Sinquefield Cup: Pragg beats Firouzja, joins Caruana in the lead

Round seven of the Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis brought three decisive games, the most in a single day so far. Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu defeated Alireza Firouzja with black in a Rossolimo Sicilian, his first classical win against the French grandmaster, and joined Fabiano Caruana in the lead on 4½ points. Wesley So overcame world champion Gukesh Dommaraju, while Jan-Krzysztof Duda beat Nodirbek Abdusattorov. Caruana v. Aronian and Vachier-Lagrave v. Sevian ended drawn. | Photo: Lennart Ootes