The Sinquefield Cup is an annual, closed chess tournament hosted by the Saint Louis Chess Club in St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

It was first held in 2012 as a four-player round-robin tournament. In 2015, it became part of the Grand Chess Tour. In 2016, it was the Tour's third leg and the first slow time control event of the tour.[1]

The tournament was started by billionaire Rex Sinquefield as part of his efforts to boost U.S. chess and turn St. Louis into an international chess center.[2]

Winners

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! # !! Year !! Winner(s) |- |align="center"|1||2013||Magnus Carlsen (Norway) |- |align="center"|2||2014||Fabiano Caruana (Italy) |- |align="center"|3||2015||Levon Aronian (Armenia) |- |align="center"|4||2016||Wesley So (United States) |- |align="center"|5||2017||Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |- |align="center"|6||2018||Magnus Carlsen (Norway)

Fabiano Caruana (United States)
Levon Aronian (Armenia) |- |align="center"|7||2019||Ding Liren (China) |- |align="center"|8||2021||Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) |- |align="center"|9||2022||Alireza Firouzja (France) |- |align="center"|10||2023||Fabiano Caruana (United States) |- |align="center"|11||2024||Alireza Firouzja (France) |- | align="center" |12 |2025 |Wesley So (United States) |}

2013

The first edition, in double round-robin format, (working title: 2013 Saint Louis International[citation needed]) was held from September 9 to 15, 2013, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.[3] The four grandmasters played the classic time control: 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment as of move one, followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game.[4] The total prize fund was $170,000,[5] with $70,000 going to the winner, $50,000 to runner-up, $30,000 to third place and $20,000 to fourth place.[6] The average FIDE rating for the field was 2797, the highest-rated tournament at the time. The opening ceremony took place on 8 September 2013, and round 1 was held the next day.[7] This was the last tournament for Magnus Carlsen before he became world champion at the World Chess Championship 2013.[8]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 1st Sinquefield Cup, September 9–15 2013, St. Louis, USA, Cat. XXII (2797) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! Points !! TPR |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left" | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2862 | || ½ ½ || ½ 1 || 1 1 || 4½ || 2968 |- | 2 || align="left" | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2772 | ½ ½ || || 1 0 || 1 ½ || 3½ || 2862 |- | 3 || align="left" | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2813 | ½ 0 || 0 1 || || ½ ½ || 2½ || 2735 |- | 4 || align="left" | Gata Kamsky (United States) || 2741 | 0 0 || 0 ½ || ½ ½ || || 1½ || 2623 |}

2014

The second edition was held from August 27 to September 7, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis.[9] It is by rating the strongest tournament in the history of chess, as measured by the six participants' average Elo rating of 2802. All were in the top ten of FIDE's Elo rating list: 1, 2, 3, 5, 8 and 9 in the world.

The double round-robin tournament again used the time control of 40 moves in 90 minutes with a 30-second increment for every move, followed by an additional 30 minutes plus the per-move-increment for the rest of the game.

The total prize fund was increased to $315,000, with $100,000 going to the winner.[10]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2nd Sinquefield Cup, August 27 – September 7, 2014, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXIII (2801.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! Points !! Wins !! H2H || TPR[11] |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (Italy) || 2801 | || 1 ½ || 1 1 || 1 1 || 1 ½ || 1 ½ || 8½ || || || 3098 |- | 2 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2877 | 0 ½ || || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || 1 ½ || ½ 1 || 5½ || || || 2823 |- | 3 || align=left | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) || 2772 | 0 0 || ½ ½ || || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || 1 1 || 5 || || || 2808 |- | 4 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2768 | 0 0 || ½ ½ || 0 ½ || || 1 ½ || ½ ½ || 4 || 1 || 1½ || 2736 |- | 5 || align=left | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2805 | 0 ½ || 0 ½ || 1 ½ || 0 ½ || || ½ ½ || 4 || 1 || ½ || 2729 |- | 6 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2787 | 0 ½ || ½ 0 || 0 0 || ½ ½ || ½ ½ || || 3 || || || 2656 |} After round 7, Caruana had a score of 7/7, which Levon Aronian called a "historical achievement".[12] Caruana drew his remaining games to finish with 8½/10 and a performance rating of 3098, the highest performance rating in a single tournament, besting Carlsen's performance in the 2009 Nanjing Pearl Spring tournament and Anatoly Karpov in the 1994 Linares chess tournament. It was compared to Bobby Fischer's 20-game winning streak in 1970–1971.[13][14]

Vachier-Lagrave finished fourth, ahead of Aronian on tie-break (direct encounter).[15][16]

2015

The third edition was held from August 22 to September 3, at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis as the second leg in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour. The tournament featured the seven top players in the world, a feat only surpassed by the AVRO 1938 chess tournament.[17] The Sinquefield Cup was also the strongest tournament featured in the 2015 Grand Chess Tour with an average FIDE Rating of 2795.[18]

The 2015 Sinquefield Cup was a single round-robin event held with a time control of 40 moves in 2 hours, followed by the rest of the game in 1 hour with a 30-second increment from move 41.[19] Wesley So was selected as the tournament invite and joined the nine other players already participating in the Grand Chess Tour.[18]

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 3rd Sinquefield Cup, August 22 – September 3, 2015, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2794.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! H2H !! SB !! TPR !! Tour Points |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2765 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6 || || || || 2923 || 13 |- | 2 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2853 || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5 || 3 || ½ || 21.25 || 2831 || 10 |- | 3 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2814 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5 || 3 || ½ || 20.25 || 2835 || 8 |- | 4 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2731 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 2 || || || 2845 || 7 |- | 5 || align=left | Anish Giri (Netherlands) || 2793 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 || || || 2838 || 6 |- | 6 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) || 2771 || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || 4½ || 3 || || || 2797 || 5 |- | 7 || align=left | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) || 2816 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 0 || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 2 || || || 2792 || 4 |- | 8 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2808 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || || ½ || ½ || 3½ || 1 || || || 2713 || 3 |- | 9 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand (India) || 2816 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 3½ || 0 || || || 2712 || 2 |- | 10 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2779 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3 || || || || 2671 || 1 |}

2016

The 4th Sinquefield Cup was played between August 4 and 16, 2016. It was rescheduled due to a clash with the 2016 Baku Chess Olympiad. This Sinquefield Cup is one of the tournaments of the 2nd Grand Chess Tour. Ding Liren was selected as the Wild Card for the Sinquefield Cup.[20] Vladimir Kramnik withdrew from Sinquefield Cup for health reasons. Fellow Russian player Peter Svidler replaced him.[21]

The prize fund was US$300,000, with $75,000 for 1st place, and points toward the overall 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Players received 120 minutes for 40 moves then 60 minutes for the rest of the game with an additional 30 seconds added per move starting from move 41. In case of a 2-way tie, a 2-game Rapid Match (10 minutes + 5 seconds increment starting from Move #1) followed by a 2-game Blitz Match (5 minutes + 2 seconds increment starting from Move #1) if tied again was to be played. If a tie after the Blitz match, an Armageddon game would decide the winner. All ratings listed below are from the August 2016 rating list.[22]

On August 14, 2016, Wesley So won the tournament, with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7), ahead of former World Champions Veselin Topalov and Viswanathan Anand, and former winners Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 4th Sinquefield Cup, August 4–16 2016, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2778.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! SB !! TPR !! Tour Points |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2771 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5½ || || || 2859 || 13 |- | 2 || align=left | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2792 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2 || 21.75 || 2820 || 7.75 |- | 3 || align=left | Veselin Topalov (Bulgaria) || 2761 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2 || 21.00 || 2823 || 7.75 |- | 4 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand (India) || 2770 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 5 || 1 || 22.25 || 2822 || 7.75 |- | 5 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2807 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5 || 1 || 21.50 || 2818 || 7.75 |- | 6 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2791 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 4½ || 2 || || 2777 || 4.5 |- | 7 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2819 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1 || || 2774 || 4.5 |- | 8 || align=left | Ding Liren (China) || 2755 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || ½ || 4 || || || 2738 || 3 |- | 9 || align=left | Peter Svidler (Russia) || 2751 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 1 || 3½ || || || 2701 || 2 |- | 10 || align=left | Anish Giri (Netherlands) || 2769 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 3 || || || 2654 || 1 |} [23] [24]

2017

The 5th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 2 to August 11, 2017, and was the third leg of the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+3−0=6).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 5th Sinquefield Cup, August 2–11, 2017, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2787.7) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Wins !! H2H !! TPR !! Tour Points |- |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2789 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || || || 2907 || 13 |- | 2 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2822 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5½ || 3 || || 2862 || 9 |- | 3 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand (India) || 2783 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 2 || || 2866 || 9 |- | 4 || align=left | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2799 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 5 || 3 || || 2825 || 6.5 |- | 5 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) || 2773 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 2 || || 2828 || 6.5 |- | 6 || align=left | Peter Svidler (Russia) || 2751 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || || || 2792 || 5 |- | 7 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2807 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 0 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4 || || || 2747 || 4 |- | 8 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2792 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 0 || 3½ || || || 2709 || 3 |- | 9 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2810 || 0 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 2665 || 1.5 |- | 10 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) || 2751 || 0 || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || || 3 || 1 || 0 || 2672 || 1.5 |}

2018

The 6th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 18 to 28, 2018, and was the fourth leg on the Grand Chess Tour 2018. Carlsen, Caruana and Aronian tied for first, all with 5½ points out of 9 (+2−0=7). The deciding tiebreaker involved the drawing of lots to decide which two players would participate in the playoff for the title. Carlsen objected to this random chance tiebreaker and proposed a three-way playoff. Caruana did not agree to the three-way playoff as he had a playoff with Wesley So for a place at the 2018 London Chess Classic scheduled on the same day (Caruana would qualify to London after beating So in a playoff 1.5–0.5). The trio reached a compromise and agreed to share the title.[25]

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="text-align: center;"

|+ 6th Sinquefield Cup, August 18–28, 2018, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2787.5) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! H2H !! Wins || Black || TPR !! Tour Points |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | rowspan="3" | 1–3 || align="left" | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2842 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2861 || 15 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | align="left" | Fabiano Caruana (United States)|| 2822 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½|| 1 || 2 || 0 || 2864 || 15 |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | align="left" | Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2767 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2870 || 15 |- | 4 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) || 2801 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || || 1 || 0 || 2829 || 10 |- | 5 || align=left | Alexander Grischuk (Russia) || 2766 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2790 || 6 |- | 6–7 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2779 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2788 || 6 |- | 6–7 || align=left | Viswanathan Anand (India) || 2768 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 1 || 0 || 0 || 2790 || 6 |- | 8 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2780 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || || 0 || 0 || 2745 || 3 |- | 9–10 || align=left | Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2777 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 3 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 2664 || 1.5 |- | 9–10 || align=left | Sergey Karjakin (Russia) || 2773 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 3 || ½ || 0 || 0 || 2664 || 1.5 |}

2019

The 7th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 17 to August 29, 2019, and was the fifth leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour. It was won by Ding Liren on tiebreaks, 3–1. Ding Liren and Magnus Carlsen were tied with 6½ points out of 11 (+2−0=9). The prize fund was US$325,000, with $82,500 for 1st place.

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ 7th Sinquefield Cup, August 17–29, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXII (2782.5) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! 11 !! 12 !! Points !! TB !! Place !! TPR !! GCT Points |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left|Ding Liren (China)|| 2805 || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6½ || 3 || 1 || 2845 || 16½ |- | 2 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2882 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ ||6½ || 1 || 2 || 2838 || 16½ |- | 3 || align=left|Viswanathan Anand (India) || 2756 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6 || || 3–4 || 2820 || 11 |- | 4 || align=left|Sergey Karjakin (Russia) || 2750 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ ||6 || || 3–4 || 2821 || 11 |- | 5 || align=left|Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2818 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 ||5½ || || 5–8 || 2779 || 6½ |- | 6 || align=left|Anish Giri (Netherlands) || 2779 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||5½ || || 5–8 || 2782 || 6½ |- | 7 || align=left|Ian Nepomniachtchi (Russia) || 2774 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || || ½ || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 ||5½ || || 5–8 || 2783 || 6½ |- | 8 || align=left|Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) || 2764 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ ||5½ || || 5–8 || 2784 || 6½ |- | 9 || align=left|Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2778 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ ||5 || || 9–10 || 2746 || 3½ |- | 10 || align=left|Hikaru Nakamura (United States) || 2743 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ ||5 || || 9–10 || 2750 || 3½ |- | 11 || align=left|Wesley So (United States) || 2776 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ ||4½ || || 11–12 || 2718 || 1½ |- | 12 || align=left|Levon Aronian (Armenia) || 2765 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ||4½ || || 11–12 || 2719 || 1½ |}

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|+ First place playoff, August 29, 2019, St. Louis, Missouri, United States ! Place !! Player !! Rapid rating !! Blitz rating !! colspan="2" | Rapid !! colspan="2" | Blitz !! Score |- | 1 || align=left|Ding Liren (China) || 2786 || 2779 | style="background: black; color: white" | ½ | style="background: white; color: black" | ½ | style="background: white; color: black" | 1 | style="background: black; color: white" | 1 || 3 |- | 2 || align=left|Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2895 || 2920 | style="background: white; color: black" | ½ | style="background: black; color: white" | ½ | style="background: black; color: white" | 0 | style="background: white; color: black" | 0 || 1 |}

2021

The 8th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 16 to August 28, 2021, after a break in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[26] The tournament was the fifth leg of Grand Chess Tour 2021. It was won by Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, with 6 points out of 9 (+4−1=4).

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 8th Sinquefield Cup, August 16–28, 2021, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XX (2742.0) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points |-style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2751 || || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 1 || 6 || || 4|| || || 2919 || 13 |- | 2 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2806 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || 1 || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 3 || || || 2824 || 8.3 |- | 3 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez (United States) || 2758 || 1 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 24.00 || || 2829 || 8.3 |- | 4 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2772 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 1 || 2 || 22.75 || || 2828 || 8.3 |- | 5 || align=left | Richárd Rapport (Hungary) || 2763 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 1 || ½ || 4½ || || || || || 2740 || 6 |- | 6 || align=left | Sam Shankland (United States) || 2709 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 4 || 1½ || || || || 2701 || 4 |- | 7 || align=left | Jeffery Xiong (United States) || 2710 || 0 || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 0 || 4 || 1 || || || || 2701 || 4 |- | 8 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) || 2782 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 4 || ½ || || || || 2693 || 4 |- | 9 || align=left | Peter Svidler (Russia) || 2714 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½|| || 1 || 3½ || || || || || 2656 || 2 |- | 10 || align=left | Dariusz Świercz (United States) || 2655 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 0 || || 2½ || || || || || 2574 || 1 |}

2022

The 9th Sinquefield Cup was played from September 1 to September 13, 2022, and was the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2022.[27] Before the start of the fourth round, Magnus Carlsen withdrew from the tournament during the Carlsen–Niemann controversy. Subsequently, the three games he had already played were annulled for the standings of the Sinquefield Cup, but they were still included for rating points.[28] Alireza Firouzja won the tournament[29] after beating Ian Nepomniachtchi in a two game playoff.[30]

In the table, games with Magnus Carlsen are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.

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|+ 9th Sinquefield Cup, September 2–11, 2022, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2766.6) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TB !! H2H !! Wins !! SB !! Koya !! TPR !! Tour Points |- style="background: #ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Alireza Firouzja (France) || 2778 || || 0|| 1|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| –|| 5 || 1½|| || || || || 2844|| 11 |- | 2 || align=left | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) || 2792 || 1|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| 0|| 5 || ½|| || || || || 2804|| 11 |- | 3 || align=left | Wesley So (United States) || 2771|| 0|| ½|| || 1|| ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| ½|| –|| 4½ || || 1|| || || || 2799|| 7.5 |- | 4 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2758 || ½|| ½|| 0 || || ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| ½|| –|| 4½ || || 0|| || || || 2801|| 7.5 |- | 5 || align=left | Leinier Domínguez (United States) || 2745 || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| –|| 4 || || || || || || 2758|| 6 |- | 6 || align=left | Hans Niemann (United States) || 2678 || ½|| ½|| 0|| 0|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| 3½ || || ½|| 1|| 13.50|| || 2775|| 4.5 |- | 7 || align=left | Levon Aronian (United States) || 2759 || 0|| 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || 1|| ½|| ½|| 3½ || || ½|| 1|| 12.75|| || 2727|| 4.5 |- | 8 || align=left | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2757 || ½ || ½|| ½|| 0|| ½|| ½|| 0|| || ½|| –|| 3 || || ½|| 0 || 12.50|| || 2665|| 2.5 |- | 9 || align=left | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azerbaijan) || 2757 || 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 0|| ½|| ½|| || –|| 3 || || ½|| 0 || 12.25 || || 2665|| 2.5 |- | 10 || align=left | Magnus Carlsen (Norway) || 2861 || –|| 1|| –|| –|| –|| 0|| ½|| –|| –|| || || || || || || || 2746|| – |}

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|+class=nowrap|First place playoff !Place !Player !Rapid rating !colspan=2|Rapid !Score |- |1||align=left|Alireza Firouzja (France) |2732 |style="background: black; color: white"|½ |1 |1½ |- |2||align=left|Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) |2779 |½ |style="background:black; color:white"|0 |½ |}

2023

The 10th Sinquefield Cup was played from November 21 to November 30, 2023, and was the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2023.[31] Jan-Krzysztof Duda withdrew from the event prior to the second round for health reasons. As a result, all players other than Anish Giri (who played Duda in the first round) played eight games with one bye round. Fabiano Caruana won the tournament, scoring 5.5 out of a possible 8 points.

In the table, games with Jan-Krzysztof Duda are not counted towards the total of each player's points or wins.

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|+ 10th Sinquefield Cup, November 21–30, 2023, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2753.2) ! !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! TB !! Wins !! SB !! Koya !! Tour Points |- style="background: #ccffcc;" | 1 || align="left" | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2795 || || ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| –|| 5½|| || 3|| || ||13 |- | 2 || align="left" | Leinier Domínguez (United States)|| 2745 || ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| –|| 5|| || 2|| || ||10 |- | 3 || align="left" | Wesley So (United States)|| 2752 || 0|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| 1|| –|| 4½|| || 2|| || ||8 |- | 4 || align="left" | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE)|| 2771 || ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| –|| 4|| || || || ||6 |- | 5 || align="left" | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)|| 2734 || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| –|| 4|| || || || ||6 |- | 6 || align="left" | Levon Aronian (United States)|| 2727 || ½|| ½|| 0|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| 1|| ½|| –|| 4|| || 1|| || ||6 |- | 7 || align="left" | Anish Giri (Netherlands)|| 2752 || ½|| 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| 3½|| || || || ||4 |- | 8 || align="left" | Alireza Firouzja (France)|| 2777 || 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 0|| ½|| || ½|| –|| 3|| || || || ||3 |- | 9 || align="left" | Richárd Rapport (Romania)|| 2748 || 0|| 0|| 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || –|| 2½|| || || || ||2 |- | 10 || align="left" | Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland) || 2731 || –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| –|| ½|| –|| –|| || || || || || || – |}

2024

The 11th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 19 to August 29, 2024, and was the fifth and final leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2024.[32] 2022 Champion Alireza Firouzja won the event for a second time with an undefeated score (+3−0=6). Firouzja opened the event with a win as black over eventual second place finisher Fabiano Caruana, and was in the sole lead from the 5th round onward.[33]

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|+11th Sinquefield Cup, August 19–29 2024, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2755.1) !Rank !! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit |- |- style="background:#ccffcc;" | 1 || align=left | Alireza Firouzja (France) || 2751 || || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || 6 || 13 || $100,000 || 28.67 |- | 2 || align=left | Fabiano Caruana (United States) || 2793 || 0 || || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || 1 || 5½ || 10 || $65,000 || 20.85 |- | T–3 || align="left" | Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) || 2721 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || ½ || 5 || 7.5 || $40,000 || 9.12 |- | T–3 || align="left" | Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan) || 2762 || ½ || 0 || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 1 || ½ || 1 || ½ || 5 || 7.5 || $40,000 || 9.12 |- | T–5 || align="left" | Gukesh Dommaraju (India) || 2766 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 5 || $21,833 || |- | T–5 || align="left" | R Praggnanandhaa (India) || 2749 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 4½ || 5 || $21,833 || |- | T–5 || align="left" | Wesley So (United States) || 2751 || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || || ½ || 1 || ½ || 4½ || 5 || $21,833 || |- | T–8 || align="left" | Ding Liren (China) || 2745 || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || || ½ || ½ || 3½ || WC (2.5) || $14,500 || |- | T–8 || align="left" | Ian Nepomniachtchi (FIDE) || 2767 || ½ || 0 || ½ || 0 || ½ || ½ || 0 || ½ || || 1 || 3½ || 2.5 || $14,500 || |- | 10 || align=left | Anish Giri (Netherlands) || 2746 || 0 || 0 || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || ½ || 0 || || 3 || 1 || $10,500 || |}

2025

The 12th Sinquefield Cup was played from August 18 to August 28, 2025, and it was the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2025. There was a three-way tie between Wesley So, R Praggnanandhaa & Fabiano Caruana with 5½/9. Wesley So won the tournament after blitz playoffs, with the help of a victory against R Praggnanandhaa.[34]

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|+12th Sinquefield Cup, August 18–28, St. Louis, Missouri, United States, Category XXI (2750.2) ! Pos.!! Player !! Rating !! 1 !! 2 !! 3 !! 4 !! 5 !! 6 !! 7 !! 8 !! 9 !! 10 !! Points !TB!! Tour Points !! Prize money !! Circuit |-bgcolor=#ccffcc | 1 || align="left" |Wesley So (United States)|| 2745|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| 1|| 5½|| 1½|| 10||$77,666|| 23.99 |- | T–2 || align="left" |R Praggnanandhaa (India)|| 2779|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| ½|| 5½|| 1|| 10||$67,666|| 20.72 |- | T–2 || align="left" |Fabiano Caruana (United States)||2784|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 1|| 5½|| ½|| 10||$67,666|| 20.72 |- | 4 || align="left" |Levon Aronian (United States)|| 2737|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 1|| 5|| || 7||$32,000|| |- | T–5 || align="left" |Samuel Sevian (United States)|| 2683|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| 4½|| || WC (5) ||$21,833|| |- | T–5 || align="left" |Jan-Krzysztof Duda (Poland)|| 2725|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| 0|| 1|| 4½|| || 5||$21,833|| |- | T–5 || align="left" |Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France)|| 2736|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| ½|| ½|| 4½|| || 5||$21,833|| |- | 8 || align="left" |Gukesh Dommaraju (India)|| 2776|| 0|| 0|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| ½|| || ½|| 1|| 4|| || 3||$16,000|| |- | 9 || align="left" |Alireza Firouzja (France)|| 2766 || ½|| 0|| 0|| ½|| ½|| 1|| ½|| ½|| || 0|| 3½|| || 2||$13,000|| |- | 10 || align="left" |Nodirbek Abdusattorov (Uzbekistan)|| 2771|| 0|| ½|| 0|| 0|| ½|| 0|| ½|| 0|| 1|| || 2½|| || 1||$10,000|| |}

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|+ First place play-off ! !Player !Blitz rating !1 !2 !3 !Score |-style="background:#ccffcc" |1||align=left|Wesley So (United States) |2803 | | 1 | ½ | 1½ |- |2||align=left|R Praggnanandhaa (India) |2705 | 0 | | 1 | 1 |- |3||align=left|Fabiano Caruana (United States) |2760 | ½ | 0 | | ½ |}

2026

The 13th Sinquefield Cup will be played from 8 August to 21 August 2026, and will be the fifth leg of the Grand Chess Tour 2026.[35]

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