Caruana scores, Aronian escapesFabiano Caruana emerged as the sole leader after the opening round of the Sinquefield Cup, defeating Jorden van Foreest with white while the other four games finished drawn. Round 1 resultsAmong the drawn encounters, Javokhir Sindarov came closest to joining Caruana in the lead. Caruana and Van Foreest moved quickly through the early stages before the American adopted an unusual-looking arrangement in which his queen sat on f1, boxed in behind rooks on e1 and e2. Van Foreest resisted, but Caruana converted the extra material with precise technique to secure victory after 55 moves. Van Foreest, meanwhile, will have Black for a second consecutive round when he faces Wesley So on Tuesday.