Author: World Chess Hall of Fame signed by all the contestants
Year: 2015
Publisher: World Chess Hall of Fame
Place: St Louis
Description:
Postcard (7" x 5") with picture of the world's largest chess piece signed on the from by the contestants Levon Aronian, Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Anish Giri, Alexander Grischuk, Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana, Viswanathan Anand and Wesley So. Verso unposted.
The 3rd Sinquefield Cup was played in the Saint Louis Chess Club and Scholastic Center, Missouri USA, 23 August - 1 September 2015. It was this year the second of three events of the new Grand Chess Tour. The nine regular tour players were joined by wildcard Wesley So for a single round robin. Tournament director: Tony D Rich. Overall prize fund: $300,000, with $75,000 to the winner, and down to $15,000 for 10th place. Players received 120 minutes for 40 moves, 60 more minutes for the rest of the game, and a 30-second delay from move 41. Rounds started at 1 pm. Levon Aronian won with 6/9 and collected 13 Grand Chess Tour points (GP).
Condition: Near fine.