Champions Showdown: Chess 960
The Saint Louis Chess Club will bring ten of the top chess players in the world, including legendary world champion Garry Kasparov, to play in the Champions Showdown this September. The matches will be played in Chess 960 style, also known as Fischer Random, with $250,000 in prizes.
Players
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Garry Kasparov |
vs. |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
vs. |
Peter Svidler |
|
Wesley So |
vs. |
Anish Giri |
|
Sam Shankland |
vs. |
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave |
|
Levon Aronian |
vs. |
Leinier Dominguez |
Format & Scoring
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Six (6) rapid games at G/30 with a 10-second delay. Each rapid game is worth 2 points.
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Fourteen (14) blitz games at G/5 with a 5-second delay. Each blitz game is worth 1 point.
Schedule
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Day |
Date |
Time |
Event |
Tuesday |
11 September |
12:00 PM |
Draw for Position |
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1:00 PM |
Rapid Game 1 |
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2:30 PM |
Rapid Game 2 |
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4:00 PM |
Blitz Game 1 |
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4:30 PM |
Blitz Game 2 |
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Wednesday |
12 September |
12:00 PM |
Draw for Position |
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1:00 PM |
Rapid Game 3 |
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2:30 PM |
Rapid Game 4 |
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4:00 PM |
Blitz Game 3 |
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4:30 PM |
Blitz Game 4 |
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Thursday |
13 September |
12:00 PM |
Draw for Position |
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1:00 PM |
Rapid Game 5 |
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2:30 PM |
Rapid Game 6 |
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4:00 PM |
Blitz Game 5 |
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4:30 PM |
Blitz Game 6 |
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Friday |
14 September |
12:30 PM |
Draw for Position |
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1:00 PM |
Blitz Game 7 |
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1:30 PM |
Blitz Game 8 |
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2:00 PM |
Blitz Game 9 |
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2:30 PM |
Blitz Game 10 |
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3:00 PM |
Draw for Position |
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3:30 PM |
Blitz Game 11 |
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4:00 PM |
Blitz Game 12 |
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4:30 PM |
Blitz Game 13 |
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5:00 PM |
Blitz Game 14 |
