TWIC is 32. First issue 17th September 1994.Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 (Games and results)
Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026
Mark Crowther - Friday 30th October 2026
The Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown took place Tue 27th Oct 2026 to 29th Oct 2026. The idea of the event is to have increasing scores from day 1 to day 3 so that the scoring is volatile and likely there will be something to play for right to the end. Javokhir Sindarov won the event with a draw in the final round, if Praggnanandhaa had won he would have taken the event. That said the players finished in exactly the order they would have finished with standard scoring.
Clutch Chess: Champions Showdown 2026 (Saint Louis USA)
Tue 27th Oct 2026 - Thu 29th Oct 2026 -
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| Clutch Chess: Champions Saint Louis USA Tue 27th Oct 2026 - Thu 29th Oct 2026 Final Round 18 Standings: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rk | Name | Rtg | Gms | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pts | Score |
| 1 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 2782 | 18 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | 1 | ½ | 22 | 10.5 |
| 2 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 2763 | 18 | 0 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | 0 | 1 | 1 | ½ | 0 | 20 | 9.5 |
| 3 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2784 | 18 | ½ | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | ½ | 0 | ½ | 0 | 1 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 17.5 | 8.5 |
| 4 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2792 | 18 | ½ | 1 | 1 | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | ½ | 0 | 0 | ½ | ½ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ½ | 12.5 | 7.5 |
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| Round 1. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 0-1 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 48 | A48 | King's Indian |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 68 | C55 | Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening) |
| Round 2. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 59 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | 51 | C47 | Four knights |
| Round 3. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1-0 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 43 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Caruana, Fabiano | 67 | C50 | King's pawn game |
| Round 4. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 41 | D05 | Queen's pawn game, Rubinstein (Colle-Zukertort) variation |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 80 | B46 | Sicilian |
| Round 5. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 0-1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 32 | D05 | Queen's pawn game |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 51 | B40 | Sicilian defence |
| Round 6. Tue 27th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 68 | C72 | Ruy Lopez |
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 117 | C44 | Scotch gambit |
| Round 7. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Caruana, Fabiano | 55 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 0-1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 39 | A14 | English |
| Round 8. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 71 | D35 | QGD |
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 0-1 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 40 | E71 | King's Indian |
| Round 9. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 59 | A45 | Trompovsky attack (Ruth, Opovcensky opening) |
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1-0 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 38 | D30 | Queen's gambit declined |
| Round 10. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Caruana, Fabiano | 52 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 52 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Round 11. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 44 | C55 | Two knights defence (Modern bishop's opening) |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 77 | D35 | QGD |
| Round 12. Wed 28th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 1/2-1/2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 46 | B40 | Sicilian defence |
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1/2-1/2 | Caruana, Fabiano | 34 | E10 | Queen's pawn game |
| Round 13. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1/2-1/2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 64 | C47 | Four knights |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 0-1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 51 | A13 | English opening |
| Round 14. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1-0 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 32 | B12 | Caro-Kann |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | Caruana, Fabiano | 60 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Round 15. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 43 | C01 | French |
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1-0 | Caruana, Fabiano | 56 | B30 | Sicilian |
| Round 16. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1-0 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 55 | A06 | Reti opening |
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1/2-1/2 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 64 | E71 | King's Indian |
| Round 17. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Praggnanandhaa, R | 1/2-1/2 | Caruana, Fabiano | 100 | B01 | Scandinavian (centre counter) defence |
| Nakamura, Hikaru | 0-1 | Sindarov, Javokhir | 38 | E81 | King's Indian |
| Round 18. Thu 29th Oct 2026 | |||||
| Caruana, Fabiano | 1-0 | Praggnanandhaa, R | 48 | D31 | QGD |
| Sindarov, Javokhir | 1/2-1/2 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 34 | C67 | Ruy Lopez |
