Speed Chess Championship Main Event 2020
October 29, 2020
Broadcast and Streaming:
All 2020 Speed Chess Championship matches will be broadcast live with full chess-master commentary on Chess.com/TV, Twitch.tv/Chess and Youtube.com/Chess.
2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event Schedule and Results:
Dates: November 1-December 13, 2020.
November 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Vachier-Lagrave vs. Sarin
November 2, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Maghsoodloo
November 4, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Firouzja-Fedoseev
November 8, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: So-Abdusattorov
November 11, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Nepomniachtchi-Aronian
November 12, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura-Martirosyan
November 15, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Caruana-Duda
November 16, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Giri-Artemiev
Main Event Format:
Each 2020 Speed Chess Championship match will feature 90 minutes of 5/1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3/1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1/1 bullet chess.
The bracket will feature eight invited players and eight qualified players.
The invites in the main bracket will be seeded as listed above.
The main bracket will be a single-elimination knockout.
The winner of each match advances to the next line in the bracket.
If a match is tied after the last 1+1 bullet game, a tiebreak of four additional 1+1 games will be played as a mini-match.
If a match is still tied after the mini-match tiebreaker, a single armageddon game will be played: White 5+0, Black 3+0, Black gets draw odds. The player with the highest Chess.com blitz rating at the start of the armageddon chooses his color.
See the bracket at:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/2...s-championship
October 29, 2020
Broadcast and Streaming:
All 2020 Speed Chess Championship matches will be broadcast live with full chess-master commentary on Chess.com/TV, Twitch.tv/Chess and Youtube.com/Chess.
2020 Speed Chess Championship Main Event Schedule and Results:
Dates: November 1-December 13, 2020.
November 1, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Vachier-Lagrave vs. Sarin
November 2, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Carlsen-Maghsoodloo
November 4, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Firouzja-Fedoseev
November 8, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: So-Abdusattorov
November 11, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Nepomniachtchi-Aronian
November 12, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Nakamura-Martirosyan
November 15, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Caruana-Duda
November 16, 2020 at 9 a.m. / 18:00 Central Europe: Giri-Artemiev
Main Event Format:
Each 2020 Speed Chess Championship match will feature 90 minutes of 5/1 blitz, 60 minutes of 3/1 blitz, and 30 minutes of 1/1 bullet chess.
The bracket will feature eight invited players and eight qualified players.
The invites in the main bracket will be seeded as listed above.
The main bracket will be a single-elimination knockout.
The winner of each match advances to the next line in the bracket.
If a match is tied after the last 1+1 bullet game, a tiebreak of four additional 1+1 games will be played as a mini-match.
If a match is still tied after the mini-match tiebreaker, a single armageddon game will be played: White 5+0, Black 3+0, Black gets draw odds. The player with the highest Chess.com blitz rating at the start of the armageddon chooses his color.
See the bracket at:
https://www.chess.com/article/view/2...s-championship
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