The four-player $412.000 Champions Showdown in St Louis was a historic event, a quadrangular tournament of the super-elite who met each other six times in three days. View image in fullscreen 3996: Gukesh Dommaraju v Fabiano Caruana, Champions Showdown, St Louis 2025. The time limit for the Champions Showdown was 10 minutes per player per game, plus a five seconds per move increment. After winning in St Louis, Carlsen flew back to Norway for a rare classical game for his Offerspill club in the Norwegian League. His opponent was IM Frode Elsness, rated 2418 and Carlsen won in 36 moves despite a few inaccuracies.

Source: The Guardian November 01, 2025 14:37 UTC