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.
There was only one decisive game in round 6 of the Sinquefield Cup. Alireza Firouzja remains in the lead, while Fabiano Caruana moved up after his victory against Ian Nepomniachtchi, tying for second place with Wesley So.
Round 7 pairings:
GM Caruana Fabiano USA 2793 – GM Gukesh D IND 2766
GM Praggnanandhaa R IND 2749 – GM Nepomniachtchi Ian FID 2767
GM Firouzja Alireza FRA 2751 – GM Ding Liren CHN 2745
GM Abdusattorov Nodirbek UZB 2762 – GM So Wesley USA 2751
GM Vachier-Lagrave Maxime FRA 2721 – GM Giri Anish NED 2746
Day 7 of the Sinquefield Cup continues Monday, August 26, 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.
Fabi: You See My Luck | R6 #SinquefieldCup
International Master Begim Tokhirjonova recaps Round 6 of the tournament
