Two chess legends, the former world champions, Garry Kasparov and Viswanathan Anand, will turn back the clock as they face off against each other in October in a special exhibition match named ‘Clutch Chess’.
Both players will face each other in a Chess960 (Fischer Random) match that will feature 12 games. This exhibition match is part of the iconic Saint Louis Chess Club’s re-launching of its newly expanded campus..
The club will also host a rapid tournament that will see the World’s number one-ranked Magnus Carlsen, second-ranked Hikaru Nakamura, World’s number three Fabiano Caruana, and the reigning World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju competing.
The Anand-Kasparov 12 games will be played between 7th and 11th October at the St. Louis Chess Club. The event will feature a $144,000 prize fund and will have Anand and Kasparov playing games in the rapid and blitz time controls with what the organizers called “an innovative scoring system designed to captivate both players and fans”.
“Saint Louis has become the beating heart of global chess. The vision, the commitment, and the passion for the game here are unmatched anywhere in the world. It’s an honor to return and play in a city that has redefined what it means to support and grow the chess community,” Kasparov was quoted as saying in a press release from the St Louis Chess Club.
The St Louis Chess Club will also host players like World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen, World No. 2 Hikaru Nakamura, World No. 3 Fabiano Caruana, and World Champion Gukesh Dommaraju in what will be the highest-rated chess tournament of the year. The event will have 4,12,000 US Dollars in prize money, including daily win bonuses and a Champion’s Jackpot.
