Mikhail Antipov wins Saint Louis Masters ahead of Fabiano Caruana

Mikhail Antipov won the Saint Louis Masters ahead of Fabiano Caruana. The Russian-born grandmaster, playing under the US flag, scored an impressive victory over Andy Woodward in the final round. He had gone into the last round level on points with the rating favourite. However, Caruana was only able to add half a point to his tally after drawing with Francesco Sonis, despite having reached a winning position. As a result, Caruana finished half a point short – the same half point he had voluntarily given up by requesting a bye in round five. | Photo: Lennart Ootes