<p>From September the 9th to the 15th, in S. Louis Missouri, at the amazing Schess Club and Scholastic Center, the two strongest players in the World have joined the two strongest American players, for a fantastic Double Round robin tournament.&nbsp;</p> <table align="center" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="2" style="width:930px"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:80%"><strong><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/Sinquefield13"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/sinquefield13_newsletter.png" style="height:276px; width:500px" /></a><br /> <br /> The combatants:</strong> <ol> <li>Numero Uno <strong>Magnus Carlsen</strong> from Norway;</li> <li>Armenian super-strong and number two <strong>Levon Aronian</strong>; &nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Hikaru </strong>the bomb<strong> Nakamura</strong>, the strongest American player and ICC hero;&nbsp;</li> <li><strong>Gata Kamsky</strong>, number two in the US.</li> </ol> <p><br /> <img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Magnus-Sinq.gif" style="height:356px; width:633px" />&nbsp;</p> <p>Numero Uno&nbsp;Magnus Carlsen&nbsp;wins the 1st&nbsp;Sinquefield Cup, reaching a stunning 2870 ELO rating -in the&nbsp;live rating list&nbsp;- 74 points ahead of Kramnik, now second in the list. It has been a very exciting event - one of the strongest ever organized in the U.S. - with no short draws and always hard-fought games. This was the last event Magnus participated in before the Championship match in November, that will see the Norwegian genius challenge World Champion Vishy Anand; so, all&#39;s well that starts well for Magnus! Carlsen looked confident and his game was "relatively good" as he called it in the interview after last round.&nbsp;Hikaru Nakamura&nbsp;played a good tournament, finishing second.&nbsp;Aronian&nbsp;third and&nbsp;Kamsky, who had a rough event, 4th. ICC has followed the event with Live Radio broadcast and GOTD service. We all hope that there will be many more Sinquefield Cup tournaments in the next years!</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Final Standings after Round 6</h2> <p><a href="http://webcast.chessclub.com/Sinquefield13/Sinquefield2013.pgn">PGN</a></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="templateTable" style="width: 500px; border: 2px silver outset; empty-cells: show; "> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">N</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">NAME</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">FED</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">PTS</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">1</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">Magnus Carlsen</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">NOR</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">4.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">2</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">Hikaru Nakamura</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">USA</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">3.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">3</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">Levon Aronian</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">ARM</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">2.5</td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">4</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">Gata Kamsky</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">USA</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">1.5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h2>&nbsp;</h2> <h2>Game Of the Day Videos</h2> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="templateTable" style="width: 500px; border: 2px silver outset; empty-cells: show; "> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">Round</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">Date</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">Host</th> <th scope="col" style="border: 2px silver inset;">Play</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">1</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 9</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Yermolinsky_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/Sweere">GM Yermolinsky</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>Sweere</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-1"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">2</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 10</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Hansen_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/DonCorleone">GM Hansen</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>DonCorleone</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-2"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">3</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 11</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Benjamin_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/MrHat">GM Benjamin</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>MrHat</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-3"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">4</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 13</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Fedorowicz_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/bronxbattler">GM Fedorowicz</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>bronxbattler</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-4"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">5</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 14</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Yermolinsky_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/Sweere">GM Yermolinsky</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>Sweere</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-5"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> <tr> <td style="border: 2px silver inset; text-align: center;">6</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;">September 15</td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/Smerdon_thumb.jpg" style="float:left; height:30px; width:30px" /> &nbsp; <a href="http://www.chessclub.com/finger/smurfo">GM Smerdon</a><br /> &nbsp; <em><em>smurfo</em></em></td> <td style="border: 2px silver inset;"><a href="http://www.chessclub.com/videos/sinquefield-cup-round-51"><img alt="" src="https://www.chessclub.com/uploads/content/pl.jpg" style="border-style:solid; border-width:0px; height:30px; width:30px" /></a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>&nbsp;</p> <h3>Tournament info</h3> <p><strong>Pairing system</strong>: Double Round Robin (all play all twice)<br /> <strong>Time control</strong>:&nbsp;Start with 90 minutes<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add 30 minutes after move 40<br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Add 30 Seconds from move one<br /> <strong>Money Prize:</strong> $170,000 - 1st $70,000<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p style="font-style: italic;">&nbsp;</p>