The first day of the GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 in USA has concluded. After 3 rounds, Praggnanandhaa R leads with 5 points, while Wesley So is in second place with 4 points.

The game between 🇳🇱 Anish Giri and 🇺🇿 Javokhir Sindarov ended in a draw due to threefold repetition. Giri played the game with 94.7 accuracy, while Sindarov’s was 94.3.

The current standings are:

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

The GCT Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 takes place from August 2 to 8, at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri, USA. The Rapid part features a 25+10 time control over one Round-Robin between 10 players. The tournament prize fund is $200,000 with $50,000 for first place.

Credit: Lennart Ootes