Overview

• Praggnanandhaa defeated D. Gukesh in Round 1, while Levon Aronian beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov; the other three games were drawn.
• The result moves Praggnanandhaa to a career-high live ranking of world No. 3, surpassing Fabiano Caruana in the live list.
• The Sinquefield Cup is a 10-player, nine-round classical event in St. Louis with a $350,000 prize fund and is the final classical leg of the Grand Chess Tour.
• Tour points from this event will decide the top four qualifiers for the Grand Chess Tour Finals later this year.
• Round 2 features Praggnanandhaa with White against Caruana, Aronian facing Sam Sevian, and Gukesh seeking a rebound versus Abdusattorov.