Sinquefield Cup at the halfway mark

I envy those of you able to sneak down to St. Louis this weekend! Nakamura had Carlsen rattled yesterday: he leads the event with 2½, and Carlsen is second with 2 points.

Nakamura is currently #4 on the live rating list. In the next three rounds, he has two Blacks and one White against Carlsen: let's see how he finishes.

Nakamura leads Reggio Emilia

...and is currently #5 in the world on the "live" list!

The gap between the top four and the closely bunched pack at 5 through 10 is substantial, but Hikaru is making progress.



 Mark Crowther reports on today's wild Nakamura-Ivanchuk game.