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Champions Showdown (2019) Played in Saint Louis Chess Club, Missouri USA, February 20-24, 2019. ChessBase report: https://en.chessbase.com/post/champ... Video (Day 5): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NH1... The event consisted of five matches where the champions first played 12 Rapid games in three days, then 24 Blitz games in two days. The Rapid games were awarded with 2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw and 0 points for a loss, and the Blitz games with 1 point for a win, ½ point for a draw, and 0 points for a loss. The player with the best combined Rapid and Blitz score at the end of the event would win his match. Time control Rapid: 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1. Time control Blitz: 3 minutes + 2 seconds increment per move, starting from move 1. (1) For each match the winner would get $36,000, the loser $24,000. (2) Chief organizer: Tony D Rich. Chief arbiter: Christopher Bird. Deputy arbiter: Karen Pennock. (3) Rapid Blitz Febr 20 Febr 21 Febr 22 February 23 February 24 Caruana 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 0 2 1 1 18 1 1 1 1 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 ½ 1 0 0 1 ½ 1 0 1 1 1 0 17½ 35½ Harikrishna 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 ½ 0 1 1 0 ½ 0 1 0 0 0 1 6½ 12½ Nakamura 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 2 14 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 1 1 1 ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 15½ 29½ Duda 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 10 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 8½ 18½ So 0 2 1 2 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 2 16 1 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 0 0 1 1 12 28 Navara 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 0 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 ½ 1 ½ 1 1 0 0 12 20 Topalov 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 2 2 15 1 ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 0 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 1 0 ½ ½ ½ 10½ 25½ Dominguez 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 9 0 ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 1 ½ 1 1 ½ 1 0 1 ½ ½ ½ 13½ 22½ Rapport 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 2 0 2 2 2 18 0 1 ½ 0 1 0 0 ½ ½ 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 ½ 0 ½ 13½ 31½ Shankland 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 ½ 1 0 1 1 ½ ½ 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 ½ 1 ½ 10½ 16½ The two most convincing match winners were Caruana with 35½ points (out of 48 possible) and Rapport with 31½ points. (1) https://www.uschesschamps.com/2019-... (2) https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-t... (3) https://ratings.fide.com/tournament...  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 180  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Harikrishna vs Caruana   0-1 52 2019 Champions Showdown C42 Petrov Defense 2. Duda vs Nakamura   ½-½ 107 2019 Champions Showdown C53 Giuoco Piano 3. Navara vs So   1-0 27 2019 Champions Showdown C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 4. Topalov vs Dominguez Perez   ½-½ 106 2019 Champions Showdown C24 Bishop's Opening 5. Rapport vs Shankland   1-0 43 2019 Champions Showdown D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 6. Caruana vs Harikrishna   ½-½ 53 2019 Champions Showdown C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 7. Nakamura vs Duda   1-0 52 2019 Champions Showdown C47 Four Knights 8. So vs Navara   1-0 58 2019 Champions Showdown C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 9. Dominguez Perez vs Topalov   0-1 93 2019 Champions Showdown C45 Scotch Game 10. Shankland vs Rapport   0-1 62 2019 Champions Showdown C41 Philidor Defense 11. Harikrishna vs Caruana 0-1 54 2019 Champions Showdown C43 Petrov, Modern Attack 12. Duda vs Nakamura   1-0 78 2019 Champions Showdown C53 Giuoco Piano 13. Navara vs So   ½-½ 60 2019 Champions Showdown C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 14. Topalov vs Dominguez Perez   ½-½ 38 2019 Champions Showdown C53 Giuoco Piano 15. Rapport vs Shankland   1-0 71 2019 Champions Showdown A45 Queen's Pawn Game 16. Caruana vs Harikrishna   1-0 57 2019 Champions Showdown B47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation 17. Nakamura vs Duda   ½-½ 84 2019 Champions Showdown C27 Vienna Game 18. So vs Navara   1-0 64 2019 Champions Showdown C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense 19. Dominguez Perez vs Topalov   ½-½ 99 2019 Champions Showdown C45 Scotch Game 20. Shankland vs Rapport   ½-½ 78 2019 Champions Showdown C41 Philidor Defense 21. Harikrishna vs Caruana   0-1 49 2019 Champions Showdown A45 Queen's Pawn Game 22. Duda vs Nakamura   ½-½ 34 2019 Champions Showdown C53 Giuoco Piano 23. Navara vs So   1-0 33 2019 Champions Showdown D41 Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch 24. Topalov vs Dominguez Perez   ½-½ 70 2019 Champions Showdown C53 Giuoco Piano 25. Rapport vs Shankland   ½-½ 73 2019 Champions Showdown D02 Queen's Pawn Game  page 1 of 8; games 1-25 of 180    REFINE SEARCH:   White wins (1-0) | Black wins (0-1) | Draws (1/2-1/2)   Mar-05-19    chessgames.com: All games have been added for both the Champions Showdown Rapid (2019) and Champions Showdown Blitz (2019) tournaments which recently concluded in St. Louis. Please submit an Error Correction Form for any games which still need attention... Mar-07-19    Tabanus: <tournaments> Tournament! Also, the seven separate CG pages for Champions Showdown 2017 should be merged into one. Mar-10-19    Tabanus: Fixed for 2019. No comments here? Lots of interesting games. Mar-10-19    sudoplatov: I thought Caruana wasn't that good at blitz; he seems to have figured it out here. Fischer wasn't known as a great blitz player until later in his career. Mar-11-19    Count Wedgemore: <sudoplatov> Yes, for some reason he played much better blitz in this tournament than he usually does. Mar-11-19    moronovich: <Count Wedgemore: <sudoplatov> Yes, for some reason he played much better blitz in this tournament than he usually does.> Perhaps a reaction after the tough match with Magnus !? Mar-11-19    Count Wedgemore: <moronovich> Yes, sounds reasonable. That match may have helped him improve his play at faster time controls. 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