Fabiano Caruana won back to back tournaments in Saint Louis, first the U.S. Chess Championship and then the Champions Showdown: Chess9LX.
Caruana finished the Fischer Random tournament with 7,5/9 points, half a point ahead of his great rival Hikaru Nakamura.
The Champions Showdown: Chess9LX took place from 27-30th October, featuring top players from the United States and the retired former World Champion Garry Kasparov.
Final standings:
1 GM Fabiano Caruana 2796 โ 7.5
2 GM Hikaru Nakamura 2802 โ 7.0
3 GM Wesley So 2751 โ 5.5
4-6 GM Garry Kasparov 2812, GM Levon Aronian 2738 and GM Sam Sevian 2689 โ 4.5
7 GM Grigoriy Oparin 2662 โ 3.5
8 GM Sam Shankland 2677 – 3.0
9-10 GM Leinier Dominguez 2741 and GM Ray Robson 2693 โ 2.5
The prizes are $30,000 / $25,000 / $20,000 / $15,000 / $12,000 / $10,000 / 4x$7,500 / Winnerโs Bonus $7,500.
