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 […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 3 Recap
Congratulations to Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So for qualifying to the semifinals after defeating Jeffery Xiong and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave respectively. So clinched the match with a round to spare while the battle between Carlsen and Xiong was a close affair which was decided in the final game. Vachier-Lagrave and Xiong are both eliminated, earning $15,000 […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 2 Recap
Day two of Clutch Chess International featured two exciting match ups: Fabiano Caruana vs Leinier Dominguez and Levon Aronian vs Alexander Grischuk. The all American pairing was a rematch from their last encounter in the previous Clutch Chess USA, which Caruana won in a dominant fashion. He finished the first half of the match with […]
2020 Clutch Chess International – Day 1 Recap
The second installment of Clutch Chess has expanded internationally, featuring eight of the world’s top players and a prize fund of $265,000. The quarterfinals of Clutch Chess International kicked off with two exciting matchups: World Champion Magnus Carlsen vs the 19 year old American phenom Jeffery Xiong and the winner of Clutch Chess USA Wesley […]
Pairings & Results
Pairings & Results DAY 1 – QUARTERFINALS GAME1 GAME2 GAME3 GAME4 GAME5 † GAME6 † TOTALSCORE 1 M. Carlsen 1 1 1 1/2 0 1 4.5 8 J. Xiong 0 0 0 1/2 2 1 3.5 2 M. Vachier Lagrave 1/2 1/2 1/2 0 0 1 2.5 7 W. So 1/2 1/2 1/2 1 2 1 5.5 […]