GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026

GCT: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 · Rapid

WinnerGMPraggnanandhaa RFinished first on 23½/27

Dates: 2–4 Aug 2026
Location: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Format: 10-player round-robin
Time control: 25 min + 10 sec

After Round 1

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	1/1
1	GMWesley So	2700	–	1/1
3	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	½/1
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	½/1
3	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	½/1
3	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	½/1
3	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	½/1
3	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	½/1
9	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	0/1
9	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	0/1

After Round 2

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	1½/2
1	GMWesley So	2700	–	1½/2
3	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	1/2
3	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	1/2
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	1/2
3	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	1/2
3	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	1/2
3	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	1/2
9	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	½/2
9	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	½/2

After Round 3

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	2½/3
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	2/3
2	GMWesley So	2700	–	2/3
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	1½/3
4	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	1½/3
4	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	1½/3
4	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	1½/3
8	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	1/3
8	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	1/3
10	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	½/3

After Round 4

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	3/4
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	2½/4
2	GMWesley So	2700	–	2½/4
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	2/4
4	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	2/4
4	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	2/4
4	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	2/4
8	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	1½/4
8	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	1½/4
10	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	1/4

After Round 5

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	4/5
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	3/5
3	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	2½/5
3	GMWesley So	2700	–	2½/5
3	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	2½/5
3	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	2½/5
3	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	2½/5
8	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	2/5
8	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	2/5
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	1½/5

After Round 6

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	4½/6
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	3½/6
3	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	3/6
3	GMWesley So	2700	–	3/6
3	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	3/6
3	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	3/6
3	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	3/6
8	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	2½/6
8	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	2½/6
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	2/6

After Round 7

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	5/7
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	4/7
2	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	4/7
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	3½/7
4	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	3½/7
4	GMWesley So	2700	–	3½/7
4	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	3½/7
4	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	3½/7
9	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	2½/7
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	2/7

After Round 8

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	–	6/8
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	–	5/8
3	GMWesley So	2700	–	4½/8
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	–	4/8
4	GMAnish Giri	2659	–	4/8
4	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	–	4/8
4	GMVincent Keymer	2637	–	4/8
8	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	–	3½/8
9	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	–	3/8
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	–	2/8

After Round 9

#	Player	Elo	Perf	Pts
1	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701	2774	23½/27
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730	2751	22/27
3	GMWesley So	2700	2722	20½/27
4	GMLevon Aronian	2750	2714	19/27
5	GMFabiano Caruana	2701	2668	17/27
6	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655	2642	17/27
7	GMJorden van Foreest	2596	2678	17/27
8	GMAnish Giri	2659	2576	15½/27
9	GMVincent Keymer	2637	2537	14½/27
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549	2688	14/27

10 players · average rapid Elo 2668

#	Player	Elo
1	GMLevon Aronian	2750
2	GMJavokhir Sindarov	2730
3	GMFabiano Caruana	2701
4	GMPraggnanandhaa R	2701
5	GMWesley So	2700
6	GMAnish Giri	2659
7	GMLeinier Dominguez Perez	2655
8	GMVincent Keymer	2637
9	GMJorden van Foreest	2596
10	GMAwonder Liang	2549