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.
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