Overview

• Levon Aronian amassed 24.5 points to secure victory with two rounds to spare, outpacing a competitive field.
• Fabiano Caruana’s rapid lead evaporated when he failed to win any of his nine opening blitz games, finishing second on 21.5 points.
• Maxime Vachier-Lagrave stayed undefeated in blitz to claim third place with 21 points, while Nodirbek Abdusattorov (20.5) and Wesley So (19) rounded out the top five.
• World champion D Gukesh surged for 3.5 points in his first four blitz games but slipped in the final half to tie for sixth on 18 points.
• The Saint Louis event concludes the rapid-and-blitz leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour and now shifts focus to next week’s Sinquefield Cup