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Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 (Games and Results)
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025
Mark Crowther - Saturday 16th August 2025
Caruana and MVL: in play during the St Louis Rapid 2025. Photo © | https://saintlouischessclub.org/
The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz took place 11th to 15th August 2025. Players: Fabiano, Caruana, D Gukesh, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Le Quang Liem, Sam Shankland and Grigoriy Oparin.
Levon Aronian won the event by finishing second in the rapid and clear first in the blitz. Fabiano Caruana finished in second place over all after winning the rapid but being far off the pace in the blitz.
| Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025 Saint Louis USA Mon 11th Aug 2025 - Fri 15th Aug 2025
Final Combined Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | GCT Pts | Prize | |
| 1 | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2768 | 24.5 | 13 | $40,000 | |
| 2 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2757 | 21.5 | 10 | $30,000 | |
| 3 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2675 | 21 | 8 | $25,000 | |
| 4 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2769 | 20.5 | 7 | $20,000 | |
| 5 | So, Wesley | USA | 2803 | 19 | 6 | $15,000 | |
| 6 | Gukesh, D | IND | 2651 | 18 | 4.5 | $10,500 | |
| 6 | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2613 | 18 | 4.5 | $10,500 | |
| 8 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | USA | 2760 | 15.5 | 3 | $9,000 | |
| 9 | Oparin, Grigoriy | USA | 2634 | 13 | 2 | $8,000 | |
| 10 | Shankland, Sam | USA | 2651 | 9 | 1 | $7,000 | |
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025
Levon Aronian wins the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2025
Mark Crowther | Sat Aug 16 11:22:00 2025
Aronian wins the Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz finishing second in the rapid and joint first in the blitz with Abdusattorov, MVL's third place almost guarantees his progression to the tour final in September.
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 (Rapid 7-9)
Fabiano Caruana wins the St Louis Rapid but loses to Gukesh in the final round
Mark Crowther | Thu Aug 14 11:52:00 2025
Caruana dominated the rapid section in St Louis but will be disappointed to have spoiled his final round game against Gukesh. I've annotated the game.
Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2025 (Saint Louis USA)
Mon 11th Aug 2025 - Fri 15th Aug 2025 -
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Saint Louis Rapid 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games
Saint Louis Blitz 2025 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC:5m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
Saint Louis Rapid 2025 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 25m+10spm) - Games in PGN: Rapid Games
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| Saint Louis Rapid 2025 Saint Louis (USA), 11-15 viii 2025 | cat. XX (2735) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2784 | * | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2949 | |||
| 2. | Aronian, Levon | g | USA | 2737 | 0 | * | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6½ | 2900 | |||
| 3. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2736 | ½ | 0 | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 2814 | |||
| 4. | Gukesh, D | g | IND | 2776 | 1 | 0 | ½ | * | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2773 | |||
| 5. | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | g | USA | 2738 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | * | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2734 | |||
| 6. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2745 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 4½ | 2733 | |||
| 7. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2771 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2730 | |||
| 8. | Le, Quang Liem | g | VIE | 2729 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | 1 | 0 | 3½ | 2655 | |||
| 9. | Shankland, Sam | g | USA | 2670 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | * | 1 | 2½ | 2575 | |||
| 10. | Oparin, Grigoriy | g | USA | 2660 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | * | 1½ | 2469 | |||
| Round 1 (August 11, 2025) | ||||||
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| Caruana, Fabiano | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 45 | B90 | Sicilian Najdorf Variation | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Gukesh, D | 1-0 | 45 | B13 | Caro Kann Exchange | |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 51 | B33 | Sicilian Sveshnikov | |
| So, Wesley | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 100 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Le, Quang Liem | 1-0 | 57 | C46 | Four Knights | |
| Round 2 (August 11, 2025) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Aronian, Levon | 0-1 | 46 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Gukesh, D | - Oparin, Grigoriy | 1-0 | 32 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 47 | C55 | Two Knights Defence | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 60 | D05 | Colle System | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Le, Quang Liem | 0-1 | 47 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Round 3 (August 11, 2025) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 1-0 | 17 | A33 | English Symmetrical | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 1-0 | 53 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| So, Wesley | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 45 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Gukesh, D | 0-1 | 42 | E10 | Blumenfeld Counter Gambit | |
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 46 | A21 | English Opening | |
| Round 4 (August 12, 2025) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 61 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 51 | C11 | French Defence | |
| So, Wesley | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 40 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Oparin, Grigoriy | 1-0 | 30 | C44 | Scotch Gambit | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Gukesh, D | 1-0 | 62 | C41 | Philidor's Defence | |
| Round 5 (August 12, 2025) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 36 | B93 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.f4 | |
| Aronian, Levon | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 23 | C45 | Scotch Game | |
| Gukesh, D | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 41 | A14 | Reti Opening | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 48 | D12 | Slav Defence | |
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | ½-½ | 46 | C25 | Vienna Game | |
| Round 6 (August 12, 2025) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Aronian, Levon | 1-0 | 41 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Le, Quang Liem | ½-½ | 51 | C64 | Ruy Lopez Classical | |
| So, Wesley | - Oparin, Grigoriy | 1-0 | 34 | B83 | Sicilian Scheveningen | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 59 | D02 | Queen's Pawn Game | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0-1 | 67 | A20 | English Opening | |
| Round 7 (August 13, 2025) | ||||||
| Aronian, Levon | - Shankland, Sam | 1-0 | 39 | B45 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 31 | B47 | Sicilian Paulsen | |
| Gukesh, D | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 0-1 | 45 | A05 | Various | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 43 | D37 | QGD 5.Bf4 | |
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | 67 | A46 | Queen's Pawn Opening | |
| Round 8 (August 13, 2025) | ||||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Le, Quang Liem | 1-0 | 52 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Aronian, Levon | - Oparin, Grigoriy | 1-0 | 50 | B30 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Dominguez Perez, Leinier | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 28 | B95 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Bg5 | |
| So, Wesley | - Gukesh, D | 0-1 | 45 | C50 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Shankland, Sam | - Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | ½-½ | 57 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Round 9 (August 13, 2025) | ||||||
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - So, Wesley | 1-0 | 42 | C67 | Ruy Lopez Berlin | |
| Gukesh, D | - Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | 89 | C53 | Giuoco Piano | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Dominguez Perez, Leinier | 1-0 | 36 | A36 | English Botvinnik | |
| Le, Quang Liem | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 91 | E12 | Queens Indian Petrosian | |
| Oparin, Grigoriy | - Shankland, Sam | 0-1 | 49 | C25 | Vienna Game | |
Saint Louis Blitz 2025 (10 players 18 Rds DRR Indiv TC: 5m+2spm) - Games in PGN: Blitz Games
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| Saint Louis Blitz 2025 Saint Louis USA Mon 11th Aug 2025 - Fri 15th Aug 2025
Leading Final Round 18 Standings: |
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| Rk | SNo | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB1 | TB2 |
| 1 | 5 | Aronian, Levon | USA | 2768 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | 8 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | UZB | 2757 | 11.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | 2 | Le, Quang Liem | VIE | 2675 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | 3 | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2769 | 10 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | 7 | So, Wesley | USA | 2803 | 10 | 9 | 0 |
| 6 | 4 | Oparin, Grigoriy | USA | 2651 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | 6 | Gukesh, D | IND | 2613 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | 1 | Caruana, Fabiano | USA | 2760 | 7.5 | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | 9 | Dominguez Perez, Leinier | USA | 2634 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | 10 | Shankland, Sam | USA | 2651 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
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