16 November 2015

Fabiano Caruana and Hou Yifan Triump at the Showdown

A chess festival ended in St. Louis.

On Sunday, November 15, a chess show with participation of Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Hou Yifan, and Parimarjan Negi ended in St. Louis, USA.

On the last day, the participants played blitz matches of 8 games.

Fabiano Caruana defeated Hikaru Nakamura 4.5-3.5, and won the match with the combined score 10-8.

Hou Yifan also defeated Parimarjan Negi with the minimal margin, and won the match 11-7.