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About the Tournament The 2021 Sinquefield Cup is the fifth Super GM tournament to be held in Saint Louis, and it features ten of the best players on the planet including: Magnus Carlsen Fabiano Caruana, Sergey Karjakin, Hikaru Nakamura, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Wesley So, Anish Giri, Ding Liren, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov In cooperation with the Chess Club and Scholastic Chess Center of St. Louis, the House of Staunton is offering the 2021 Sinquefield Cup Commemorative Chessmen. It is a limited edition Chess set, with a total of only 10 units available. Here's your chance to own a piece of chess history, featuring twelve of the greatest players in the world, including World Champion Magnus Carlson & Former World Champion Vishwanathan Anand.  Meet the Players Rank and Name: GM Magnus Carlsen   FIDE Ranking - 2822  Country - Norway GM Fabiano Caruana   FIDE Ranking - 2807  Country - United States  GM Sergey Karjakin FIDE Ranking - 2773 Country - Russia GM Hikaru Nakamura   FIDE Ranking - 2792  Country - United States  GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave FIDE Ranking - 2789 Country - France GM Vishwanathan Anand FIDE Ranking - 2783 Country - India GM Wesley So FIDE Ranking - 2810 Country - United States GM Anish Giri   FIDE Ranking - 2779 Country - Netherlands GM Levon Aronian FIDE Ranking - 2799 Country - Armenia   GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov FIDE Ranking - 2769 Country - Azerbaijan GM Ian Nepomniachtchi FIDE Ranking - 2773 Country - Russia GM Ding Liren FIDE Ranking - 2800 Country - China   The event is a ten-player, round robin, that began on August 17th. The players compete for a $90,000 prize, and the right to hoist the coveted Sinquefield Cup. Place    Prize 1st $90,000 2nd $60,000 3rd $40,000 4th $30,000 5th $20,000 6th $17,000 7th $15,000 8th $13,000 9th $10,000 10th $10,000 11th $10,000 12th $10,000 About the Chessmen The House of Staunton is proud to offer another masterpiece - Camaratta Signature Series Cooke Luxury Chess Set! Combining the Staunton perfection of the Cooke set with the Maestro's Knight design from the Craftsman set, these Chessmen showcase the Maestro's passion for Greek architecture, as well as the highest standard of the Staunton pattern. The Cooke design is a perfect reproduction of the original Staunton-pattern chessmen, the standard by which every tournament Chess set has been designed.   The Chessmen are new and each set consists of 34 Chessmen, including four Queens, a standard that was introduced by The House of Staunton over 10 years ago. The Chess Set comes with an original manufacturer's plaque indicating the production number, with an adhesive backing that would allow it to be affixed to the underside of a Chess box.  About the Chess Box Each Chess Set comes packed in a House of Staunton Black Premium Chess Box with the Sinquefield Cup name and logo laser engraved on the lid. About the Signed Certificate of Authenticity Each Chess Set comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that was hand-signed by all ten of the participants in the match - Magnus Carlsen •  Fabiano Caruana • Sergey Karjakin • Hikaru Nakamura • Levon Aronian • Maxime Vachier-Lagrave • Viswanathan Anand • Wesley So • Anish Giri • Ding Liren • Ian Nepomniachtchi • Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Upon the completion of the event, we will put up a sample of the Signed 2021 Sinquefield Cup Certificate. ALL PURCHASES BENEFIT THE CHESS CLUB AND SCHOLASTIC CHESS CENTER OF ST. LOUIS