Veselin Topalov, Fabiano Caruana, Vishy Anand, Hikaru Nakamura
The 2016 Champions Showdown shall be an exhibition event featuring four players (Viswanathan Anand, Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura and Veselin Topalov). Over five days, the Players shall complete two Classical Round Robins (G/60 +5” delay), two Rapid Round Robins (G/15 +5” delay) and four Blitz Round Robins (G/3 +2” delay).
| Day | Date | Time | Showdown in Saint Louis |
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Wednesday |
9-Nov |
Arrival | |
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Thursday |
10-Nov |
1:00 PM |
RR1: Round 1 |
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3:30 PM |
RR1: Round 2 | ||
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Friday |
11-Nov |
1:00 PM |
RR1: Round 3 |
|
3:30 PM |
RR2: Round 1 | ||
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Saturday |
12-Nov |
1:00 PM |
RR2: Round 2 |
|
3:30 PM |
RR2: Round 3 | ||
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Sunday |
13-Nov |
1:00 PM |
Rapid (6 rounds) |
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Monday |
14-Nov |
1:00 PM |
Blitz (12 rounds) |
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Tuesday |
15-Nov |
Departure |
|
Place |
Prize |
|
1st |
$60,000 |
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2nd |
$40,000 |
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3rd |
$30,000 |
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4th |
$20,000 |
| Total Prize Fund: $150,000 USD | |
When:
November 10th, 2016 1:00 PM CST through November 14th, 2016 12:00 AM CST
Location:
Chess Club & Scholastic Center of Saint Louis
4657 Maryland Ave Saint Louis
MO 63108
United States
