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 keeps leading in the standings after all games end in draws in round 2.
Round 3 pairings:
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2793 – GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2762
GM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2749 – GM Gukesh D IND 2766
GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2767 – GM Giri Anish NED 2746
GM Ding Liren CHN 2745 – GM So Wesley USA 2751
GM Firouzja Alireza FRA 2751 – GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2721
Day 3 of the Sinquefield Cup continues Wednesday, August 21, 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.
International Master Begim Tokhirjonova recaps Round 2 of the tournament
