30 April 2016

Hikaru Nakamura Wins Ultimate Blitz Challenge

Garry Kasparov finished third.

A blitz tournament with three top finishers of the US Men's Championship and 13th World Champion Garry Kasparov ended on April 29 in St. Louis. 

Hikaru Nakamura won the event with 11 points in 18 games. Welsey So finished second with 10 points. Garry Kasparov took third with 9.5 points. Fabiano Caruana, who had a disastrous second day, finished last with 5.5 points.