Sinquefield Cup 2026: So still in sole lead

By admin August 15, 2026 Updated: August 17, 2026 0 comments

Wesley So drew against R Praggnanandhaa in Round 5 of Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2026. Thus, So maintained his sole lead.

Caruana and Keymer score

Fabiano Caruana (USA) and Vincent Keymer (GER) scored the two wins of the round against Levon Aronian (USA) and Anish Giri (NED) respectively. They both are now at 3/5 each. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) missed an opportunity in the endgame against Jorden van Foreest (NED). Sam Sevian (USA) drew against the FIDE World Cup 2025 winner, Javokhir Sindarov (UZB).

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA) missed a winning opportunity in the endgame against Jorden van Foreest (NED) | Photo: Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Fabiano Caruana (USA) outplayed Levon Aronian (USA) | Photo: Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Samuel Sevian (USA) played a well contested draw against the World Championship Challenger, Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) | Photo: Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Wesley So (USA) – R Praggnanandhaa: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Vincent Keymer (GER) scored a fine victory over Anish Giri (NED) | Photo: Crystal Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Round 5 in progress | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Saint Louis Chess Club

Replay live stream

Replay Round 5 live commentary by GMs Yasser Seirawan, Peter Svidler, Maurice Ashley and Cristian Chirila, and IMs Nazi Paikidze and Almira Skripchenko | Video: Saint Louis Chess Club

Replay Round 5 games

Schedule and Format

There will be one round per day from 10th to 19th August. Rest day is on 15th August. Round 1 starts at 12 p.m. local time, 10:30 p.m. IST. It will be a 10-player Round Robin event. Time control will be 40 moves in 90 minutes + 30 minutes + 30 seconds increment from move no.1.