American Levon Aronian ensured a convincing victory at the St. Louis Rapid and Blitz, while the world champion D Gukesh of India ended up in the sixth position. Aronian won the title with 24.5 points, won the event with two wheels, which saved and claimed the highest price of $ 40,000 out of the total fund of $ 175,000.Fabiano Caruana in the United States took second place with 21.5 points, followed by French Maxim Vachier-Lagrave in third place with 21 points. Uzbekistani Nodirbek Abdusattorov finished fourth with 20.5 points, while Wesley secured fifth place with 19 points.Gukesh showed the promise of the last day and earned 3.5 points in the first four games. He set up against Aronian before defeating the Americans Shankland and Wesley, and Uzbek Grandmaster Nodirbek Abdusattorov.Gukesh’s momentum, however, slowed down in the last five games, where he managed three draws and suffered two losses, ending in a total of 18 points. Shared the sixth place with Vietnamese Li Le Quang.
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This victory meant Aronian’s second victory of the tournament after his triumph at the freestyle Grand Slam in Las Vegas. A 42 -year -old American showed a dominant form throughout the event.Chess Action continues when Gukesh is preparing for the upcoming Sinquefield Cup, scheduled in two days. He was joined by a colleague of Indian Grand Master R Pragggnanandhaa in this final event before the Grand Chess Tour final.The Sinquefield Cup will have a classic chess format, which is considered to be a Gukesh’s strong suit, which means a shift from fast and blitz formats of the current tournament.
