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The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz took place 14th to 19th November 2023. "Fabiano Caruana became the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz champion after a dramatic final day of blitz, which came down to a winner-take-all last round game against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. Caruana ended with 21/36 points, Vachier-Lagrave finished second with 20.5, while Ian Nepomniachtchi and Le Quang Liem tied for third place with 20." "Earning 13 GCT points for the tournament victory, Caruana is now extremely close to clinching the overall 2023 Grand Chess Tour."

Ray Robson was the surprise winner of the rapid with 5.5/9. Caruana, Le Quang Liem and Ian Nepomniachtchi scored 11/18 in the blitz.

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Saint Louis Rapid 2023 Saint Louis (USA), 14-19 xi 2023															cat. XX (2739)
					1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	0
1.	Robson, Ray	g	USA	2696	*	½	½	½	1	1	1	½	0	½	5½	2823
2.	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	g	FRA	2734	½	*	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	½	5	2782
3.	Caruana, Fabiano	g	USA	2795	½	½	*	½	0	½	½	1	½	1	5	2775
4.	Giri, Anish	g	NED	2752	½	½	½	*	0	1	½	½	½	½	4½	2737
5.	Firouzja, Alireza	g	FRA	2777	0	½	1	1	*	0	½	½	½	½	4½	2734
6.	Sevian, Samuel	g	USA	2696	0	½	½	0	1	*	1	½	½	½	4½	2743
7.	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	g	RUS	2771	0	½	½	½	½	0	*	1	1	½	4½	2734
8.	Le, Quang Liem	g	VIE	2731	½	½	0	½	½	½	0	*	1	1	4½	2739
9.	So, Wesley	g	USA	2752	1	0	½	½	½	½	0	0	*	½	3½	2657
10.	Xiong, Jeffery	g	USA	2681	½	½	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	*	3½	2664

Round 1 (November 14, 2023)
Robson, Ray	- Xiong, Jeffery	½-½	97	C42	Petroff's Defence
Caruana, Fabiano	- Firouzja, Alireza	0-1	47	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Giri, Anish	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	59	D85	Gruenfeld Defence
Sevian, Samuel	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	1-0	30	A22	English Opening
Le, Quang Liem	- So, Wesley	1-0	43	D38	QGD Ragozin
Round 2 (November 14, 2023)
Robson, Ray	- Le, Quang Liem	½-½	60	C50	Giuoco Piano
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	83	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Giri, Anish	½-½	76	C50	Giuoco Piano
So, Wesley	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	62	C77	Ruy Lopez Anderssen
Xiong, Jeffery	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	19	D38	QGD Ragozin
Round 3 (November 14, 2023)
Caruana, Fabiano	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	56	A28	English Four Knights
Giri, Anish	- So, Wesley	½-½	52	D41	Semi-Tarrasch Defence
Firouzja, Alireza	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	35	B52	Sicilian Rossolimo
Sevian, Samuel	- Robson, Ray	0-1	62	C50	Giuoco Piano
Le, Quang Liem	- Xiong, Jeffery	1-0	48	A34	English Symmetrical
Round 4 (November 15, 2023)
Robson, Ray	- Giri, Anish	½-½	40	D12	Slav Defence
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Firouzja, Alireza	½-½	43	C45	Scotch Game
Le, Quang Liem	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	42	D38	QGD Ragozin
So, Wesley	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	52	C79	Ruy Lopez Russian Defence
Xiong, Jeffery	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	33	D27	QGA
Round 5 (November 15, 2023)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	65	C70	Ruy Lopez
Caruana, Fabiano	- Robson, Ray	½-½	67	A28	English Four Knights
Giri, Anish	- Le, Quang Liem	½-½	84	B31	Sicilian Rossolimo
Firouzja, Alireza	- So, Wesley	½-½	44	C42	Petroff's Defence
Sevian, Samuel	- Xiong, Jeffery	½-½	32	C43	Petroff's Defence
Round 6 (November 15, 2023)
Robson, Ray	- Firouzja, Alireza	1-0	44	E71	King's Indian 5.h3
Sevian, Samuel	- Giri, Anish	0-1	89	C67	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Le, Quang Liem	- Caruana, Fabiano	0-1	46	D37	QGD 5.Bf4
So, Wesley	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	0-1	51	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Xiong, Jeffery	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	½-½	44	E21	Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3
Round 7 (November 16, 2023)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Robson, Ray	½-½	33	A29	English Four Knights
Caruana, Fabiano	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	39	C53	Giuoco Piano
Giri, Anish	- Xiong, Jeffery	½-½	42	B90	Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Firouzja, Alireza	- Le, Quang Liem	½-½	67	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- So, Wesley	1-0	62	C85	Ruy Lopez Steenwijker Defence
Round 8 (November 16, 2023)
Robson, Ray	- Nepomniachtchi, Ian	1-0	40	D87	Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Giri, Anish	- Caruana, Fabiano	½-½	81	C50	Giuoco Piano
Sevian, Samuel	- Firouzja, Alireza	1-0	68	C92	Ruy Lopez Chigorin
Le, Quang Liem	- Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	½-½	47	D90	Gruenfeld Flohr
Xiong, Jeffery	- So, Wesley	½-½	63	D43	Anti-Meran Gambit
Round 9 (November 16, 2023)
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	- Sevian, Samuel	½-½	63	C80	Ruy Lopez Open
Caruana, Fabiano	- Xiong, Jeffery	1-0	49	C50	Giuoco Piano
Firouzja, Alireza	- Giri, Anish	1-0	39	D34	Tarrasch Defence, Main Line
Nepomniachtchi, Ian	- Le, Quang Liem	1-0	69	B32	Sicilian Labourdonnais
So, Wesley	- Robson, Ray	1-0	76	C65	Ruy Lopez Berlin

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Saint Louis Blitz 2023 Saint Louis USA Tue 14th Nov 2023 - Sun 19th Nov 2023 Leading Final Round 18 Standings:
Rk	SNo	Name	FED	Rtg	TB1
1	2	Caruana, Fabiano	USA	2813	11
	3	Le, Quang Liem	VIE	2665	11
	4	Nepomniachtchi, Ian	FID	2785	11
4	8	Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime	FRA	2728	10.5
5	9	So, Wesley	USA	2760	10
6	5	Firouzja, Alireza	FRA	2896	9.5
7	1	Sevian, Samuel	USA	2695	7.5
8	6	Giri, Anish	NED	2752	7
9	10	Xiong, Jeffery	USA	2726	6.5
10	7	Robson, Ray	USA	2665	6
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