Sinquefield Cup 2021 August 16 – 28

[MichaelBaron]

Xiong beat Caruana, great result for the young fella

Caruana has not been that consistent lately. I think these days, other than Magnus - nobody is really able to stand out of the rest of the pack. In the current situation - Nepo is probably the most worthy contender of all.

[Metro]

Leaders:

1	Vachier-Lagrave, M 3½/5	2751
2	Dominguez Perez, L 3½/5	2758
3	So, Wesley         3½/5 2772

[Scott Colliver]

Caruana has not been that consistent lately. I think these days, other than Magnus - nobody is really able to stand out of the rest of the pack. In the current situation - Nepo is probably the most worthy contender of all.

Caruana and Ding had set themselves apart as the 2 and 3 in the world but both have not been at their best for a while so I think you are right, Nepo is probably the most worthy contender of all

[Desmond]

Caruana and Ding had set themselves apart as the 2 and 3 in the world

Fabi had reclaimed #2 briefly, but lost it again after his loss to Xiong.

[Desmond]

4 draws today and the 5th game looks to be heading that way too.
Fabi - MVL was a very interesting game.

[Desmond]

1-3 MVL, Dominguez, So 4/6 +2
4 Fabi 3.5/6 +1
5-7 Xiong, Mamedyarov, Rapport 3/6 +0
8 Shankland 2.5/6 -1
9-10 Swiercz, Svidler 1.5/6 -3

[Desmond]

MVL beats Xiong in 29 moves to take outright first.

[Desmond]

1 MVL 5/7 +3
2-4 Fabi, Dominguez, So 4.5/7 +2
5 Rapport 3.5/7 +0
6-8 Xiong, Mamedyarov, Shankland 3/7 -1
9 Svidler 2.5/7 -2
10 Swiercz 1.5/7 -4

Fabi reclaims world #2 and 2800 club.

[Desmond]

5 draws today.

[Desmond]

MVL makes a last round draw to ensure at least equal first. Potentially could be caught by Fabi (black vs Rapport) or either winner of So-Dominguez.