The Champions showdown 2022 – Chess 9LX Fischer random tournament will take place from 13-16 September in Saint Louis Chess Club. Top international chess superstars will battle it out over the board: 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov, World Number 3, Ian Nepomniachtchi, World Number 4 and 2022 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz winner, Sinquefield Cup winner, and Grand Chess Tour champion, Alireza Firouzja, Levon Aronian, Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Peter Svidler. The tournament will be played in 9 rounds, round-robin system, in Chess 960 style, also known as Fischer Random. The total prize fund of the event is $150,000. Scroll down for pairings and schedule
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Round 1 – Wednesday, September 14, 14:00 CDT:
Leinier Dominguez – Wesley So
Peter Svidler – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Levon Aronian – Garry Kasparov
Hikaru Nakamura – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Fabiano Caruana – Alireza Firouzja
Round 2 – Wednesday, September 14, 15:15 CDT:
Wesley So – Alireza Firouzja
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Fabiano Caruana
Garry Kasparov – Hikaru Nakamura
Ian Nepomnichtchi – Levon Aronian
Leinier Dominguez – Peter Svidler
Round 3 – Wednesday, September 14, 16:30 CDT:
Peter Svidler – Wesley So
Levon Aronian – Leinier Dominguez
Hikaru Nakamura – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Fabiano Caruana – Garry Kasparov
Alireza Firouzja – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Round 4 – Thursday, September 15, 14:00 CDT:
Wesley So – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Garry Kasparov – Alireza Firouzja
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Fabiano Caruana
Leinier Dominguez – Hikaru Nakamura
Peter Svidler – Levon Aronian
Round 5 – Thursday, September 15, 15:15 CDT:
Levon Aronian – Wesley So
Hikaru Nakamura – Peter Svidler
Fabiano Caruana – Leinier Dominguez
Alireza Firouzja – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Garry Kasparov
Round 6 – Thursday, September 15, 16:30 CDT:
Wesley So – Garry Kasparov
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Shakhruyar Mamedyarov
Leinier Dominguez – Alireza Firouzja
Peter Svidler – Fabiano Caruana
Levon Aronian – Hikaru Nakamura
Round 7 – Friday, September 16, 14:00 CDT:
Hikaru Nakamura – Wesley So
Fabiano Caruana – Levon Aronian
Alireza Firouzja – Peter Svidler
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Leinier Dominguez
Garry Kasparov – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Round 8 – Friday, September 16, 15:15 CDT:
Wesley So – Ian Nepomniachtchi
Leinier Dominguez – Garry Kasparov
Peter Svidler – Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Levon Aronian – Alireza Firouzja
Hikaru Nakamura – Fabiano Caruana
Round 9 – Friday, September 16, 16:30 CDT:
Fabiano Caruana – Wesley So
Alireza Firouzja – Hikaru Nakamura
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Levon Aronian
Garry Kasparov – Peter Svidler
Ian Nepomniachtchi – Leinier Dominguez
