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Champions Showdown 9LX 2023 (Games and Results)
Champions Showdown 9LX 2023
Mark Crowther - Monday 11th September 2023
The Champions Showdown 9LX took place in Saint Louis Thursday 7th Sep to Sun 10th Sep 2023. The main point of interest was the participation of legend Garry Kasparov as he rarely plays at all, last year was a horror show for him but given his competitive nature I'd expect him to have prepared and hopes for a decent score but it's a very tough field. Nakamura, Caruana, Wesley So, Aronian, Dominguez, Xiong, Sevian and Shankland are the other players. I was very limited in the coverage I could mount as I can't display Chess960 games, but I did provide a download. Sam Sevian was the surprise clear winner of the event. Kasparov led after day 1 but then only picked up another half a point. I'd love to see him play against some younger players in a mixed strength round robin, a reach across the generations as some of his predecessors did in their older years, but his days playing events featuring only elite players are surely coming to a close.
Champions Showdown 9LX 2023 (Saint Louis USA)
Thu 7th Sep 2023 - Sun 10th Sep 2023 -
Official Site
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC:20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games
Champ Showdown 9LX 2023 (10 players 9 Rds SRR Indiv TC: 20m+5spm) - Games in PGN: Games
| Champ Showdown 9LX 2023 Saint Louis USA Fri 8th Sep 2023 - Sun 10th Sep 2023
Leading Final Round 9 Standings: |
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| Rk | Name | Ti | FED | Rtg | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Pts | TPR |
| 1 | Sevian, Sam | GM | USA | 2689 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 7.0 | 0 |
| 2 | So, Wesley | GM | USA | 2771 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aronian, Levon | GM | USA | 2769 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 4 | Shankland, Sam | GM | USA | 2679 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 6.0 | 0 |
| 5 | Caruana, Fabiano | GM | USA | 2792 | 0 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 |
| 6 | Nakamura, Hikaru | GM | USA | 2799 | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 7 | Xiong, Jeffery | GM | USA | 2699 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 3.5 | 0 |
| 8 | Kasparov, Garry | GM | CRO | 2549 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 0 |
| 9 | Dominguez, Leinier | GM | USA | 2731 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 1 | 2.5 | 0 |
| 10 | Robson, Ray | GM | USA | 2691 | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
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