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2017 Champions Showdown – Day 2

Day two of the Champions Showdown was as dramatic as the first! The players fought hard in the first day and it was impossible to claim that any of them were clearly overpowering their opponent. The trend continued with the game/20 day, as the matches went back and forth. Time trouble loomed in many games […]

Annotated Games

[Event “2017 Champions Showdown”] [Site “?”] [Date “2017.11.09”] [Round “4”] [White “Dominguez Perez, Leinier”] [Black “So, Wesley”] [Result “1-0”] [ECO “C48”] [WhiteElo “2739”] [BlackElo “2788”] [Annotator “Cristian Chirila”] [PlyCount “109”] [SourceDate “2017.11.09”] [SourceVersionDate “2017.11.09”] {While the first three games did not bring much excitement to the tables, the last game of the day definitely made […]

Regulations

Regulations Format Summary The 2017 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring four individual matches: Hikaru Nakamura vs. Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana vs. Alex Grischuk, Wesley So vs. Lenier Dominguez and Magnus Carlsen vs. Ding Liren. Over four days, the Players shall contest 30 games in four different time controls (G/30, G/20, G/10 and […]

2017 Champions Showdown – Day 1

The Champions Showdown started today, November 9, 2017 at the Saint Louis Chess Club. An amazing four-match event was put together and the top players answered the call; they came ready to show their determination and grit to outplay their opponents. The most interesting aspect of the event is surely its time control. With no […]

Pairings & Results | IM

Pairings & Results | IM Sorry, but your web browser does not support iframes. Saint Louis Invitational Overview The Fields Pairings & Results | GM Pairings & Results | IM Replay GM Replay IM Playoff | IM Regulations

Pairings & Results | GM

Pairings & Results | GM Sorry, but your web browser does not support iframes. Saint Louis Invitational Overview The Fields Pairings & Results | GM Pairings & Results | IM Replay GM Replay IM Playoff | IM Regulations

World Champion Magnus Carlsen Headlines Champions Showdown in Saint Louis

For more information, please contact: Kiley Herndon kherndon@saintlouischessclub.org 314-309-0799 For Immediate Release World Champion Magnus Carlsen Headlines Champions Showdown in Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz Matches Features Top Three Americans and Five International Champions ST. LOUIS, October 23, 2017 – The Saint Louis Chess Club will host a series of four matches, the Champions Showdown, […]