Gukesh D vs Fabiano Caruana | Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025 | Chess India скачать в хорошем качестве

Gukesh D vs Fabiano Caruana | Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025 | Chess India

The Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025 took place from October 27 to 29, 2025, at the Saint Louis Chess Club in the USA. The event featured four of the world’s top grandmasters — Magnus Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana, and D. Gukesh, the reigning world champion. It was played in a double round-robin rapid format with a 10 + 5 time control, totaling 12 games per player over three days. What made this tournament unique was its “Clutch” scoring system, where each day’s games were worth increasing points: Day 1 wins were worth 1 point, Day 2 wins 2 points, and Day 3 wins 3 points. This system rewarded strong finishes and created thrilling comebacks. Carlsen displayed superb consistency and adaptability, eventually winning the event with two games to spare, while Caruana and Nakamura followed behind and Gukesh, despite a strong opening day, finished fourth. The prize fund was $412,000, making it one of the richest rapid tournaments of the year. The organizers also enforced an anti-early-draw rule (no draws before Black’s 60th move) to ensure fighting chess. The 2025 edition was praised for its intensity, creative play, and elite field, cementing Clutch Chess as a premier rapid event that blends entertainment with top-level strategy.