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The 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX

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Oct 27, 2024 - Oct 30, 2024

World Chess Hall of Fame

Position #190 for 9LX Round 7

This October, right after the U.S. Championships, the Champions Showdown: Chess9LX returns with another exciting edition featuring top players from the United States, alongside legendary former World Champion Garry Kasparov.

Fighting for a total prize fund of $150,000, the participants will each face off once during nine rounds of rapid Chess 960 (aka Fischer Random Chess).

The event kicks off on October 27th with Ultimate Moves, a fun exhibition event featuring Saint Louis Chess Club co-founder Rex Sinquefield, Garry Kasparov, and the rest of the Champions Showdown: Chess9LX field, participating in a high-stakes team blitz match.

For spectators in Saint Louis, follow the tournament round by round with our Grandmaster in Residence from 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM daily. Live commentary is open to all members and guests and includes complimentary snacks and beverages.

For online viewers, tune in for live commentary from GM Yasser Seirawan, GM Cristian Chirila, and IM Nazi Paikidze on Saint Louis Chess Club’s YouTube and Twitch channels.

Tournament Crosstable

Wins / Draws / Losses

Standard Scoring

1 Win

½ Draw

0 Loss

Rank	Name	Fed.	Rating	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Score
1	GM Caruana, Fabiano	USA	2796	x	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	7.5
2	GM Nakamura, Hikaru	USA	2802	0	x	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	7.0
3	GM So, Wesley	USA	2751	0	0	x	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	5.5
4	GM Kasparov, Garry	CRO	2812	0	½	0	x	0	1	½	1	1	½	4.5
5	GM Aronian, Levon	USA	2738	½	0	0	1	x	0	1	½	1	½	4.5
6	GM Sevian, Samuel	USA	2689	½	0	0	0	1	x	1	½	1	½	4.5
7	GM Oparin, Grigoriy	USA	2662	0	½	1	½	0	0	x	½	½	½	3.5
8	GM Shankland, Sam	USA	2677	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	x	1	½	3.0
9	GM Dominguez Perez, Leinier	USA	2741	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	x	1	2.5
10	GM Robson, Ray	USA	2693	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	x	2.5

The Players

Recaps & News

Additional Info

Fabiano Caruana

Garry Kasparov

Hikaru Nakamura

Wesley So

Leinier Dominquez

Levon Aronian

Ray Robson

Sam Sevian

Sam Shankland

Grigory Oparin

2024 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX – Day 1 Recap

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Invitational Recap

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Invitational Recap

2024 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX – Day 3 Recap

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Final Results

Standings After Round 9 | Final Standings

Results Round 9

Chess 9XL Prize Fund

1	$30,000
2	$25,000
3	$20,000
4	$15,000
5	$12,500
6	$10,000
7	$7,500
8	$7,500
9	$7,500
10	$7,500
WINNERS BONUS	$7,500
TOTAL PRIZE FUND	$150,000

Chess 9LX Pre-Tournament Predictions

The pre-tournament win probability algorithm was computed using a weighting of URS, 960 performance, and quick chess ratings. No head-to-heads were considered given the low number of 960 games between players. The probabilities are based on 15,000 tournament simulations.

Player Pre-Tournament Win Probability

Nakamura 26.3%
Caruana 25.9%
Sevian 15.4%
So 12.5%
Aronian 11.4%
Dominguez 3.6%
Shankland 2.4%
Oparin 1.7%
Robson 0.4%
Kasparov 0.4%

The 2024 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX

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