Reigning World Champion Magnus Carlsen returns to Saint Louis to defend his crown at the second annual Sinquefield Cup, which is taking place from 27th August to 7th September.

Six of the top nine players in the world compete in a 10-round, double round robin for the $100,000 top prize and the right to hoist the coveted Sinquefield Cup.

Round 1 results:
GM Levon Aronian 1/2 - 1/2 GM Hikaru Nakamura
GM Veselin Topalov 0 - 1 GM Fabiano Caruana
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave 1/2 - 1/2 GM Magnus Carlsen

Round 2 pairings:
GM Hikaru Nakamura - GM Magnus Carlsen
GM Fabiano Caruana - GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
GM Levon Aronian - GM Veselin Topalov