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Chess: Alireza Firouzja wins Sinquefield Cup unbeaten and jumps to world No 5
The Iran-born Frenchman, 21, scored 6/9 to win in St Louis, half a point clear of the US champion and world No 3, Fabiano Caruana
Alireza Firouzja, the Iran-born Frenchman, is a reborn talent after the 21-year-old triumphed unbeaten in this week’s $350,000 Sinquefield Cup at St Louis. Firouzja totalled 6/9, half a point half a point ahead of the US champion and world No 3, Fabiano Caruana. The world champion, Ding Liren, drew his first six games and lost two of his final three and finished next to last on 3.5/9.
The prestigious event, named after the chess benefactor Rex Sinquefield, is one of the game’s three elite super-tournaments, along with Tata Steel Wijk aan Zee in the Netherlands and Norway Chess at Stavanger.
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