The international tournament 'Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026' is ongoing in Saint Louis, USA. Nine rounds of blitz-format competitions have concluded within this tournament.
The international tournament 'Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026' is ongoing in Saint Louis, USA. Nine rounds of blitz-format competitions have concluded within this tournament.
The chess matches in the rapid section of the international tournament 'Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026', held in St. Louis, USA, with the participation of ten grandmasters, have concluded.
This international tournament has a total prize fund of 200 thousand US dollars. In the final rounds of the rapid competition, our participant Javohir Sindorov competed against Americans Lanier Dominguez Perez, Avonder Liang, and Wesley So.
In three games played, Sindorov achieved one victory and two draws. In the seventh round, Javohir defeated Avonder Liang, and in the ninth round, he drew with Wesley So, navigating a difficult path.
According to the results of the rapid battles, Sindorov finished in second place, accumulating 11 points. The tournament leader was Indian Ramesh Babu Pragnanandhan, who scored 12 points, while Wesley So took third place with 10 points.
Today, August 5, four games will take place in the blitz section of the international tournament. In the first match, Javohir will compete against American Levon Aronian, playing the black pieces.
It should be noted that this tournament is the next stage of the 'Grand Chess Tour' series, which will last until August 6, and the winner will receive 50 thousand US dollars.
The 'Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026' stage of the 'Grand Chess Tour' series is taking place in St. Louis, USA. High-level chess players are competing in this tournament, including Fabiano Caruana (USA), Vincent Keimer (Germany), Anish Giri (Netherlands), Jordan van Foreest (Netherlands), Levon Aronian (USA), Wesley So (USA), Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu (India), Lener Dominguez Perez (USA), Avonder Liang (USA), and our participant Javahir Sindorov.
According to the international competition schedule, three rapid games were held yesterday. Javahir Sindorov played white against Anish Giri in the first game, black against Vincent Keimer in the second, and won with white against Jordan van Foreest in the third.
There are still three rounds remaining in the international tournament, which has a total prize fund of $200,000. After these rounds, Javahir Sindorov ranked third, having scored 4 points based on tie-break criteria.
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu is leading the tournament with 5 points. He is being chased by Wesley So and Sindorov, both with 4 points. Today, August 3rd, the fourth and fifth rounds of the rapid stage will take place.
The rapid competitions are scheduled to last until August 5th and consist of nine rounds. Then, from August 5th to August 7th, blitz matches will be held, also consisting of nine rounds.
It should be noted that in addition to important 'Grand Chess Tour' rating points, participants are competing for $50,000 USD awarded to the tournament winner.
