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The PRO Chess League was due to take place 7th January to 5th May 2020 but the final phase was postponed due to the Cornavirus. The final phase took place online 25th to 27th September. Teams from all over the world play online hosted by chess.com. Players including: Fabiano Caruana, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Alexander Grischuk, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Leinier Dominguez Perez, Wesley So, Hikaru Nakamura, Rados?aw Wojtaszek, Wei Yi, Harikrishna Pentala, Alireza Firouzja, Quang Liem Le, David Navara, Evgeny Tomashevsky, Li Chao, Alexei Shirov, Dr Bassem Amin, Sam Shankland, Gawain Jones, Nils Grandelius, Luke McShane, Wang Yue, Ray Robson, Vladimir Fedoseev etc In the final the Armenia Eagles won a very tight final against the favourites Saint Louis Archbishops 9.5-6.5 the teams were tied 6-6 after three of the four legs but in the final one Saint Louis were heavily defeated 3.5-0.5 with the first win by Tigran Petrosian seemingly being key, he scored 3.5/4 for the Eagles and was clearly the difference on the day. However a few days after the result Saint Louis Arch Bishops were declared champions - the reason was precisely Petrosian's results - which the organisers say "violated fair play regulations". Petrosian was accused of cheating by Wesley So earlier in the week and, to say the very least, vigorously denied it. IM Greg Shahade released the following statement: "It's always unfortunate when the league is presented with evidence of fair play violations, but we stand behind the evidence presented from Chess.com's Fair Play team." Cheating and Anti-Cheating regulations have always been the Achilles heal of online chess and this is obviously a very sad way for things to finish.

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PRO League Group Stage chess.com INT Tue 7th Jan 2020 - Tue 5th May 2020 Leading Round 5 (of 7) Standings:
Team	Pts	Perf
WESTERN DIVISION
Saint Louis Arch Bishops	101.5	2741
New York Marshalls	94	2717
Canada Chessbrahs	91	2674
California Unicorns	72.5	2622
Chicago Wind	54.5	2634
Argentina Krakens	38.5	2462
Brazil Capybaras	36	2471
U.K. Lions	32	2507
EASTERN DIVISION
Armenia Eagles	102.5	2731
India Yogis	99.5	2664
Russia Wizards	77.5	2630
China Pandas	63	2622
Turkey Knights	46	2495
Israel Counsellors	46	2518
Hungary Hunters	45.5	2552
Croatia Bulldogs	40	2498
CENTRAL DIVISION
Germany Bears	93.5	2685
France Roosters	80.5	2626
Italy Gladiators	73.5	2567
Norway Gnomes	68	2595
Poland Hussars	66	2541
Sweden Wasabis	65.5	2534
Spain Raptors	38	2453
Netherlands Mosquitoes	34	2449
27 teams

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PRO League KO Stage 2020 chess.com INT Tue 7th Jan 2020 - Tue 5th May 2020 Leading Round 2 (of 4) Standings:
Rk	Team	Pts
1	Quarter Finals
1	China Pandas	9.5
2	Germany Bears	6.5
1	Saint Louis Arch Bishops	9.5
2	India Yogis	6.5
1	Armenia Eagles	9.5
2	New York Marshalls	6.5
1	Canada Chessbrahs	9.5
2	Chicago Wind	6.5
	Round 1
1	Canada Chessbrahs	11.5
2	Sweden Wasabis	4.5
1	Chicago Wind	10.5
2	Russia Wizards	5.5
1	New York Marshalls	8*
2	France Roosters	8
1	China Pandas	9.5
2	California Unicorns	6.5
1	India Yogis	9
2	Norway Gnomes	7
20 teams

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