18 September 2020

Wesley So Wins Rapid of Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

Ian Nepomniachtchi and Alexander Grischuk share 3-4 places.


The final 7-9 rapid rounds of the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz super tournament were played on September 17. Rapid games count double, with 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Standings after 9 rounds:

1. Wesley So - 13
2. Magnus Carlsen - 12
3-4. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk - 10
5-7. Hikaru Nakamura, Levon Aronian, Pentala Harikrishna - 9
8. Jefferey Xiong - 7
9. Leinier Dominguez - 6
10. Alireza Firouzja - 5. 

The grandmasters will play 18 rounds of blitz on September 18-19.

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