Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2025 - Games and Results

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The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown takes place in Saint Louis Mon 27th Oct to Wed 29th Oct 2025. Magnus Carlsen, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and World Champion Gukesh play three days of rapid chess 10m+5spm, a double round robin eventually adding up to 18 rounds starting at midday local time (5pm GMT). On day one there is the standard scoring system of one, half and zero, day two doubles that, day three trebles the standard score. The event is described as "a comeback-friendly format that cultivates increased tension and fan excitement into the very last round" (ymmv).

Source: https://theweekinchess.com/chessnews/ev ... wdown-2025