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2024 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX – Day 3 Recap

DAY 2: ROUNDS 4-6

IM Kostya Kavutskiy recaps Day 2 of the seventh Chess 9LX. Taking place at the World Chess Hall of Fame in Saint Louis, Chess 9LX is a 10-player Fischer Random chess (Chess960) rapid round robin tournament (players below). Today was rounds 4-6.

Pre-Round 4-6 Win Probabilities

https://youtube.com/watch?v=BVj3iUqIgyg%3Fsi%3Ds0xeU0kb5h9t8o3u

The team looks at the probabilities of each player to win the 2024 Chess 9LX Fischer Random tournament, as of before Rounds 4-6. The method simulates 15,000 versions of the tournament. Statistics by Ben Underwood.

ROUND 4

Position #190 for 9LX Round 4

Starting Setup for Round 4: Position #190

Results Round 4
9LX Standings After Round 4
2024 Chess 9LX Day2 GM Garry Kasparov GM Hikaru Nakamura

ROUND 5

Position #668 for Round 5

Starting Setup for Round 5: Position #668

Results Round 5
Standings After Round 5
2024 Chess 9LX Day 2 GM Fabiano Caruana GM Oparin

ROUND 6

Position #464 for Round 6 chess960

Starting Setup for Round 6: Position #464

Results Round 6
Standings After Round 6
2024 Chess 9LX Day 2 GM Sam Shankland GM Sam Sevian

Hot Takes! Ding vs. Gukesh

https://youtube.com/watch?v=VVBH7nWzfkI%3Fsi%3Dv_BXwqyzZDQD4CxR

The players talk to Begim Tokhirjonova before the 2024 Chess 9LX Fischer Random tournament. This aired during Day 2.