18 August 2019

Viswanathan Anand Takes the Lead at Sinquefield Cup

Round 1 was played in Saint Louis.

Photo: Crystal Fuller
Photo: Crystal Fuller

The 2019 Sinquefield Cup, the 5th Grand Chess Tour stage, started on Saint Louis.

The games Karjakin - Mamedyarov, Carlsen - Giri, Ding Liren - So, Aronian - Vachier-Lagrave, and Nakamura - Caruana were drawn. Viswanathan Anand defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi in the endgame after the latter's blunder.  



Round 2 pairings:

Karjakin - Ding Liren, Caruana - Nepomniachtchi, Anand - Carlsen, Mamedyarov - Nakamura, Giri - Aronian. 

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