10 June 2020
Clutch Chess International: Levon Aronian and Fabiano Caruana Advance to Semifinals
Carlsen - Aronian and Caruana - So matches will be played.
The quarterfinals of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown are completed.
Alexander Grischuk lost to Levon Aronian 8-10. Fabiano Caruana eliminated Leinier Dominguez 10.5-7.5.
June 10 is a rest day. The semi-final matches Carlsen - Aronian and Caruana - So will be played on June 11-12.
Each match consists of 12 games, but with the twist that games 5-6 are worth double the points and games 11-12 triple. The "clutch" games have an extra $10,000 at stake in each match, with prizes rolled over if the games end in draws. The time control is 10 minutes per player for all moves, with a 5 second per move increment from move 1. No draw offers are allowed before move 60.
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