Sinquefield Cup 2024 – Round 5 Recap

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The final event and signature tournament of the Grand Chess Tour circuit, the Sinquefield Cup is taking place from 19-29th August at The World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, USA.

This event features nine full-tour players and one wildcard player, reigning World Champion Ding Liren from China. The total prize fund is $350,000. At the end of the tournament, a new tour champion will be crowned.

Alireza Firouzja takes the sole lead in the standings after defeating Anish Giri in the 5th round!

Day 6 of the Sinquefield Cup continues Sunday, August 25, with live commentary from GM’s Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze starting at 1:00pm CDT. Tune in to the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch & YouTube channels.

Alireza Firouzja takes the sole lead in the #Sinquefieldcup after defeating Anish Giri in the 5th round!#Grandchesstour #chess #AlirezaFirouzja #chessplayers pic.twitter.com/8yyqLbDs2Q

— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 23, 2024

Pragg and Wesley analyzed their game for more than 20 minutes after it ended! Cleaners were passing by, arbiters had left the playing hall, and staff were turning off the lights, but nothing could stop them. A couple of times, it seemed like they were done as they put the pieces… pic.twitter.com/gnQoqAIeui

— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 24, 2024

Christian: Are you planning anything special for the rest day?
Ian: Maybe prepare for the third in a row rook endgame with the same pawn structure to become even more presize.#SinquefieldCup #grandchesstour pic.twitter.com/H770Nl4nP9

— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 23, 2024

Firouzja: People are Playing Fighting Chess | R5 #SinquefieldCup

International Master Begim Tokhirjonova recaps Round 5 of the tournament