9th Sinquefield Cup :: St. Louis 2022

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Crosstable

pos. name Elo flag 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 pts Direct Wins Berger + = -
=1. GM Firouzja, Alireza 2778 FRA 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1   5 0 3 18.50 3 4 1
=1. GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian 2792 RUS 1 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ 0 5 1 2 19.75 2 6 0
3. GM So, Wesley 2771 USA 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½ ½ ½   1 2 17.25 2 5 1
4. GM Caruana, Fabiano 2758 USA ½ ½ 0 ½ 1 ½ 1 ½   0 2 16.75 2 5 1
5. GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier 2745 USA ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½   4 0 16.00 0 8 0
6. GM Niemann, Hans Moke 2688 USA ½ ½ 0 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 ½ 1 13.25 1 5 2
7. GM Aronian, Levon 2759 USA 0 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 12.75 1 5 2
8. GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 2757 FRA ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ 0 ½   3 ½ 0 12.50 0 6 2
9. GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar 2757 AZE 0 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ ½ + w/o 3 ½ 0 12.25 0 6 2
DNF GM Carlsen, Magnus 2861 NOR   1       0 ½   - w/o Withdrawn.

Classical event ended with shared 1st-2nd; Alireza Firouzja won the playoff tie-break.






Round by round results

1st round — 2nd September 2022, 1300
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2757 ½ - ½ 2771 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2757 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2778 ½ - ½ 2758 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861 1 - 0 2792 RUS GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2688 ½ - ½ 2759 USA GM Aronian, Levon
1. Carlsen — 1; 2.-9. Firouzja, So, Caruana, Dominguez Pérez, Niemann, Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov — ½; 10. Nepomniachtchi — 0;



2nd round — 3rd September 2022, 1300
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2792 1 - 0 2778 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2688 1 - 0 2757 AZE GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2759 ½ - ½ 2861 NOR GM Carlsen, Magnus
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2757 ½ - ½ 2771 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2758 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier
1.-2. Niemann, Carlsen — 1½; 3.-8. Nepomniachtchi, So, Caruana, Dominguez Pérez, Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave — 1; 9.-10. Firouzja, Mamedyarov — ½;



3rd round — 4th September 2022, 1300
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861 0 - 1 2688 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM So, Wesley USA 2771 1 - 0 2758 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2792 RUS GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2778 1 - 0 2759 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2757 ½ - ½ 2757 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
1. Niemann — 2½; 2. So — 2; 3.-7. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Dominguez Pérez, Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen — 1½; 8.-10. Caruana, Aronian, Mamedyarov — 1;



4th round — 5th September 2022, 1300
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2758 1 - 0 2757 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2759 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2688 ½ - ½ 2778 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861 - w/o + 2757 AZE GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2792 ½ - ½ 2771 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Carlsen, Magnus NOR 2861 Withdrew after this round.
1. Niemann — 3; 2. So — 2½; 3.-7. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana, Dominguez Pérez, Mamedyarov — 2; 8.-10. Aronian, Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen — 1½;



5th round — 6th September 2022, 1300
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2688 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2757 ½ - ½ 2758 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM So, Wesley USA 2771 ½ - ½ 2759 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2757 ½ - ½ 2792 RUS GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2778 BYE  
1. So — 3; 2.-5. Nepomniachtchi, Caruana, Dominguez Pérez, Niemann — 2½; 6.-7. Firouzja, Vachier-Lagrave — 2; 8.-10. Aronian, Mamedyarov, Carlsen — 1½;



6th round — 8th September 2022, 1300
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2759 1 - 0 2757 FRA GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2688 0 - 1 2771 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2792 ½ - ½ 2758 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2778 1 - 0 2757 AZE GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 BYE  
1. So — 4; 2.-4. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana — 3; 5.-7. Dominguez Pérez, Niemann, Aronian — 2½; 8. Vachier-Lagrave — 2; 9.-10. Mamedyarov, Carlsen — 1½;



7th round — 9th September 2022, 1300
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2757 ½ - ½ 2792 RUS GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2778 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2757 ½ - ½ 2688 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2758 ½ - ½ 2759 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM So, Wesley USA 2771 BYE  
1. So — 4; 2.-4. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana — 3½; 5.-7. Dominguez Pérez, Niemann, Aronian — 3; 8. Vachier-Lagrave — 2½; 9. Mamedyarov — 2; 10. Carlsen — 1½;



8th round — 10th September 2022, 1300
GM Niemann, Hans Moke USA 2688 0 - 1 2758 USA GM Caruana, Fabiano
GM Aronian, Levon USA 2759 0 - 1 2792 RUS GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian
GM Firouzja, Alireza FRA 2778 1 - 0 2771 USA GM So, Wesley
GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier USA 2745 ½ - ½ 2757 AZE GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2757 BYE  
1.-3. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi, Caruana — 4½; 4. So — 4; 5. Dominguez Pérez — 3½; 6.-7. Niemann, Aronian — 3; 8.-9. Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov — 2½; 10. Carlsen — 1½;



9th round — 11th September 2022, 1300
GM Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar AZE 2757 ½ - ½ 2759 USA GM Aronian, Levon
GM So, Wesley USA 2771 ½ - ½ 2745 USA GM Dominguez Pérez, Leinier
GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian RUS 2792 ½ - ½ 2688 USA GM Niemann, Hans Moke
GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime FRA 2757 ½ - ½ 2778 FRA GM Firouzja, Alireza
GM Caruana, Fabiano USA 2758 BYE  
1.-2. Firouzja, Nepomniachtchi — 5; 3.-4. So, Caruana — 4½; 5. Dominguez Pérez — 4; 6.-7. Niemann, Aronian — 3½; 8.-9. Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov — 3; 10. Carlsen — 1½;








Information

9th Sinquefield Cup
Dates: 1st - 13th September 2022
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: 40 (1 game was forfeited)
Competition format: Single round robin.
Tie-breaks: 1. Direct encounters; 2. Number of wins; 3. Sonneborn-Berger
Time control: 90 minutes for 40 moves, then 30 minutes for the rest of the game.
30 sec. increment from move 1.
Website: https://grandchesstour.org/
Other websites: TWIC event reports
Wikipedia
PGN game file: sinquefield-2022.pgn