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by David Sedgwick » Wed Jun 02, 2021 12:57 pm
I am honoured to have been reappointed as Chief Arbiter for the Grand Chess Tour 2021 and I am pleased that the Tour is going ahead. I was not confident about that until recently.
Like a number of others, I shall be feeling relieved at 1300 BST on Saturday 5th June, if play duly starts then.
Unfortunately the report on TWIC is nonsense. The Superbet Chess Classic is a Standardplay event, not a Rapid and Blitz event. Mick has quoted correctly from the official website.
In answer to Paul, play starts at 1300 BST each day from Saturday 5th June until Monday 14th June, apart from Thursday 10th June which is a rest day.
Those who find it more convenient to watch live chess in the evenings will have the opportunity later in the Tour, when the action moves to St. Louis, Missouri, USA.