Overview

• R Praggnanandhaa defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh in Round 1, his first classical win over his compatriot in three years.
• The result pushed Praggnanandhaa to world No. 3 in live ratings at a career-best 2784, with Gukesh slipping to No. 5 on the live list.
• The Sinquefield Cup runs August 18–28 in St. Louis as a 10-player single round-robin with 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes, plus a 30-second increment from move one.
• As the Grand Chess Tour’s final leg, the tournament will determine pivotal season points and a share of the $350,000 prize fund.
• The field includes Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja, Wesley So, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Nodirbek Abdusattorov, and Samuel Sevian, with Magnus Carlsen not in the lineup.