GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026

GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 · Blitz

WinnerGMPraggnanandhaa RFinished first on 23½/27

Dates: 5–6 Aug 2026
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Format: 10-player round-robin
Time control: 5+2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	2774	23½/27
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	2751	22/27
3	GMWesley So	2700	2722	20½/27
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	2714	19/27
5	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	2668	17/27
6	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	2642	17/27
7	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	2678	17/27
8	GMAnish Giri	2659	2576	15½/27
9	GMVincent Keymer	2637	2537	14½/27
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	2688	14/27

#	Player	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1	Pragg.		½½	½½	½½	½½	11	11	1	½	0	23.5
2	Sindarov	½½		½½	½	10	1½	1	½1	1	1½	22
3	So	½½	½½		01	1	½	½	½0	11	½½	20.5
4	Aronian	½½	½	10		11	10	00	1½	1	1	19
5	Caruana	½½	01	0	00		½½	½	0	1½	11	17
6	Dominguez	00	0½	½	01	½½		½1	½	11	½	17
7	van Foreest	00	0	½	11	½	½0		11	10	01	17
8	Giri	0	½0	½1	0½	1	½	00		½½	00	15.5
9	Keymer	½	0	00	0	0½	00	01	½½		½½	14.5
10	Liang	1	0½	½½	0	00	½	10	11	½½		14

Round 18 · 6 Aug

GMAronian2715vsGMPragg.2707½–½ GMSindarov2716vsGMSo2764½–½ GMGiri2655vsGMvan Foreest26530–1 GMLiang2565vsGMCaruana27410–1 GMKeymer2650vsGMDominguez25910–1

Top 5 boards from each round.

10 players · average blitz Elo 2676

#	Player	Elo
1	GMWesley So	2764
2	GMFabiano Caruana	2741
3	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2716
4	GMLevon Aronian	2715
5	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2707
6	GMAnish Giri	2655
7	GMJorden van Foreest	2653
8	GMVincent Keymer	2650
9	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2591
10	GMAwonder Liang	2565