Speed Chess Championship

The Speed ​​Chess Championship continues on the Chess.com platform, the playoff stage of an online tournament. In the 1/4 match, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave defeated Wesley So with a score of 16.5 -12.5

The first match of the 1/2 finals of the Speed ​​​​Chess Championship, in which Hikaru Nakamura and Nihal Sarin will meet, will begin today at 17:00 Moscow time

Dates:  from November 21 to December 16
System:  two participants play matches between themselves: an hour and a half with a 5+1 control, one hour with a 3+1 control and thirty minutes with a 1+1 control. In case of a tie in regular time, the opponents play four additional games with a 1+1 time control. The player with the most points advances to the next round
Prize Pool:  $110,000

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