंड चैस टूर - आनंद के सामने अब वापसी की चुनौती @ 06/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	The Magnus magic continues! @ 05/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	Nepo falls for the Magnus bluff! @ 04/07/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	क्रोशिया ग्रैंड चेस टूर - आनंद नें खेला लगातार 5वा ड्रा @ 02/07/2019 by Niklesh Jain (hi)
	Knight endings are not always like pawn endings! @ 29/06/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	Learn the King's Indian Attack with reversed colours from Nepo! @ 29/06/2019 by Satanick Mukhuty (en)
	How can Carlsen's such an anti-positional idea beat Giri in 23 moves @ 27/06/2019 by Sagar Shah (en)
	King Magnus wins the first leg of Grand Chess Tour 2019 in Cote D'Ivoire @ 13/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
	Cote D’Ivoire Day 4: Red Hot MVL starts the day with 5/5, leads by a point at the halfway stage with a performance of 2937 @ 12/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
	Cote D’Ivoire Day 3: King Magnus reigns supreme and crosses 2900 elo! @ 11/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
	Magnus Carlsen dominates day 2 in Cote D'Ivoire, moves to Rapid Elo of 2896! @ 10/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
	Magnus Carlsen and Wei Yi lead after day one of Côte d'Ivoire Grand Chess Tour Rapid @ 09/05/2019 by Tanmay Srinath (en)
	Special Grand Chess Tour 2019 contest only for Indians @ 08/05/2019 by Shahid Ahmed (en)