The Sinquefield Cup is an annual, closed chess tournament in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, honoring Rex Sinquefield and his wife Jeanne, the founders of the Saint Louis Chess Club. Since 2015, the Sinquefield Cup has been a part of the Grand Chess Tour.
| # | Year | Winner(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2013 |  Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |
| 2 | 2014 |  Fabiano Caruana (Italy) |
| 3 | 2015 |  Levon Aronian (Armenia) |
| 4 | 2016 |  Wesley So (United States) |
| 5 | 2017 |  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
| 6 | 2018 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) Fabiano Caruana (United States) Levon Aronian (Armenia) |
| 7 | 2019 |  Ding Liren (China) |
| 8 | 2021 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |
| 9 | 2022 | Alireza Firouzja (France) |
| 10 | 2023 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) |
The first edition (working title: 2013 Saint Louis International[ citation needed ]) was held from 9 to 15 September 2013 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. [1] The four grandmasters played the classic time control 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment as of move one, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game in double round-robin format. [2] The total prize fund was $170,000, [3] with $70,000 going to the winner, $50,000 to runner-up, $30,000 to third place and $20,000 to fourth place. [4] The average FIDE rating for the field was 2797, the highest rated tournament at the time. The opening ceremony took place on 8 September 2013, and round 1 was held the next day. [5] This was the last tournament for Magnus Carlsen before the World Chess Championship 2013. [6]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Points | TPR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2862 | ½ ½ | ½ 1 | 1 1 | 4½ | 2968 | |
| 2 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2772 | ½ ½ | 1 0 | 1 ½ | 3½ | 2862 | |
| 3 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2813 | ½ 0 | 0 1 | ½ ½ | 2½ | 2735 | |
| 4 | Gata Kamsky (United States) | 2741 | 0 0 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 1½ | 2623 |
The second edition was held from August 27 to September 7, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. [7] It is by rating the strongest tournament in the history of chess, as measured by actual average Elo rating of 2802 for the six participants, all in the top ten of FIDE's Elo rating list: Numbers 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 in the world.
The six grandmasters again played the time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment for every move, followed by an additional 30 minutes plus the per-move-increment for the rest of the game, in a double round-robin tournament.
The total prize fund was increased to $315,000, with $100,000 going to the winner. [8]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Points | Wins | H2H | TPR [9] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (Italy) | 2801 | 1 ½ | 1 1 | 1 1 | 1 ½ | 1 ½ | 8½ | 3098 | |||
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2877 | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | ½ 1 | 5½ | 2823 | |||
| 3 |  Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2772 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 1 | 5 | 2808 | |||
| 4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2768 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | ½ ½ | 4 | 1 | 1½ | 2736 | |
| 5 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2805 | 0 ½ | 0 ½ | 1 ½ | 0 ½ | ½ ½ | 4 | 1 | ½ | 2729 | |
| 6 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2787 | 0 ½ | ½ 0 | 0 0 | ½ ½ | ½ ½ | 3 | 2656 |
After round 7, Caruana had achieved a score of 7/7, which was described as a "historical achievement" by Levon Aronian. [10] Caruana drew his remaining games to finish with 8½/10 and a performance rating of 3098, the highest ever performance rating in a single tournament, besting Carlsen's performance in the 2009 Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament and Anatoly Karpov in the 1994 Linares chess tournament. It was compared to Bobby Fischer's 20-game winning streak in 1970–1971. [11] [12]
Vachier-Lagrave finished fourth, ahead of Aronian on tie-break (direct encounter). [13] [14]
The third edition was held from August 22 to September 3, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as the second leg in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour. The tournament featured the seven top players in the world, a feat only surpassed by the AVRO 1938 chess tournament. [15] The Sinquefield Cup was also the strongest tournament featured in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour with an average FIDE Rating of 2795. [16]
The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was a single round-robin event held with a time control of 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by the rest of the game in 1 hour with a 30-second increment from move 41. [17] Wesley So was selected as the tournament invite and joined the nine other players already participating in the Grand Chess Tour. [16]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Wins | H2H | SB | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2765 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 6 | 2923 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2853 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5 | 3 | ½ | 21.25 | 2831 | 10 | |
| 3 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2814 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | ½ | 20.25 | 2835 | 8 | |
| 4 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2731 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2845 | 7 | |||
| 5 |  Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2793 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 2838 | 6 | |||
| 6 |  Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2771 | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4½ | 3 | 2797 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2816 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2 | 2792 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2808 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 1 | 2713 | 3 | |||
| 9 |  Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2816 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 0 | 2712 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Wesley So (United States) | 2779 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | 2671 | 1 |
The 4th Sinquefield Cup was played between August 4 and 16, 2016. It was rescheduled due to a clash with the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad. This Sinquefield Cup is one of the tournaments of the 2nd Grand Chess Tour. Ding Liren was selected as the Wild Card for the Sinquefield Cup. [18] Vladimir Kramnik withdrew from Sinquefield Cup for health reasons. Fellow Russian player Peter Svidler replaced him. [19]
The prize fund was US$300,000, with $75,000 for 1st place, and points toward the overall 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Players received 120 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes for the rest of the game with an additional 30 seconds added per move starting from move 41. In case of a 2-way tie, a 2-game Rapid Match (10 minutes + 5 seconds increment starting from Move #1) followed by a 2-game Blitz Match (5 minutes + 2 seconds increment starting from Move #1) if tied again was to be played. If a tie after the Blitz match, an Armageddon game would decide the winner. All ratings listed below are from the August 2016 rating list. [20]
On August 14, 2016, Wesley So won the tournament, with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7), ahead of former World Champions Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand, and former winners Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Wins | SB | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wesley So (United States) | 2771 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 2859 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2792 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 21.75 | 2820 | 7.75 | |
| 3 | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) | 2761 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 21.00 | 2823 | 7.75 | |
| 4 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2770 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 22.25 | 2822 | 7.75 | |
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2807 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 21.50 | 2818 | 7.75 | |
| 6 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2791 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 4½ | 2 | 2777 | 4.5 | ||
| 7 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2819 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 2774 | 4.5 | ||
| 8 | Ding Liren (China) | 2755 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4 | 2738 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2751 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 3½ | 2701 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2769 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3 | 2654 | 1 |
The 5th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 2 to August 11, 2017, and was the third leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+3−0=6).
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | Wins | H2H | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2789 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2907 | 13 | |||
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2822 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5½ | 3 | 2862 | 9 | ||
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2783 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 2 | 2866 | 9 | ||
| 4 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2799 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2825 | 6.5 | ||
| 5 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2773 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 5 | 2 | 2828 | 6.5 | ||
| 6 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2751 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 2792 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2807 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 2747 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2792 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 3½ | 2709 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Wesley So (United States) | 2810 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2665 | 1.5 | |
| 10 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2751 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2672 | 1.5 |
The 6th Sinquefield Cup was the fourth leg on the Grand Chess Tour 2018; Carlsen, Caruana and Aronian tied for first, all with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7). The deciding tiebreaker involved the drawing of lots to decide which two players would participate in the playoff for the title. Carlsen objected to this random chance tiebreaker and proposed a three-way playoff. Caruana did not agree to the three-way playoff as he had a playoff with Wesley So for a place at the 2018 London Chess Classic scheduled on the same day (Caruana would qualify to London after beating So in a playoff 1.5–0.5). The trio reached a compromise and agreed to share the title. [23]
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | H2H | Wins | Black | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2842 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2861 | 15 | |
| Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2822 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2864 | 15 | ||
| Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2767 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2870 | 15 | ||
| 4 |  Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2801 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2829 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) | 2766 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2790 | 6 | |
| 6–7 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2779 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2788 | 6 | |
| 6–7 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2768 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2790 | 6 | |
| 8 | Wesley So (United States) | 2780 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2745 | 3 | ||
| 9–10 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2777 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2664 | 1.5 | |
| 9–10 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2773 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 2664 | 1.5 |
The 7th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 17 to August 29, 2019, and was the fifth leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Ding Liren on tiebreaks, 3–1. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen were tied with 6½ points out of 11 (+2−0=9). The prize fund was US$325,000, with $82,500 for 1st place.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Points | TB | Place | TPR | GCT Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ding Liren (China) | 2805 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6½ | 3 | 1 | 2845 | 16½ | |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2882 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 6½ | 1 | 2 | 2838 | 16½ | |
| 3 | Viswanathan Anand (India) | 2756 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3–4 | 2820 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) | 2750 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 6 | 3–4 | 2821 | 11 | ||
| 5 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2818 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 5–8 | 2779 | 6½ | ||
| 6 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2779 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–8 | 2782 | 6½ | ||
| 7 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) | 2774 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 5–8 | 2783 | 6½ | ||
| 8 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2764 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5½ | 5–8 | 2784 | 6½ | ||
| 9 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2778 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 9–10 | 2746 | 3½ | ||
| 10 | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) | 2743 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 5 | 9–10 | 2750 | 3½ | ||
| 11 | Wesley So (United States) | 2776 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 11–12 | 2718 | 1½ | ||
| 12 | Levon Aronian (Armenia) | 2765 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4½ | 11–12 | 2719 | 1½ |
| Place | Player | Rapid rating | Blitz rating | Rapid | Blitz | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ding Liren (China) | 2786 | 2779 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2895 | 2920 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The 8th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 16 to August 28, 2021, after a break in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [24] The tournament was the fifth leg of Grand Chess Tour 2021. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+4−1=4).
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | H2H | Wins | SB | Koya | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2751 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2919 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2806 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 3 | 2824 | 8.3 | |||
| 3 | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | 2758 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 2 | 24.00 | 2829 | 8.3 | ||
| 4 | Wesley So (United States) | 2772 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | 5½ | 1 | 2 | 22.75 | 2828 | 8.3 | ||
| 5 |  Richárd Rapport (Hungary) | 2763 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | ½ | 4½ | 2740 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | Sam Shankland (United States) | 2709 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 4 | 1½ | 2701 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Jeffery Xiong (United States) | 2710 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2701 | 4 | ||||
| 8 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2782 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 4 | ½ | 2693 | 4 | ||||
| 9 | Peter Svidler (Russia) | 2714 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | 2656 | 2 | |||||
| 10 | Dariusz Świercz (United States) | 2655 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 2½ | 2574 | 1 |
The 9th Sinquefield Cup was played from September 1 to September 13, 2022, and was the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022. [25] Before the start of the fourth round, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament during the 2022 Carlsen-Niemann controversy. Subsequently, the three games he had already played were annulled for the standings of the Sinquefield Cup, but they were still included for rating points. [26] Alireza Firouzja won the tournament [27] after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a two game playoff. [28]
In the table, games with Magnus Carlsen are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TB | H2H | Wins | SB | Koya | TPR | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alireza Firouzja (France) | 2778 | 0 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | – | 5 | 1½ | 2844 | 11 | |||||
| 2 |  Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2792 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 5 | ½ | 2804 | 11 | ||||||
| 3 | Wesley So (United States) | 2771 | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4½ | 1 | 2799 | 7.5 | |||||
| 4 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2758 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | – | 4½ | 0 | 2801 | 7.5 | |||||
| 5 | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | 2745 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4 | 2758 | 6 | ||||||
| 6 | Hans Niemann (United States) | 2678 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 3½ | ½ | 1 | 13.50 | 2775 | 4.5 | ||||
| 7 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2759 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 3½ | ½ | 1 | 12.75 | 2727 | 4.5 | ||||
| 8 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2757 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | – | 3 | ½ | 0 | 12.50 | 2665 | 2.5 | |||
| 9 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) | 2757 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 3 | ½ | 0 | 12.25 | 2665 | 2.5 | |||
| 10 | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) | 2861 | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 2746 | 1 |
The 10th Sinquefield Cup was played from 21 November to 30 November, 2023, and was the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2023. [29] Jan-Kryzystof Duda withdrew from the event prior to the second round due to health reasons. As a result, all players other than Anish Giri (who played Duda in the first round) played eight games with one bye round. Fabiano Caruana won the tournament, scoring 5.5 out of a possible 8 points.
In the table, games with Jan-Krzysztof Duda are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.
| Player | Rating | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Points | TB | Wins | SB | Koya | Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana (United States) | 2795 | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | – | 5½ | 3 | 13 | ||||
| 2 | Leinier Domínguez (United States) | 2745 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | 10 | ||||
| 3 | Wesley So (United States) | 2752 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | – | 4½ | 2 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) | 2771 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 5 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) | 2734 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 4 | 6 | |||||
| 6 | Levon Aronian (United States) | 2727 | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Anish Giri (Netherlands) | 2752 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 3½ | 4 | ||||||
| 8 | Alireza Firouzja (France) | 2777 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | – | 3 | 3 | |||||
| 9 |  Richárd Rapport (Romania) | 2748 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | – | 2½ | 2 | |||||
| 10 |  Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) | 2731 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | — | 1 |
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Norway Chess is an annual closed chess tournament, typically taking place in the May to June time period every year. The first edition took place in the Stavanger area, Norway, from 7 May to 18 May 2013. The 2013 tournament had ten participants, including seven of the ten highest rated players in the world per the May 2013 FIDE World Rankings. It was won by Sergey Karjakin, with Magnus Carlsen and Hikaru Nakamura tied for second place. Norway Chess 2015 took place in mid-June 2015 and was a part of the inaugural Grand Chess Tour. The tournament has since decided to withdraw from the Grand Chess Tour.
Lichess is a free and open-source Internet chess server run by a non-profit organization of the same name. Users of the site can play online chess anonymously and optionally register an account to play rated games. Lichess is ad-free and all the features are available for free, as the site is funded by donations from patrons. Features include chess puzzles, computer analysis, tournaments and chess variants.
The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit of chess tournaments where players compete for multiple prize pools. Major tournaments that have been featured in the Grand Chess Tour include Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic.
The Candidates Tournament 2018 was an eight-player double round-robin chess tournament, which was held in Berlin, Germany, between 10–28 March 2018. The winner, Fabiano Caruana, earned the right to challenge the defending world champion, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, in the World Chess Championship 2018 match.
The Chess World Cup 2019 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, from 9 September to 4 October 2019. It was won by Azerbaijani grandmaster Teimour Radjabov. He and the runner-up, Ding Liren, both qualified for the Candidates Tournament for the World Chess Championship 2021. It was the 8th edition of the Chess World Cup.
Alireza Firouzja is an Iranian and French chess grandmaster. Firouzja is the youngest player to have surpassed a FIDE rating of 2800, beating the previous record set by Magnus Carlsen by more than five months.
The FIDE Grand Prix 2019 was a series of four chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2021. The top two finishers who had not yet qualified, qualified for the Candidates Tournament 2020–21. The top non-qualifying finisher is eligible for the wild card. The series is organized by World Chess, formerly known as Agon. Alexander Grischuk won the FIDE Grand Prix 2019 and thus became the first player to qualify for the Candidates Tournament via the event. Ian Nepomniachtchi, who finished in second place, was the other qualifier, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, by finishing third, became eligible for the wild card. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave eventually got a place in the Candidates after Teimour Radjabov withdrew from the tournament as he was the first reserve.
Hans Moke Niemann is an American chess grandmaster and Twitch streamer. He was awarded the Grandmaster title by FIDE on January 22, 2021. In July 2021, he won the World Open chess tournament in Philadelphia. He first entered the Top 100 Junior players list at position 88 on March 1, 2019. As of September 2023, he is the eighth-highest-rated Junior in the world.
The 2022 Candidates Tournament was an eight-player chess tournament to decide the challenger for the World Chess Championship 2023. The tournament took place at the Palacio de Santoña in Madrid, Spain, from June 16 to July 5, 2022, with the World Championship finishing in April 2023. As with every Candidates tournament since 2013, it was a double round-robin tournament.
The Grand Chess Tour 2023 is a series of chess tournaments, which is the eighth edition of the Grand Chess Tour. It will consist of five tournaments with a total prize pool of US$1.4 million, including two tournaments with classical time control and three tournaments with faster time controls.
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