Tournament information
- Dates
- Aug 08, 2026 to Aug 20, 2026
- Location
- Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
- Time control
- Classical
- Organizer
- TBA
- Source
- Lichess Broadcasts
- Contact
- TBA
Overview
Sinquefield Cup 2026
Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesClassical
Event details will be published by the organizer.
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The indexed Sinquefield Cup family runs from the official FIDE calendar opening on 2026-08-08 through the 2026-08-20 rapid playoff; Lichess identifies the classical broadcast rounds on 2026-08-10 through 2026-08-19.
Format
- System Code
- r
- Fide Rated
- Yes
- Sections
- 2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup; 2026 GCT Sinquefield Cup - Rapid Playoff; Classical; Rapid playoff
- System
- 10-player round-robin
- Time Control Detail
- 90 min / 40 moves + 30 min + 30 sec / move
- Broadcast Rounds
- 9
Registration
- Status
- unknown
- Url
- https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2026/tournaments/2026-sinquefield-cup/
Logistics
- City
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Country
- United States
- Latitude
- 38.6254063
- Longitude
- -90.190009
- Coordinates
- -90.190009; 38.6254063
- Coordinate Source
- nominatim
- Venue
- Saint Louis, Missouri
- Timezone
- America/Chicago
Schedule
- Round 1
- Date: 2026-08-08 | End Date: 2026-08-12
- Rapid playoff
- Date: 2026-08-20 | Label: Rapid playoff
- Full indexed family window
- Date: 2026-08-08 | End Date: 2026-08-20 | Label: Full indexed family window
- Round 1
- Label: Round 1 | Starts At: 2026-08-10T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-1/YaTYmjqS
- Round 2
- Label: Round 2 | Starts At: 2026-08-11T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-2/sBiDvWgY
- Round 3
- Label: Round 3 | Starts At: 2026-08-12T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-3/azxF1uaY
- Round 4
- Label: Round 4 | Starts At: 2026-08-13T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-4/RJduOcY3
- Round 5
- Label: Round 5 | Starts At: 2026-08-14T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-5/yjutpiJf
- Round 6
- Label: Round 6 | Starts At: 2026-08-16T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-6/DYMP6F2F
- Round 7
- Label: Round 7 | Starts At: 2026-08-17T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-7/cAJCrXyE
- Round 8
- Label: Round 8 | Starts At: 2026-08-18T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-8/HSkVW1CT
- Round 9
- Label: Round 9 | Starts At: 2026-08-19T17:30:00.000Z | Url: https://lichess.org/broadcast/gct-sinquefield-cup-2026/round-9/QwsCiTIm
Other facts
- FIDE rated event id
- 480611
- rating period
- September 2026
- rating publication date
- 2026-09-01
- Lichess broadcast id
- 2sMqschv