Caruana completes chaotic comeback in time trouble to win St. Louis Rapid & Blitz chess event

Not even the greatest chess players of the world are immune to the effects of time trouble, and while Fabiano Caruana’s comeback at the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz was very impressive, he and his closest rivals will wonder what could have been had those final rounds played out differently.

For the first time in the history of this competition, winning the rapid portion of the event didn’t lead to an overall win; while wildcard Ray Robson took off to a storming start in the slower time control, it was his closest challengers Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Fabiano Caruana who took the bull by the horns once blitz began. After a topsy-turvy set of games, they found themselves in a decider match in the final round of the competition.

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