St. Louis Rapid & Blitz: MVL catches Firouzja

An action-packed third day of action at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament left French representatives Alireza Firouzja and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the shared lead going into the blitz section of the event. Sam Shankland beat Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hikaru Nakamura to climb to sole third place, while Shakhriyar Mamedyarov scored three wins in a row to return to a fifty-percent score after a subpar performance in the first six rounds. | Photos: Grand Chess Tour / Lennart Ootes