Dezember 21, 2024

Undefeated Firouzja Wins Sinquefield Cup And $100k Prize

Firouzja clinched his second Sinquefield Cup title with a draw in round nine. Photo: Lennart Ootes/Grand Chess Tour.

GM Alireza Firouzja was crowned as the winner of the 2024 Sinquefield Cup and the Grand Chess Tour on Wednesday after securing a draw with GM Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu and finishing on 6/9. Following his round-one defeat to the winner, GM Fabiano Caruana clawed his way back into second place, capping off the event with a clean win over GM Anish Giri.

The world champion and his most recent challenger, GMs Ding Liren and Ian Nepomniachtchi, were felled by GMs Nodirbek Abdusattorov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, respectively.

Round 9 Results