Alireza Firouzja has secured overall victory in the 2024 Grand Chess Tour, claiming the top prize of $100,000.
Heading into the final round of the Sinquefield Cup, Firouzja leads the event with 5.5 points, holding a full-point advantage over his closest competitor, Fabiano Caruana.
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.
Round 9 pairings:
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2793 – GM Giri Anish NED 2746
GM Firouzja Alireza FRA 2751 – GM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2749
GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2762 – GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2767
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2721 – GM Ding Liren CHN 2745
GM Gukesh D IND 2766 – GM So Wesley USA 2751
Day 9 of the Sinquefield Cup continues Wednesday, August 28, with live commentary from GM’s Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, Cristian Chirila and IM Nazi Paikidze starting at 11:00am CDT. Tune in to the Saint Louis Chess Club’s Twitch & YouTube channels.
Firouzja also won Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz Chess Tournament
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