Speed Chess Championship

The Speed Chess Championship continues on the platform Chess.com, the playoff stage of the online tournament. In the 1/4 match Hikaru Nakamura defeated Levon Aronian with a score of 15.5 – 8.5.

The next match, in which Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will fight, will take place on December 13 at 21:00 Moscow time.

Dates: from November 21 to December 16
System: two participants play matches with each other: an hour and a half with 5+1 control, one hour with 3 +1 control and thirty minutes with 1+ 1 control. In case of a draw in regular time, the opponents play an additional four games with 1+1 control. The player who scores more points goes to the next round
Prize fund: $110,000

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