Overview

• Fabiano Caruana stands on 3/4, half a point ahead of Levon Aronian and R. Praggnanandhaa after four rounds.
• TWIC’s analysis credits the surge to opponent errors, highlighting Firouzja allowing the d-pawn to roll and Abdusattorov’s critical middlegame slip.
• Round 4’s other games were drawn, with Wesley So pressing Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave missing a winning continuation against D. Gukesh.
• Round 5 pairings are set, including Caruana–So, Firouzja–Aronian, and Vachier-Lagrave–Praggnanandhaa.
• The 12th Sinquefield Cup is a 10-player, nine-round classical event in Saint Louis from August 16–29 that concludes the classical leg of the Grand Chess Tour.