12th Sinquefield Cup :: St. Louis 2025

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts + = -
=1. GM Caruana, Fabiano 2784 USA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 2 7 0
=1. GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu 2779 IND ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 2 7 0
=1. GM So, Wesley 2745 USA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 2 7 0
4. GM Aronian, Levon 2737 USA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 5 1 8 0
=5. GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof 2725 POL ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 1 1 7 1
=5. GM Sevian, Samuel 2683 USA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 9 0
=5. GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2736 FRA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 9 0
8. GM Gukesh, Dommaraju 2776 IND ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 4 1 6 2
9. GM Firouzja, Alireza 2766 FRA 0 0 ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 5 3
10. GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek 2771 UZB 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 1 3 5

Classical event ended with shared 1st-3rd; Wesley So won the blitz playoff tie-break.






Round by round results

1st round — 18th August 2025, 1300
GM Sevian, Samuel USA 2683 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2736 ½ - ½ 2766 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2771 0 - 1 2737 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2779 1 - 0 2776 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2784 ½ - ½ 2725 POL GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
1.-2. Praggnanandhaa, Aronian — 1; 3.-8. Caruana, So, Duda, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Firouzja — ½; 9.-10. Gukesh, Abdusattorov — 0;



2nd round — 19th August 2025, 1300
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2779 ½ - ½ 2784 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2737 ½ - ½ 2683 USA GM Sevian, Samuel
GM So, Wesley USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2736 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2766 1 - 0 2725 POL GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2776 1 - 0 2771 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
1.-3. Praggnanandhaa, Aronian, Firouzja — 1½; 4.-8. Caruana, So, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Gukesh — 1; 9. Duda — ½; 10. Abdusattorov — 0;



3rd round — 20th August 2025, 1300
GM Sevian, Samuel USA 2683 ½ - ½ 2776 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2771 ½ - ½ 2779 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2784 1 - 0 2766 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2736 ½ - ½ 2737 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2725 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM So, Wesley
1.-3. Caruana, Praggnanandhaa, Aronian — 2; 4.-8. So, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Gukesh, Firouzja — 1½; 9. Duda — 1; 10. Abdusattorov — ½;



4th round — 21st August 2025, 1300
GM So, Wesley USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2766 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2737 ½ - ½ 2725 POL GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2776 ½ - ½ 2736 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2779 ½ - ½ 2683 USA GM Sevian, Samuel
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2771 0 - 1 2784 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
1. Caruana — 3; 2.-3. Praggnanandhaa, Aronian — 2½; 4.-8. So, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Gukesh, Firouzja — 2; 9. Duda — 1½; 10. Abdusattorov — ½;



5th round — 22nd August 2025, 1300
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2725 ½ - ½ 2776 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2784 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Sevian, Samuel USA 2683 ½ - ½ 2771 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2766 ½ - ½ 2737 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2736 ½ - ½ 2779 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
1. Caruana — 3½; 2.-3. Praggnanandhaa, Aronian — 3; 4.-8. So, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Gukesh, Firouzja — 2½; 9. Duda — 2; 10. Abdusattorov — 1;



6th round — 24th August 2025, 1300
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2771 ½ - ½ 2736 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2776 ½ - ½ 2766 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2779 ½ - ½ 2725 POL GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
GM Sevian, Samuel USA 2683 ½ - ½ 2784 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2737 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM So, Wesley
1. Caruana — 4; 2.-3. Praggnanandhaa, Aronian — 3½; 4.-8. So, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave, Gukesh, Firouzja — 3; 9. Duda — 2½; 10. Abdusattorov — 1½;



7th round — 25th August 2025, 1300
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2784 ½ - ½ 2737 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2736 ½ - ½ 2683 USA GM Sevian, Samuel
GM So, Wesley USA 2745 1 - 0 2776 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2725 1 - 0 2771 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2766 0 - 1 2779 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
1.-2. Caruana, Praggnanandhaa — 4½; 3.-4. So, Aronian — 4; 5.-7. Duda, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave — 3½; 8.-9. Gukesh, Firouzja — 3; 10. Abdusattorov — 1½;



8th round — 26th August 2025, 1300
GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek UZB 2771 1 - 0 2766 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu IND 2779 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Sevian, Samuel USA 2683 ½ - ½ 2725 POL GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2736 ½ - ½ 2784 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Gukesh, Dommaraju IND 2776 ½ - ½ 2737 USA GM Aronian, Levon
1.-2. Caruana, Praggnanandhaa — 5; 3.-4. So, Aronian — 4½; 5.-7. Duda, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave — 4; 8. Gukesh — 3½; 9. Firouzja — 3; 10. Abdusattorov — 2½;



9th round — 27th August 2025, 1300
GM Duda, Jan-Krzysztof POL 2725 ½ - ½ 2736 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2784 ½ - ½ 2776 IND GM Gukesh, Dommaraju
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2737 ½ - ½ 2779 IND GM Praggnanandhaa, Rameshbabu
GM So, Wesley USA 2745 1 - 0 2771 UZB GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2766 ½ - ½ 2683 USA GM Sevian, Samuel
1.-3. Caruana, Praggnanandhaa, So — 5½; 4. Aronian — 5; 5.-7. Duda, Sevian, Vachier-Lagrave — 4½; 8. Gukesh — 4; 9. Firouzja — 3½; 10. Abdusattorov — 2½;








Information

12th Sinquefield Cup
Dates: 18th - 29th August 2025
City: St. Louis (United States)
Venue: Saint Louis Chess Club
Organizers: Saint Louis Chess Club (USA); Grand Chess Tour (USA)
Tournament Director: Tony Rich (USA)
Chief Arbiter: Chris Bird (ENG)
Players participating: 10 (incl. 10 GMs)
Games played: 45
Competition format: Single round robin.
Tie-breaks: none
Time control: 120 minutes for the game.
30 sec. increment from move 1.
Website: https://grandchesstour.org/
Other websites: TWIC event reports
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PGN game file: sinquefield-2025.pgn