Praggnanandhaa vs Abdusattorov in Round 1
Schedule and Format
Sinquefield Cup will have one round per day from 19th to 28th August. Rest day is on Saturday 24th August. Each round starts at 1 p.m. local time, 11:30 p.m. IST, except the last round on 28th August. It will start at 11 am. local time, 9:30 p.m. IST. It will be a 10-player Round Robin event.
Participants
The lineup includes the World no.3 and the defending champion - Fabiano Caruana, World no.5 - Ian Nepomniachtchi, World no.6 and current World Championship Challenger - D Gukesh, World no.7 and former World Rapid champion - Nodirbek Abdusattorov, World no.9 and Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz 2024 winner - Alireza Firouzja, World no.10 and former World Fischer Random champion - Wesley So, World no.12 and the newly crowned FIDE World Blitz Team 2024 champion - R Praggnanandhaa, World no.14 and Netherlands no.1 - Anish Giri, World no.15 and reigning World Champion - Ding Liren, and World no.21 and former World Blitz champion - Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
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Round 1 pairings
| Table | White | Score | Fed. | Rating | Black | Score | Fed. | Rating | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GM Caruana, Fabiano | 0.0 | USA | 2793 | GM Firouzja, Alireza | 0.0 | FRA | 2751 | |
| 2 | GM Praggnanandhaa R | 0.0 | IND | 2749 | GM Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 0.0 | UZB | 2762 | |
| 3 | GM Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 0.0 | FID | 2767 | GM Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | 0.0 | FRA | 2721 | |
| 4 | GM Ding, Liren | 0.0 | CHN | 2745 | GM Gukesh D | 0.0 | IND | 2766 | |
| 5 | GM So, Wesley | 0.0 | USA | 2751 | GM Giri, Anish | 0.0 | NED | 2746 |
GCT standings
Prize
The total prize fund is US$ 350000.
