TWIC is 31. First issue 17th September 1994.
12th Sinquefield Cup 2025 (6)
Five more draws in Sinquefield Cup Round 6 but MVL missed a big opportunity
Mark Crowther - Monday 25th August 2025
Gukesh and Firouzja discuss their game at the end. Photo © | https://saintlouischessclub.org
The sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup was a lively one but in the end all the games were drawn leaving Caruana in the lead on 4/6.
MVL will be upset how he let go several winning opportunities against Nodirbek Abdusattorov. It was a very strange game all around, MVL was completely winning, let go most of his advantage, was offered a final pretty straight forward winning chance but instead went into a king and pawn endgame that turned out to be drawn.
Gukesh was a little bit better against Alireza Firouzja for a while but 21.Ned5? was inaccurate as was 25.Qd3. 30...Kh8?! (30...Qxe6) allowed Firouzja to come back into the game and Gukesh held a tricky endgame without drama.
Fabiano Caruana was at least equal out of the opening against Sam Sevian on the black side of a Queen's Gambit Declined exchange variation but 22...Bxg4? was a strange error that gave Sevian an immediate perpetual check and in fact good chances to play for a win (24.Rfc1) if he wanted. Instead Sevian decided to take the draw.
Praggnanandhaa against Jan-Krzysztof Duda was a well played draw in a Sicilian that finished in perpetual check.
Levon Aronian and Wesley So drew a super sharp Queen's Gambit which finished in a perpetual check in 36 moves.
Round 7 pairings: Caruana-Aronian, MVL-Sevian, So-Gukesh, Duda-Abdusattorov and Firouzja-Praggnanandhaa
| 12th Sinquefield Cup Saint Louis (USA), 16-29 viii 2025 | cat. XX (2750) | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1. | Caruana, Fabiano | g | USA | 2784 | * | ½ | . | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | . | ½ | 1 | 4 | 2869 | |||
| 2. | Praggnanandhaa, R | g | IND | 2779 | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 2802 | |||
| 3. | Aronian, Levon | g | USA | 2737 | . | . | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2794 | |||
| 4. | So, Wesley | g | USA | 2745 | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | . | 3 | 2738 | |||
| 5. | Sevian, Samuel | g | USA | 2683 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | . | . | ½ | . | ½ | 3 | 2765 | |||
| 6. | Firouzja, Alireza | g | FRA | 2766 | 0 | . | ½ | ½ | . | * | ½ | ½ | 1 | . | 3 | 2750 | |||
| 7. | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | g | FRA | 2736 | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | ½ | * | ½ | . | ½ | 3 | 2762 | |||
| 8. | Gukesh, D | g | IND | 2776 | . | 0 | . | . | ½ | ½ | ½ | * | ½ | 1 | 3 | 2743 | |||
| 9. | Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | g | POL | 2725 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | . | 0 | . | ½ | * | . | 2½ | 2707 | |||
| 10. | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | g | UZB | 2771 | 0 | ½ | 0 | . | ½ | . | ½ | 0 | . | * | 1½ | 2556 | |||
| Round 6 (August 24, 2025) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praggnanandhaa, R | - Duda, Jan-Krzysztof | ½-½ | 32 | B40 | Sicilian Classical | |
| Aronian, Levon | - So, Wesley | ½-½ | 36 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Sevian, Samuel | - Caruana, Fabiano | ½-½ | 27 | D35 | QGD Exchange | |
| Gukesh, D | - Firouzja, Alireza | ½-½ | 78 | B92 | Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2 | |
| Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | ½-½ | 85 | A21 | English Opening | |
Sinquefield Cup Round 6
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