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International Master Begim Tokhirjonova recaps Round 2 of the 11th Sinquefield Cup, taking place at the World Chess Hall of Fame in St. Louis. The Sinquefield Cup is the last of five legs of the Grand Chess Tour. The nine Tour players are joined by a wildcard (pairings below) for a classical round robin.

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ROUND 2 | 120 Min. Incr. 30 Sec.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov (0.5) vs. Alireza Firouzja (1)
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (0.5) vs. R Praggnanandhaa (0.5)
Gukesh D (0.5) vs. Ian Nepomniachtchi (0.5)
Anish Giri (0.5) vs. Ding Liren (0.5)
Wesley So (0.5) vs. Fabiano Caruana

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