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The Champions Showdown Chess 9LX took place in Saint Louis 28th to 30th October 2024. Players: Garry Kasparov, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Levon Aronian, Ray Robson, Samuel Sevian, Sam Shankland, Grigoriy Oparin and Wesley So. This was a rapid Fischer Random (Chess960 or 9LX as styled here) tournament and is the last event Kasparov regularly plays in. Kasparov had a decent plus score in 2021 to a terrible 0.5/9 in 2022 and the only slightly better 3/9 last year so the challenge was on for him.

Fabiano Caruana took clear first place with 7.5/9 half a point clear of Hikaru Nakamura with Wesley So in 3rd on 5.5 points. Kasparov finished on 50% with a very respectable result which could have been even better had he taken a couple of cast iron opportunities. Games are only available for download, I can't display them.

Champ Showdown 9LX 2024 Saint Louis USA Sun 27th Oct 2024 - Wed 30th Oct 2024 Leading Final Round 9 Standings:
Rk	Name	Ti	FED	Rtg	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Pts
1	Caruana, Fabiano	GM	USA	2796	x	1	1	1	½	½	1	1	½	1	7.5
2	Nakamura, Hikaru	GM	USA	2802	0	x	1	½	1	1	½	1	1	1	7.0
3	So, Wesley	GM	USA	2751	0	0	x	1	1	1	0	1	½	1	5.5
4	Kasparov, Garry	GM	CRO	2812	0	½	0	x	0	1	½	1	1	½	4.5
5	Aronian, Levon	GM	USA	2738	½	0	0	1	x	0	1	½	1	½	4.5
6	Sevian, Samuel	GM	USA	2689	½	0	0	0	1	x	1	½	1	½	4.5
7	Oparin, Grigoriy	GM	USA	2662	0	½	1	½	0	0	x	½	½	½	3.5
8	Shankland, Sam	GM	USA	2677	0	0	0	0	½	½	½	x	1	½	3.0
9	Dominguez Perez, Leinier	GM	USA	2741	½	0	½	0	0	0	½	0	x	1	2.5
10	Robson, Ray	GM	USA	2693	0	0	0	½	½	½	½	½	0	x	2.5
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