… including legendary world champion Garry Kasparov
The Saint Louis Chess Club will bring eight 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 $200,000 in prizes..
Players
|
Fabiano Caruana |
vs. |
Garry Kasparov |
|
Wesley So |
vs. |
Veselin Topalov |
|
Leinier Dominguez |
vs. |
Peter Svidler |
|
Hikaru Nakamura |
vs. |
Levon Aronian |
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.
