The 2015 Sinquefield Cup

The 2015 Sinquefield Cup The 2015 Sinquefield Cup


Opening Ceremony


Closing Ceremony


Team Rex vs Team Randy



3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 Saint Louis USA
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1. Aronian, Levon g ARM 2765 * ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 1 6 2922
2. Giri, Anish g NED 2793 ½ * ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 5 2837
3. Carlsen, Magnus g NOR 2853 ½ ½ * 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 1 1 5 2831
4. Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime g FRA 2731 ½ ½ 0 * ½ 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 5 2844
5. Nakamura, Hikaru g USA 2814 0 ½ ½ ½ * 0 1 1 ½ 1 5 2835
6. Topalov, Veselin g BUL 2816 ½ ½ 1 0 1 * ½ ½ 0 ½ 4½ 2792
7. Grischuk, Alexander g RUS 2771 ½ 0 1 ½ 0 ½ * 1 1 0 4½ 2797
8. Anand, Viswanathan g IND 2816 ½ ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 * ½ ½ 3½ 2712
9. Caruana, Fabiano g USA 2808 0 ½ 0 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ * ½ 3½ 2713
10. So, Wesley g USA 2779 0 ½ 0 0 0 ½ 1 ½ ½ * 3 2671
Round 1 (August 23, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Aronian, Levon - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 39 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
Giri, Anish - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 34 D02 Queen's Pawn Game
Carlsen, Magnus - Topalov, Veselin 0-1 40 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Nakamura, Hikaru - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 43 E06 Catalan
So, Wesley - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 0-1 35 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Round 2 (August 24, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Giri, Anish - So, Wesley ½-½ 30 A30 English Symmetrical
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 32 D38 QGD Ragozin
Topalov, Veselin - Nakamura, Hikaru 1-0 73 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Grischuk, Alexander - Anand, Viswanathan 1-0 35 A45 Trompowsky
Caruana, Fabiano - Carlsen, Magnus 0-1 40 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Round 3 (August 25, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Aronian, Levon - Giri, Anish ½-½ 42 A29 English Four Knights
Carlsen, Magnus - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime 1-0 43 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Nakamura, Hikaru - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 76 D81 Gruenfeld Botvinnik
Anand, Viswanathan - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 31 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
So, Wesley - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 41 A35 English Symmetrical
Round 4 (August 26, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Giri, Anish - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 31 B33 Sicilian Sveshnikov
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 51 E81 King's Indian Saemisch
Grischuk, Alexander - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 31 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Caruana, Fabiano - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 42 D43 Anti-Meran Gambit
So, Wesley - Aronian, Levon 0-1 28 E20 Nimzo Indian
Round 5 (August 27, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Aronian, Levon - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½ 30 A30 English Symmetrical
Carlsen, Magnus - So, Wesley 1-0 56 B90 Sicilian Najdorf Variation
Nakamura, Hikaru - Giri, Anish ½-½ 39 B48 Sicilian Paulsen
Topalov, Veselin - Caruana, Fabiano 0-1 53 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Anand, Viswanathan - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 42 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Round 6 (August 28, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Aronian, Levon - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 32 A29 English Four Knights
Giri, Anish - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 32 D11 Slav Defence
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Topalov, Veselin 1-0 37 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Grischuk, Alexander - Caruana, Fabiano 1-0 40 D37 QGD 5.Bf4
So, Wesley - Nakamura, Hikaru 0-1 39 E99 King's Indian Classical
Round 7 (August 29, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Carlsen, Magnus - Grischuk, Alexander 0-1 66 B92 Sicilian Najdorf with 6.Be2
Nakamura, Hikaru - Aronian, Levon 0-1 51 C88 Ruy Lopez Closed
Topalov, Veselin - Giri, Anish ½-½ 33 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
Anand, Viswanathan - So, Wesley ½-½ 39 C65 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Caruana, Fabiano - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 30 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Round 8 (August 30, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Aronian, Levon - Anand, Viswanathan ½-½ 31 A29 English Four Knights
Giri, Anish - Caruana, Fabiano ½-½ 69 D85 Gruenfeld Defence
Carlsen, Magnus - Nakamura, Hikaru ½-½ 95 D31 Semi-Slav Defence
Grischuk, Alexander - Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime ½-½ 30 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto
So, Wesley - Topalov, Veselin ½-½ 50 E46 Nimzo Indian Rubinstein
Round 9 (August 31, 2015) Live Show  Recap 
Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime - Giri, Anish ½-½ 44 C78 Ruy Lopez Moeller Defence
Nakamura, Hikaru - Grischuk, Alexander 1-0 77 B51 Sicilian Rossolimo
Topalov, Veselin - Aronian, Levon ½-½ 31 D39 QGD Ragozin
Anand, Viswanathan - Carlsen, Magnus ½-½ 36 C67 Ruy Lopez Berlin
Caruana, Fabiano - So, Wesley ½-½ 50 A15 English counter King's Fianchetto