29 August 2019
Ding Liren Wins Sinquefield Cup
Chinese grandmaster defeated Magnus Carlsen in play-off match.
Photo: Lennart Ootes
A play-off match of the Sinquefield Cup between Magnus Carlsen and Ding Liren was held on August 29 in Saint Louis.
Both rapid games finished in a draw, while Ding Liren won two blitz encounters to become the winner of the super tournament.
Final standings:
1. Ding Liren - 6.5
2. Magnus Carlsen - 6.5
3-4. Viswanathan Anand, Sergey Karjakin - 6
5-8. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Fabiano Caruana, Anish Giri - 5.5
9-10. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Hikaru Nakamura - 5
11-12. Wesley So, Levon Aronian - 4.5.
The next GCT event will be the 2019 Superbet Rapid & Blitz in Bucharest on November 6-10.
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