Alireza Firouzja Triumphant at Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

The fourth Grand Chess Tour event, the 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz, is in the books. On 29-30 August, the grandmasters competed in a double round-robin blitz tournament. Alireza Firouzja showed a great performance, having won the event with four rounds to spare. Hikaru Nakamura is second, while Fabiano Caruana and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave shared third place. Ian Nepomniachtchi finished in fifth place. Final standings (rapid and blitz): 1. Alireza Firouzja - 26 points 2. Hikaru Nakamu

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2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz

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