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The 6th Sinquefield Cup took place Saturday 18th to Tuesday 28th August 2018. Players: Magnus Carlsen, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin , Viswanathan Anand and Wesley So. Aronian, Carlsen and Caruana tied for first. There was no tie-break after the players agreed the regulations were not acceptable. One player was to be eliminated by the drawing of lots and the final two were to play for the title. One of the reasons a new tie-break regulation couldn't be agreed was Fabiano Caruana did have to play a match (which he won) against Wesley So to decide who qualified for the final in London.

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6th Sinquefield Cup 2018 Saint Louis (USA), 18-29 viii 2018															cat. XXII (2788)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Aronian, Levon	g	ARM	2767	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	5½	2869
2.	Carlsen, Magnus	g	NOR	2842	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	2861
3.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2822	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	2863
4.	Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	g	AZE	2801	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	1	½	½	5	2829
5.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2779	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	4½	2788
6.	Anand, Viswanathan	g	IND	2768	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	½	½	½	4½	2789
7.	Grischuk, Alexander	g	RUS	2766	0	½	½	½	½	½	*	½	1	½	4½	2789
8.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2780	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	*	½	½	4	2745
9.	Nakamura, Hikaru	g	USA	2777	½	0	0	½	½	½	0	½	*	½	3	2663
10.	Karjakin, Sergey	g	RUS	2773	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	*	3	2664

Round 1 (August 18, 2018)
Aronian, Levon	- Karjakin, Sergey	1-0	69	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Caruana, Fabiano	- Grischuk, Alexander	½-½	67	C55	Two Knights Defence
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- So, Wesley	1-0	51	D30	Queen's Gambit (without Nc3)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	37	B30	Sicilian Rossolimo
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	29	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Round 2 (August 19, 2018)
Carlsen, Magnus	- Karjakin, Sergey	1-0	88	A13	Reti Opening
Caruana, Fabiano	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	38	D11	Slav Defence
Anand, Viswanathan	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	37	B96	Sicilian Najdorf
Grischuk, Alexander	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	24	C17	French Winawer
So, Wesley	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	31	E32	Nimzo Indian 4.Qc2
Round 3 (August 20, 2018)
Aronian, Levon	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	38	C50	Giuoco Piano
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	61	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- So, Wesley	½-½	45	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Grischuk, Alexander	0-1	89	C50	Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	37	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
Round 4 (August 21, 2018)
Caruana, Fabiano	- Nakamura, Hikaru	1-0	49	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	24	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Anand, Viswanathan	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	54	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Grischuk, Alexander	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	25	B96	Sicilian Najdorf
So, Wesley	- Karjakin, Sergey	½-½	48	A28	English Four Knights
Round 5 (August 22, 2018)
Aronian, Levon	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	36	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Carlsen, Magnus	- So, Wesley	½-½	51	D42	Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	40	C42	Petroff's Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	52	D34	Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Karjakin, Sergey	- Grischuk, Alexander	½-½	40	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Round 6 (August 24, 2018)
Caruana, Fabiano	- Karjakin, Sergey	1-0	30	E20	Nimzo Indian
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	44	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Grischuk, Alexander	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	34	A05	Various
So, Wesley	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	66	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	68	A29	English Four Knights
Round 7 (August 25, 2018)
Aronian, Levon	- So, Wesley	½-½	56	E06	Catalan
Carlsen, Magnus	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	41	C42	Petroff's Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Nakamura, Hikaru	½-½	55	C53	Giuoco Piano
Anand, Viswanathan	- Grischuk, Alexander	½-½	32	C50	Giuoco Piano
Karjakin, Sergey	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	56	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Round 8 (August 26, 2018)
Caruana, Fabiano	- Anand, Viswanathan	½-½	39	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	- Carlsen, Magnus	½-½	58	E60	King's Indian without Nc3
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Aronian, Levon	½-½	41	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Grischuk, Alexander	- So, Wesley	½-½	36	A02	From's Gambit and Bird's Opening
Nakamura, Hikaru	- Karjakin, Sergey	½-½	42	E10	Blumenfeld Counter Gambit
Round 9 (August 27, 2018)
Aronian, Levon	- Grischuk, Alexander	1-0	34	A46	Queen's Pawn Opening
Carlsen, Magnus	- Nakamura, Hikaru	1-0	97	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
Anand, Viswanathan	- Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar	½-½	59	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
So, Wesley	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	35	C42	Petroff's Defence
Karjakin, Sergey	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	119	D86	Gruenfeld Simagin

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Sinquefield GCT TB 2018 Saint Louis USA Thu 16th Aug 2018 - Wed 29th Aug 2018 Leading Final Round 2 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	Pts
1	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2822	=	1	1.5
2	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2780	=	0	0.5
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