St. Louis Rapid & Blitz: Caruana, Firouzja and Pragg start as GCT frontrunners

The last two events of the 2024 Grand Chess Tour will take place in Saint Louis on 12-29 August. First, the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz will be played on 12-16 August, with the three frontrunners in the race to win the yearly series participating: Fabiano Caruana, Alireza Firouzja and R Praggnanandhaa. Joining them will be four tour ‘regulars’ and three wildcards: Levon Aronian, Hikaru Nakamura and Leinier Dominguez. | Photo: Lennart Ootes