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GM Fabiano Caruana won the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz by half a point after securing a draw with second-placed GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the final round. Caruana’s 6/9 score on Saturday allowed him to overtake Vachier-Lagrave, whose 3.5/9 was in stark contrast to his day-four performance.
For his efforts, Caruana won $40,000 and 13 Grand Chess Tour points, meaning that even a mediocre performance in the final leg of the tour, The Sinquefield Cup, will likely see him take the top prize.
This is a flash report. The full report complete with game analyses, photos, and clips will be added soon.
Final Standings
| # | Fed | Player | Rating | Total |
| 1 | Fabiano Caruana | 2765 | 21 | |
| 2 | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave | 2771 | 20.5 | |
| 3 | Liem Le Quang | 2652 | 20 | |
| 4 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | 2789 | 20 | |
| 5 | Alireza Firouzja | 2742 | 18.5 | |
| 6 | Wesley So | 2753 | 17 | |
| 7 | Ray Robson | 2596 | 17 | |
| 8 | Sam Sevian | 2581 | 16.5 | |
| 9 | Anish Giri | 2697 | 16 | |
| 10 | Jeffery Xiong | 2727 | 13.5 |
GM Rafael Leitao will son provide annotations for the final round clash between Caruana and Vachier-Lagrave, which is our Game of the Day.
How to review the 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
You can review all the games and results of the tournament on our live events platform by following this link.
All Games Day 5
The 2023 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the fourth leg of the 2023 Grand Chess Tour and the last of its speed chess events. Players competed in a 10-player rapid (25+10) round-robin and a 10-player blitz (5+2) double round-robin for their share of a $175,000 prize fund.
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