Chess: Wesley So wins $350,000 Sinquefield Cup as world champion Gukesh fails again
The article discusses the recent Sinquefield Cup, a prestigious chess tournament held in St. Louis, Missouri. The key points are: 1. Wesley So won the $350,000 tournament, one of the most iconic annual events in chess. 2. The tournament was marked by a regulation that forbade agreed draws, yet most games among the top finishers still ended in draws. 3. The tournament was seen as a jockeying for position for the upcoming Grand Chess Tour Final in São Paulo next month. 4. Fabiano Caruana, Wesley So, and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu tied for first place with 5.5/9 points, followed by several other top players. 5. World champion Gukesh Dommaraju of India disappointed, finishing with only 4 points. 6. The top three finishers, along with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, qualified for the Tour Final, but Wesley So missed out due to his earlier performances in the tour.
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