St. Louis Rapid & Blitz - Forecast update

The rust finally showed. Kasparov did well in his demolition of Nigel Short (8.5-1.5) a few years ago and in the blitz tournament following the 2016 US Championship (+1 against Nakamura, Caruana, and So). But in St. Louis he was far from his old self. His rapid performance rating was just 2695. An earlier forecast was based on his much stronger performances in earlier exhibitions. The latest forecast below is for the blitz portion of the tournament. The estimate for Kasparov's rating is taken directly from his performance rating in the rapid portion.