3 August 2017
Sinquefield Cup: Many Decisive Games at the Start
Karjakin, Aronian and MVL win in round 1.
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In round 1 of the 2017 Sinquefield Cup, a leg of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, Sergey Karjakin defeated Peter Svidler, Levon Aronian won against Ian Nepomniachtchi, while Maxim Vachier-Lagrave outplayed Wesley So. The games Caruana-Carlsen and Anand-Nakamura were drawn. Standings after round 1:
1-3. Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Sergey Karjakin - 1
4-7. Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Viswanathan Anand - 0.5
8-10. Wesley So, Peter Svidler, Ian Nepomniachtchi - 0.
Round 2 pairings:
Carlsen - Karjakin, Aronian - Caruana, Nakamura - Vachier-Lagrave, Svidler - Anand, Nepomniachtchi - So.
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