Sinquefield Cup#2019

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The Sinquefield Cup is an annual, closed chess tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

It was first held in 2012 as a four-player round-robin tournament. In 2015, it became part of the Grand Chess Tour. In 2016, it was the Tour's third leg and the first slow time control event of the tour.{{Cite web |date=2016-08-04 |title=On Chess: Sinquefield Cup brings the best in chess to the Midwest |url=https://www.stlpr.org/arts-culture/2016-08-04/on-chess-sinquefield-cup-brings-the-best-in-chess-to-the-midwest |access-date=2024-09-23 |website=STLPR |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923151713/https://www.stlpr.org/arts-culture/2016-08-04/on-chess-sinquefield-cup-brings-the-best-in-chess-to-the-midwest |url-status=live }}

The tournament was started by billionaire Rex Sinquefield as part of his efforts to boost U.S. chess and turn St. Louis into an international chess center.{{Cite news |last=Barden |first=Leonard |date=2015-04-10 |title=Rex Sinquefield continuing his quest to make US into a superpower |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/rex-sinquefield-united-states-superpower |access-date=2024-09-23 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2024-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240924020954/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2015/apr/10/rex-sinquefield-united-states-superpower |url-status=live }}

Winners

class="sortable wikitable" ! # !! Year !! Winner(s)
align="center"\|1	2013	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}
align="center"\|2	2014	{{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|Italy}}
align="center"\|3	2015	{{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}
align="center"\|4	2016	{{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}
align="center"\|5	2017	{{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}
align="center"\|6	2018	{{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}} {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}} {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}
align="center"\|7	2019	{{flagathlete\|Ding Liren\|China}}
align="center"\|8	2021	{{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}
align="center"\|9	2022	{{flagathlete\|Alireza Firouzja\|France}}
align="center"\|10	2023	{{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}
align="center"\|11	2024	{{flagathlete\|Alireza Firouzja\|France}}

2013

The first edition, in double round-robin format, (working title: 2013 Saint Louis International{{Citation needed|date=October 2022}}) was held from 9 to 15 September 2013 at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.{{cite web|url=http://www.chess-news.ru/en/node/12429|title=St. Louis To Host Four Leaders - chess-news.ru|website=www.chess-news.ru|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202631/http://www.chess-news.ru/en/node/12429|url-status=dead}} The four grandmasters played the classic time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment as of move one, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game.{{Cite web |url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/top-2-world-top-2-us-battle-sinquefield-cup |title=U.S. Chess Champs: Top 2 in World, Top 2 in U.S. Battle for Sinquefield Cup |access-date=2013-06-19 |archive-date=2013-06-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623022105/http://www.uschesschamps.com/top-2-world-top-2-us-battle-sinquefield-cup |url-status=live }} The total prize fund was $170,000,{{cite web|url=http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010198/carlsen-and-aronian-to-play-in-us-in-sinquefield-cup-180613.aspx|title=Carlsen and Aronian to play in US Super-GM|date=17 June 2013|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=22 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622035019/http://www.chessbase.com/Home/TabId/211/PostId/4010198/carlsen-and-aronian-to-play-in-us-in-sinquefield-cup-180613.aspx?|url-status=live}} with $70,000 going to the winner, $50,000 to runner-up, $30,000 to third place and $20,000 to fourth place.{{cite web|url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/sinquefield-cup|title=U.S. Chess Champs: The Sinquefield Cup|access-date=12 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910065754/http://www.uschesschamps.com/sinquefield-cup|archive-date=10 September 2013}} The average FIDE rating for the field was 2797, the highest-rated tournament at the time. The opening ceremony took place on 8 September 2013, and round 1 was held the next day.{{cite web|url=http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-aronian-nakamura-kamsky-to-play-in-first-sinquefield-cup|title=Carlsen, Aronian, Nakamura, Kamsky to play in first "Sinquefield Cup" - ChessVibes|website=www.chessvibes.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=13 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170813005842/http://www.chessvibes.com/carlsen-aronian-nakamura-kamsky-to-play-in-first-sinquefield-cup|url-status=dead}} This was the last tournament for Magnus Carlsen before he became world champion at the World Chess Championship 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.chessdom.com/sinquefield-chess-cup-2013-live/|title=Sinquefield Chess Cup 2013 LIVE! - Chessdom|website=www.chessdom.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812214152/http://www.chessdom.com/sinquefield-chess-cup-2013-live/|url-status=live}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 1st Sinquefield Cup, 9–15 September 2013, St. Louis, USA, Cat. XXII (2797) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TPR
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2862 \|	½ ½	½ 1	1 1	4½	2968
2	align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2772 \| ½ ½	{{CNone}}	1 0	1 ½	3½	2862
3	align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2813 \| ½ 0	0 1	{{CNone}}	½ ½	2½	2735
4	align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Gata Kamsky\|United States}}	2741 \| 0 0	0 ½	½ ½	{{CNone}}	1½	2623

2014

The second edition was held from August 27 to September 7, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.{{cite web|url=http://uschesschamps.com/live|title=Live - www.uschesschamps.com|website=uschesschamps.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=13 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113200154/http://www.uschesschamps.com/live|url-status=live}} It is by rating the strongest tournament in the history of chess, as measured by the six participants' average Elo rating of 2802. All were in the top ten of FIDE's Elo rating list: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 in the world.

The double round-robin tournament again used the time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment for every move, followed by an additional 30 minutes plus the per-move-increment for the rest of the game.

The total prize fund was increased to $315,000, with $100,000 going to the winner.{{cite web |url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/sinquefield-cup |title=The Sinquefield Cup | www.uschesschamps.com |access-date=2013-09-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130910065754/http://www.uschesschamps.com/sinquefield-cup |archive-date=2013-09-10 }}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 2nd Sinquefield Cup, 27 August – 7 September 2014, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXIII (2801.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! Wins !! {{abbr\|H2H\|Direct encounter}}	TPR{{cite web \|title=Sinquefield Cup 2014 \|url=http://chess-results.com/tnr143628.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821 \|website=Chess-Results.com\|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180122235126/http://chess-results.com/tnr143628.aspx?lan=1&art=1&wi=821\|archive-date = January 22, 2018}}
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|Italy}}	2801 \|	1 ½	1 1	1 1	1 ½	1 ½	8½			3098
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2877 \| 0 ½	{{CNone}}	½ ½	½ ½	1 ½	½ 1	5½			2823
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Veselin Topalov\|Bulgaria}}	2772 \| 0 0	½ ½	{{CNone}}	1 ½	0 ½	1 1	5			2808
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2768 \| 0 0	½ ½	0 ½	{{CNone}}	1 ½	½ ½	4	1	1½	2736
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2805 \| 0 ½	0 ½	1 ½	0 ½	{{CNone}}	½ ½	4	1	½	2729
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2787 \| 0 ½	½ 0	0 0	½ ½	½ ½	{{CNone}}	3			2656

After round 7, Caruana had a score of 7/7, which Levon Aronian called a "historical achievement".{{cite news|last1=Roeder|first1=Oliver|title=Fabiano Caruana Is Doing The Impossible At Chess's Most Competitive Tournament|url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/fabiano-caruana-is-doing-the-impossible-at-chesss-most-competitive-tournament/|access-date=5 September 2014|work=Five Thirty Eight|date=5 September 2014|archive-date=5 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140905195228/http://fivethirtyeight.com/datalab/fabiano-caruana-is-doing-the-impossible-at-chesss-most-competitive-tournament/|url-status=live}} Caruana drew his remaining games to finish with 8½/10 and a performance rating of 3098, the highest performance rating in a single tournament, besting Carlsen's performance in the 2009 Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament and Anatoly Karpov in the 1994 Linares chess tournament. It was compared to Bobby Fischer's 20-game winning streak in 1970–1971.{{cite news|last1=Stevenson|first1=Seth|title=Grandmaster Clash|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/09/sinquefield_cup_one_of_the_most_amazing_feats_in_chess_history_just_happened.single.html|work=Slate|date=18 September 2014|access-date=25 September 2014|archive-date=25 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140925041017/http://www.slate.com/articles/sports/sports_nut/2014/09/sinquefield_cup_one_of_the_most_amazing_feats_in_chess_history_just_happened.single.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Campbell|first1=Bradley|title=The Italian Bobby Fischer is making chess history in St. Louis|url=http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-04/biggest-chess-upset-history-may-be-happening-right-now-st-louis|work=PRI|date=4 September 2014|access-date=2014-09-25|archive-date=2014-10-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006182531/http://www.pri.org/stories/2014-09-04/biggest-chess-upset-history-may-be-happening-right-now-st-louis|url-status=live}}

Vachier-Lagrave finished fourth, ahead of Aronian on tie-break (direct encounter).{{cite web|url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/rules-regulations-2014-sinquefield-cup|title=Rules & Regulations: 2014 Sinquefield Cup - www.uschesschamps.com|website=www.uschesschamps.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812211350/http://www.uschesschamps.com/rules-regulations-2014-sinquefield-cup|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.uschesschamps.com/2014-sinquefield-cup-pairings-results|title=2014 Sinquefield Cup Pairings & Results - www.uschesschamps.com|website=www.uschesschamps.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=12 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812212304/http://www.uschesschamps.com/2014-sinquefield-cup-pairings-results|url-status=live}}

2015

The third edition was held from August 22 to September 3, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as the second leg in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour. The tournament featured the seven top players in the world, a feat only surpassed by the AVRO 1938 chess tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.chess.com/news/top-players-return-to-st-louis-third-sinquefield-cup-to-start-sunday-4838|title=Top Players Return To St. Louis; 3rd Sinquefield Cup To Start Sunday - Chess.com|first=Peter Doggers|last=(PeterDoggers)|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=7 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107100945/https://www.chess.com/news/top-players-return-to-st-louis-third-sinquefield-cup-to-start-sunday-4838|url-status=live}} The Sinquefield Cup was also the strongest tournament featured in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour with an average FIDE Rating of 2795.{{cite web|url=http://grandchesstour.com/2015-sinquefield-cup/overview|title=Overview - Grand Chess Tour|website=grandchesstour.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=18 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818183253/http://grandchesstour.com/2015-sinquefield-cup/overview|url-status=dead}}

The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was a single round-robin event held with a time control of 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by the rest of the game in 1 hour with a 30-second increment from move 41.{{cite web|url=http://grandchesstour.com/content/rules-regulations|title=2015 Rules & Regulations - Grand Chess Tour|website=grandchesstour.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=29 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150829121003/http://grandchesstour.com/content/rules-regulations|url-status=dead}} Wesley So was selected as the tournament invite and joined the nine other players already participating in the Grand Chess Tour.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 3rd Sinquefield Cup, 22 August – 3 September 2015, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2794.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr\|Wins\|Number of games won by each of the players in the tie}} !! {{abbr\|H2H\|The results of the games between or amongst the players in the tie}} !! SB !! TPR !! Tour Points
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2765		½	1	½	½	½	½	1	½	1	6				2923	13
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2853	½	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	0	0	1	½	1	5	3	½	21.25	2831	10
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2814	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	0	½	1	1	5	3	½	20.25	2835	8
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2731	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	½	½	1	5	2			2845	7
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2793	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	½	½	5	1			2838	6
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Alexander Grischuk\|Russia}}	2771	½	1	0	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	1	1	0	4½	3			2797	5
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Veselin Topalov\|Bulgaria}}	2816	½	1	1	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	0	½	½	4½	2			2792	4
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2808	0	0	½	½	½	0	1	{{CNone}}	½	½	3½	1			2713	3
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2816	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	3½	0			2712	2
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2779	0	0	0	0	½	1	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	3				2671	1

2016

The 4th Sinquefield Cup was played between August 4 and 16, 2016. It was rescheduled due to a clash with the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad. This Sinquefield Cup is one of the tournaments of the 2nd Grand Chess Tour. Ding Liren was selected as the Wild Card for the Sinquefield Cup.{{cite web|title=Grand Chess Tour Announces 2016 Participants|url=https://www.chess.com/news/grand-chess-tour-announces-2016-participants-2088|website=chess.com|access-date=9 April 2016|archive-date=13 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413053205/https://www.chess.com/news/grand-chess-tour-announces-2016-participants-2088|url-status=live}} Vladimir Kramnik withdrew from Sinquefield Cup for health reasons. Fellow Russian player Peter Svidler replaced him.{{cite web|title=Vladimir Kramnik withdraws from Sinquefield Cup|url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/vladimir-kramnik-withdraws-from-sinquefield-cup|access-date=1 August 2016|archive-date=1 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801013453/http://en.chessbase.com/post/vladimir-kramnik-withdraws-from-sinquefield-cup|url-status=live}}

The prize fund was US$300,000, with $75,000 for 1st place, and points toward the overall 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Players received 120 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes for the rest of the game with an additional 30 seconds added per move starting from move 41. In case of a 2-way tie, a 2-game Rapid Match (10 minutes + 5 seconds increment starting from Move #1) followed by a 2-game Blitz Match (5 minutes + 2 seconds increment starting from Move #1) if tied again was to be played. If a tie after the Blitz match, an Armageddon game would decide the winner. All ratings listed below are from the August 2016 rating list.{{cite web|title=Standard Top 100 Players August 2016|url=http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=men|access-date=1 August 2016|archive-date=10 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410234922/http://ratings.fide.com/top.phtml?list=men|url-status=live}}

On August 14, 2016, Wesley So won the tournament, with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7), ahead of former World Champions Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand, and former winners Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 4th Sinquefield Cup, 4–16 August 2016, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2778.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! Tour Points
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2771		½	1	½	½	1	½	½	½	½	5½			2859	13
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2792	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	0	½	1	½	5	2	21.75	2820	7.75
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Veselin Topalov\|Bulgaria}}	2761	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	1	½	5	2	21.00	2823	7.75
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2770	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	½	½	½	5	1	22.25	2822	7.75
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2807	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	5	1	21.50	2818	7.75
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2791	0	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	1	4½	2		2777	4.5
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2819	½	1	½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4½	1		2774	4.5
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Ding Liren\|China}}	2755	½	½	0	½	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	4			2738	3
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Svidler\|Russia}}	2751	½	0	0	½	½	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	1	3½			2701	2
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Anish Giri\|Netherlands}}	2769	½	½	½	½	0	0	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	3			2654	1

{{cite web|url=http://chesshive.com/event/grand-chess-tour-2016/|title=Grand Chess Tour 2016 – ChessHive|website=chesshive.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=27 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827172338/http://chesshive.com/event/grand-chess-tour-2016/|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/sinquefield-cup-2016|title=Sinquefield Cup 2016 - The Week in Chess|website=theweekinchess.com|access-date=12 August 2017|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816061846/http://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/events/sinquefield-cup-2016|url-status=live}}

2017

The 5th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 2 to August 11, 2017, and was the third leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+3−0=6).

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 5th Sinquefield Cup, 2–11 August 2017, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2787.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr\|Wins\|Number of games won by each of the players involved in the tie}} !! {{abbr\|H2H\|The results of the games between or amongst the players in the tie}} !! TPR !! Tour Points
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2789		1	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	6			2907	13
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2822	0	{{CNone}}	½	1	1	½	½	½	1	½	5½	3		2862	9
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2783	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	½	½	1	5½	2		2866	9
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2799	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	0	1	1	1	5	3		2825	6.5
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2773	½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	1	½	5	2		2828	6.5
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Svidler\|Russia}}	2751	½	½	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	½	4½			2792	5
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2807	½	½	0	1	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4			2747	4
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2792	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	0	3½			2709	3
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2810	0	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	3	1	1	2665	1.5
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Ian Nepomniachtchi\|Russia}}	2751	0	½	0	0	½	½	½	1	0	{{CNone}}	3	1	0	2672	1.5

2018

The 6th Sinquefield Cup was the fourth leg on the Grand Chess Tour 2018; Carlsen, Caruana and Aronian tied for first, all with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7). The deciding tiebreaker involved the drawing of lots to decide which two players would participate in the playoff for the title. Carlsen objected to this random chance tiebreaker and proposed a three-way playoff. Caruana did not agree to the three-way playoff as he had a playoff with Wesley So for a place at the 2018 London Chess Classic scheduled on the same day (Caruana would qualify to London after beating So in a playoff 1.5–0.5). The trio reached a compromise and agreed to share the title.{{cite web|url =https://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-cup-2018-round-9|title =Sinquefield Cup: Three winners (one playoff)!|first =Venkatachalam|last =Saravanan|publisher =ChessBase|date =28 August 2018|access-date =28 August 2018|archive-date =27 August 2019|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190827181428/https://en.chessbase.com/post/sinquefield-cup-2018-round-9|url-status =live}}

class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;" \|+ 6th Sinquefield Cup, 18–28 August 2018, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2787.5) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr\|H2H\|The results of the games between or amongst all the players involved in the tie}} !! {{abbr\|Wins\|The total number of games won by each of the players involved in the remaining tie}}	{{abbr\|Black\|The total number of games won with black by each of the players involved in the remaining tie}}	TPR !! Tour Points
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| rowspan="3" \| 1–3	align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2842		½	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	1	2	0	2861	15
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2822	½		½	½	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	1	2	0	2864	15
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| align="left" \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|Armenia}}	2767	½	½		½	1	½	½	½	½	1	5½	1	2	0	2870	15
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}	2801	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	½	½	5		1	0	2829	10
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Alexander Grischuk\|Russia}}	2766	½	½	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	½	4½	1	1	1	2790	6
6–7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2779	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	4½	1	0	0	2788	6
6–7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Viswanathan Anand\|India}}	2768	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	4½	1	0	0	2790	6
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2780	½	½	½	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	4		0	0	2745	3
9–10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hikaru Nakamura\|United States}}	2777	0	0	½	½	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	3	½	0	0	2664	1.5
9–10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sergey Karjakin\|Russia}}	2773	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	3	½	0	0	2664	1.5

2019

The 7th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 17 to August 29, 2019, and was the fifth leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Ding Liren on tiebreaks, 3–1. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen were tied with 6½ points out of 11 (+2−0=9). The prize fund was US$325,000, with $82,500 for 1st place.

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|+ 7th Sinquefield Cup, 17–29 August 2019, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2782.5)

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB !! Place !! TPR !! GCT Points

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 1

align=left|{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}

2805

6½

2845

16½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}

2882

6½

2838

16½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Viswanathan Anand|India}}

2756

3–4

2820

align=left|{{flagathlete|Sergey Karjakin|Russia}}

2750

3–4

2821

align=left|{{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}

2818

5½

5–8

2779

6½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}}

2779

5½

5–8

2782

6½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|Russia}}

2774

5½

5–8

2783

6½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov|Azerbaijan}}

2764

5½

5–8

2784

6½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}}

2778

9–10

2746

3½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Hikaru Nakamura|United States}}

2743

9–10

2750

3½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}}

2776

4½

11–12

2718

1½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|Armenia}}

2765

4½

11–12

2719

1½

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ First place playoff, 29 August 2019, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

! Place !! Player !! Rapid rating !! Blitz rating !! colspan="2" | Rapid !! colspan="2" | Blitz !! Score

align=left|{{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}

2786

2779

| style="background: black; color: white" | ½

| style="background: white; color: black" | ½

| style="background: white; color: black" | 1

| style="background: black; color: white" | 1

align=left|{{flagathlete|Magnus Carlsen|Norway}}

2895

2920

| style="background: white; color: black" | ½

| style="background: black; color: white" | ½

| style="background: black; color: white" | 0

| style="background: white; color: black" | 0

2021

The 8th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 16 to August 28, 2021, after a break in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.{{cite web |title=Grand Chess Tour Cancels 2020 Season Due to COVID-19 |url=https://grandchesstour.org/news-press-release/grand-chess-tour-cancels-2020-season-due-covid-19 |website=Grand Chess Tour |access-date=5 September 2022}} The tournament was the fifth leg of Grand Chess Tour 2021. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+4−1=4).

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 8th Sinquefield Cup, 16–28 August 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr\|H2H\|The results of the games between or amongst the players in the tie}} !! {{abbr\|Wins\|Number of games won by each of the players in the tie}} !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points
style="background:#ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2751	{{CNone}}	½	0	½	½	1	1	½	1	1	6		4		2919	13
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2806	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	1	0	1	½	1	5½	1	3		2824	8.3
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Leinier Domínguez\|United States}}	2758	1	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	½	½	1	5½	1	2	24.00	2829	8.3
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2772	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	1	5½	1	2	22.75	2828	8.3
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Richárd Rapport\|Hungary}}	2763	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	0	1	½	4½				2740	6
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Sam Shankland\|United States}}	2709	0	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	½	4	1½			2701	4
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Jeffery Xiong\|United States}}	2710	0	1	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	0	4	1			2701	4
8	align=left \| {{nowrap\|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}}}	2782	½	0	½	½	1	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	4	½			2693	4
9	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Peter Svidler\|Russia}}	2714	0	½	½	0	0	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	3½				2656	2
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Dariusz Świercz\|United States}}	2655	0	0	0	0	½	½	1	½	0	{{CNone}}	2½				2574	1

2022

The 9th Sinquefield Cup was played from September 1 to September 13, 2022, and was the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022.{{cite web |title=2022 Sinquefield Cup |url=https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup |website=Grand Chess Tour |access-date=2022-08-22 |archive-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209151413/https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup |url-status=dead }} Before the start of the fourth round, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament during the Carlsen-Niemann controversy. Subsequently, the three games he had already played were annulled for the standings of the Sinquefield Cup, but they were still included for rating points.{{cite web |last1=McGourty |first1=Colin |title=Magnus Carlsen withdraws from the Sinquefield Cup |url=https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-the-sinquefield-cup |website=Chess24 |access-date=5 September 2022 |date=5 September 2022 |archive-date=5 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905184355/https://new.chess24.com/wall/news/magnus-carlsen-withdraws-from-the-sinquefield-cup |url-status=live }} Alireza Firouzja won the tournament{{Cite tweet |user=chess24com |number=1569128603438223360 |title=Congratulations to @AlirezaFirouzja on a stunning first visit to St. Louis! He won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, then the #GrandChessTour, and now the #SinquefieldCup, picking up a total of $240,000 in just over 2 weeks}} after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a two game playoff.{{cite web |url=https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup/pairings-results |title=Pairings & Results |website=Grand Chess Tour |publisher= |access-date=September 11, 2022 |archive-date=September 10, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220910181948/https://grandchesstour.org/2022-grand-chess-tour/2022-sinquefield-cup/pairings-results |url-status=dead }}

In the table, games with Magnus Carlsen are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" \|+ 9th Sinquefield Cup, 2–11 September 2022, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2766.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr\|TB\|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! {{abbr\|H2H\|The results of the games between or amongst the players in the tie}} !! {{abbr\|Wins\|Number of games won by each of the players in the tie}} !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points
style="background: #ccffcc;" \| 1	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Alireza Firouzja\|France}}	2778	{{CNone}}	0	1	½	½	½	1	½	1	–	5	1½				2844	11
2	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Ian Nepomniachtchi\|FIDE}}	2792	1	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	1	½	½	0	5	½				2804	11
3	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Wesley So\|United States}}	2771	0	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	1	½	½	½	–	4½		1			2799	7.5
4	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Fabiano Caruana\|United States}}	2758	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	1	½	1	½	–	4½		0			2801	7.5
5	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Leinier Domínguez\|United States}}	2745	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	½	½	–	4					2758	6
6	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Hans Niemann\|United States}}	2678	½	½	0	0	½	{{CNone}}	½	½	1	1	3½		½	1	13.50	2775	4.5
7	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Levon Aronian\|United States}}	2759	0	0	½	½	½	½	{{CNone}}	1	½	½	3½		½	1	12.75	2727	4.5
8	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave\|France}}	2757	½	½	½	0	½	½	0	{{CNone}}	½	–	3		½	0	12.50	2665	2.5
9	align=left \| {{nowrap\|{{flagathlete\|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov\|Azerbaijan}}}}	2757	0	½	½	½	½	0	½	½	{{CNone}}	–	3		½	0	12.25	2665	2.5
10	align=left \| {{flagathlete\|Magnus Carlsen\|Norway}}	2861	–	1	–	–	–	0	½	–	–	{{CNone}}	{{N/A}}					2746	–

class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: center;"

|+class=nowrap|First place playoff

!Place

!Player

!Rapid rating

!colspan=2|Rapid

!Score

align=left|{{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|FRA}}

|2732

|style="background: black; color: white"|½

|1½

align=left|{{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|FIDE}}

|2779

|½

|style="background:black; color:white"|0

|½

2023

The 10th Sinquefield Cup was played from 21 November to 30 November, 2023, and was the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2023.{{cite web |author=André Schulz |title=Grand Chess Tour final in St Louis |url=https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-final-in-st-louis |website=ChessBase |access-date=11 November 2023 |date=10 November 2023 |archive-date=11 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111091235/https://en.chessbase.com/post/grand-chess-tour-final-in-st-louis |url-status=live }} Jan-Krzysztof Duda withdrew from the event prior to the second round for health reasons. As a result, all players other than Anish Giri (who played Duda in the first round) played eight games with one bye round. Fabiano Caruana won the tournament, scoring 5.5 out of a possible 8 points.

In the table, games with Jan-Krzysztof Duda are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.

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|+ 10th Sinquefield Cup, 21–30 November 2023, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2753.2)

! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! {{abbr|TB|Rapid play-off between players who tied for 1st place}} !! {{abbr|Wins|Number of games won by each of the players in the tie}} !! SB !! Koya !! Tour Points

style="background: #ccffcc;"

| 1

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana| United States}}

2795

–

5½

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Leinier Domínguez|United States}}

2745

–

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}}

2752

–

4½

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi| FIDE}}

2771

–

align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave| France}}}}

2734

–

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Levon Aronian|United States}}

2727

–

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri| Netherlands}}

2752

3½

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja| France}}

2777

–

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Richárd Rapport|Romania}}

2748

–

2½

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Jan-Krzysztof Duda|Poland}}

2731

–

2024

The 11th Sinquefield Cup was played from 19 August to 29 August, 2024, and was the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2024.{{Cite web |url=https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2024/tournaments/2024-sinquefield-cup/results/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2024-09-16 |archive-date=2024-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240817103257/https://grandchesstour.org/tours/2024/tournaments/2024-sinquefield-cup/results/ |url-status=live }} 2022 Champion Alireza Firouzja won the event for a second time with an undefeated score (+3-0=6). Firouzja opened the event with a win as Black over eventual second place finisher Fabiano Caruana, and was in the sole lead from the 5th round onward.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/aug/30/chess-alireza-firouzja-wins-sinquefield-cup-unbeaten-and-jumps-to-world-no-5|title=Chess: Alireza Firouzja wins Sinquefield Cup unbeaten and jumps to world No 5|date=30 August 2024|author=Leonard Barden|website=The Guardian}}

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|+11th Sinquefield Cup, August 19–29 2024, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2755.1)

!Rank !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit

style="background:#ccffcc;"

| 1

align=left | {{flagathlete|Alireza Firouzja|France}}

2751

$100,000

28.67

align=left | {{flagathlete|Fabiano Caruana|United States}}

2793

5½

$65,000

20.85

T{{ndash}}3

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave|France}}

2721

7.5

$40,000

9.12

T{{ndash}}3

align="left" | {{nowrap|{{flagathlete|Nodirbek Abdusattorov|Uzbekistan}}}}

2762

7.5

$40,000

9.12

T{{ndash}}5

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Gukesh Dommaraju|India}}

2766

4½

$21,833

T{{ndash}}5

align="left" | {{flagathlete|R Praggnanandhaa|India}}

2749

4½

$21,833

T{{ndash}}5

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Wesley So|United States}}

2751

4½

$21,833

T{{ndash}}8

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ding Liren|China}}

2745

3½

WC (2.5)

$14,500

T{{ndash}}8

align="left" | {{flagathlete|Ian Nepomniachtchi|FIDE}}

2767

3½

2.5

$14,500

align=left | {{flagathlete|Anish Giri|Netherlands}}

2746

$10,500

References

External links

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[https://grandchesstour.org/sites/default/files/52324592198_b009e93f29_o.jpg Pictured is 2022 winner Alireza Firouzja, flanked by Jeanne and Rex Sinquefield.]

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