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Economic Times
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Economic Times
St. Louis Rapid and Blitz: Gukesh ends tied 6th; Aronian wins title
Synopsis Levon Aronian of USA emerged victorious at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, securing the title with a comfortable lead. Despite a strong start on the final day, India's Gukesh finished tied sixth. Aronian's win marks his second consecutive title, while Gukesh now prepares for the Sinquefield Cup, where he will compete alongside R Praggnanandhaa. ANI Gukesh World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded here. Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to Aronian in the first game, the Indian accounted for Americans Shankland, Wesley So and Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov before losing steam. In the last five games, Gukesh drew three and lost two games to end his overall campaign on 18 points. Aronian started the day with two points lead and won the event two rounds to spare scoring 24.5 points. Fabiano Caruana of United States finished a distant second on 21.5 points, a half point more than the French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who finished third. Abdusattorov ended fourth on 20.5 while Wesley So finished on 19 to finish fifth ahead of Gukesh and Liem Le Quang of Vietnam. For Aronian, this was the second back-to-back title after the 42 years old had won the Freestyle Grand slam at Las Vegas also quite easily in the end. The winner got USD 40,000 out of a total pool of USD 175,000. Gukesh will now train his sights for the next event that starts in just two days. The Sinquefield cup is the last event before the finals of the Grand Chess tour and Gukesh will be joined by compatriot R Praggnanandhaa for the event. It will be time to change gears as the Sinquefield cup will be played under Classical chess rules - the forte of Gukesh.
Time of India
11 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
St. Louis Rapid and Blitz: Gukesh ends tied 6th; Aronian wins title
World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded here. Independence Day 2025 Modi signals new push for tech independence with local chips Before Trump, British used tariffs to kill Indian textile Bank of Azad Hind: When Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose gave India its own currency Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to Aronian in the first game, the Indian accounted for Americans Shankland, Wesley So and Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov before losing steam. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Top 15 Most Beautiful Women in the World Undo In the last five games, Gukesh drew three and lost two games to end his overall campaign on 18 points. Aronian started the day with two points lead and won the event two rounds to spare scoring 24.5 points. Fabiano Caruana of United States finished a distant second on 21.5 points, a half point more than the French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who finished third. Live Events Abdusattorov ended fourth on 20.5 while Wesley So finished on 19 to finish fifth ahead of Gukesh and Liem Le Quang of Vietnam. For Aronian, this was the second back-to-back title after the 42 years old had won the Freestyle Grand slam at Las Vegas also quite easily in the end. The winner got USD 40,000 out of a total pool of USD 175,000. Gukesh will now train his sights for the next event that starts in just two days. The Sinquefield cup is the last event before the finals of the Grand Chess tour and Gukesh will be joined by compatriot R Praggnanandhaa for the event. It will be time to change gears as the Sinquefield cup will be played under Classical chess rules - the forte of Gukesh.
India Today
19 hours ago
- Sport
- India Today
D Gukesh finishes tied sixth at St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, Levon Aronian wins title
World Champion D Gukesh finished tied sixth at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament as Levon Aronian of the USA took home the title on Friday, August 15. Gukesh ended the campaign with 18 points in total after enduring a tough campaign. On the final day of the event, the Indian grandmaster raised the expectations of fans with a fine comeback as he went unbeaten in the first four games and secured 3.5 points in the process. After conceding a draw to Aronian in the first game, Gukesh defeated USA's Shankland and Wesley So before overcoming Uzbekistan's Nodirbek Abdusattorov. However, Gukesh quickly lost steam in the second half of the day. advertisementIn the last five games, the world champion was unable to secure a win and ended with three draws and two losses. This forced him to settle for the tied sixth spot with Liem Le of Vietnam. Aronian took home the title with 24.5 points to his name. Fabiano Caruana finished in the second spot with 21.5 points, while Maxime Vachier-Lagrave got third with 21. Abdusattorov (20.5 points) and Wesley So finished fourth and fifth respectively. For Aronian, it was his second back-to-back title after winning the Freestyle Grand Slam at Las Vegas earlier in the will now turn his attention towards the Sinquefield cup, which will begin in two days. This will be the last event before the finals of the Grand Chess tour. Gukesh will be joined by compatriot R Praggnanandhaa for the Sinquefield cup. The tournament will be played under Classical chess rules, which is the forte of Gukesh. St. Louis Rapid and Blitz: Final standingsLevon Aronian – 24.5Fabiano Caruana – 21.5Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – 21Nodirbek Abdusattorov – 20.5Wesley So – 19Liem Le – 18Gukesh Dommaraju – 18Leinier Dominguez Perez – 15.5Grigoriy Oparin – 13Sam Shankland – 9- Ends
NDTV
20 hours ago
- Sport
- NDTV
St. Louis Rapid And Blitz: D Gukesh Ends Tied 6th; Aronian Wins Title
World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded. Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to Aronian in the first game, the Indian accounted for Americans Shankland, Wesley So and Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov before losing steam. In the last five games, Gukesh drew three and lost two games to end his overall campaign on 18 points. Aronian started the day with two points lead and won the event two rounds to spare scoring 24.5 points. Fabiano Caruana of United States finished a distant second on 21.5 points, a half point more than the French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who finished third. Abdusattorov ended fourth on 20.5 while Wesley So finished on 19 to finish fifth ahead of Gukesh and Liem Le Quang of Vietnam. For Aronian, this was the second back-to-back title after the 42 years old had won the Freestyle Grand slam at Las Vegas also quite easily in the end. The winner got USD 40,000 out of a total pool of USD 175,000. Gukesh will now train his sights for the next event that starts in just two days. The Sinquefield cup is the last event before the finals of the Grand Chess tour and Gukesh will be joined by compatriot R Praggnanandhaa for the event. It will be time to change gears as the Sinquefield cup will be played under Classical chess rules – the forte of Gukesh.
The Hindu
a day ago
- Sport
- The Hindu
St. Louis Rapid and Blitz chess: Levon Aronian wins title; Gukesh ends tied sixth
World champion GM D Gukesh finished tied sixth as Levon Aronian of USA convincingly won the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz that concluded in St. Louis. Gukesh raised visions of a great comeback on the final day of the event as he raced to 3.5 points from his first four games. Conceding a draw to Aronian in the first game, the Indian accounted for Americans Shankland, Wesley So and Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov before losing steam. In the last five games, Gukesh drew three and lost two games to end his overall campaign on 18 points. Aronian started the day with two points lead and won the event two rounds to spare scoring 24.5 points. Fabiano Caruana of United States finished a distant second on 21.5 points, a half point more than the French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave who finished third. Abdusattorov ended fourth on 20.5 while Wesley So finished on 19 to finish fifth ahead of Gukesh and Liem Le Quang of Vietnam. For Aronian, this was the second back-to-back title after the 42 years old had won the Freestyle Grand slam at Las Vegas also quite easily in the end. The winner got $40,000 out of a total pool of $175,000. Gukesh will now train his sights for the next event that starts in just two days. The Sinquefield cup is the last event before the finals of the Grand Chess tour and Gukesh will be joined by compatriot R Praggnanandhaa for the event. It will be time to change gears as the Sinquefield cup will be played under Classical chess rules — the forte of Gukesh.
