2020 Champions Showdown:Chess 9LX – Day 3 Recap
The big rivalry of the summer between World Champion Magnus Carlsen and U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura was reignited in the final day of Champions Showdown: Chess9LX. The duo famously played a marathon match in the Magnus Carlsen Invitational in August, which came down to the wire and was decided in an Armageddon game in favor […]
2020 Champions Showdown:Chess 9LX – Day 2 Recap
Day two of Champions Showdown: Chess9LX was action packed. After winning all three games, Levon Aronian emerged as the new leader, half a point ahead of Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura and Wesley So. In the postgame interview, Aronian remarked that he spent more time preparing and doing tactics before the games today and felt that […]
2020 Champions Showdown:Chess 9LX – Day 1 Recap
The 2020 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX set the stage for a long anticipated event in the chess world. For the first time since their only encounter in 2004, World Champions Garry Kasparov and Magnus Carlsen were set to face off again, this time in Fischer Random. Fans weren’t left waiting, as the two were paired […]
Saint Louis Chess Club To Host Two Online Tournaments In September – Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX and the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Media Contact:Rebecca BuffingtonPhone: (314) [email protected] For Immediate Release Saint Louis Chess Club To Host Two Online Tournaments In September – Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX & Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz The World’s Best Grandmasters Will Compete For A Total Prize Fund of $400,000 In These Upcoming Events SAINT LOUIS, August 21, 2020 – The top […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 8 Recap
Saint Louis Chess Club Crowns World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Clutch Chess International
Media Contact:Rebecca BuffingtonPhone: (314) [email protected] For Immediate Release Saint Louis Chess Club Crowns World Champion Magnus Carlsen in Clutch Chess International Eight of the Top Chess Superstars Battled for the Largest Online Prize Fund of $265,000 SAINT LOUIS, MO. (June 14, 2020) – The Clutch Chess International tournament concluded with a gripping final match between […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 7 Recap
Day one of the Clutch Chess International finals was an absolute thriller from start to finish. The two highest-ranked players, World Champion Magnus Carlsen and Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana faced off in an echo of their 2018 World Championship match. This time around both players left blood on the battlefield; the commentators were enthralled and fans […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 6 Recap
Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana qualified to the Clutch Chess International finals after defeating Levon Aronian and Wesley So in their respective matches. Carlsen’s four point lead at the beginning of the day allowed for smooth sailing to the finals, whereas Caruana had the titanic task of overcoming a four point deficit in his own […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 5 Recap
The semifinalists returned to action after the rest day ready to fight, as Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So took a commanding four point lead over Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana respectively. The matches mirrored each other in results, as neither Caruana nor Aronian were able to find their footing and score a single win. Even […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 4 Recap
Congratulations to Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana for defeating Alexander Grischuk and Leinier Dominguez respectively and qualifying to the semifinals. Both matches were highly contentious and were decided in the final clutch game. Dominguez and Grischuk are eliminated from the event, earning $15,000 each, with Grischuk picking up an extra $4,000 for his clutch game […]