Sinquefield Cup 2026: Caruana scores against Jorden

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Fabiano Caruana scored the sole win of the first round of Grand Chess Tour 2026 Sinquefield Cup against Jorden van Foreest. R Praggnanandhaa drew on his 21st birthday against Samuel Sevian.

Praggnanandhaa draws on his 21st birthday

The defending champion, Wesley So (USA) drew his game against Vincent Keymer (GER). Apart from Caruana’s victory, the remaining four games ended in draws.

Fabiano Caruana (USA) scored the lone win of the round | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Samuel Sevian (USA) – R Praggnanandhaa: 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Javokhir Sindarov (UZB) – Levon Aronian (USA): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Vincent Keymer (GER) – Wesley So (USA): 0.5-0.5 | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Dr. Jeanne Sinquefield sounded the bell to signal the start of Round 1 | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

Round 1 of Cairns Cup and Sinquefield Cup in progress side-by-side at Saint Louis Chess Club in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

Happy birthday message for R Praggnanandhaa near the cupcakes | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Grand Chess Tour

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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.