Overview
- Praggnanandhaa defeated reigning world champion D Gukesh in 36 moves in Round 1, his first classical win over Gukesh in more than three years.
- The victory lifts the 20-year-old to a career-best live world No. 3 and puts him in a share of the early lead with Levon Aronian.
- Aronian beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov, while Fabiano Caruana–Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave–Alireza Firouzja, and Samuel Sevian–Wesley So ended in draws.
- Held August 18–28 in St. Louis, the 10-player Sinquefield Cup offers a $350,000 purse and is the last chance to earn Grand Chess Tour points before the top four qualify for the Finals in Sao Paulo.
- Round 2 pairings feature Praggnanandhaa with White against Caruana and Gukesh against Abdusattorov.