Sinquefield Cup 2024 – Round 4 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.

Wesley So defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in round 4, tying for 1st place with Alireza Firouzja. All other games ended in draws.

Day 5 of the Sinquefield Cup continues Friday, August 23, 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.

Wesley So: "Ian just collapsed at the end". Wesley talks about his game vs Ian Nepomniachtchi, which he eventually won in the rook ending. #Grandchesstour #chess pic.twitter.com/YhUqT7TxBy

— Grand Chess Tour (@GrandChessTour) August 22, 2024

Gukesh: "it was a nice game, but I could not finish it."
Gukesh shared his thoughts with us right after his game against Alireza Firouzja. #SinquefieldCup #Grandchesstour pic.twitter.com/udnwFgMuIr

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

International Master Begim Tokhirjonova recaps Round 4 of the tournament