– Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa squandered a winning position against Wesley So in the fifth round of the Sinquefield Cup
– World Championship challenger D Gukesh settled for a hard-fought draw
– Alireza Firouzja of France defeated Anish Giri, becoming the sole leader
– Firouzja has 3.5 points, half a point ahead of Wesley So
– Praggnanandhaa needs to work on the technical aspect to convert winning positions
– Wesley So is in second place with 3 points
– Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, Praggnanandhaa, Gukesh, Ding Liren of China, Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, and Fabiano Caruana of the United States share the third spot
– Anish Giri is at the bottom of the table with 1.5 points

Results from Round 5 were given, with notable matches being the draw between Praggnanandhaa and Wesley So, Firouzja defeating Giri, and draws between other players.