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Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown

Oct 25, 2025 - Oct 30, 2025

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Oct 25, 2025 - Oct 30, 2025

Four of the world’s best chess players will converge on Saint Louis this fall for the 2025 Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown, taking place October 27-29 in the newly expanded Saint Louis Chess Club. The lineup features World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana, and World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in what will be the highest-rated chess tournament of the year.

With $412,000 in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot, the stakes have never been higher. The event’s 18-game rapid double round-robin format (10 minutes plus a 5-second increment) will feature escalating point values each day: Wins are worth 1 point on Day 1, 2 points on Day 2, and 3 points on Day 3…a comeback-friendly format that cultivates increased tension and fan excitement into the very last round.

“Having these four giants of the game here in Saint Louis shows the city’s importance on the world chess stage,” said GM Yasser Seirawan, event commentator and four-time U.S. Champion.

Four titans of the game. One city. High drama. Every move counts.