Grand Chess Tour, Saint Louis: Gukesh slips to sixth on second day of rapid section
D. Gukesh slipped from third to sixth spot with six points after six rounds of the Rapid section at the Grand Chess Tour event in Saint Louis.
Gukesh, the reigning world champion in classical chess, began the second day with a loss to American GM Sam Shankland with black pieces. He followed it up with draws against French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Uzbek GM Nodirbek Abdusattorov.
World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana took the lead with 10 points after a draw against fellow American Wesley So, and wins over Shankland and Day 1 leader Levon Aronian.
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Format
The 10-player event is a single round robin in the Rapid section, with two points for a win and one for a draw. After nine rounds, the Blitz section will follow — a double round robin with one point for a win and 0.5 for a draw. The player with the highest total points across both formats will be crowned champion.
The Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz is the fourth leg of the 2025 Grand Chess Tour and the final rapid-and-blitz event of the season.