St. Louis Rapid & Blitz: Firouzja loses to Caruana, still leads

Alireza Firouzja has played in four out of the nine decisive games seen so far at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament. On Saturday, the 19-year-old lost to Fabiano Caruana and defeated Leinier Dominguez to keep the sole lead he had attained on the first day of the competition. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Jeffery Xiong — all undefeated in the event — stand one point back. | Photo: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes