The 4th day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 in USA has concluded. After 18 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 18 points, while Javokhir Sindarov is in second place with 16.5 points.

🇮🇳 Praggnanandhaa R leads the Blitz part with a 1-point gap over 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov. Pragg is the only player to remain undefeated in the first Blitz Round-Robin.

The current standings are:

Place Player Score
1. 🇮🇳 GM Praggnanandhaa R 18
2. 🇺🇿 GM Javokhir Sindarov 16.5
3. 🇺🇸 GM Wesley So 15
4. 🇺🇸 GM Levon Aronian 14.5
5. 🇳🇱 GM Jorden v. Foreest 13
6. 🇺🇸 GM Fabiano Caruana 13
7. 🇳🇱 GM Anish Giri 12
8. 🇩🇪 GM Vincent Keymer 11.5
9. 🇺🇸 GM Leinier Dominguez 11.5
10. 🇺🇸 GM Awonder Liang 10

The GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 takes place from August 2 to 8, at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. The Blitz part features a 5+2 time control over double Round-Robin between 10 players. The tournament prize fund is $200,000 with $50,000 for first place.

Credit: Crystal Fuller