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Gukesh drew with defending world champion Ding Liren of China in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament. World championship challenger Gukesh and defending world champion Liren did not show their true strength and preferred to draw the match. In the end, both did not show their preparation considering the world championship match.
St. Louis (USA). Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh drew with defending world champion Ding Liren of China in the first round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament here. World championship challenger Gukesh and defending world champion Liren did not show their true strength and preferred to draw the match. Keeping in mind the world championship match between the two later this year, both of them did not show their real preparation.
After a poor performance in the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, India’s R Praggnanandhaa drew his first match against Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Despite not having much time between the two tournaments, Praggnanandhaa bounced back and performed better and held Abdusattorov to a draw. France’s Alireza Firouzja, who won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament, continued his excellent form and defeated America’s Fabiano Caruana.
This match was important according to the ranking of the Grand Chess Tour. Firouzja, who won the title last week and overtook Caruana to take the lead in the Grand Chess Tour, now has a good chance of winning the overall title. Eight more rounds are left in the double round robin tournament of ten players. The total prize money of the tournament is $350,000, while apart from this, there is a bonus prize money of $175,000 of the Grand Chess Tour separately.
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