15 November 2017
Magnus Carlsen Crushes Ding Liren in the Match
Champions Showdown finishes in Saint Louis.
Photo by Spectrum Studios
The Champions Showdown, a series of four matches of prominent chess players, finished in the Saint Louis Chess Club. The format was experimental: the games featured no delay or increment; each player had 30 minutes for the first 4 games, 20 minutes for the next 6, 10 minutes for the next 8, and finally only 5 minutes for the last 12 game. Scoring: G/30 - 5 points per victory, G/20 - 4 points, G/10 - 3 points, and G/5 - 2 points. Results:
Caruana - Grischuk 49-43, Nakamura - Topalov 61.5-30.5, and So - Dominguez 47.5-44.5.
In the fourth match, the World Champion Magnus Carlsen literally crushed the World Cup finalist Ding Liren 67-25.
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