Speed Chess Championship
The Speed Chess Championship continues on the Chess.com platform, the playoff stage of an online tournament. In the first match of the 1/2 finals, Hikaru Nakamura defeated Nihal Sarin with a score of 14.5-10.5
The second match of the 1/2 finals of the Speed Chess Championship, in which Magnus Carlsen and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave will meet, will begin on December 16 at 21:00 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