TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (3)
Caruana joins the leaders after beating Firouzja in the Sinquefield Cup Round 3
Mark Crowther - Thursday 21st August 2025
Caruana beat Firouzja in Round 3. Photo © | saintlouischessclub.org
Fabiano Caruana was the only winner in Round 3 of the Sinquefield Cup. Caruana took advantage of a few Firouzja inaccuracies, 21...Raf8? (21...Rff8!) was a real error, not exploited 22.a3?! (22.Bh3!) 22...Qd8? (22...Qe7!=) but it was only later that the real collapse happened when Firouzja allowed Caruana's d-pawn to advance. Levon Aronian escaped a lost position against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 53.Bf6? (53.a3 was the win) was the point MVL erred. Nodirbek Abdusattorov pressed against Praggnanandhaa but had to settle for a draw in the end. Jan-Krzysztof Duda and Wesley So drew a very quiet game. Sam Sevian had a little something against Gukesh but it didn't turn out to be anything. Notes to the games below.
| 12th Sinquefield Cup Saint Louis (USA), 16-29 viii 2025 | cat. XX (2750) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2784 | * | ½ | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | ½ | . | 2 | 2881 | |||
| 2. | Praggnanandhaa, R | g | IND | 2779 | ½ | * | . | . | . | . | . | 1 | . | ½ | 2 | 2902 | |||
| 3. | Aronian, Levon | g | USA | 2737 | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | . | 1 | 2 | 2855 | |||
| 4. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2736 | . | . | ½ | * | . | ½ | ½ | . | . | . | 1½ | 2749 | |||
| 5. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2683 | . | . | ½ | . | * | ½ | . | ½ | . | . | 1½ | 2752 | |||
| 6. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2745 | . | . | . | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | . | 1½ | 2714 | |||
| 7. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FRA | 2766 | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | . | * | . | 1 | . | 1½ | 2748 | |||
| 8. | Gukesh, D | g | IND | 2776 | . | 0 | . | . | ½ | . | . | * | . | 1 | 1½ | 2744 | |||
| 9. | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | g | POL | 2725 | ½ | . | . | . | . | ½ | 0 | . | * | . | 1 | 2640 | |||
| 10. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2771 | . | ½ | 0 | . | . | . | . | 0 | . | * | ½ | 2491 | |||
| Round 3 (August 20, 2025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caruana, Fabiano | - Firouzja, Alireza | 1-0 | 46 | E21 | Nimzo Indian 4.Nf3 | |
| Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | - Aronian, Levon | ½-½ | 73 | C11 | French Defence | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Gukesh, D | ½-½ | 44 | B31 | Sicilian Rossolimo | |
| Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 32 | D38 | QGD Ragozin | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Praggnanandhaa, R | ½-½ | 46 | A13 | Reti Opening | |
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