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Chess 9LX Champions Showdown – Day 2 LIVE

The top international chess superstars are set to battle it out over the board from September 13-16 in Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX™ (aka Chess 960 Fischer Random). The event’s line-up features the world’s top Grandmasters including legendary 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 FirouzjaLevon AronianFabiano CaruanaLeinier DominguezHikaru NakamuraWesley SoShakhriyar Mamedyarov, and Peter Svidler. The event is 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.

An exhibition match – Ultimate moves featuring Saint Louis Chess Club founder Rex Sinquefield against John Beckstead took place Tuesday evening, with each player alternating moves with a team of Grandmasters. Replay the games here

Chess 9LX all information / Chess 9LX LIVE games / Chess 9LX Pairings & Schedule / Day 1 video coverage

Chess 9LX Day 2 live video coverage with GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Yasser Seirawan, and WGM Anastasiya Karlovych:

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